Publications

2016
Working Paper

Managers' Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes

By: Francois Brochet, Gregory S. Miller, Patricia Naranjo and Gwen Yu

We examine how a manager’s ethnic cultural background affects managers’ communication with investors. Using a sample of earnings conference calls transcripts with 26,430 executives from 42 countries, we find that managers from ethnic groups that have a more... View Details

Keywords: Disclosure Tone; Individualism; Conference Calls; Ethnic Group; Management Style; Communication Intention and Meaning; Ethnicity; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Reporting

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October 1993 (Revised June 1997)
Case

Champion International

By: David F. Hawkins

Management must decide which first quarter's earnings numbers to report. The company is classified by its securities market as a "growth" company. The corporate controller prefers a quarterly earnings figure that represents a decline in earnings. View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Financial Reporting; Judgments; Leadership; Management Teams; Corporate Disclosure

01 Sep 2005
News

Allston Options Up for Discussion

in June a forty-page report outlining design options for the new Allston campus. Of all the issues considered, “effective transportation is the most critical to the overall feasibility of the project,” concluded the report, prepared by... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Biotech, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals: Industry/Market Overview/Analysis

them for your industry research. BCC Research - Reports on major scientific and technological developments in biotech, medical devices, pharmaceutical, and high technology worldwide. EMIS – SWOT analysis, global and country... View Details

11 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

U.S. Tops Business Competitiveness Index 2006

The United States and Germany remain atop the latest Business Competitiveness Index, with China continuing to slip in the rankings while India ascends, according to a report released from Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance

percent.” [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/PTn9Crz3um0RdsAO7am1][/div] The federal Paycheck Protection Program probably played a role, too: Small businesses that reported receiving PPP approval were much less likely to cut insurance... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

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Business culture

Where can I find out about cultural differences relating to international business? CultureGrams World Edition: Contains primary-source reports on 209 countries and territories—including every United Nations member... View Details

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Credit card & payments industry

available online. In print in the current periodicals section of the Stamps Reading Room. Contact Baker Library for digital issues 2022 to the present. The Federal Reserve collects statistics on Consumer Credit. Additional resources: IBIS World... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Brazil

href="https://www.library.hbs.edu/Find/Databases/EMIS-Emerging-Markets-Information-System" target="_blank">EMIS ABI/ProQuest Click on Browse at the top of the screen On the next screen click on Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry View Details

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Mastering Strategy Execution

By: Robert Simons

Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details

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Field Course: Business of the Arts (BOTA)

sector. To begin, search by specific keywords or use the search term "arts and culture industry" and scroll through the results or narrow the list using the filters on the left. Research Reports View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Morocco

on Browse at the top of the screen On the next screen click on Industry and Market Research and then click on Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports Click on Browse by Location and... View Details

August 2010 (Revised August 2011)
Case

Batson International, S.A. (A)

By: David F. Hawkins

Management seeking to make up a shortfall in interim period earnings is seeking an accounting solution to close the gap. View Details

Keywords: Earnings Management; Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Financial Management; Standards; United States

December 2003
Case

Fox Bids for the NFL-1993

By: Bharat N. Anand and Catherine M. Conneely

The Fox television network, launched in 1987 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. was in a precarious position in 1993. Although it had met its business plan targets, its ratings in the recently concluded November "sweeps" were indifferent, several of its newly launched... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Competitive Strategy; Financial Reporting; Bids and Bidding; Revenue; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry