Reporting - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Dec 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock

or have seen, they'll give you a negative reaction just because it's unfamiliar to them," Ofek says. History shows us that Nanda took a cue from iRobot and decided to market Tocky. Ofek remains in touch with Nanda, reporting that she... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management Authors:Maria Guadalupe, Hongyi Li, and Julie Wulf Abstract This paper shows that top management structures in large U.S. firms have radically changed since the mid-1980s. While the number of managers View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Global Activities 2020

and research pursuits have markedly increased the internationalization of the School. This report features a selection of stories that highlight the School’s influence and impact around the world during the 2019–2020 academic year. Global... View Details

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

in strategic job families to the business unit strategy?1 Of course not. One corporation in a Hackett database might report that it spends 0.2 percent of revenue on employee competency development, whereas your company spends 1.0 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

02 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize

As the number of casualties from COVID-19 ballooned at an alarming rate last year, some feared that government officials were failing to report several coronavirus-related losses and the actual death toll was much higher worldwide. While... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

New York Yankee slugger Aaron Judge, would surpass the $10.7 billion it reported in 2019—the last full season before pandemic interruptions. The league also signed new TV contracts with ESPN and TBS before this season, and next year will... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Anthony Gerace In the late 1970s, a dozen or so gay men found one another at HBS and decided to band together, calling themselves the Alternative Executive Lifestyles group. They posted notices around campus, discreetly... View Details

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

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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

It's a sad, quantitative fact that bribery runs so rampant in the world that it has become a Darwinian business tool. A July 2013 report from Transparency International finds that more than one in four people paid a bribe in the past... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

reported trouble staffing up when the economy began to recover. "Helping workers keep attached to their prior employers could speed up the recovery," explained Till von Wachter, an economist with the University of California at Los... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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HBS - Financials | Financial Highlights

2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials 5... View Details

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

other companies are coming in our direction, including Harley competitors.” On a visit to a huge motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, a reporter found that many Harley owners sided with the president and were highly critical of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

24 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti

treated 1,150 patients reported a median consult time of five minutes, while a clinic that treated 344 patients reported a median consult time of 11 minutes. There were also significant differences in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate Their Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Recruiting

people are demanding a higher degree of specificity, and provide clear metrics by race and gender,” said Eliason. Avoid reporting numbers in aggregate though; “women and people of color” is too broad of a data point whereas "number of... View Details

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Case

Clarkson Lumber Company

By: Thomas R. Piper

The owner of a rapidly growing retail lumber company is considering the financial implications of continued rapid growth. The magnitude of the company's future financing requirements must be assessed in the context of the company's access to bank finance and/or equity... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Reporting; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Commercial Banking; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Corporate Finance

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31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

representative sample of 1,003 people across 29 occupations—including lawyers, managers, agricultural workers, and soldiers. They found that 78 percent of employees reported experiencing some kind of idle time. Moreover, in every one of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

How to Avoid a Price Increase

seems to support this logic. First, consumers themselves report a greater sensitivity (or awareness) of price than of quantity. Second, in tracking the sale of snack foods we found that consumers reacted greatly to periodic changes in... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Fast Answer

Article databases: Which to choose?

Yes Best for older research. Classic academic journals. 100% full-text; all charts and images included. Nexis Uni Yes Yes Best for legal and government sources. No images. Journals, newspapers, newswires, and transcripts. Legal View Details

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

Eisenmann hopes to sell students on the idea of first working as high-tech product managers before jumping into CEO roles. "I would love Harvard Business School to crank out a 100 high-tech product managers per year," he says. "Nobody View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

Kaplan says. "Once you have a better matching of your time with priorities, you'll want to encourage your direct reports to do the same." Do You Coach And Also Solicit Feedback From Your Key Subordinates? Most good leaders... View Details