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- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
an effort to accomplish this. The second involved a fiscal policy plan whose initial thrust was expansionary, but which also sought to reduce future budget deficits. The last one involved a series of microeconomic reforms aimed at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
to the social security system can be deposited in private versus public accounts, the transition "cost" (really a fiscal budget deficit) will be up to $2 trillion. Theoretically, the impact of this on pensioners could be... View Details
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Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising
might use the same card design to feature their products, while firms with larger advertising budgets could order custom designs. Trade cards had to both entice customers and provide them with useful information in a compact format. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
of health-care finance and access, this simple innovation could help make things better today. Could you talk about your idea of “citizen diplomats”? In comparison with our massive defense spending, the U.S. Foreign Service budget is very... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
years ago, the organization added a distinctive network of elevated walkways, known as Wild Walk, that gives visitors the unique opportunity to experience nature at treetop level. “Everybody loves Wild Walk,” Clifford says. “It’s been a phenomenon. In View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
Slifka places a high value on innovation can be seen in his involvement with the Big Apple Circus. A founding member and early supporter, Slifka has seen the Big Apple become the leading single ring circus in America. It is also recognized as being extremely well... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
Small Business Administration and Bank of Boston, the center opened its doors in 1995. That year the budget was $350,000; today it is $2.5 million. “Our growth has been slow and steady,” Silbert notes with pride. “We don’t plan to expand... View Details
- September 2010 (Revised October 2014)
- Teaching Note
Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One - Multimedia
By: Anette Mikes
Teaching Note for 110-707 View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
have declined. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52494 Harvard Business School Case 118-010 The Oakland Athletics: Strategy & Metrics for a Budget No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
exchange for taking on the risk of young companies in uncertain environments, venture capitalists receive board level oversight privileges, which range from approval of budgets and advice on product development to the right to replace the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
succumbed to collective action problems in the form of budget overruns, bogged-down processes, or users feeling disenfranchised. Applying Ostrom's (1990) principles of robust commons governance, we show that the Manchester design commons... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
Groman said, "we are on the verge of an era in which quantitative analysis will fundamentally change the nature of marketing, much as it changed Wall Street in recent years. The 'quants' are coming to marketing, and marketing capital View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
the White House that will determine its budget and the career trajectory of its top officials. Of course, there is an overlap between the appearance of doing a good job and actually doing one. "If the USDA weren't doing its job, it... View Details
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
budget shortfall of 3 billion euros in 2008. How can Areva best generate cash to finance its investments for 2008 and beyond? Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109092 Corporate Governance in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
corporate synergies should be defined at the top and realized in the business units. Just as the CFO coordinates the budgeting process, a senior executive should coordinate the alignment process—a responsibility for the Office of Strategy... View Details
- Profile
Deborah A. Farrington
acquired by Hearst; Insurance.com, acquired by QuinStreet; MessageOne, acquired by Dell, and Host Analytics, a rapidly growing planning, budgeting and analytics company. Her long tenure with StarVest has given Farrington not only an... View Details
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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity
Teams equipped with vast budgets and elite credentials make decisions without understanding the reality of people who’ll need to make concessions for them. The decisions we make are directly tethered to human dignity and our shared... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
her part, from her Khartoum office, Van Gerpen manages a staff of about 170 people and a budget of approximately $35 million. UNICEF is funded by governments — 64 percent of its total income in 2001 — and contributions from individuals,... View Details
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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2014
elements of the field method in the MBA Elective Curriculum. At the same time, the School’s External Relations group will be managing a growing number of Campaign events. Incremental dollars have been budgeted in each of these areas for... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
data and establish a process for keeping that front-line information flowing and timely. Otherwise, “customer focus” will remain a perennial slogan, not an organizational reality. Oversight over this activity is as important as it is in the capital View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes