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- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
accounting firms fiercely lobbied Congress to block new regulations that would have limited auditors' ability to provide consulting services. Appearing at congressional hearings in 2000, accounting firm CEOs assured legislators that no... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
chunk of potential managerial wealth, and shareholders can remain assured that incentives are well aligned. Managers will not, however, know if they should try to accelerate earnings or delay them. They will not know what stock price they... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
women feel more comfortable about reporting an incident, Kanter says. “Nobody likes a complainer,” Kanter says. “So you need to have some anonymous mechanisms. You need to be assured that if you’re going to talk about what happened to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812098-PDF-ENG Integrated Assurance at Philips Electronics N.V. Robert G. Eccles and Daniela SaltzmanHarvard Business School Case 412-054 Philips Electronics is a leader in integrated... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right
immediate steps to tighten quality assurance requirements on Mattel's suppliers. There has been no effort to duck behind blaming suppliers and distributors or, even worse, consumers—as Audi attempted to do in the famous unintended... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
price before that time is a martingale, and the price trajectory afterwards is a supermartingale. Finally, we explore the role of rental markets in sharing information about address value and assuring allocative efficiency. Download... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
but we always have to keep our integrity, values, and goals." Clark Phippen assured us that leadership is up to the task, saying that "true leaders can easily address the challenges you describe without the 'academic' complexity... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
outlook. As Goldman helps the new executive director transition into the role and steps back into her board position in 2023, she will do so not only with more knowledge of the challenges faced on the ground but also the assurance that... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 15 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap
environmental damage, while acknowledging criticisms arguing that the organization has not done enough. He contends that Malaysian and Indonesian producers of palm oil need assurances that their investments into sustainable production... View Details
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
achieved. By showing that the leader thinks that the organization merits the investment, it boosts organizational confidence. Just the slightest glimmers of confidence in losing organizations can get the ball rolling. 5. Leaders create a culture of accountability,... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 23 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective
mandatory reporting. Serafeim and Ioannou also measured the incremental effects of two additional variables: effective enforcement of government decisions and assurance of data in the reports by independent organizations. They found that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC
land developments, spanning more than 60 projects, 38,000 residential units, 10,000 acres of land, and 50 million square feet of development. Grounded in a 100-year heritage of assured performance, we are operations experts with deep... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
efficiency. To assure that the Public Option’s cost is not artificially reduced through funny money government accounting, the private insurers would be highly motivated to verify that the Public Option is accurately priced. Combining the... View Details
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
business certifies independent hot-spot providers and splits with them a $50-per-month user subscription fee. Boingo users are assured that hot spots in the network conform to technical standards, and the software allows them to transfer... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
also find increased likelihood by treated firms of voluntarily receiving assurance to enhance disclosure credibility and increased likelihood of voluntarily adopting reporting guidelines that enhance disclosure comparability. These... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 21 Sep 2018
- News
HBS Association of Southern California Boosts Support for Startups
Point Media in Santa Monica. “It was a fantastic dynamic,” says Alexa McCulloch (MBA 1999), the workshop organizer and president of the club. “We assured each presenter that this was a confidential opportunity to open up and ask... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development
- and we did." By 1974, 45 percent of the class's members held the title of chairman, president, or CEO. Like Gregory, who spends more than half of his time assisting the Harvard School of Public Health, most '49ers are finding ways to give back to their companies,... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
With the growing globalization of firms and the growth of these discretionary opportunities, the dual-book system is clouding the true picture of how firms are actually performing. Of course, you don't have this opportunity, and for good reason. Your lender can rest... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
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Instant Photography Is Launched | Baker Library
the war.) Upon her departure from Polaroid, Eudoxia wrote that Meroë—a “great talent—followed [in] my position.” 6 Later in 1946 Morse assured Muller her that “the ‘climate’ and ‘environment’ of SX 70 is much the same . . . we have made... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
leadership skills we’re looking for, and we trust that you’ll learn the industry.’ They were willing to take the risk that I might fail.” To the contrary, he helped turn around lagging operations and rose to become president of GE Financial View Details