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  • 28 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 28

Understanding Ordinary Unethical Behavior: Why People Who Value Morality Act Immorally By: Gino, F. Abstract—Cheating, deception, organizational misconduct, and many other forms of unethical behavior are among the greatest challenges in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Sep 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

government. After all, many organizations rely on government for fair or outright supportive legislation. This is not a simple decision driven only by personal feelings. On one level, it requires analyzing the economic consequences of any... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 26 Jun 2000
  • Research & Ideas

What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional

Industries." One key aspect of the Internet revolution to keep in mind, began Applegate, is that new business models continue to draw on essential information and values that have always driven business. "This is an evolutionary process,"... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
  • 04 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 4

contracting. We recognize the advantage of using fair values in circumstances where these are based on observable prices in liquid secondary markets, but caution against expanding View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 6

quality. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1557231 Evidence on the Use of Unverifiable Estimates in Required Goodwill Impairment Authors: Karthik Ramanna and Ross L Watts Abstract SFAS 142 requires managers to estimate the current View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2017 (Revised November 2017)
  • Case

John Rogers and Ariel Investments

By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
The strong, public advocacy of a highly successful African American CEO has the potential to negatively impact his company. The CEO is deciding if he should listen to the advice of others who are urging him to “tone it down”. View Details
Keywords: Advocacy; Diversity; Investment Management; Affirmative Action; Disruption; Cost vs Benefits; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
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  • 26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

royalties from content sales. We consider a game-theoretic model in which two platforms offer different standalone utilities to users. We find that incentives to establish one-way compatibility—the platform owner with smaller standalone View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

Business Administration and author of Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies in Bankruptcies, Buyouts, and Breakups As United States equity markets and corporate balance sheets continue their remarkable comeback from... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 16

Harvard Business School Case 113-015 Goldman Sachs: Stay with Fair Value Accounting? (A) No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/113015-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-152... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 May 2008
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First Look: May 13, 2008

  Working PapersSome Neglected Axioms in Fair Division Author:John W. Pratt Abstract Conditions one might impose on fair allocation procedures are introduced. Nondiscrimination requires that agents share an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Feb 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?

of politics is higher than it has been in the last couple of decades. Also, one way of viewing local elections and political primaries is as a product development process for the major parties. Letting voters choose among a diverse array of candidates with distinct... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11

represented the fair value of Dell. In addition, if Rogers concluded the merger price did not represent fair value, should T. Rowe simply sell its shares, or was it in the best... View Details
  • 10 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 10

http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/2009/11/teach-workers-about-the-perils-of-debt/ar/1 Is It Fair to Blame Fair Value Accounting for the Financial Crisis? Author:Robert C. Pozen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Aug 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

“Streetchange,” the difference in Streetscores of the same blocks, seven years apart. “A positive value of Streetchange is indicative of new construction or upgrades, and a negative value is indicative of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate
  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

Mouse and the Wealthy Elephant Live Happily Ever After? Authors:James E. Austin and Herman B. Leonard Abstract What happens when small iconic socially oriented businesses are acquired by large corporations? Such mergers create significant opportunities for creating... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Apr 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

merit? Adds Austin, "The business model is tricky for a CEO. No one wants to be perceived as taking advantage of someone with ASD. It is a fairness issue that most companies don't have." Although the company has emerged from... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer
  • March 2011 (Revised March 2014)
  • Case

The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)

By: Karthik Ramanna, Karol Misztal and Daniela Beyersdorfer
What are the major challenges to the continued growth of IFRS worldwide? Should countries be encouraged to pursue "full adoption" of IFRS or should each country determine its own IFRS "convergence" strategy? Given the limitations of governance and... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Emerging Markets; Financial Reporting; Global Strategy; Fair Value Accounting; Corporate Governance; Standards; Adoption; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • 04 Mar 2015
  • What Do You Think?

Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?

"Instead of an outside regulation, an internal governance on salary structure, which is based on a value that 'Every employee should go home with a smile on his face' will create win-win situations for employees and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail
  • 28 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 28, 2015

Because Greece had not adopted accrual accounting, its debt was reported in face value terms, according to the Maastricht treaty. This was in contradiction to accounting practices that prescribed fair... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 Apr 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?

Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

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