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- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
How They Can Do it Better (29,119) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6665.html Published: April 25, 2011 A CEO's schedule is especially important to a firm's financial success, which raises a few questions: What do they do all day? Can they be...
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by Staff
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
ideas lie outside their organizations, in an ecosystem of potential innovators who possess wide-ranging skills and knowledge." Publisher's link: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/spurring-innovation-through-competitions/ August 2013 Journal of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
incompatibility. We also investigate how factors such as exclusive content and hardware-only adopters affect compatibility incentives. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55682 January 4, 2019 Harvard Business Review How Companies Can...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
integrated report. Senior leadership was convinced that Natura's success over the years had been aided by its corporate responsibility and strategy to continuously seek improvements in both financial and nonfinancial (e.g., environmental,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
also discussed. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607081 Dollar General Going Private Harvard Business School Case 108-015 Intended to improve students' understanding and encourage their use of View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
implications for how policymakers should evaluate the financial reporting environment facing firms. A real-world tax shelter is dissected to illustrate how tax shelter products enable managers to manipulate reported earnings. A stylized...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
financial performance and corruption are causing significant harm to Mexico. A central theme is the president's role in making sure his team has done its homework and is fully prepared to make the...
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Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
health care), OTC drugs (in which its Advil and Anacin were best-sellers), nutritional products (in which its infant formula preparations ranked just behind those of Abbott and Bristol-Myers in market share), and hospital supply goods....
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- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
difficult," responded Anthony C. Hooper, president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Intercontinental Region, recalling how last-minute pricing interference by the Chinese government wreaked havoc with the financials he'd been View Details
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by Julia Hanna
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
time we were preparing for a program with a group of CEOs, about 60, that came here in June. I wanted to prepare a case to help kick off that one-day session. This seemed like one that was something that...
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- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
key dimensions that prepare for power. As I began researching the interviews in depth, I discovered that all the interviewees shared great ambitions and the desire to have a positive impact on their countries (or sense of purpose, as...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
financial returns but are also deeply committed to improving the environment and making a difference in people's lives. Robert Salas, CEO, wants a management system that communicates and motivates Amanco's three high-level goals....
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
forthcoming Financial Analysts Journal Optimal Tilts: Combining Persistent Characteristic Portfolios By: Baker, Malcolm, Ryan Taliaferro, and Terry Burnham Abstract—We examine the optimal weighting of four tilts in U.S. equity markets...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
for a reduction in financial expenditures due to the subsidies accompanying loans. However, BNDES does not systematically lend to underperforming firms. Our results indicate that BNDES subsidizes firms that could fund their projects with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on firms' information environment. We find that after mandatory IFRS adoption, consensus forecast errors decrease for firms that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
O'Toole Abstract—In this chapter, we present the two primary functions of corporate reporting (information and transformation) and why currently isolated financial and sustainability reporting are not likely to effectively perform these...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
reenergize the industry. Will Southwest's no-frills, point-to-point approach become the new dominant business model, or will traditional carriers reinvent their businesses? This question has even more resonance in the wake of the global View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006
integration across multiple offices, ancillary businesses, early adoption of financial reporting software, and consensus-based decision making. The firm was proud of its corporate culture and sought to maintain it as it grew, bringing in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
Linux. Same for MS Office documents. "Promote" Linux's code forking. Infuse fear, uncertainty, and doubt into the Linux user community. For this to work, the statements must be perceived as credible. Credibility requires some...
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- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
science, they are direct participants in the creation of science. They straddle two worlds with very different expectations, time horizons, risks, and norms. New management skills, new organizational forms, new institutional and financial...
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