Span Of Accountability - Publications - Faculty & Research

rises rapidly; it is now four times as high as in 2000. Many underdogs thus in fact appear to be losers. We also find evidence of a superstar effect. Among the best-performing titles, an ever-smaller number View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 May 2019
News

Not So Fast: Cashless Backlash Delays Move to Walletless Economy

30 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers

Keywords: by Shawn Cole, Martin Kanz & Leora Klapper

December 2010
Case

Digital Divide

By: Sunil Gupta

In November 2010, Charles Henry, chief marketing officer of a major consumer packaged goods company, was trying to convince his senior managers to enhance the digital presence of the company's brands by significantly increasing their online marketing budget. However,... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Digital Marketing; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Information Technology

Citation

Educators

Purchase

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

a moment in time of its financial position. In buying a share on any stock exchange, the purchaser makes an assessment of the economic value of a company. The assessment... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

March 2004 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Sarbanes-Oxley Act, The

By: Lynn S. Paine and James Weber

Describes the evolution and passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 from the perspective of the senior counsel on capital markets for the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. View Details

Keywords: Government Legislation; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Capital Markets; Financial Reporting; Laws and Statutes; United States

Citation

Educators

Purchase

15 Jul 2015
News

Greece bailout includes a €50 billion asset fund. Here’s how to avoid wasting it

22 Jun 2014
News

Pension funds urged to publish climate risks

14 Apr 2014
News

U.S. Corporate Tax System Stifling Growth

09 Feb 2018
News

No Time For Complacency For U.S. Banks - Aggressive Technology Use Can Create Real Shareholder Value

03 Jul 2017
News

Will shareholder pressure reshape company policies?

30 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 30, 2007

allocation, and accountability and performance improvement systems to support an overarching strategy. This central idea provides a valuable conceptual framework for current and future school leaders. The case studies presented in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jun 2016
First Look

June 14, 2016

our data. Finally, building on our model, we find that differences in management practices account for about 30% of cross-country total factor productivity differences. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 1990 (Revised October 1997)
Case

Siemens Electric Motor Works (A) (Abridged)

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, the students are introduced to a simple activity-based cost system. Siemens Electric Motor Works found itself facing an increasingly competitive environment and so made... View Details