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- 2012
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The Balanced Scorecard: Comments on Balanced Scorecard Commentaries
By: Robert S. Kaplan
This paper provides the author's insights about five papers written in this volume about his published work on the balanced scorecard (BSC). The author finds that academic commentary on the BSC often ignores its role in strategy execution. The paper discusses how the... View Details
Keywords: Strategy Execution; Performance Management; Strategy; Public Sector; Balanced Scorecard; Performance
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Balanced Scorecard: Comments on Balanced Scorecard Commentaries." Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 8, no. 4 (2012): 539–545.
- Aug 2014
- Working Paper
Defining Clusters of Related Industries
This paper develops a novel clustering algorithm that systematically generates and assesses sets of cluster definitions (i.e., groups of closely related industries). View Details
- Article
No Taxation Without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in the Value Added Tax
By: Dina Pomeranz
Claims that the VAT facilitates tax enforcement by generating paper trails on transactions between firms contributed to widespread VAT adoption worldwide, but there is surprisingly little evidence. This paper analyzes the role of third-party information for VAT... View Details
Pomeranz, Dina. "No Taxation Without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in the Value Added Tax." American Economic Review 105, no. 8 (August 2015): 2539–2569. (Featured by CNN, Vox.eu, World Bank News, Bloomberg News and others.)
- 21 May 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
rTSR: When Do Relative Performance Metrics Capture Relative Performance?
The Intracorporate Conspiracy Trap
Best Paper Award, 2014 Western Acad. of Legal Stud. in Bus. View Details
- 10 Nov 2017
- HBS Seminar
Haris Tabakovic, Harvard Business School & The Brattle Group
- Research Summary
Founder Frustrations
Noam's research focuses on top management team (TMT) dynamics within entrepreneurial firms, with particular emphasis on the roles played by founders, top executives, outside investors, and board members. His paper entitled 'Founder-CEO Succession and the Paradox of... View Details
- October 2018
- Article
Strategy and the Strategist: How it Matters Who Develops the Strategy
This paper addresses primarily two questions. First, when (and why) should a company’s strategy be developed by its CEO versus by some outside analyst or other insider? Second, how does strategy interact with vision (in the sense of a strong belief about the right... View Details
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Strategy and the Strategist: How it Matters Who Develops the Strategy." Management Science 64, no. 10 (October 2018): 4533–4551.
- Jul 2012
- Working Paper
Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance
This paper evaluates the role of regional cluster composition in the economic performance of industries, clusters and regions. View Details
- Spring 2025
- Article
An Insider’s Perspective on How to Reduce Fraud in the Social Sciences
By: Max Bazerman
I will describe how a fraudulent paper developed and offer insights into the institutional changes that are needed. I was a co-author on a paper described as a “clusterfake” due to at least two frauds allegedly occurring in the same paper. I will use my knowledge of... View Details
Bazerman, Max. "An Insider’s Perspective on How to Reduce Fraud in the Social Sciences." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 53, no. 1 (Spring 2025): 6–10.
- May 2019
- Article
The Role of Gatekeepers in Capital Markets
By: Sugata Roychowdhury and Suraj Srinivasan
Gatekeepers in financial markets have the power to provide the institutional stability, fortitude and direction necessary for the development and the smooth functioning of capital markets. At the same time, they are often motivated by their own private incentives.... View Details
Keywords: Gatekeepers; Capital Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Performance Effectiveness
Roychowdhury, Sugata, and Suraj Srinivasan. "The Role of Gatekeepers in Capital Markets." Journal of Accounting Research 57, no. 2 (May 2019): 295–322.
- 13 Dec 2019
- News
The AI Transparency Paradox
Alan D. MacCormack
Alan MacCormack is the MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, a member of The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard, and a core faculty member... View Details
- 2009
- Book
Quanto Sei (a)Morale?: Leadership Etica E Psicologia Della Decisione
By: Max Bazerman
This is a collection of my papers on ethics, translated into Italian. View Details
- Research Summary
Explaining the Diversification Discount, 1999
Co-authored with Jose Campa, Journal of Finance, August 2002
- 12 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Catering to Investors Through Product Complexity
- Article
Should Business Have Human Rights Obligations?
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Businesses and their managers are increasingly called upon to take on human rights obligations. Focusing on the case of multinational enterprises (MNEs), the paper argues we have reason to reject assigning human rights obligations to business enterprises and their... View Details
Keywords: Human Rights; Ruggie Principles; Corporate Responsibility; Multinationals; Rights; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Hsieh, Nien-he. "Should Business Have Human Rights Obligations?" Special Issue on Business and Human Rights. Journal of Human Rights 14, no. 2 (April–June 2015): 218–236.