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  • 18 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

forthcoming Academy of Management Journal Ideological Misfit? Political Affiliation and Employee Departure in the Private-Equity Industry By: Bermiss, Y. Sekou, and Rory McDonald Abstract—Though organizations are increasingly active... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jul 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

directly, why then do managers (irrationally) choose to pursue profit directly rather than indirectly? I think the answer is to be found more in psychology than in economics." Does that account for the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • Article

Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.?

By: Diego A. Comin, Bill Easterly and Erick Gong
We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 B.C., 0 A.D., and 1500 A.D. for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Our strong... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Growth and Development; Adoption; Business Strategy; Cost; Cost Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Culture; Technology Industry
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  • 09 Sep 2024
  • HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

drive-through restaurant with low prices that appealed to working-class families. “The company has built its brand around family dining, so that is especially important to its culture,” explains Paine. Despite its ubiquity, McDonald’s View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage
  • Web

Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, 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 Summer Venture in View Details
  • 01 Jun 2022
  • News

3-Minute Briefing: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. (MBA 1988)

making public information more public. A big part of my job is to hold corporate America accountable to ensure DEI is more than a sideshow or a check-the-box commitment. Our goal is to help and assist, not to embarrass. I’m looking for a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 21 May 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals

protagonist. "When you discover truths by answering a series of questions, you are not just learning, but also learning how to learn," says Narayanan, Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration and chair of the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

environment and social responsibility factors, could take into account manufacturers' political activities. Standards like the ISO 14001 environmental management system and the LEED green building standard,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing
  • April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
  • Case

General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to generate discussion on the issues of outsourcing from the perspective of a firm thinking about turning over its IS activities to a third-party vendor. View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Management Style; Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Economic Systems; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Processes; Employment; Emerging Markets; Activity Based Costing and Management; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
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  • Profile

Carol Lauson

Junior Achievement project, and in high school, membership in the Business Professionals of America, which took her all the way to the nationals in a business exam competition. "I like numbers," Carol says, "so I was naturally attracted to View Details
  • 07 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs

“There is actually a lot of heterogeneity with the actions that executives take. For me that was very surprising.” Pérez Cavazos, part of the Accounting and Management Unit, initially doubted his colleague... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

Case Study: Farming It Out

out of the air-conditioned tractor cab to do,” he says. Hand-worked chores account for a huge portion of labor on farms, says Andersen. Take, for example, table grapes, which are picked exclusively by hand: California farmers gross... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Agriculture
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

John R. Davis

and accounting for all 800 “cow units” (a standard measurement that in this case means about 1,175 actual cattle). Calving season calls for constant monitoring of the pregnant cows and helping them give birth — including stitching them up... View Details
  • 01 Jul 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

abandon their ethics to get it.” When applied to individuals, the question prompted an interesting exchange between Sandeep and Phillippe Gouamba regarding the effect of wealth and poverty on the tendency of managers to employ super... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?

then need to consider one of three strategies: Enhance the Value of the Box, Shrink and Transform the Format, or Wind Down. Sean Silverthorne: Why do you think we are at an inflection point? Ecommerce has been around for several decades, yet still View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 10 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

decipher what kind of company they are buying into. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is an NGO established in 2011 with designs on cutting through that noise. Much the way the Financial View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
  • Web

Usage and Policies - Research Computing Services

someone with an active appointment, is required for access to RCS resources.... Research Computing Platform Terms of Service This Agreement establishes the terms and conditions under which HBS will provide you with an account to the... View Details
  • Web

Doctoral Students | Information Technology

learn, and work more effectively every day. Getting Started Information for community members who are setting up new accounts at HBS. Setting Up Password Manager (1Password) Setting Up HarvardKey Setting Up... View Details
  • February 2010 (Revised March 2012)
  • Case

Harvard Business School Executive Education: Balancing Online and Offline Marketing

By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
How does a small business set its online media budget? The HBS Executive Education Division can be viewed as a small-to-medium sized business unit with annual revenues of $107 million. As we watch it change its culture, practices, and organization from offline to... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Marketing Strategy; Budgets and Budgeting; Technology Adoption; Digital Marketing; Resource Allocation; Information Technology Industry
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  • 12 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 12

management practices. Using data for 58 countries, we show that after the adoption of mandatory sustainability reporting laws and regulations, the social responsibility of business leaders increases. We also document that both sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne