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Firm Networks: CEO Ideology and Global Trade." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-050, April 2025. High Stakes: A Framework for Geopolitical Risk Management By: Meg Rithmire and David Fagan 2025 | Report | Faculty Research This... View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

their shareholder votes. Meanwhile, several NGOs have built certifications and other monitoring and assessment tools to understand how companies are progressing against their targets. This panel will explore the different mechanisms and... View Details

11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

they took on. All companies, not just financial ones, need to have better methods to assess and monitor their risks. Quantifying financial, operating, technological, and strategic risk is far from trivial,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 May 2019
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Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

to 80 in 2014. Another example: Some 70 percent of auditors in 1996 were likely to settle claims with some sort of cash payment. By 2016 the percentage of paid settlements had dropped to a little over 30 percent. “Reducing the bite, the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting

26 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 26

Screening Without Certification: The Critical Role of Stakeholder Pressure By: Kayser, Susan A., John W. Maxwell, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—To assess and manage reputational risks associated with supply... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2020
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The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

change mitigation (as travel is diminished and virtual work infrastructures expand), risk assessment and emergency responses in hazardous environments, and large-scale biosafety, allowing our economic... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

01 Mar 2024
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The War Within

the lives of her friends and colleagues and worried about the long-term impact that a ground war would have on their mental health. Before the war began, there were already well-established concerns about Ukraine’s ability to assess and... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

businesses face and create systems for managing and mitigating them. Highlights Your Business's Overall Level of Risk Considering the Balance Between Innovation and Control Operations Risk Show Hide Details... View Details

16 Apr 2020
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Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

the global value chain, and what more might we expect? Laura Alfaro and Ester Faia: In 2012, a survey by the World Economic Forum and [the consulting firm] Accenture, devoted to assess the risk of a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Building High-Performing Teams Model of Team Effectiveness Inquiry and Advocacy Show Hide Details Modules Taking Charge Leading Your Team Unleashing Potential in Yourself and Others Your Network Featured Exercises Build a foundation of self-awareness through a 360°... View Details

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Shaping the Learning Environment - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Shaping the Learning Environment Preparing to Teach Getting Started Developing Instructor Style Shaping the Learning Environment Knowing Your Students Planning a Class Session Leading in the Classroom Providing View Details

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Eight Steps to Board Success for Female Executives

are still working, be sure to get clearance from your management on accepting a board position. Step 6: Evaluate the Deal: Assess Time, Money, and Risk During your interviews, you will be asked about your... View Details

17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

mastering three models, the company has built formidable advantages that are difficult for competitors to overcome. Its example has shown how, properly applied, the implementation of multiple business models is not a risk but rather a new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

responsibilities, such as assessing value and performance, budgeting, and communicating the financial implications of your decisions. The program expertly leads you through progressively more complex theories and analysis with a pace that... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

funds). See the FAQs section below for common questions about eligibility. If you are in the process of searching for a full-time job search for a role in Africa and would like to have a conversation to assess your eligibility for the GO... View Details

04 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?

the risks of failure. Adding to this concern is that even as the number of mega audit firms has contracted from eight in the 1980s to four today, their combined market share remains formidable, especially in the United States. The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

14 Jun 2010
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The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

Assessing an organization's impact on a large-scale societal issue such as poverty is a complex and costly effort. In the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, for example, an organization like Oxfam America could be expected to provide data... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 May 2024
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Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

likely to deliver their expected GHG reductions. Calyx Global assesses carbon credits against a number of potential risks that could impact a project’s claim of delivering GHG reductions or removals such as:... View Details

21 Oct 2015
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How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

those outside the industry. “We’re not saying expertise is bad,” Shu hastens to add. “We just aren’t finding any evidence that industry expertise is required for the collective group to effectively assess the commercial potential of an... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

07 May 2012
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The Art of Haggling

show our cards and the other side doesn't reciprocate, then we run the risk of losing the whole pot. Some negotiation professors sidestep this dilemma, however, and only address the value-creation side of the question. Such teachers may... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

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