Publications

June 2003 (Revised October 2006)
Case

George McClelland at KSR (A)

By: Joshua D. Margolis, Ayesha Kanji and Wan Wong

George McClelland accepts a position as the chief administrative officer/chief operating officer at Kendall Square Research (KSR), a fledgling computer company that is taking its promising parallel computer technology to market. McClelland is a veteran of the computer... View Details

Keywords: History; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Business History; Accounting; Problems and Challenges; Business Strategy; Growth and Development; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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01 Jun 2001
News

Q&A: Donna Dubinsky

the high-tech industry? Growth. I had learned as a banker [at Philadelphia National Bank] that most career opportunities are presented by areas that are growing quickly, and the personal computer industry fit that description. I was also... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; PalmPilot; Apple; Telecommunications; Information

April 2009
Teaching Note

Tokyo AFM (TN)

By: Francois Brochet

Teaching Note for [109056]. View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Economics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Revenue; Insurance Industry; Japan

September 1989 (Revised December 1989)
Case

Siemens Electric Motor Works (A) and (B) (Combined)

Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, students are exposed to a simple activity-based cost system. Also examines Siemens policy for transferring products between sales and manufacturing divisions. Transfer... View Details

Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Business Strategy; Technology Industry

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 ^ back to top C Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits Dennis Campbell Strategy Execution Accounting & Management Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Ramon Casadesus-Masanell IFC: Japan; Exploring... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Mark Tatum

vice president of the university's Black Alumni Association. Working at Procter & Gamble after graduation, he was promoted four times in four years, eventually becoming an award-winning corporate account executive. As a regional sales... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell

28 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 28

associated with high used ship prices and heightened industry investment in new ships, but we forecast low future returns. We propose and estimate a behavioral model of industry cycles that can View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

into account the role of contextual features. We conclude with a discussion of key themes, unresolved issues, and promising research directions. Effects of Description of Options on Parental Perinatal Decision-Making Authors:Marlyse F.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

"General Doriot selected the name Manufacturing because he believes this activity is the hard core of our great industrial strength and one of the foundations of our business system....He believes that one can find great creative... View Details

28 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

Integration on Stock Valuations. One example of this was when I was asked to evaluate a large OEM company based in Asia. I evaluated the company’s ESG performance by applying the Sustainability Accounting Board’s (SASB) ESG Integration... View Details

May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
Case

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System

By: Robert L. Simons

Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Planning; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting Audits; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Strategy; Financial Management; Business or Company Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry

September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Supplement

Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (B)

By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan

Keywords: Earnings Management; Revenue; Financial Services Industry

September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Supplement

Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (D)

By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan

Keywords: Earnings Management; Revenue; Financial Services Industry

November 2016 (Revised April 2018)
Case

Darby's Investment in Sirma: Professionalizing an Entrepreneurial Firm

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Eren Kuzucu

In March 2010, Burak Dalgın (HBS MBA 2004) led private equity firm Darby's investment in Sırma, a local Turkish water and beverage company. Sırma was owned and managed by members of two Turkish business families. The existing management, while being highly... View Details

Keywords: Control Systems; Variance Analysis; Emerging Markets; Debt; Family Ownership; Turkey; Valuation; Business or Company Management; Private Equity; Financial Reporting; Investment; Budgets and Budgeting; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey

05 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

challenge. With over 500 tickets sold, the Symposium, held on HBS campus on November 6th, 2022, facilitated conversation and reflection between leaders and experts from all areas and industries about the challenges and opportunities of... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

Does it work? And for firms in countries that pursue that route: How do they make it work? "My research questions include: Were Latin American countries right to avoid share privatizations? What accounts for the apparent success of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

July 2022
Case

David Crane’s Clean(er) Energy Strategy at NRG

By: George Serafeim, Michael W. Toffel and Tom Quinn

In 2015, David Crane was the CEO of NRG, the second-largest energy producer in the United States. NRG got most of its power from fossil fuels, but Crane – hired as CEO in 2003 as NRG emerged from bankruptcy – had invested heavily in alternative energy, loudly... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Leadership; Corporate Governance; Transformation; Alternative Energy; Energy Generation; Climate Change; Corporate Accountability; Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; United States