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  • September 1987 (Revised December 1996)
  • Case

Patten Corp.

By: Krishna G. Palepu
Forbes Magazine criticized the revenue recognition policy of Patten Corp. As a result, the company's stock price dropped by a significant amount. The students are asked to discuss if the criticism by Forbes is justified, and if not, what the company should do. View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Financial Statements; Budgets and Budgeting; Problems and Challenges; Financial Condition; Spending; Revenue; Planning; Quality; Stocks; Journalism and News Industry
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  • 11 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

certain qualities and practices not observed in firms that fall short. Multinational firms have understood for some time that certain activities, such as marketing, must remain local in concept View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 04 Jun 2015
  • Blog Post

Why Career Switchers Make a Great Hire

as you note the qualities and skills you see for successful candidates. Really "welcoming" them says more than saying that the organization is "open to" them. 2) Talk to them - Ask then... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 17 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 17

majority of newsvendor settings. When demands are uncensored, subjects tend to order below the normative quantity when facing high margin and above the normative quantity when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 27

resources furnished by its partners. Receptivity in turn portrays how organizational capabilities and the quality of ties to partners facilitate flows of network resources. We propose that the interplay of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

a moment in time of its financial position. In buying a share on any stock exchange, the purchaser makes an assessment of the economic value of a company. The assessment considers the value of matters not accounted for, such as future earnings, brand, goodwill, the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 06 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

features or discovered bugs. Feed its direct and indirect network effects. Support as much as possible the independent software vendor community so that the quantity and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • 18 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

retailer, we found 65% to be inaccurate. That is, the recorded inventory quantity of an item fails to match the quantity found in the store. We identify factors associated with this inaccuracy that are stock... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Jul 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Keeping Your Balance With Customers

Industrial Era, product innovation and operations management predominated. Product innovation ensured the continuous flow of new products that would sustain growth or market share or both. Operations management ensured that costs View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
  • Profile

Ann Chao

industry are often at odds with one another; with my creative passion and business background, I hope to better understand and work with people on both sides, ultimately to deliver a higher View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 8, 2015

quality and efficiency. The introduction of this transparency contributed to a 22.2% increase in customer-reported quality and reduced throughput... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 May 2013
  • Blog Post

Exploring in a Passion Safe Environment

envision the benefits that will come from its fulfillment. I believe in the private sector’s ability to enable positive change within our communities and in the veteran’s ability to contribute values that have enabled our military forces... View Details
  • November 1992 (Revised January 2002)
  • Case

Process Control at Polaroid (A)

By: H. Kent Bowen and Steven C. Wheelwright
Describes the initial efforts at a film production plant to shift from a traditional QC inspection mentality to a worker-based process control mentality. Students can prepare SPC charts, propose actions needed, and combine steps into an overall action plan. View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Operations; Quality; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Processes; Change Management; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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  • 02 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

advisable? Would it bring more responsive government, passable roads, fair courts, and a quality education for citizens that the country's leaders desire? The answers to those questions could help not only... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 23 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective

statistical and survey measures. Those measures include not only hard statistics but also indicators from anonymous surveys of executives, on issues such as the level of corruption in the country, the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 01 Oct 1999
  • News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

effectively over the last two years - it is a pleasure to inherit such a healthy organization. My fellow Board members and I are committed to carrying out the overall mission of the Board, which is to continually evaluate the View Details
  • July – August 2011
  • Article

What Factors Drive Analyst Forecasts?

By: Boris Groysberg, Paul Healy, Nitin Nohria and George Serafeim
A firm's competitive environment, its strategic choices, and its internal capabilities are considered important determinants of its future performance. Yet there is little evidence on whether analysts' forecasts of firm performance actually reflect any of these factors... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Forecasting and Prediction; Industry Growth; Judgments; Performance; Valuation; Price; Quality; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Competency and Skills; Surveys
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  • 21 Oct 2010
  • News

Hell? Maybe Not.

breakfast buffet available in the recruiters’ lounge (the students have a space of their own, stocked with the quantity and variety of snacks and caffeinated beverages such a... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • 29 Apr 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the ‘Flutie Effect’ on College Marketing

Dynamic Advertising Effect of Collegiate Athletics, shows how on-field heroics can benefit schools by increasing both the quantity and the quality of students they can expect... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Advertising; Sports
  • 03 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 3

Specifically, we examine the impact of the annual July turnover of residents in American teaching hospitals on levels of resource utilization and quality relative to a control group of non-teaching... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne