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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
Technology High School Lincroft, NJ MN Christoph Brown St. Croix Preparatory Academy Stillwater, MN AR Jonathan Brown Jacksonville High School Jacksonville, AR Subjects: United States History since 1980 TN Ley Brown Brentwood Academy...
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- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
head counsel of the French company as their foreign minister. (He was not Panamanian and in fact lived in New York.) The lawyer drafted a treaty that gave Panama a far lower share of the canal revenues than the United States could have...
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- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
self-control. We focus on children aged between 5 and 15 as the literature suggests that self-control develops within such age range. We ask each child to toss a fair coin in private and to record the outcome (white or black) on a paper...
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- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
The research provides food for thought as policymakers debate the efficacy and fairness of education initiatives like No Child Left Behind, the 2001 United States Act of Congress requiring federally funded...
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- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
James J. Gross, and Jennifer S. Lerner Publication: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (in press) Abstract As leaders ascend to more powerful positions in their groups, they face...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
5.1 Information Technology - MBA
discretion. Access is contingent upon continued proper use of the Resources and continued adherence to applicable law, this policy, and other HBS and Harvard University policies. Various forms of computer misconduct are prohibited by federal and View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
the Use of Unverifiable Estimates in Required Goodwill Impairment Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Ross L. Watts Publication:Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming) Abstract SFAS 142 requires managers to estimate the current fair value of...
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Carmen Nobel
- Portrait Project
Olga Sokolova
precious and daring youth... But with the rising thrill and desire for more and better also came hard questions: Is there a price to pay? Is there anyone left behind? What is right and wrong? What is fair and good? When they existed, the...
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- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
sent to lead a secret mission in 1944 that the United States thought could end World War II. When the plan fell apart, a new challenge began: survive the Slovakian wilderness—and keep up the fight The One That Got Away VCs confess their...
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- March 2015
- Case
Clifford Chance: Women at Work
By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly and Stephanie Marton
It was October 2013, and global law firm Clifford Chance was coming under fire for the second time in less than a year for reputedly failing to provide a supportive work environment for its female associates. A memo entitled "Speaking Effectively" was just issued to...
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Keywords:
Women;
Law;
Fairness;
Employee Relationship Management;
Retention;
Human Capital;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Expectations;
Work-Life Balance;
Public Opinion;
Problems and Challenges;
Legal Services Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, Katherine Connolly, and Stephanie Marton. "Clifford Chance: Women at Work ." Harvard Business School Case 415-038, March 2015.
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
risk of forfeiture, then the IRS doesn't view the purchase as being closed until that risk goes away. When the stock vests, that risk evaporates, so the IRS considers the deal closed. The IRS then calculates the difference between the price paid at the outset and the...
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by Staff
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Supplement
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governance Controls;
Government and Politics;
Law;
Contracts;
Lawfulness;
Operations;
Shipping Industry;
Service Industry;
Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Malaysia;
Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-037, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governance Controls;
Government and Politics;
Law;
Contracts;
Lawfulness;
Operations;
Shipping Industry;
Service Industry;
Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Malaysia;
Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-036, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208025 Silic (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Harvard Business School Case 108-030 A French real estate firm must choose to report its primary asset...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
disseminating information about peer behavior on savings. Low-saving employees received simplified plan enrollment or contribution increase forms. A randomized subset of forms stated the fraction of age-matched coworkers participating in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
requests out of concern for having to meet everyone’s demands. Sharing information allows employees who didn’t know they could have flexibility, gain it. Transparency can help increase fairness and reduce the burden on many employees who...
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by Kristen Senz
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of...
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- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
Bundles, one of Walker's descendants who authored the biography On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, told MBA students at Harvard that her great-great-grandmother wanted to help women look and feel better. Campaigning For View Details
- June 2013 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-hê Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social...
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Keywords:
Nike;
Hannah Jones;
Mark Parker;
Phil Knight;
Philip Knight;
Eric Sprunk;
Jill Ker Conway;
Phyllis Wise;
Don Blair;
Sustainable Business And Innovation;
SB&I;
Flyknit;
DyeCoo;
Footwear;
Athletic Footwear;
Apparel;
Athletic Apparel;
Sustainability;
Greenpeace;
Detox Campaign;
Dirty Laundry;
Water;
Water Use;
Water Pollution;
Water Resources;
Corporate Responsibility Committee;
Judgment;
Board Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Footwear Industry;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance;
Alignment;
Supply Chain;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Judgments;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Asia;
China;
United States;
Oregon;
Portland
Paine, Lynn S., Nien-hê Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-146, June 2013. (Revised January 2024.)
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
more. It was a hard lesson to come by. It came very close to costing me an entire career. JH: Early in her career, when she was named director of the Illinois State Lottery, Desiree Rogers (MBA 1985) was in the public spotlight, juggling...
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first job;
leadership;
life experience;
career lessons;
Finance;
Oil and Gas Extraction;
Mining;
Retail Trade