Financial Reporting Quality - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Nov 2020
Blog Post

We Rise

company. These criteria can create unnecessary barriers for women, who are traditionally underrepresented in technical-education programs and hold only about 6 percent of CEO roles in S&P 500 companies. And these qualities may not... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

We Rise

degree and experience as CEO of a public company. These criteria can create unnecessary barriers for women, who are traditionally underrepresented in technical-education programs and hold only about 6 percent of CEO roles in S&P 500 companies. And these View Details

Keywords: April White; Finance

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

events of their workday." Tangible incentives—salaries and bonuses—barely registered in the diaries. But the subject of progress, or lack thereof, loomed large. More importantly, diary entries that reported work progress often showed... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

were essential, and radical corporate social responsibility concepts were pursued by some firms. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53419 forthcoming Capitalism Beyond Mutuality New Prospects for Organizational Democracy? How the Joint... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

me back to the apples, and leaders. As in all financial manias, the bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000 gave rise to swindles and frauds and the bad apples that commit them. We need to find out who they are and take appropriate... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

04 Oct 2018
News

“A Shout Through Time”

War II plane crash sites, were searching for remnants of a transport plane in Zavattarello, Italy. The team, Gruppo Ricercatori Aerei Caduti or GRAC, was set up several years ago to help collect these sorts of relics. Piero Ricci (GMP 14), a Milan-based executive at... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

with mental health issues that surfaced during the pandemic; some will grapple with financial constraints due to a spouse’s layoff; some will support children as they transition back to school after a year or more of online classes and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

29 Apr 2020
Book

The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages

Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

them. Ellis draws on his long distinguished career in client services in the financial markets to provide common-sense and accessible advice to anyone with an interest in maximizing their investment returns over the long haul. Inside... View Details

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

financial and nonfinancial measures, some envisioned its role only in formulaic compensation contracts. We describe an alternative view, in which the scorecard's formal measures are created and used for informal management, with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Past Issues - Alumni

helping others What's the Word? The business ideas and trends that generated buzz in 2021—and could define 2022 New Wave Tapping the power of tides and waves to help power the planet is an attractive concept, but marine-energy companies have long been held back by... View Details

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

procedures (Befehlstaktik) objectives should be achieved. Under this viewpoint, American methods were more authoritarian and controlling. Thyssen's managerial style clearly followed this Prussian military tradition. He delegated, then supervised through his View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

fast. What has recently happened in that environment is it has become necessary to hire senior people with real experience. In September, we had the good fortune of hiring a world-class CFO. She had worked at AT&T for 15 years in various View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
Background Note

The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details