Conflict of Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

that such trade might alter Chinese interest in democracy and capitalism. That leads to a conclusion that “we need to start quickly weaning ourselves off of the products and resources View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Aug 2023

Harvard Graduate School Information Session in Washington, D.C.

This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Law School. Candidates with an interest in pursuing a joint degree between two View Details

12 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54565 Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior By: Chattopadhyay, Akash, Matthew D. Shaffer, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—After decades of both... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

January 2002 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Consulting by Auditors (A): Levitt's Campaign

By: Ashish Nanda

This case highlights the debate between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several of the large accounting firms over whether the same firms should offer consulting services to clients they audit. View Details

Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Accounting Industry; Consulting Industry

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09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

negotiations is that family members generally prefer to reach mutually acceptable outcomes in their negotiations. This constructive attitude is due in no small part to the strength of family ties: Typically, family members are genuinely... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

04 Oct 2021
What Do You Think?

How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

Understand who controls what and the degree to which it is desired and you understand a great deal about a power relationship. Of course, power can be used for good or “dirty” purposes. “Power poisons,” according to the authors, are... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2021
Op-Ed

How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback

questions. In the process, they received feedback that was more helpful to them and their career development. Learning from the feedback we receive is often challenging, as our desire to grow conflicts with our equally strong desire to be... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

19 Jun 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda

29 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

February 2018 Journal of Accounting & Economics Bank CEO Materialism: Risk Controls, Culture and Tail Risk By: Bushman, Robert, Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith Abstract—We investigate how the prevalence View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Feb 2021
News

Investing in Entrepreneurship

has served as a director of more than 50 nonprofit and corporate boards. He has devoted significant energy and support to advancing medicine, an area of deep personal interest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Web

Life at Harvard - Doctoral

leaders who contribute to the well-being of society. Achieving this mission requires an environment of trust and mutual respect, free expression and inquiry, and a commitment to truth, excellence, and... View Details

30 Nov 2023
Blog Post

College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA

little as your schedule allows. Do I get a certificate? No, this program is an exploratory program to understand the benefits of a business education. Students already interested in an MBA may apply directly... View Details

19 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

Bias? Evidence from Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia. A new study examines biases between print andonline encyclopedias.©iStock.com/adventtr Zhu and Greenstein have long been interested in the question View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

myself falling more in love with my wife as she serves and sacrifices for our family. Love is like compounding interest – the more you invest the more it grows. Eliot Frost & Judy Thelen, Class of 2020... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

investment success. “The initial funding was $7.5 million; one of our first investments was $250,000 in Intel.” Apple corps: “We invested early in Apple, purchasing 10 percent of the company in 1979 for... View Details

11 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies

strategies that managers can take into consideration when setting the course for their own firms. A Q&A with Llanes follows. Julia Hanna: How did you come to be interested in this particular area of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Web Services

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

January 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy By: Di Maggio, Marco, and Marcin Kacperczyk Abstract—We study the impact View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Microeconomics of Competitiveness In 2002, the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) course was... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

classroom with a completely different perspective than I came in with," he recalls. Sant's career path led him through a series of finance positions in the Bay Area before he moved to Washington, DC, for a two-year stint at the Federal... View Details