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Management Accounting in India
This chapter surveys the history, evolution, and current status of accounting systems and practices in India. Tracing the roots of Indian accounting systems to the ancient civilization of the Indus Valley, we discuss the accounting contributions of historical writings... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
the business models of traditional incumbents and those of potential innovative MSP entrants. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55341 Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
April 4, 2019 Palgrave Macmillan Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How Technology Is Transforming Lending and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity By: Mills, Karen G. Abstract—Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream describes the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 2019
- Chapter
The Case Method
By: Joseph L. Bower
The case method was developed concurrently with the emergence of business schools as a way of teaching future executives evidence-based problem solving in the classroom. Harvard Business School faculty led in developing the method. A particular challenge in the writing... View Details
Keywords: Case Method; Case Studies; Case Teaching; Problem-based Learning; Cases; Learning; Teaching
Bower, Joseph L. "The Case Method." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. Continuously updated edition, edited by Mie Augier and David J. Teece. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. Electronic. (Pre-published, June 2016.)
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
PublicationsAuctions, Market Mechanisms, and Their Applications Authors:Peter Coles, Sanmay Das, Sébastien Lahaie, and Boleslaw Szymanski Publication:Second International ICST Conference, AMMA 2011 Abstract This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2013
- Working Paper
What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews
By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details
Dobrescu, Loretti I., Michael Luca, and Alberto Motta. "What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-080, March 2012. (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Revised August 2013.)
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
Working PapersLeading and Creating Collaboration in Decentralized Organizations Authors:Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers, and Max Bazerman Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-090.pdf Extremeness Seeking: When and Why Consumers Prefer the Extremes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Research and Publication Interests
Michelle Craig McDonald is currently writing a Harvard Business School case study on the impact of the International Coffee Act on small producers. She is interested in early American economic development, especially the role of foreign trade and re-exported... View Details
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
November–December 2015 Operations Research Active Postmarketing Drug Surveillance for Multiple Adverse Events By: Goh, Joel, Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Mohsen Bayati, and Stefanos A. Zenios Abstract—Postmarketing drug surveillance is the process of monitoring the adverse... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 22
Working PapersInternational Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination Authors:David Collis, David Young, and Michael Goold Abstract This paper examines differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters around the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 4, 2019
- Article
How Companies Can Balance Social Impact and Financial Goals
By: Marya L. Besharov, Wendy K. Smith and Michael Tushman
It’s notoriously difficult for a business to manage two separate-but-equal goals—making money and creating social value at the same time, for example, or managing an existing business at the same time that you invent a new one. Most attempts at managing these... View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Profit; Decision Making
Besharov, Marya L., Wendy K. Smith, and Michael Tushman. "How Companies Can Balance Social Impact and Financial Goals." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 4, 2019).
- January 2002 (Revised April 2015)
- Background Note
A Note on Maneuvering in War and Negotiation
By: Michael Wheeler and Gillian Morris
Military metaphors are commonplace in business writing about strategy, but they are rarely used in the negotiation literature. This case takes the Marine Corps philosophy of warfighting and compares it with the tactics and techniques of effective negotiators. Some of... View Details
Wheeler, Michael, and Gillian Morris. "A Note on Maneuvering in War and Negotiation." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-157, January 2002. (Revised April 2015.)
- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential
mother later put it. When Bill suggested a year later that Mary go out on a new blind date with Bob, the brother of a woman Bill was dating, Mary was skeptical—but didn’t want to totally write him off. After all, dating is unknown... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006
Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. Abstract The empirical literature finds mixed evidence on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
welfare-enhancing reforms, on the ability of firms and households to write contracts, and on the ability of citizens to enforce their basic rights. How Does Investor Sentiment Affect the Cross Section of Returns Authors:Malcolm Baker,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Mar 2009
- Op-Ed
Credit is Not the Bogey
In this recession, we seek the bogey. If we can identify a villain, the recourse is simple: slay (or neutralize, or bail out) it. The search harks back to a management primer: identify the problem; find the solution. The search has centered on the credit industry: the... View Details
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
negotiators' focus to aspects of the situation that reliably generate helpful prescriptions. Left to others were careful assessments of the conditions under which his advice applied-and did not. While Fisher's writings are open to various... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Teaching Interest
Design of Field Research Methods (DFRM)
Field research involves collecting original data (qualitative and/or quantitative) in field sites. This course combines informal lecture and discussion with practical exercises to build specific skills for conducting field research in organizations. Readings include... View Details
- April 2023 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Levels: The Remote, Asynchronous, Deep Work Management System
By: Joseph B. Fuller and George Gonzalez
Levels is a highly innovative startup in the health care space. They intend to revolutionize health by linking behavior—eating, exercise, sleeping, etc.—to changes in metabolism. They believe metabolic health can be managed through careful monitoring of changes in... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Business Startups; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Technology Industry; United States
Fuller, Joseph B., and George Gonzalez. "Levels: The Remote, Asynchronous, Deep Work Management System." Harvard Business School Case 323-069, April 2023. (Revised September 2023.)
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
Working PapersIf You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? The Effects of Education, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Ability on Financial Market Participation Authors:Shawn A. Cole and Gauri Kartini Shastry Abstract Household financial market participation affects... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace