Activity Based Costing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2004
News

Tracking a Turnaround

The newly hired president and CEO of a local medical center faces a daunting task: Under intense public scrutiny, he must save a complex, rapidly failing organization whose culture is marred by indecision and distrust — and do so in an environment of increasing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

26 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Syngenta Tomato Vision

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details

13 Dec 2016
First Look

December 13, 2016

forthcoming Journal of Investment Consulting Cloaked Trading By: Cohen, Lauren, Dong Lou, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract—Using a novel, proprietary database of micro-level trading activities by asset managers, we show strong evidence... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation

questions. The calls are high stakes — a top executive with a murky message can cause share demand to dry up, or worse, a drop in the stock price, faster than you can say, "Outlook is uncertain." Imagine, then, the challenge for foreign executives of firms... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

28 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

(Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles based on a Harvard Business School working paper by Karen Mills that analyzes the current state of availability of bank capital for small business.) Access to credit is critical to... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking

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Summer Venture in Management | MBA

approaches to solving problems. Ashley Reid ; SVMP 2016, MBA 2023 Selection Criteria We are looking for students who are curious and interested in making a difference in the world. Participants are selected based on academic achievement,... View Details

12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

Working PapersA Reference Point Theory of Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Malcolm Baker, Xin Pan, and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract The use of judgmental anchors or reference points in valuing corporations affects several basic aspects of merger and acquisition View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 16, 2007

and threats to Unilever's global business in 1978 based on the commercial and political challenges faced by three of its subsidiaries, Lever Brothers in the United States, Hindustan Lever in India, and United Africa Company in West... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8

whether there might be an emerging professionalism with Chinese characteristics and how this might have an impact on the professions elsewhere. Publisher's Link: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t927286744 Cost... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS

wanted to work in an organization under a hundred people; I wanted to experience the energy, the sense of urgency of a startup, a place where people actively choose to drive forward the mission.” The posting that popped out for Yoonjin... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

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How to Post | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

applications to the same organization. Organizations hiring more than one student should contact the Social Enterprise Initiative for appropriate framing of projects. Project selection is based entirely on student interest; therefore, we... View Details

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

markets—a far cry from the buffer zones and spheres of influence surrounding the large twentieth-century hierarchical organizations. They typically didn't know whether their product would work, what it would really cost to make and sell... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco

02 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?

immense cost to individuals, and the economy in general, of a loss of trust in our business institutions and those who lead them. We know a few things on which to base a judgment. First, any organization can... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Finalists | New Venture Competition

companies get and stay ADA or EAA compliant based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Trans Health HQ Ivan Hsiao (MPH 2024) A tool built by the trans community that addresses clinicians’ barriers around learning and advocacy.... View Details

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation projects. We analyze the design costs and architectures and communication costs associated with each model. We conclude that innovation by individual... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

growth, but we still have a very poor understanding of the value implications of these kinds of actions. So there's lots of room for improvement. Q: Are there certain companies excelling in this area, or any industries where ESG investments are particularly valuable?... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

01 Sep 2016
News

Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup

population like an insurance product. Wellthy is trying to solve a painful problem for employees and employers, not spread the risk of that problem. I suggest charging a fee for service only to active users, and asking employers to... View Details

26 Jan 2015
News

The Ingredients for Success

cost of her much-smaller condo in Los Angeles. Markowitz, now 39, believes she’s found her true passion as NOCHI’s executive director. “I’m attracted to creative people,” she says. “I think sequentially and logically. I’m bottom-line... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Educational Services

05 Nov 2024
Book

Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech

great sense of their cash flow, the sales they might make, when customers will pay, or what cash needs they could have based on the season or a new contract. Small businesses have low cash buffers, and a miscalculation, late payment, or... View Details

Keywords: by Karen G. Mills; Financial Services

02 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

Our logistic regression models indicate that (1) realized post-purchase price drops lead to a higher probability of return, and (2) anticipated price drops after purchase lead to a higher probability of using cash on delivery, a payment method with a lower return View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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