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- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
today's managers need to harness technological advances, manage and lead a dispersed and diverse workforce, anticipate and react to constant competitive and geopolitical change and uncertainty, compete on a... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
Peter Barge, CEO of the newly created Corporate Solutions Group of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), is executing a restructuring of the U.S. corporate real estate services division that will enable the company to offer its clients integrated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2013
- Case
Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs (Abridged)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The case describes a pilot project on applying activity-based costing to measure the cost of treating patients. After an overview of Boston Children's Hospital and its local health care market environment, the case presents process maps and financial data relating to... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Costing; Hospitals; Activity Based Costing and Management
Kaplan, Robert S. "Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 914-407, September 2013.
- 18 May 2016
- News
Making Money by Moving Money Around
- 30 Aug 2018
- News
Central bankers grapple with the changing nature of competition
- 08 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women's Day, the Women's Student Association set out to reclaim the word 'feminism'. They reached out to the HBS community to find out what the word... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- News
BankThink Fintech will reshape how entrepreneurs seek loans
- 30 Mar 2018
- News
BlackRock Sticking With Proposed Alaska Copper, Gold Mine
- November 2023 (Revised August 2024)
- Background Note
Life Cycle Assessment: An Overview
By: Willy C. Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a holistic approach to quantifying the environmental impacts—including resources consumed and wastes produced—associated with the entire life cycle of a product, from the production or extraction of the raw materials used in its creation,... View Details
Keywords: Life-cycle; Environmental Performance; Design; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Accounting; Environmental Accounting
Shih, Willy C., Michael W. Toffel, and Kelsey Carter. "Life Cycle Assessment: An Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-052, November 2023. (Revised August 2024.)
- September 2023
- Module Note
Live Case Exercise for Financial Reporting
By: Tatiana Sandino and Marshal Herrmann
Harvard Business School employs the case method as a cornerstone of its pedagogy, providing students with opportunities to engage in discussions related to difficult or contentious decisions confronted by real-world organizations. In this “live case,” we depart from... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
KhuranaHarvard Business School Note 311-115 The purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2020
- News
American Express acquiring small business lender Kabbage
- 26 Mar 2020
- News
'Bloomberg Surveillance' Full Show
- October 1993 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Michigan Manufacturing Corp.: The Pontiac Plant--1988
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Michigan Manufacturing is a broad-line maker of components for the automotive industry. It has developed a network of nine plants as its product line has grown. Newer, higher-volume products tend to be made in newer, focused, high-volume plants, while older product... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Profit; Brands and Branding; Mission and Purpose; Networks; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Christensen, Clayton M. "Michigan Manufacturing Corp.: The Pontiac Plant--1988." Harvard Business School Case 694-051, October 1993. (Revised November 1994.)
- 06 Dec 2012
- News
Wall Street Doesn't Understand Innovation
- April 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Wawa Inc.
By: Blythe J. McGarvie, Dennis Campbell and Kristin Stack
Retailing requires attention to detail and customer and employee loyalty. Wawa is a 50-year old food retailer with almost a cult-like following. With $9 billion in revenues, Wawa is the 50th largest privately-held company in the US. Learn how they have accomplished... View Details
McGarvie, Blythe J., Dennis Campbell, and Kristin Stack. "Wawa Inc." Harvard Business School Case 114-086, April 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- October 7, 2021
- Article
Carbon Might Be Your Company’s Biggest Financial Liability
By: Robert G. Eccles and John Mulliken
The price of carbon may be zero in many places today, but it’s unlikely to remain zero for long. That means that many companies have hidden liabilities on their books. To cover their carbon short position, executives can take several steps: Measure the position in... View Details
Keywords: Climate Risk; Climate Finance; Risk Management; Governance; Environmental Accounting; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G., and John Mulliken. "Carbon Might Be Your Company’s Biggest Financial Liability." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 7, 2021).
- 20 Mar 2020
- News
Square, Intuit Want Fintech Lending in Small Business Bailout
- May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Consulting
By: Michael W. Toffel, Robert G. Eccles and Casey Taylor
InterfaceRAISE is a sustainability management consulting firm created to leverage the capabilities of its parent company Interface Inc., a carpet manufacturer recognized as a global leader in corporate environmental sustainability. This case illustrates the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Environmental Accounting; Profit; Marketing Strategy; Human Resources; Business Model; Leveraged Buyouts; Salesforce Management; Consulting Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Toffel, Michael W., Robert G. Eccles, and Casey Taylor. "InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Consulting." Harvard Business School Case 611-069, May 2011. (Revised March 2012.)