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- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
If companies and regulators are ever to learn from the collapse of Enron—and prevent similar corporate debacles in the future—they must look more closely at the relationship between auditors, managers and the company audit committee. The... View Details
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
that the auditors aren’t themselves biased, corrupt, or incompetent, leading them to miss or sweep violations under the rug during inspections? “We assume that most clients want the auditors to tell them the unvarnished truth,” says... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
success factors for managing business experiments at the “incubation moment,” which appear to improve the prospects of success. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52307 forthcoming Strategy Science... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
in general apparel, but we may be able to identify a couple of categories—high-quality jewelry and high-end kids' apparel—that we can lock up," says Anthony W. Deering, chairman of the board and CEO of The Rouse Company, of Columbia, Md., a leading U.S. developer... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
a part-time, off-career job in HR for one year. Then, if and when things were under control, she could come back and see clients again. Kara Gruver Though it seemed like a step back career-wise, she took the offer. Why? "You have to... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
Publications October 2014 Harvard Business Review Press Aligning Strategy and Sales: The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors That Drive Effective Selling By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—There are many books that provide strategy advice and selling methodologies. But... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
the challenges of client organizations. In 1987, the Academy of Management recognized Christensen's work in corporate strategy and business policy by giving him its first Outstanding Educator Award. The Case... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
broker, such imitation does not occur. Similarly, we show that the clients of the broker employed by activist investors to execute their trades tend to buy the same stocks just before the filing of the 13D. This evidence also suggests... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
a program (PACT) in Boston to bring care to AIDS and TB patients who were not well served by existing care delivery systems. Describes PIH's programs in the developing world and the way in which lessons learned in these countries informed the design and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
he has substantial internal management responsibilities as well. The case raises questions about whether he will be able to retain these internal management responsibilities when he takes over a much larger... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2008
- Supplement
Joe Bachelder: Reflections
By: Brian Hall and James K. Sebenius
After Charles Suarez's failed compensation negotiations with Victor, Suarez's attorney, Joe Batchelder, joined class discussions of the case in a course taught by Professor Brian Hall. Professor James Sebenius also interviewed Joe Bachelder at length on this case and... View Details
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
American and British history. These brands build culture share primarily through advertising, so we analyze how the client and agency worked together to develop these successful campaigns. We interviewed View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
select whomever she wants to assume leadership responsibilities as an office head, say, or a practice area leader. It's part of the CEO's job. Getting her colleague to accept the position is a different matter, however. An outstanding attorney doesn't want to sacrifice... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
of forced dismissal for both CEOs and CFOs during the period 1993-2004. These results are obtained after controlling for several proxies for earnings and stock return performance suggesting that boards appear to penalize managers for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
have typically fallen into HR's domain. The prevailing wisdom has been that if HR took care of those often intangible "soft" issues, line managers and executives would be free to focus on "hard" business issues and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
product managers spent on average only three percent of their time in contact with end consumers. Terry Leahy, CEO of Tesco, the UK supermarket chain, spends two days a week in stores interacting with employees and customers. But how far... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
cultivators, especially on public lands. This reduced the costs of tenure insecurity. Political constraints prevented the government from subsidizing land reforms to a greater degree. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-023.pdf Quality View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
analysis of tort laws. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54284 forthcoming Management Science Market Reaction to Mandatory Nonfinancial Disclosure By: Grewal, Jody, Edward J. Riedl, and George Serafeim... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
existential questions for companies that pride themselves in serving clients at any hour. This is especially true for professional services firms in management consulting, law, and finance, the research... View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
To transform lofty aspirations into quantifiable impact, nonprofits need to become more familiar with traditional business tools such as business plans, precise mission statements, and goal setting to improve their performance. That was the message from Jeff Bradach,... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls