Historical Cost - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

capitalism to another is a normal historical process.—Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin Management's inward focus allowed it to succeed beyond anyone's dreams. But that success further insulated managers from the society they were supposed... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 24, 2007

transactions to discover and collect funds owed to their clients. PRG had historically been profitable, and clients were satisfied with their service. In recent years, however, the industry overall and PRG's sales, had been in decline.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

suggest that the cost of a delay of this length is upwards of 7% of the total cost of bringing a new high-risk device to market. Considering potential explanations, I find that approval times are largely... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2017

aimed at positioning HBP, HBX, and Executive Education for future growth; and investments in I.T. systems and platforms across the School. Although HBS characterizes its publishing, digital learning, and executive program costs as... View Details

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care

at its upper end." Christensen sees the same pattern in health care. Sophisticated procedures and treatments, along with an abundance of highly trained professionals, have combined to drive costs out of sight. Today's general... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

07 Sep 2021
News

Green House

five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath house matches its neighbors in the historic area; but in its construction, the building is an innovation—and a proof of concept that could ultimately spark a home-design revolution. A Passive House is... View Details

21 Feb 2014
Blog Post

Cautious Optimism: A Recap of the Harvard India Conference

ethics and leadership. The speakers were as diverse as the nation itself with the former Chief of Indian Army talking about his leadership lessons while a social entrepreneur spoke about his experiences creating a low cost sanitary pad... View Details

Profile

Jennifer Kelly

made a difference by working through grassroots organizations; I saw ways businesses could contribute that were not dependent on donations." As an example, Jennifer refers to the Manila Water Company. "They found a way to lower the View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

the difficulty and high cost of bankruptcy. "Bankruptcy lawyers charge anywhere from $200 to $350 an hour, and I want to tell you that even for a small company, those hours can easily mount up to $20,000 or $30,000 a month," he noted. "I... View Details

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

and face the dire condition of the US government's finances. In fact, it's time to press snooze. First, the fiscal stress on the United States is not imminent. Borrowing costs for the government are at View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2000
News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

Philippe de Montebello, a 37-year veteran of the Met. "We have a strong, diverse, unpredictable revenue base, and the financial demands of running an institution this size are considerable," says Winshel. "We have a not-for-profit revenue stream, but we also have many... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions

01 Jun 1997
News

Ronald P. Mitchell

notes that HBS Ventures generated more than $80,000 for the SA this academic year. "By subsidizing items like yearbooks, as well as social events and intramurals, those funds cut students' costs dramatically." During his tenure, Mitchell... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

24 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector

infrastructure modernization, economic diversification, environmental resilience, social and cultural innovation. Like the work of O.W. Gurley and J.B. Stradford, founders of the historic Greenwood district known as Black Wall Street, I... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Clay Christensen on Competing Against Luck

for readers? I hope readers will say to themselves, “Oh my gosh, I can predict whether this product is going to be successful in the market. It actually is not a crapshoot.” And if the theory helps you predict with much more clarity that it is not going to work, think... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2014

multifaculty, cross-disciplinary research. The School also incurred new costs in fiscal 2014 for I.T. infrastructure to support increased alumni engagement, as well as FIELD enhancements in the MBA Program. MBA tuition and fees recover... View Details

12 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Competition the Cure for Healthcare

with the wrong kind of competition, on the wrong things. Instead, we have a zero-sum competition to restrict services, assemble bargaining power, shift the cost to others, or grab more of the revenue versus other actors in the system.... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

01 Mar 2010
News

Lords of Strategy

strategy revolution was a way of systematically putting together all the elements that determined their corporate fate, in particular, the three Cs central to any good strategy: the company’s costs, especially costs relative to other... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

17 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions

interest rates have fallen to historic lows, increasing the funding that companies must set apart to make up for the lower yield on the assets already in place. "Companies have had to increase their contributions exponentially as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Aerospace; Financial Services

17 Nov 2015
First Look

November 17, 2015

evolving structure of corporate debt markets—and given rise to new questions about the private and social costs and benefits of leverage and, in particular, the role of leverage in affecting the likelihood and extent of systemic financial... View Details