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04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

developing employees by figuring out their passions, giving them relevant experiences to help them become more marketable, and helping them on their way when they are ready to exit. Companies can then benefit from an influx of... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

14 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting

How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting; Energy; Utilities

30 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism

benefits to many, and if we don't look out, we may kill it." From Prediction To Fruition Problems that forum participants cited included environmental degradation, trade breakdowns, and failure of the rule of law. Concerns over the lack... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

(giving competitors a lead in a market) and the entrenchment benefits (the cost advantage firms develop through learning-by-doing when they enter early). Both the opportunity costs of absence and the entrenchment View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities

classes that make the educational experience rich and productive, and graduates bring these benefits to the organizations they work for throughout their careers. But in order to add value to an organization, they must first navigate the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

addressing both adaptation risks is expanding open and green spaces. Shaded areas can reduce summer peak temperatures by 5°C and provide benefits well beyond their local scope through more efficient air flow. Such areas also reduce flood... View Details

07 Dec 2022
News

Dubai-Based Proptech Builds Up

Aahan Bhojani (Linkedin) Aahan Bhojani (Linkedin) In early 2020, Aahan Bhojani (MBA 2019) was working for a travel fintech startup in Boston when the coronavirus pandemic resulted in lockdowns around the world. But Bhojani wasn't in Boston when governments began... View Details

30 Oct 2019
News

Creating Agents of Change

Susana Eshleman (MBA 1998) is president and CEO of Children International. In this interview she talks about the goals and benefits of running an international nonprofit organization. “Children International is a global nonprofit... View Details

January 2011 (Revised July 2011)
Case

Elizabeth Jacobs: Price-Earnings Ratios and Employee Stock Option Grants

By: David F. Hawkins

Analyst questions the value of accounting measurement of earnings per share and stock option costs for equity valuation purposes. View Details

Keywords: Earnings Management; Business Earnings; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Stock Shares; Employee Ownership; Stock Options; Equity; Accounting Audits; Valuation; Profit Sharing; Accounting Industry

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January 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Caterpillar, Inc. (A)

By: David F. Hawkins

2010 Healthcare Reform Act eliminates Medicare Part D subsidy and Caterpillar recognizes a $100 million change. View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Employment; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Change Management; Asset Management; Financial Strategy; Activity Based Costing and Management; Business or Company Management; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States

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31 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories of 2012

significant economic development of 2013. Use the "Comments" link to tell us what and why. Most Popular Stories In 2012 1. Clayton Christensen's "How Will You Measure Your Life?" Published: May 9, 2012 World-renowned innovation expert Clayton M.... View Details

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Behrad Mahdi

natural to us when we leave here." Not just a solo effort Yet Behrad also insists that the case method does more than encourage individual excellence. "When you're sitting in a class of 90 people, you're getting the benefit of... View Details

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Tools & Services | Information Technology

Data Center Services Request support for platform and connectivity services for network, computer, and storage services. Connect We provide the accounts, equipment, and applications that keep the HBS community connected. Telephone Services Learn about the telephone... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa

also chairs the advisory board of Harvard’s Center for African Studies. “As alumni, we need to give students the benefit of our judgment so that they aren’t always reinventing the wheel.” That meeting Belo-Osagie had with Faust two years... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

From Das’s Desk

2004) While The Reflective Leader is a unique program tailored to its target audience, we are now piloting a second wave of offerings––existing Executive Education programs––for defined subsets of our alumni community. Since one of the hypotheses we’re testing is... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

29 Nov 2017
News

Inbox: From Das’s Desk

School and the value of paying back and paying forward the benefits you received here. You become part of a virtuous circle of alumni engagement. Another way to contribute work and wisdom is to think about how your experiences as an... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

01 Jun 2009
News

Social Enterprise Visionary

retirement as chair of the SEI Advisory Board last January, Whitehead, who will stay on as chair emeritus, noted, “I am very proud of what the School has accomplished with the Social Enterprise Initiative. The progress we have made, and the extent to which the program... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

02 Sep 2015
News

Voting for Optimism in Baltimore

people wouldn’t think can be done” and also know how to do that in an economically scalable way so that it can benefit the entire community. What is the single most important issue for the new mayor to address in Baltimore? The most... View Details

Keywords: April White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Oct 2000
News

New Global Initiative Director Takes Broad Outlook

research activities in the region," Ryan says. "We also talked to local business leaders about what we will be doing there and outlined the benefits of being featured in a case study." (A complete report on the conference will appear in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Services

01 Dec 2013
News

Faculty Books

Professor of Business Administration, annually compiles the best posts from blogs on technology start-up management for the benefit of his students. This book makes his latest collection available to the broader entrepreneur community.... View Details

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