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- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
employees are demanding businesses take action. Even business managers who retain doubts about climate change must nevertheless account for the possibility in their risk planning. At Harvard Business School, which studies these issues... View Details
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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy 4.0 General Policies This policy outlines guidance and requirements for and restrictions on demonstrations and other forms of dissent on the Harvard Business School campus. It complements the University-Wide View Details
- May 23, 2011
- Article
Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
To determine the extent to which corporate and investor behavior is changing to contribute to a more sustainable society, researchers Robert Eccles and George Serafeim analyzed data involving over 2,000 companies in 23 countries. One result: a ranking of countries... View Details
Keywords: Change; Society; Corporate Disclosure; Natural Environment; Rank and Position; Social Issues; Financial Statements; Behavior
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 23, 2011).
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs
the proxy statements of 478 large U.S. companies, analyzing executive compensation between 1980 and 1994. "We built a database that enabled us to measure with great precision, using the Black-Scholes formula, how much top executives... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
Accounting Review Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its Relation to Firm Performance By: Rouen, Ethan Abstract—I develop measures of firm-level pay disparity and examine their relation to firm performance. Using comprehensive... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
losses in June. Will crypto overcome the challenges on the road to mainstream adoption? What’s standing in its way? HBS faculty members Charles C.Y. Wang, who has written about public firms’ investments in, and accounting for,... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
to a number of fluid circumstances. At times, Badaracco argues, the most responsible decision can be putting off the "big decision" as long as possible in order to respond to an ever-evolving configuration of moving parts. The measures of View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 03 Jul 2025 By Unit View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | Print View Accounting & Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits The Anatomy of Fraud... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
Ejeh. Instead, he grabs his phone, pulls up the Lidya banking app, applies for the cash cushion he needs, and—a day or so later—gets the money in his account and goes about the business of expansion. Since he began borrowing with Lidya in... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- November 1994 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Toy World, Inc.
By: W. Carl Kester
A shift from seasonal to level production of toys will change the seasonal cycle of Toy World's working capital needs and necessitate new bank credit arrangements. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Working Capital; Business Cycles; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Financial Statements
Kester, W. Carl. "Toy World, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-073, November 1994. (Revised February 1996.)
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
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Community Values & Honor Code | HBS Online
AND DIGNITY OF OTHERS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY IN DEALING WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERSONAL BEHAVIOR HBS can and should be a living model of these values. To this end, community members have a personal... View Details
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA - Alumni
week), and/or termination of employment. Application Process for Joiners To be considered for the GO: ASIA Fellowship, complete the online application (the link will be available here when application opens on April 1) which includes uploading a personal View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
environment and social responsibility factors, could take into account manufacturers' political activities. Standards like the ISO 14001 environmental management system and the LEED green building standard, which help to distinguish... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?
their patient populations need, and workers and families can have the freedom and flexibility to make their own health care choices." This statement speaks to a strong attachment to personal freedom and choice in American... View Details
- 2009
- Article
India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007
By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data, this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Transformation; Economics; Ownership; Assets; Sales; Profit; Stock Shares; Private Sector; Investment Return; Manufacturing Industry; Service Industry; India
Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007." India Policy Forum 6 (2009). (Also NBER Working Paper w15448. Featured in The Economist. Economics focus. "Dancing elephants. Is Indian capitalism becoming oligarchic?" Jan 27th 2011.)
- 12 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising
bids. The API is an automated method for efficient computer-to-computer communications—letting an advertiser use software to manage its account automatically. The AdWords API provides a function whereby an advertiser can retrieve its ads,... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
choice is a complex issue, and that some conventional wisdom isn't always wise. For example, there are perfectly good reasons why a conservative long-term investor would hold more stocks and bonds than cash instruments such as certificates of deposit. These investors... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
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Policy - Business & Environment
predicted, 22% of Americans disagree with the statement “The climate change we’re seeing is largely the result of human activity.” [15] Despite these disinformation campaigns, large majorities of Americans across the political spectrum... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
true economic performance. In particular, students learn accounting concepts related to securitization, gain on sale accounting, valuation of available for sale securities, and analyzing the statement of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne