by Mihir A. Desai - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2006
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Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions, and Managerial Investment Decisions

By: Daniel B. Bergstresser, Mihir A. Desai and Joshua Rauh

Keywords: Profit; Compensation and Benefits; Management; Investment; Decision Making

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14 Aug 2014
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Getting a Handle on Inversion

Keywords: Finance

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The Reinvention of Kodak | Information Technology

Habeeb, Ruth Page The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations Professor Mihir A. Desai, Suzanne Antoniou, Leanne Fan, Ruth Page Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon Professor Michael L.... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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From Das’s Desk

As the External Relations team explores the breadth of options for lifelong learning content and programs for alumni, one area where we’re already seeing success is in the world of podcasting. Over the past few years, podcasts have exploded in popularity. Here at HBS... View Details

Keywords: podcasts; lifelong learning; alumni; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Dec 2017
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What Investors Need to Consider About Tax Reform

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Accounting, Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

History by the Case Method Professor David Moss David Moss knew his proposal to develop a history course for Harvard College students might take Dean Nitin Nohria by surprise. But it was Nohria who surprised... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Diversifying HBS's Case Collection

“The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations,” coauthored by Mihir Desai, the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance [see related story]. A PDF of this written case, as well as of the note “African... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

divides and unite citizens in a sense of common purpose. The book offers examples of solutions to address each opportunity and concludes with a call to action. Exploring the Tail of Creativity: An Evolutionary Model of Breakthrough Invention, edited View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Nov 2020
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Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS

academics, researchers, and practitioners who have been inspired and taught by the late Professor Clayton Christensen. Each week on “After Hours,” Youngme Moon, the Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

Image by Brian Stauffer What would the "perfect" tax plan look like? Sheridan Schechner (MBA/JD 1983), managing director, Barclays Capital, USA I'd envision three simple building blocks: a consumption tax with no exclusions that... View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online

Narayanan In this accounting fundamentals course, discover what's behind the numbers in financial statements, such as balance sheets and income statements. 8 weeks, 6–8 hrs/week Pay by June 12 $1,850 Certificate Leading with Finance... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

Image by John Weber Related Links Featured research: "Think Customers Hate Waiting? Not so Fast..." Read Director John Korn's blog Did you know? HBS alumni include... As an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, Modupe Akinola... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Sep 2016
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US Competitiveness Report Sees ‘A Nation Divided’

Porter and Rivkin. “The weak economic recovery we now see is due to long-term structural issues, which are further compounded by political paralysis.” The report draws attention to the choices facing the nation in order to rebuild a... View Details

15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15

PublicationsDo Strong Fences Make Strong Neighbors? Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal 63 (December 2010) Abstract Many features of U.S. tax policy towards multinational firms—including the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

species. My Name Is Melvin: The Life of an Extraordinary Ordinary Man by John A. Ehlert (OPM 23, 1996) (Telemachus Press LLC) In this biography of his father, Ehlert tells how Melvin was born in hardscrabble... View Details

18 Dec 2019
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