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  • Summer 2013
  • Article

A Tale of Two Stories: Sustainability and the Quarterly Earnings Call

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
One of the challenges companies claim to face in making sustainability a core part of their strategy and operations is that the market does not care about sustainability, either in general or because the time frames in which it matters are too long. The response of... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Communication; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Investment; Environmental Sustainability
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions

By: Craig James Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh

Prior research hypothesizes managers use "real actions," including the reduction of discretionary expenditures, to manage earnings to meet or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used... View Details

Keywords: Performance Expectations; Earnings Management; Marketing Strategy; Financial Reporting; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 31 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

reports involving high-risk cardiovascular devices by linking regulatory review times for all 106 new, high-risk cardiovascular devices approved from 2000 to 2009 to subsequent adverse event reports. Reports... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Feb 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Master the Team Meeting

you do this no more and no less than 48 hours before it is scheduled so ideas are timely and content is fresh. Topics should not be tactical—that’s what stand-ups and 1:1s are for. Instead, focus on strategic discussions and information sharing. On the latter, do not... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • Web

Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival... View Details
  • Web

Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

interview with Paine, Conway discusses the committee's creation and provides an insider's perspective on what has made it so effective. 2014 Article Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance? By: Christopher... View Details
  • 12 Aug 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

that you should tread lightly. If you do skip-levels (talk to employees of managers that report to you), never be directive and only listen during this time. If you like an idea, say so, but be clear that they should discuss them with... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • Web

Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details
  • Web

Dean Srikant Datar Statements & Speeches | About

School’s 112th Commencement. Published May 26, 2022 Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Earlier today, President Bacow released the Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery. We are... View Details
  • 04 Aug 2010
  • News

A Lonely Crusader

2002, Ackman shorted MBIA’s stock and bought credit default swaps betting that the firm would tank. Then he went public with his bets and a 66-page research report detailing his case. What happened next would have broken a man possessing... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; subprime mortgages; Finance; Real Estate
  • 24 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 24

across sectors and reduced private-sector rents. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2365524 Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing By: Marquis, Christopher, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Under increased pressure to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 17

exists between spending money on others (i.e., prosocial spending) and happiness. Participants recalled a previous purchase made for either themselves or someone else and then reported their happiness. Afterward, participants chose... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 02 Apr 2020
  • What Do You Think?

What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

the expense of others.” Philippe Gouamba predicted that, “The leaders and organizations that do the right things by their employees will rise to the top.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb himself is reported by Mac to have tweeted a lesson right out... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 21 Aug 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies

piqued the interest of Edmondson, Bohmer, and Pisano. To study the group and organizational level factors affecting the adaptation of this new technology, they examined the successes and failures of 16 varied hospitals across the U.S as they implemented the procedure.... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
  • 28 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Remote Workers Spend More on Housing. Do They Deserve Higher Pay?

To executives expecting to save on office space when some employees continue working remotely post-pandemic: Not so fast. Makeshift desks and kitchen tables have sufficed for many people working from home to avoid COVID-19. However, permanently remote workers tend to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • Web

Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni

Giving Recognizing Our Donors Giving Recognizing Our Donors Celebrating Your Commitment HBS is grateful for every donor All donors are recognized in the annual Report on Giving and receive information about the impact of their support on... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2024
  • News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

when I was barely old enough to see over the counter.” Mavericks: “Professor Abe Zaleznik taught what was essentially behavioral psychology. He likened entrepreneurs to juvenile delinquents because they don’t like rules or reporting to... View Details
  • 14 Mar 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

No Taxation without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in the Value Added Tax

Keywords: by Dina Pomeranz
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

  PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it might be rational for a platform to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Research Summary

Managing Workplace Reforms and Organization-Wide Transformations

Richard E. Walton is studying (with doctoral candidate Scott Hamlin and research associate Kathleen Scharf) the development and diffusion of new forms of union-management partnership together with other new practices in the steel industry. To test and elaborate... View Details