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- 26 Nov 2001
- Op-Ed
Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed
international heavy-equipment manufacturer, managers were so set on hitting their quarterly revenue target that they shipped unfinished products from their plant in England all the way to a warehouse in the Netherlands, near the customer,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
of action? A: The hacking incident was probably the last straw in a rather long line of issues. Sooner or later, Google had to stand up for its principles. They have always been at odds internally as to whether or not being in China,... View Details
- Web
Ellen Desmarais | About
HBP’s continuing commitment to DEI. In addition to her career with established brands, Ellen has also worked with Silicon Valley startups as an executive and an advisor. She began her career in marketing and analysis at Capital One and spent three years building their... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Harvard Team Wins Second Place in MIINT Impact Investing Competition
the Harvard internal competition, the Kumulus team competed in the Global MIINT Semifinals and Finals against 40 other MBA programs vying to receive a $50,000 investment in their company. The competition was judged by a panel of... View Details
- 17 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups
them to perform, and they can exercise more of their own individual player preferences. By contrast, when performance is weak, coaches feel more pressure to improve, and so they put aside their internal biases in favor of more impartial... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
Bill Clinton about allegations of his having had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In his answers, the president speaks in the present tense as a way of dodging Lehrer’s questions. Jim Lehrer: “No improper... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
international audiences was indeed shifting in the intended direction. Several observers were further worried that the younger generation was finding Israel even less relevant and urged for devising a new approach. What should or could... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Research Summary
Corporate Lobbying Strategy and Foreign MNEs
“U.S. Defense Contracts and the Lobbying Strategies of Foreign MNEs: The Liability of Foreignness and Make-or-Buy Decisions about Political Goods”
Many firms engage in lobbying with the expectation that their lobbying efforts will... View Details
- 14 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving
automated driverless car.” The research results, detailed in “Multitasking While Driving: A Time Use Study of Commuting Knowledge Workers to Assess Current and Future Uses,” were published in the June issue of International Journal of... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
their leaders for the coming years." Generational differences related to the development of millennials comprise, according to Muder Chiba, "a global phenomenon." Amy Lynch concurred, saying, "When I talk with recruiters for View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 03 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 30 Sep 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment
- 2013
- Working Paper
The Appeal of the Appropriate: Accounting, Risk Management, and the Competition for the Supply of Control Systems
By: Anette Mikes
How do certain risk measurements in organizations come to be seen as more reliable and acceptable than others? Taking a multiple-control perspective, I investigate the aftermath of a control debacle at a financial services company (MultiBank), focusing on its insurance... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Multiple Control Systems; Interactive Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Risk Measurement; Financialization Of Accounting; Institutional Logics; Banking; Risk Management; Fair Value Accounting; Insurance; Financial Services Industry
Mikes, Anette. "The Appeal of the Appropriate: Accounting, Risk Management, and the Competition for the Supply of Control Systems." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-115, June 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
metrics to help determine how agile the company is, how agile it should be, whether it is moving in the right direction at the right speed, and which constraints are impeding progress. Surveys of internal and external stakeholders to... View Details
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
Black grocers. A close friend of Justice Thurgood Marshall, Dowling served in managerial roles for the U.S. Department of Internal Revenue, the American Cancer Society, and the New Jersey Urban League. Howard Naylor Fitzhugh HBS MBA 1933... View Details
- 05 Nov 2019
- News
Alumnus Named McDonald’s CEO
having a record year for cash flow. The Journal also noted that Kempczinksi had planned a global town hall meeting with employees. “I’ll share a bit more about my background and perspective,” he wrote in an internal memo, “but most... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
London School of Economics. After stints as a researcher and analyst at investment bank EFG Hermes and the International Finance Corporation, she was recommended for a role at Egypt’s Ministry of Finance in 2010, working in the Macro... View Details
- Profile
Mireya Iglesias Ayala
by my past experiences and personal values as a first-generation Mexican American, guided my initial steps in this new chapter, pointing me toward opportunities for growth and learning. I am leaving with a "map”—no longer just relying on my View Details
- 18 Dec 2019
- Book
6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation
this as a process of socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization (SECI) that takes place in progressive phases to generate innovations over time. Published in October by Oxford University Press, The Wise Company... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley