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16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

Working PapersMarket Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe Authors:Christopher S. Armstrong, Mary E. Barth, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines the European stock market reaction to sixteen events... View Details

August 2008 (Revised December 2009)
Case

Absolute Return for Kids

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

Absolute Return for Kids [ARK] is a charity with strong financial support-what are the constraints on its growth and impact? ARK seeks to transform the lives of children who are victims of abuse, disability, illness, and poverty. As one of the 50 largest fundraising... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Performance Capacity; Quality; Nonprofit Organizations; Expansion; South Africa; Europe; United Kingdom

November 2005
Case

Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (A)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Laura Winig

KaBOOM!, a successful playground-building social enterprise funded through corporate partnerships, wants to develop a performance measurement system that will enable the organization to expand its impact substantially. The board of directors and management are trying... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Enterprise; Performance Evaluation; Management Systems; Design; Construction Industry

October 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Supplement

Augusta National Golf Club Controversy, The (B)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

Keywords: Sports; Diversity; Sports Industry

Article

Management Accounting and Control: Lessons for and from the World's Tiniest Businesses

By: Srikant M. Datar, Marc J. Epstein and Kristi Yuthas

The article discusses skills microentrepreneurs need to manage and expand their businesses. After interviewing hundreds of microfinance clients around the globe, the authors were able to identify five tools drawn from management accounting where improved knowledge... View Details

Keywords: Governance Controls; Expansion; Business or Company Management; Microfinance; Cost Management; Risk Management; Budgets and Budgeting; Accounting; Opportunities

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June 2007
Teaching Note

Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (TN) (A), (B) and (C)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

Keywords: Performance; Management

December 2006 (Revised February 2007)
Case

Opportunity International: Measurement and Mission

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

After a "first career" in business, HBS graduate Christopher Crane becomes CEO of a worldwide microfinance network. The organization's twin challenges are: 1) developing metrics to give it an accurate picture of its situation and impacts, and 2) generating rapid... View Details

Keywords: Microfinance; Measurement and Metrics; Problems and Challenges; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business Model; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Financial Services Industry

November 2005
Supplement

Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (B)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Laura Winig

Keywords: Performance; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

May 2007 (Revised May 2008)
Case

Digital Divide Data: A Social Enterprise in Action

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Wendy Smith

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Leadership

January 2006
Teaching Note

The Augusta National Golf Club Controversy (TN) (A), (B) and (C)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

Keywords: Sports; Diversity; Sports Industry

November 2005
Supplement

Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (C)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Laura Winig

Keywords: Performance; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

October 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Supplement

Augusta National Golf Club Controversy, The (C)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

Keywords: Sports Industry

08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

empirical lacuna, we have developed a research program to measure the internal organization of firms—including their decentralization decisions—across a large range of industries and countries. Enamored with Scale: Scaling with Limited Impact in the Microfinance... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2007
Case

AARP Foundation (A)

By: Srikant M. Datar, Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Thomas Goodwin

AARP Foundation--a leading non-profit corporation--must create a new "Dashboard" performance measurement tool to track the effectiveness of its new strategic plan. View Details

Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Evaluation; Strategic Planning; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Business Strategy

September 2007
Teaching Note

Opportunity International: Measurement and Mission (TN)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Srikant M. Datar, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Mission and Purpose; Opportunities

June 2007
Supplement

AARP Foundation (B)

By: Srikant M. Datar, Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Thomas Goodwin

Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations