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- July 2012
- Case
New Century Financial Corporation (Abridged)
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan and Ian Cornell
After years of rapid growth and stock price appreciation, New Century Financial Corporation, one of the largest subprime loan originators in the U.S., reported accounting problems in early 2007. The resulting liquidity crisis forced the company to file for Chapter 11...
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Keywords:
Audit Committees;
Financial Management;
Control Systems;
Securities;
Loan Evaluation;
Accounting;
Value;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Palepu, Krishna G., Suraj Srinivasan, and Ian Cornell. "New Century Financial Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 113-002, July 2012.
- September 2011 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
China or the World? A Financial Reporting Strategy for Hong Kong's Capital Markets
By: Karthik Ramanna, Gwen Yu and G.A. Donovan
Set in 2010, the case discusses the strategic directions Hong Kong could pursue, particularly vis-a-vis China, as it seeks to preserve its preeminence in the region. In 2010, the Hong Kong Exchange announced that it would allow listed Chinese companies to report using...
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Keywords:
Governance Compliance;
Global Range;
Local Range;
Competitive Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Financial Reporting;
International Accounting;
Hong Kong
Ramanna, Karthik, Gwen Yu, and G.A. Donovan. "China or the World? A Financial Reporting Strategy for Hong Kong's Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Case 112-035, September 2011. (Revised August 2013.)
- 26 Nov 2001
- Op-Ed
Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed
Corporate budgeting is a joke, and everyone knows it. It consumes a huge amount of executives' time, forcing them into endless rounds of dull meetings and tense negotiations. It encourages managers to lie and cheat, lowballing targets and...
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by Michael C. Jensen
- June 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
State Grid: Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Christopher Marquis, Nancy Dai, Dongning Yang and Hong Wu
In October 2009, State Grid, the largest utility company in the world, and a pioneer and leader in CSR practices in China, was planning its 2009 CSR Report and long-term CSR implementation. Some of the specific challenges faced at the time include: How could the...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Management Systems;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Corporate Accountability;
Behavior;
Change Management;
Global Range;
Employees;
Utilities Industry;
China
Marquis, Christopher, Nancy Dai, Dongning Yang, and Hong Wu. "State Grid: Corporate Social Responsibility." Harvard Business School Case 410-141, June 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors has had a busy year, meeting both on campus and in informal settings around the world. In January, we returned to HBS for our Winter Meeting. The sessions included important reports from the...
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Cathy Connett
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Will corporate tax cuts boost workers’ wages?
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
A change of seasons often means new beginnings, and I am delighted to report that the Alumni Association Board of Directors got off to an energetic start at its first meeting of the 1999-2000 term, held on campus October 15 and 16. You...
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Five Year Data Summary - Financial Report 2015
749 792 816 868 830 Percent Admitted 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% Yield 53% 76% 71% 68% 68% Enrollment 147 150 143 137 132 Executive Education 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Enrollment 10,614 9,993 9,992 9,891 9,939 HBX 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 CORe Participants 3,511 622 – – – Courses,...
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Fixed Income Research: bond data, ratings, and reports
financial information on fixed-income securities, for both international and domestic markets, including credit ratings. Use the CORP or GOVT shortcut key for corporate or government securities research. There are two...
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- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
compliance function to being a profit center. The ratio of corporate taxes to GDP declined through the late 1990s even during an economic expansion. There has been a growing disconnect between the income View Details
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by Ann Cullen
- 1986
- Book
Corporate Financial Disclosure: 1900-1933
By: David Hawkins
Hawkins, David. Corporate Financial Disclosure: 1900-1933. New York: Garland Publishing, 1986.
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
relationships with corporate sponsors — they deserve our gratitude and good wishes. In the meantime, plans continue to take shape for the Shanghai conference in June 2003. The conference Web site (www.hbsshanghai2003.org) offers access to...
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- November 2006 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Kendall Square Research Corporation
Kendall Square Research was a small competitor in the supercomputer industry. Sales grew rapidly in 1992 and early 1993 and the company sold stock to the public for the first time. Analysts forecast higher earnings for 1993, then the company's revenue recognition...
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McFarlan, F. Warren. "Kendall Square Research Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 307-010, November 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Putting Your Corporate Purpose to Work
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Corporate Strategy
person to be the steward or organizer of the strategy map. This person ensures that data are continually fed into the map and Balanced Scorecard to keep them refreshed, organizes the monthly report distribution—usually electronically—and...
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by Martha Lagace
- 22 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In 2010, Mark Critelli was a well-seasoned corporate executive who had recently transitioned from being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company to that of a startup called Dossia. As an AL Fellow, he knew that despite believing in Dossia’s mission to empower individuals with...
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Keywords:
Health And Wellness;
Health Care;
Health Care Education;
Health Care Entrepreneurship;
Health Care Industry;
Health Care Investment;
Health Care Outcomes;
Health Care Quality;
Health Care Reform;
Health Care Services;
Health Costs;
Preventive Care;
Insurance Companies;
Insurance Industry;
Employee Compensation;
Empoylee Wellness Programs;
Patient Reported Outcome Measures;
Patient Satisfaction;
Data;
Data Analytics;
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Entrepreneurial Ventures;
Start-up;
Leadership Skills;
Disruptive Change;
Health;
Insurance;
Employees;
Leadership;
Disruptive Innovation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Employment;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Information Technology;
Analytics and Data Science;
Health Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Patricia Bissett Higgins. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-053, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Accountability of Corporate Emissions Reduction Targets
By: Xiaoyan Jiang, Shawn Kim and Shirley Lu
Firms are increasingly announcing targets to reduce their carbon emissions, but it is unclear whether firms are held accountable for these targets. In this paper, we examine emissions targets that ended in 2020 to investigate the prevalence of missed targets, how firms...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Climate Change
Jiang, Xiaoyan, Shawn Kim, and Shirley Lu. "Accountability of Corporate Emissions Reduction Targets." SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 4676649, December 2023.
- Web
Board Diversity: Pressure Leads to Action - Blog: RGE Report
they don’t significantly impact diversity levels. Different Approaches to Diversity Mandates There is no national legislation requiring transparency or quotas on corporate boards in the United States , where there is little appetite for...
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- 2010
- Chapter
Taking Sustainability Seriously: The Time Has Come for Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Michael P. Krzus
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Michael P. Krzus. "Taking Sustainability Seriously: The Time Has Come for Integrated Reporting." Chap. 9 in Kapitalmarkt in Theorie und Praxis, edited by Fritz H. Rau and Peter Merk, 437–443. Deutsche Vereinigung für Finanzanalyse und Asset-Management (DVFA), 2010, German ed.