Tax Accounting - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2018
Teaching Note

Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity (A) and (B)

Through the challenges facing Target, the case examines the ways in which corporations can become involved in political and legislative debates and processes, ranging from campaign contributions to lobbying. In 2016, Target CEO Brian Cornell must determine how to... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

past decade. It's now the largest source of renewable energy in the country, accounting for more than 6% of the nation's electricity. The wind industry faces potential hurdles, however, with federal tax... View Details

07 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

building on intense lobbying to encourage further domestic deregulation and limit federal oversight of the energy industry, Skilling encouraged Enron executives to exploit to the hilt recent Securities and Exchange Commission rule changes as well as then-current View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

14 Feb 2023
HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

successful for liberal and moderate governments—not in spite of one of the highest tax levels in western Europe and Scandinavia, but because of it, Spar says. (As a former prime minister said, “Entrepreneurs have the courage to jump”... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

08 Dec 2022
HBS Case

The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?

darling under Schneider’s tenure, with about $95 billion in 2021 revenue. Nestlé had six factories in Russia, and sales there accounted for roughly 2 percent of the company’s 2021 revenue. It employed 7,000 people in Russia and 5,800 in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

at Bain & Company, where she specializes in merger integration. She holds a BSBA in economics and accounting from the University of Richmond. Nick is a senior analyst at Wells Fargo Asset Management, focusing on investments in the... View Details

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

Disclosure: Accountability or Greenwashing? Authors:Christopher Marquis and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Despite the increase in corporate environmental disclosure, there remains substantial heterogeneity in the extent to which corporations... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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FAQ - Alumni

Giving FAQ Giving FAQ What is the School’s Federal Tax Identification Number? HBS gifts are managed under the umbrella of Harvard University’s Federal Tax Identification Number, which is 04–2103580. Harvard... View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

25th Apply to CORe Apply to CORe for Credit Designed to help you achieve fluency in the language of business, CORe is a business fundamentals program that combines Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting with... View Details

10 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

enough to encourage an employee to report it. At the same time, we know that thousands of workers still die or get injured due to workplace safety violations. But in securities fraud or tax fraud, where the penalties can be in the... View Details

Keywords: by April White

09 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

Summing Up How Do We Encourage CEOs to Manage for Sustainability? Important forces encourage short-term perspectives among managers as well as investors today. These include governance biases, tax policies, faster turnover among leaders,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Jan 2018
Blog Post

How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?

from prior years of employment to direct toward the cost of your MBA. However, if you have debt that cannot be deferred while you are in school, work on paying that off first.It is important to think about any consumer debt you have as well as educational debt. HBS is... View Details

12 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 12

Business School Case 111-082 The case describes the challenges that UBS faced as a result of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation for tax fraud, which claimed that UBS had helped some 52,000 U.S. residents hide billions of dollars... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Sanctions; or to individuals identified by name, or related to or connected with anyone on the Specially Designated Nationals List. TAX TREATMENT: GO Fellowship awards are reportable to... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

because this gap discourages research effort directed towards clean technologies. Carbon taxes and research subsidies may nonetheless encourage production and innovation in clean technologies, though the transition will typically be slow.... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

"prepackaged" bankruptcy plan. In addition, if ownership of the firm's equity changes significantly, say because creditors exchange their claims for new stock, the firm can lose the often sizable tax benefit of its net operating... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

19 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

much easier on the budget. The most dramatic impact the researchers found was in the area of college enrollment. In an effort to increase the number of students applying for higher education, federal and state governments have put large amounts of money into grants and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Crony Capitalism, American Style: What Are We Talking About Here?

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

methods to real business problems—from performing A/B testing on a website to using sampling to check warehouse inventory.” Dates & Eligibility No current course offerings for this selection. Starting Apr 23 8 Weeks $1,850 + applicable international View Details

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

New York offered to entice Amazon. This quickly became an albatross: Why did Amazon, whose value briefly exceeded a trillion dollars, headed by the world’s wealthiest man, need such incentives? (It didn’t help that Amazon paid no federal View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

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