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  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

Building Capacity in the Social Sector

Scholarship recipient William Vogler, a 2012 SPNM participant and executive director of Family Answers, concurs: "When you consider the number of leaders, organizations, and community members who have benefited from Ferd's generosity, the... View Details
Keywords: SEI; Educational Services
  • 27 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 27

is, as more jurisdictions with economic ties to a given country adopt IFRS, perceived benefits from lowering transactions costs to foreign financial-statement users come to outweigh institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 29, 2015

whose value proposition is based on heritage—in this case “achievements for the benefit of mankind” (derived directly from Alfred Nobel’s will). It is also defined as a “networked brand,” one where four independent collaborating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jul 2015
  • First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

Publications In press Chap. 1 in Business Models and Modelling The Business Model: Nature and Benefits By: Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and John Heilbron Abstract—This paper considers the nature of the business model and its strategic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

marketing and social media, as well as about blogs specifically. It also provides examples of other corporate blogs and allows for students to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of this potentially important form of communication. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Reporting Goes Global

example of moving towards globalization to create the scale needed for business today. Q: Is there a benefit of International Accountings Standards being recognized at the national level rather than by voluntary adoption by individual... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell; Accounting; Financial Services
  • Web

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

within your organization Who Will Benefit Innovative Leaders and Intrapreneurs High-Potential, Mid-Level Managers Experienced Team Leaders Drive innovation within companies of all stages and sizes—whether an established market leader, a... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

underground economic activities work to put cyber currencies in context, the book discusses the benefits and drawbacks of the increased role of cyber currencies in today's underground economy. It also includes an appendix of illuminating... View Details
  • 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 16 Oct 2019
  • HBS Online

HBS Online Economics for Managers

Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: October... View Details
  • 9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 09 Oct 2018

HBX Economics for Managers

Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: October... View Details
  • June 2023
  • Article

The Salary Taboo: Privacy Norms and the Diffusion of Information

By: Zoë Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia
The limited diffusion of salary information has implications for labor markets, such as wage discrimination policies and collective bargaining. Access to salary information is believed to be limited and unequal, but there is little direct evidence on the sources of... View Details
Keywords: Search Costs; Privacy; Norms; Compensation; Financial Industry; Field Experiment; Knowledge Dissemination; Equality and Inequality; Gender; Compensation and Benefits; Societal Protocols
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  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Too Many Managers: The Strategic Use of Titles to Avoid Overtime Payments

By: Lauren Cohen, Umit Gurun and N. Bugra Ozel
We find widespread evidence of firms appearing to avoid paying overtime wages by exploiting a federal law that allows them to do so for employees termed as “managers” and paid a salary above a pre-defined dollar threshold. We show that listings for salaried positions... View Details
Keywords: Wages; Organizational Design; Job Design and Levels; Compensation and Benefits
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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Measuring Employment Impact: Applications and Cases

By: Katie Panella and George Serafeim
Applying the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative’s employment impact methodology on eight leading companies, we document wide variability in employment impacts as a percentage of salaries paid, ranging between 59 and 80 percent. We identify opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: Impact Measurement; Employee Compensation; Accounting; Employees; Labor; Well-being; Diversity; Wages; Compensation and Benefits
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  • May 2020 (Revised August 2021)
  • Case

Playing the Field: Competing Bids for Anadarko Petroleum Corp

By: E. Scott Mayfield, Daniel Green and Benjamin C. Esty
On April 8, 2019, Occidental’s CEO Vicki Hollub made a private offer to buy Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for $72 in cash and stock. Anadarko's CEO Al Walker said he would consider the offer, yet three days later, on April 11, he signed a merger agreement with Chevron... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits
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  • March 2013
  • Case

Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)

By: Brian J. Hall and Karen Huang
This case describes the compensation and performance evaluations at an investment management company. The senior management team of Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Incentives; Investment Management; Performance Measurement; Portfolio Management; Motivation and Incentives; Asset Management; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Financial Services Industry; Massachusetts
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  • September 2012
  • Case

BASIX (Abridged)

By: Shawn Cole and Peter Tufano
BASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah,... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Microfinance; Household; Risk Management; Insurance; Banking Industry; India
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  • July 19, 2011
  • Article

Social Security Refrom Is the Key to the Debt Ceiling Debate

By: Robert C. Pozen
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Borrowing and Debt
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  • March 2007 (Revised August 2014)
  • Case

Survey Masters LLC (A)

By: William J. Bruns
Partners in a service firm are reviewing results for 2006, wondering whether large or small projects are more profitable. Present reports make small projects look more profitable. However, activity-based accounting reveals that large projects are more profitable and... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Financial Reporting; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Strategy; Service Industry
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  • 03 Apr 2006
  • What Do You Think?

Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?

suggests that "Globalization will have reached its peak when we have global citizens who can pay their taxes where they please and enjoy the benefits of the government that serves them best no matter their geographic location . . .... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 31 May 2023
  • Research & Ideas

With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines

Thursday afternoons, and even which rides were not part of any routine. All kinds of service companies may benefit One reason routines—and the ability to predict them—is important is that routine customers may tolerate service changes,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation