Integrated Practice Unit - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2009
Case

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform (A)

This case breaks the existing (and still available) Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform case into an (A) and a (B) case. The (A) case describes the revenue recognition concerns as of early-1994 and the organizational context within which the decisions were made. View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Revenue; Accounting; Management Practices and Processes; Situation or Environment; Earnings Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States

Citation

Educators

01 Dec 2014
News

Taking Tailoring High Tech

Jamal Motlagh began research for his fashion business at HBS, with male classmates who were beginning to recognize the importance of being well dressed. They were part of a larger trend: According to the NPD Group, the menswear market in the View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion

06 Oct 2015
First Look

October 6, 2015

changing this since it is focused on the material issues that affect a company’s ability to create value over the short-, medium-, and long-term. Each country must take its own path to integrated reporting. This is illustrated by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Why I’m Not Changing Careers after Business School

with global immersion. I grew up in the United States, got my undergraduate degree in the United States, and worked for companies in the Unites States. But being a global... View Details

20 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

says. Clusters are not a new concept, notably studied in the United Kingdom by Alfred Marshall—he called them industrial districts—in the early 1900s. Manufacturing clusters can seemingly happen in any industry in any location, from... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

01 Dec 2005
News

Campaign Ends, Exceeds Expectations

invigorating the people, ideas, and physical environment of the School and retaining the best of Harvard Business School’s tradition of excellence while preparing for the future. Teaching and Technology With a goal of en-hancing the learning experience, the campaign... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Jan 2011
News

HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovation

characterized the FIELD course as a "step change" that builds on experiences first-year students already get on a smaller scale and in a variety of ways. Significantly, the FIELD course "ups the ante" in three key content areas: leadership, globalization, and View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Web

2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

cutting-edge ways. In 2014, Professor Sullivan was tasked to design and implement a Conviction Review Unit (“CRU”) for the newly elected Brooklyn District Attorney. The CRU, designed to identify and exonerate wrongfully convicted persons,... View Details

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

into an integrated real estate financial advisory firm," he said. The 1999 sale of Boston Financial's $8 billion Real Estate Institutional Advisory Practice to the Lend Lease Corporation was extremely... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

01 Dec 2012
News

Faculty Books

and the United States survey the evolution of multinational banks and offer a framework by which this development can be understood. They analyze the multinational banking strategies of selected countries and institutions from the early... View Details

29 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 29

has good information about cost and demand functions, product quality, and optimal output mix. Profit centers—defined as business units whose managers have responsibility for overall profits but not the authority to make major capital... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

behavioral ethics. I explore why some decisions are much more easily resolved in the classroom than in practice and offer three ways to more effectively prepare students: integrating ethical decision-making... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore

business. Historically, advertising agencies in the United States and Europe did not simultaneously serve accounts or clients that were competitors—a practice that also limited an agency's growth. The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

1999
Book

Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America

By: D. A. Thomas and John J. Gabarro

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Management Practices and Processes; Diversity; United States

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Find at Harvard

22 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism

companies operate and how government invests in them. And yet, the business world has been slow to catch up to these changes, says Associate Professor Aldo Musacchio, a member of the Business, Government, and the International Economy View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 Jan 2021
News

Holding Business to Account

Photo courtesy Geeta Aiyer Photo courtesy Geeta Aiyer In the early 1990s, Geeta Aiyer (MBA 1985) was an analyst and portfolio manager at the United States Trust Company of Boston. Among her investments was Albertsons, a rapidly expanding... View Details

May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
Case

Komatsu and Dresser: Putting Two Plus Two Together

By: Ashish Nanda

In 1987, Komatsu Ltd., looking to expand its presence in the U.S. earth-moving equipment (EME) industry, enters into a 50-50 joint venture with Dresser. The management of the Komatsu Dresser joint venture faces difficulty in bringing the two halves together. The rift... View Details

Keywords: Integration; Machinery and Machining; Restructuring; Joint Ventures; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; United States

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July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
Case

McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A)

By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague

On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,... View Details

Keywords: Board; McKinsey; Consulting Firms; Risk; Risk Assessment; Partnerships; Insider Trading; Confidentiality; Personal Investing; Reputation; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Consulting Industry; United States; California

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15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

the outcomes. Teradyne found that by using generic components offered with Windows NT software, it could slash the cost of delivering the product to integrated circuit manufacturers. Despite the significant cost advantages offered by... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology