Director Accountability - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

Female representation in movies has been consistently low, with women making up only 4.5 percent of directors and 14.4 percent of writers for top-grossing films. Worse, many women have endured sexual harassment and abuse. In October 2017,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Media & Broadcasting

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

significant discretion. Corporate philanthropy is our setting to study how a differentiated structural element—the corporate foundation—constrains the influence of individual senior managers and directors on corporate strategy. Our... View Details

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Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

Two-State Solution (video) From July 2023 - A discussion on Palestinians' future in a one-state reality, featuring Diana Buttu, a Palestinian lawyer and analyst, Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, director of the U.S. Institute of... View Details

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

what others around them are being paid” Rouen believes the results of these earlier studies fall short because they don’t take into account how CEO and employee compensation are determined. In essence, they ignore the reasons for the pay... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

intermediaries , financial reporting , financial statement analysis Interviews Kutayba Alghanim Nien-he Hsieh Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration Research Interests : corporate accountability , corporate governance ,... View Details

10 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 10

with data about the relative importance of courses and (2) to provide faculty with information about how to improve the curriculum and best advise students. The most salient result is that students were strongly advised to study View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Feb 2020
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Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

buying Alstom, GE’s chief energy competitor, but ignored warnings from wary board directors and senior executives who claimed Alstom had made bad deals and otherwise performed poorly. Since the acquisition, Alstom has struggled—and today... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

concepts: Business and Government Relations, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance Leadership and Corporate Accountability Aviva plc: Examining Net Zero Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A) Key... View Details

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Making the Decision to Attend: Our Participants Share Their Stories

Nehls West Area Sales Director Chevron Energy Solutions What will I learn that I can apply right away? Participants find that they master new ways of thinking that they can put into action immediately, which can help them take a big step... View Details

20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

develops a relationship with a director of a regional health fund who also runs a private foundation. After a natural disaster, Healthgen—at the request of the director—donated products to help during the crises. After Healthgen wins an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
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Rounding the Bend

Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 May 2023
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Brazil’s Nubank Turns 10

Guilherme Lago (MBA 2005) Guilherme Lago (MBA 2005) Ten years after its founding, the Brazilian digital banking startup Nubank recorded all-time record revenues ($1.6 billion) in the first quarter of 2023—doubling its performance over last year, according to The... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

breakthrough technology and innovative business models. Audrey's role prior to HBS was a Senior Manager and Acting Zambia Country Director at One Acre Fund. Aman Baboolal (MBA 2024, Section F), Summer Internship: MBA Intern, NextEra... View Details

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

This course is part of the Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Leading with Finance ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Leading with Finance $1,850 Next 6-week session starts... View Details

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

critical for business success and I now feel confident that I have the foundations in place. I am looking forward to embracing this capability further in my career. Emily Hardy Sr. Director Traffic Generation & Web Analytics, adidas Group... View Details

24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

accounts for more than a quarter of the overall increase in labor supply to the private sector during 1986-2005. Using the reform to instrument for private-sector labor supply, we find that private-sector labor demand is very elastic. We... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management and Organizational Behavior) Robert Simons Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors (also listed... View Details

17 Apr 2022
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How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray

defrauding investors. A sure sign of the ethical lapse at Theranos was that “people started asking questions, and they got fired,” Nelson says. Wells Fargo’s 2016 account fraud scandal, in which bank representatives were pressured into... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions and thus waste money, and/or... View Details