Value Appropriation - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11

integration process. All focused on how best to combine the two airlines’ core systems and operating processes as well as the appropriate scope and speed of strategic changes. Now, Parker must decide on the composition of AAL’s senior... View Details

23 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 23, 2007

misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common misunderstandings by providing a statistical portrait of several aspects of U.S. affiliate activity in the country and placing this activity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 1

Building on previous research, we argue that verifiability and conservatism, while detracting from accounting's role in equity valuation, are critical features of GAAP under efficient contracting. We recognize the advantage of using fair View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

many U.S. airlines, the debt owed to customers in the form of miles is a value significantly larger than the airlines' market capitalization. This is simply not sustainable. Airlines have already reduced the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism | MBA

must ensure they are giving appropriate credit to others for their ideas and words. This information is meant to supplement the MBA Honor Code and offer a student the resources to cite properly and avoid plagiarism. For further questions,... View Details

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

classes that make the educational experience rich and productive, and graduates bring these benefits to the organizations they work for throughout their careers. But in order to add value to an organization, they must first navigate the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

Commission, chaired by Brooksley Born, issued a "Concept Release" inviting public comment on the relevance and appropriateness of existing regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, a market with a notional... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

firms to go private, but research shows these were primarily organizations that were smaller, less liquid, and more fraud-prone. "Yes, SOX may have cut off public market financing to these companies, but the question is whether it was View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

In his words, "As long as shareholder value maximization is the sole focus of Boards in a capitalistic context, objectivity in judgment is at risk: putting shareholders above all stakeholders is not a sustainable proposition,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Apr 2007
What Do You Think?

Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?

Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

01 Oct 1999
News

Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic

will be an even better communication tool, because we can convey our versatility. We will be able to show customers the different ways our clothes can be worn and help them find looks that are appropriate for them. People rely on us for... View Details

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

participants? A: A channel steward is someone who is able to interpret the needs of customers (including latent needs) and construct appropriate channels to address them. It is important to underscore that in so doing, a channel steward... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

worked. Right after graduating in 2000, Rovell landed a job at ESPN.com as its first business-of-sports anchor. He's now regularly featured on the network and writes prolifically for its online magazine. On the surface, Rovell's story illustrates the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

04 Sep 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

high-stakes decision about whether and where to get an education. Choosing College strips away the noise to help you understand why you’re going to school. What's driving you? What are you trying to accomplish? Once you know why, the book will help you make better... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA - Alumni

Community Values and the MBA Honor Code . GO: ASIA does not accept applications from alumni, unlike the GO: AFRICA Fellowship . You have accepted a job offer for a full-time, MBA appropriate position at an... View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

use of remote patient monitoring services grows—driven by health care limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic—clinicians, payers, and patients face important questions regarding the volume, value, and appropriate use of this care... View Details

04 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

companies batten down the hatches, we need leaders who don't compromise on standards and values that are essential in flush times. Fortunately, such leaders do exist. Their insights can help other organizations weather the current crisis,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog

us. If any of these resonate with you, that’s a pretty good sign that you would find value in joining our conversation and our community: Living an Integrated, Purposeful Life “How do I live an integrated life where I can bring my faith... View Details

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

initiative or the more turbulent the environment, the more appropriate and inevitable these types of commitments are. From a broader perspective, an organization today is not simply what Michael Jensen and William Meckling called—in an... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

ability to exert leverage on suppliers is growing. Consider one firm we've worked with, an international consortium of independent gas companies. Recently, one of their valued global customers told them that dealing separately with their... View Details