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- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
by market forces. We recognize the advantage of using fair values in circumstances where these are based on observable prices in liquid secondary markets but caution against expanding fair values to financial reporting more generally. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/articles/2010/fall/52118/how-to-do-well-and-do-good/ Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors Authors:Feng Li and Suraj Srinivasan Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516020-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-073 Mattermark Mattermark, a software-as-a-service company that sold software allowing companies to access financial information about privately-held... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
Innovation Authors:Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Financial Economics Abstract We find that VC-backed firms receiving their initial investment in hot markets are more likely to go bankrupt, but conditional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
suggest matches with employers based on the nature of the crime, the amount of time since the conviction, and the nature of the job. For instance, “a low rating might be displayed for an individual convicted of credit card theft who was considering applying for a View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
back even further, to his elementary school days, when he bought packages of light bulbs in bulk and sold them door-to-door in his neighborhood at slightly below retail prices. "I think I always wanted to have control over my future. We didn't have a lot of View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
I first came to HBS, I knew it was already considered the world’s greatest business school. What I didn’t know was what an MBA degree was, or even what the initials stood for. More surprises: I soon found that the School was in a shaky View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
with valuable, current business and management knowledge. If companies wanted new hires with cutting-edge insights, they'd hire an MBA. According to several deans, that's no longer true. Financial services and consulting firms, which hire... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
important predictor of product performance, product variety, process flexibility and industry evolution. We explore this relationship in the software industry by use of a technique called Design Structure Matrices (DSMs), which allows us... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Organization Tax Aversion in Labor Supply By: Kessler, Judd B., and Michael I. Norton Abstract—In a real-effort laboratory experiment, labor supply decreases more with the introduction of a tax than with a financially equivalent drop in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
interview. Among their findings: In the 1960s and 1970s, MBAs graduated with valuable, current business and management knowledge. If companies wanted new hires with cutting-edge insights, they’d hire an MBA. According to several deans, that’s no longer true. View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
teaming: gathering experts in temporary groups to solve problems they may be encountering for the first and only time. This flexible approach was essential to the completion of the Water Cube, the building that hosted swimming and diving... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
says Bond, who, prior to her Motown career, served as a financial analyst for several corporations and investment firms. "The songs are as fresh today as they were 25 years ago." Candace Bond, vice president of catalog development and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
teaching the second-year MBA courses on investment management and capital markets. Later in the decade, he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of investment and financial policies for the Ford Foundation, returning in... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
and decision trees." "It's an exciting industry for anyone who has a technical, commercial, and financial background," says James T. Hackett (MBA '79), president, CEO, and chairman of Houston-based Ocean Energy, Inc., a company that... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
Dodgers will give us the capability and flexibility to build related businesses and programming," Carey says. The sports franchise, he elaborates, will furnish the stimulus and content for derivative ventures such as TV stations, a cable... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
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Technology & Operations Management Willy Shih Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Joseph Pacelli Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Business Analysis and Valuation Using View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
regional law firm, Duane Morris entered a period of spectacular growth led by CEO Sheldon Bonovitz. Originally founded by Quakers, the firm had a distinct organizational culture featuring a number of unique or unusual business practices: a transparent and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
variety, process flexibility and even the path of industry evolution. We explore this relationship in the software industry. Our research takes advantage of a natural experiment, in that we observe products that fulfill the same function... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
been successful, all the way up to the C-suite. Look for an organization with a truly flexible culture, where new ways of thinking are embraced. Women are most successful in work and in life when they build careers in companies that value... View Details