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  • 14 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 14

O'Toole Abstract—In this chapter, we present the two primary functions of corporate reporting (information and transformation) and why currently isolated financial and sustainability View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Apr 2009
  • What Do You Think?

How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?

their leaders to recognize the importance and take advantage of advances in communications technology to remain relevant and competitive. J. W. Carpenter reported that "Our study shows that without the capacity to absorb... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Publishing; Journalism & News
  • 27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

2017 New York: Oxford University Press Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship By: Jones, G. Abstract—This book explores whether profits and environmental sustainability are compatible through the lens of a global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

payments affects criminal activity. Analysis of daily reported incidents of major crimes in twelve U.S. cities reveals an increase in crime over the course of monthly welfare payment cycles. This increase reflects an increase in crimes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 28

study they asked, what is the effect of mandatory sustainability reporting on management practices across the world? Read the paper: http://bsr.london.edu/lbs-article/611/index.html Mutual Fund Trading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Growth of the Social Enterprise

same 501(c) (3) as the central organization. Branches are managed and controlled by the central organization, with local staff operating the branch but reporting directly to the central office. Local branches may have their own advisory... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016

ecosystem whose interests were not aligned. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51375 Shareholder Activism on Sustainability Issues By: Grewal, Jody, George Serafeim, and Aaron Yoon Abstract—Shareholder... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 May 2016
  • First Look

First Look, May 3, 2016

Zou Abstract—There is relatively little prior evidence on the potential impact of rank and file employees on financial reporting choices outside union negotiations. We contribute to the literature by providing new evidence that firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

engaging in real earnings management and suggest the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Negotiating the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

Aetna’s move is not consumer friendly, it does make financial sense–at least for the time being. According to CEO Mark Bertolini, Aetna sustained more than $430 million in pre-tax losses since January 2014 in the individual health... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health
  • 05 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 5

Authors:Tiona Zuzul and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract Building on research in strategy formation and organizational innovation, this paper reports on a field study of a young company in the sustainable cities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Surveying the VC Landscape

this is a real worry without a clear solution. There are, however, a few possible ways to address concern. First, publicly traded corporations could be clearer in describing and reporting on their long-run research projects, which may... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 02 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

then Liberia would be unlikely, in our opinion, not to grow at double-digit rates from the moment that the ore is exported in quantity, so long as market conditions for natural resources remain strong," the report concludes. But... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

Excessive bureaucracy was the biggest source of perceived risk in South Asia. There were regional differences also in how leaders in different regions responded to the same risk. In both regions business leaders reported having to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

rapidly in importance. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52634 The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018

Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim Abstract—A key aspect of the governance process inside organizations and markets is the measurement and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Nov 2018
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?

Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Energy
  • 15 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

creating social value. As long as an organization creates significant social value, we don't care how it sustains itself—with internally generated surplus or with donor funds. Americans give roughly $300 billion a year to nonprofits, yet... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
  • 29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

Case 118-030 JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership In 2017, JetBlue, the airline founded on the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel,” became one of the first companies to report performance... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

government's efforts to drive and sustain growth. In How Countries Compete, Richard Vietor sheds light on ways in which governments can best set direction and provide a healthy climate for a nation's economic development and profitable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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