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  • 19 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 19, 2016

the years, with the number of proposals filed doubling from 1999 to 2013. We use recent innovations in accounting standard setting to classify 2,665 shareholder proposals that address environmental, social,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

China‘s income inequality has risen rapidly over that same time frame, Vietnam‘s has only grown moderately. Structural and socio-cultural determinants fail to account for these divergent pathways. Existing political variables are also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 21

analyzing the relevant processes. Part 2 discusses strategic choices, what research tells us about selling effectiveness, and how to translate a strategy into customer-selection and sales-call criteria. Part 3 focuses on core sales management issues: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jan 2018
  • What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

Sam agreed: "This should be standard business practice." He asked, "Why do these boards not have a member who truly understands Compliance/Governance?" John would go even further. "Yes to a compliance officer This... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

areas such as accounting and financial reporting, compliance and culture, cybersecurity risk, and sustainability. The course concludes with a short module on preparing for board service. The class sessions... View Details
  • 30 Aug 2006
  • Op-Ed

The Compensation Game

rise of executive pay over time as a product of efficient markets and argued that the increase merely reflects the growing marginal productivity of chief executives. Unfortunately, this standard defense reflects a broad misconception of... View Details
Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana
  • May 1997
  • Case

Donna Karan International Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?... View Details
Keywords: Public Equity; Stock Shares; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Going Public; Business Strategy; Valuation; Fashion Industry
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  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

Antitrust in Historical Perspective

turn, means putting the "mom-and-pop" operations cherished in American lore out of business. Indeed, the creation of the Standard Oil Trust in 1882, which put small companies out of business and bureaucratized economic relations, was a... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
  • 16 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 16, 2016

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Who Neglects Risk? Investor Experience and the Credit Boom By: Chernenko, Sergey, Samuel Gregory Hanson, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—Many have argued that overoptimistic thinking on the part of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • February 1991
  • Background Note

Note on Sealed Bid Auctions

By: David E. Bell
Describes a simple approach to determining an appropriate bid for a sealed bid auction. View Details
Keywords: History; Management Style; Financial Management; Consumer Behavior; Accounting; Bids and Bidding; Decisions; Market Transactions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Negotiation Style; Auctions
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  • 01 Jun 2020
  • News

Inside Out

Standards establishing limits for the six so-called criteria air pollutants: particles (PM2.5 and PM10), lead, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide. Many other countries have similar View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management
  • 24 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 24

  PublicationsThe Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards Authors:Robert G. Eccles, Jr., Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers, and George Serafeim Publication:Journal of Applied Corporate Finance (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Digital Transformation - HBS Online

I've taken. Ryan Dumlao MBA Candidate Financial Accounting I’ve found HBS Online's courses to be immediately applicable to my work, and they’ve made me a more productive member of our strategic team. Laura... View Details
  • 18 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 18

expansion that has had many important ingredients: immigration, housing boom, banking and financial market regulation, current account deficit, and productivity growth. This case analyzes how they interacted... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • News

The Year in Ideas 2015

location-which lies about 1,800 miles north of Toronto—a destination for ecotourists, will offer an economic boon to the area, and will forever alter the way the world thinks about the Arctic. “It turns people’s eyes to the north,” Balsillie says. Subtle changes in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White
  • 02 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 2, 2007

and rewarding more participatory, more sincere, and less directive marketing styles. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-017.pdf The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2005
  • News

Do You Speak Business?

matters). Thus, among its other ramifications, globalization is forcing companies to operate and conduct themselves according to certain international standards and expectations. This trend is inevitably reflected in the way these... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 17

IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 6

accounting performance. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1964011 August 2013 Journal of Financial Intermediation Good Cop, Bad Cop: Complementarities Between Debt and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

availability and decision timeline into consideration before making financial commitments. Once submitted, budget amounts cannot be increased. Program Deadlines Fall Projects September 20, 2024, 12:00 noon: deadline to submit the... View Details