Corporate Reporting - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Nov 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?

spend between these 4 boxes - is a Corporate/Board function if only because their primary role is to mediate between the needs of the different Biz/Op units within the corporate structure." If top-down approaches to the resource... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015

corporations before striking out on their own, the authors wondered why the billionaires’ former employers couldn’t hang on to them and why most big companies are unable to create as much new value as the billionaires. The key is what the... View Details

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Build a Better Board

As more and more corporate executives have been paraded on perp walks these last few years, a question has repeatedly been raised: Where was the board? After all, isn't it the board's responsibility to make sure the fox isn't hired to run... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Fast Answer

What are the top resources for nonprofit company/sector research?

target="new">Chronicle of Philanthropy: Our subscription to the online product includes access to articles, a jobs section, and interactive features. A Facts and Figures section includes data on donors, charities & foundations, View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

The American Dream

part of a field study, she worked out an idea for a digital library for users of computer-aided design (CAD). That became InPart Design, a company she sold to Parametric Technology for a reported $60 million two years after founding it.... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2007
News

Back from the Brink

Enterprise (June 2007) reported in its survey of the “BE Industrial/Service 100.” So ZeroChaos redirected its focus (selling its services to major corporations rather than small businesses), introduced... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 1999
News

From the Editors

have created an enduring record of the School's intellectual engagement in historic events. In their regular reports on social gatherings, curriculum developments, building dedications, and retirements, they have also helped to foster a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2006
News

Faculty Research Online From HBS Working Knowledge

What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure Increased corporate financial reporting may benefit many parties but not necessarily the companies themselves. New research by Assistant Professor Romana Autrey and... View Details

15 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

like we got X donations, and we took care of 1,000 children at a cost of $80 a child, which is less than $120 a child spent by comparable organizations. Even that amount of reporting would be very useful, but it is not the norm. By and... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

18 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

religious norms. We report on a field experiment that examines when auction participants will respond to an appeal to continue bidding for secular charitable causes. The results reveal that religious individuals are more likely than... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1998
News

Short Takes

Who Benefits from Bonuses? Over the past decade, senior corporate executives have been earning record-high bonuses in record-high numbers. What accounts for this striking increase? Do bonuses motivate executives and enhance organizational... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

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 View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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LSEG Workspace | Baker Library

LSEG Workspace Features market quotes, earnings estimates, financial fundamentals, press releases, transaction data, corporate filings, ownership profiles and sell-side equity research. Read More Features market quotes, earnings... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Dean Clark Addresses Journalists

thinkers from business, HBS, and other institutions of higher learning; it will soon report its conclusions and recommendations. Invited to appear as part of the club’s celebrated program of lunchtime speakers, Clark presented his views... View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

this same path again? GM does not believe that these new changes will repeat the 1980s debacle. Rather, their executives see the Internet as the way of the future. The 1999 annual report states that the company believes "... that the... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing

29 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

found a direct link between creativity and unethical behavior. According to the findings, inducing creativity in employees also inadvertently induces unethical behavior—a sobering thought in a corporate culture that champions... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

June 2020 (Revised February 2021)
Case

Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)

By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Julia Kelley

In March 2020, as coronavirus reduced demand for air travel, an analyst was forecasting American Airlines’ (American’s) first quarter financial results. To develop a forecast, she needed to familiarize herself with Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, “Leases... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leasing; Accounting Industry; Air Transportation Industry; North and Central America; United States

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09 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

When most people think of a company's organization chart, they put the chief executive officer at the top of the pyramid. But those with an interest in corporate governance know that's not correct. After all, the CEO View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

19 Jul 2016
First Look

July 19, 2016

propensity to punish crime in our sample, where most crimes are not reported to the regulator, relative to samples in studies investigating punishment of perpetrators in cases investigated by U.S. regulatory authorities. Punishment... View Details