Accounting Policies - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

paying higher prices. In The Wal-Mart Effect, Charles Fishman raises another specter: Wal-Mart as giant boa constrictor, squeezing the life out of capitalism through sheer market dominance. This seems far-fetched. Wal-Mart still accounts... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

should they balance operational activities and advocacy efforts? How can they better measure performance against their missions and improve accountability to stakeholders?" The authors discuss their book in the following Q&A.... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Harvard Business Review (LEFA login for full access.) HBS Alumni Bulletin HBS Working Knowledge Jobs Harvard University Privacy Policy Trademarks Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College Harvard Business School Alumni Executive... View Details

02 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017

And an audience of customers standing by with their smartphones to record any spectacle seems to have had, until now, unfortunately, no discernable impact on corporate policy guidelines for dealing with uncooperative customers. Companies... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Map/Directions Related Links Alumni Doctoral Executive Education Faculty & Research Initiatives & Projects MBA Resources Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review (LEFA login for full access.) HBS Alumni Bulletin HBS Working... View Details

19 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?

stores,” which now outnumber all of the Starbucks and McDonald’s in the United States combined. They will account for 40 percent of all new store openings this year, according to a Coresight Research report. Willy Shih, the Robert and... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Retail

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

support every low- to moderate-income family, says Tufano. Beyond valuable programs like Social Security, tax breaks for savers, or auto-enrollment initiatives, there are more innovative and exciting projects: Prize-linked savings View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

27 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams

Policy (Management) doctoral program at HBS. (Edmondson chaired her dissertation committee.) Prior to the redesign, the hospital used ad hoc groupings in the emergency department—any available nurse would triage a patient, then return the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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News - Research Computing Services

We would like to inform you about new requirements for project space requests on the HBSGrid that are being implemented to ensure consistency with University policies and regulatory requirements, and to support data security measures. ...... View Details

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the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Momentum Funds (A)” (HBS Case 211-025) with Daniel Bergstresser, Randolph Cohen, and Christopher Malloy was selected as a Case Centre Bestselling Finance, Accounting and Control Case in 2021. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2021 John L.... View Details

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

company's policy had been "to finance research, development and expansion of business out of profits, and certainly the security provided by its patents has contributed greatly to the success of that policy." 20 Land concurred: "It is... View Details

March 2023
Teaching Note

Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-069. On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth... View Details

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22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News

where titles fall in there. On the impact side, there’s a lot of research about what happens when local news disappears, and there’s some research on the positive impacts of local news. Some of those things include civic participation, diversity of candidates, and how... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

June 2017 (Revised September 2021)
Case

Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Dennis W. Campbell, Susanna Gallani and Amram Migdal

Set in early 2017, this case examines widespread sales misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank. Wells Fargo's governance and controls are described in the lead up to the September 2016 announcement that Wells Fargo had settled with regulators for $185 million in... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Lawsuits and Litigation; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Design; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Business Organization; Business Model; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Governance Compliance; Policy; Compensation and Benefits; Resignation and Termination; Laws and Statutes; Legal Liability; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Failure; Agency Theory; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Salesforce Management; Public Opinion; Banking Industry; North and Central America

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HBS - The year in Review

RESPONSE A Moving Target with Clear Principles HBS regularly revised its policies over the course of the year as Harvard, Boston, Cambridge, and Massachusetts modified COVID protocols to reflect the trajectory of the pandemic. The School... View Details

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

welcome counterpoint to the largely hidden involvement of corporate leaders in shaping policy through the hundreds of millions of dollars they direct to Super PACs, trade associations, and think tanks to promote liberal and conservative... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

business administration (DBA) in accounting and control, marketing, policy and management, or technology and operations management. Another option is a joint program with Harvard University's Graduate School... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

itself, emerging financial service leaders are envisioning changes needed in capital markets. In a major policy address in April 2009, Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein outlined industry-wide changes required to restore sound risk taking, provide... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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