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From the CFO - Financial Report 2015
from packaged software to a subscription service model. Despite this accounting transition, HBP’s revenues grew more than 4 percent in fiscal 2015, exceeding our forecast for the sixth consecutive year. HBP outperformed our expectations... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16
effectiveness because people were not accountable to each other for progress, did not have shared understanding of their work, and faced interpersonal risks when reaching out to other roles. The redesign introduced new mesolevel... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
Amazon purchases accounted for about half of the company’s revenue. But Ford quickly discovered the platform wasn’t a perfect fit. In addition to the 18 percent commissions, she had to advertise with the company to ensure her products... View Details
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Annual Report 2016 - Annual Report 2016
and other activities, HBS strengthened its commitment to outstanding teaching, pathbreaking research, and the dissemination of knowledge, while pursuing innovative new initiatives to position the School for leadership in the 21st century. Full Report Financial View Details
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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2014
Financials From the Chief Financial Officer 5-Year Data Summary CFO Letter Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Supplemental Financial Information Harvard Business School’s economic model performed well in fiscal... View Details
- January 2017 (Revised August 2017)
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Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle
By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
This case follows an African-American entrepreneur through the process of sourcing a potential acquisition, valuing a company, and securing the funding to purchase the company. This entrepreneur must decide if he should close the deal and which financing term sheet to... View Details
Keywords: Negotiations; Manufacturing; LBO; Leveraged Buyout; Entrepreneurship; Term Sheets; Deal Structuring; Financial Statements; Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost vs Benefits; Cash Flow; Borrowing and Debt; Cost of Capital; Private Equity; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Value Creation; California
Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "Earl Gordon - Eastern Circle." Harvard Business School Case 317-061, January 2017. (Revised August 2017.)
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Digital Archival Resources - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
documents highlight Doriot's thoughts on leadership, character, business, industry and provide more details on the Manufacturing Class. Leadership & Character Closing Statements by General Georges F. Doriot to Manufacturing Class, May 17,... View Details
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Digital Archival Resources - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
documents highlight Doriot's thoughts on leadership, character, business, industry and provide more details on the Manufacturing Class. Leadership & Character Closing Statements by General Georges F. Doriot to Manufacturing Class, May 17,... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28
the paper: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042673 Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors: Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Publication: Contemporary View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016
evidence that such “CEO activism” can influence public opinion and consumer attitudes. Our field experiment examines the impact of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s public statements opposing a pending religious freedom law that critics warned would... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
out-of-court restructuring. In prepackaged bankruptcy, companies negotiate restructuring plans with creditors, gathering formal votes prior to filing for bankruptcy so they can enter Chapter 11 with a reorganization plan and disclosure View Details
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
your employees know routinely that you are there for them when they need to share concerns or simply require a sympathetic, nonjudgmental ear. Consider making yourself available at times outside work hours; these are not normal times. "I know you're doing the best you... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5
David F., Eric C. So, and Charles C.Y. Wang Publication:Journal of Accounting & Economics Abstract Firms with central or well-connected boards of directors earn superior risk-adjusted stock returns. Initiating a long position in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
28-29. 12 McCown, 4-5. 13 William Draper, III, Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs video archive transcript, December 2010, 2, accessed October 3, 2014. http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs/pdf/bill.draper.pdf . 14 Gupta, ed., First Venture Capitalist , 3. 15 Doriot,... View Details
- 18 Oct 2004
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The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
developments. His work examines how "sell-side financial analysts incorporate accounting information in their earnings forecasts, common stock valuations, and investment recommendations." He also analyzes management reporting of... View Details
- 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20
http://www.springer.com/economics/development/book/978-1-4614-1878-8?changeHeader Employee Selection as a Control System Authors:Dennis Campbell Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract Theories from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
decisions to hire Easterbrook and then to fire him without cause were matters of business judgment that the court would not second guess. However, the SEC charged McDonald’s and Easterbrook with providing false and misleading public View Details
- 25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008
person's view of the water privatization (relative to other privatizations) was 16% more negative if he/she was read a vignette with some of the negative statements about the water privatization that Argentina's President expressed during... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
losses in June. Will crypto overcome the challenges on the road to mainstream adoption? What’s standing in its way? HBS faculty members Charles C.Y. Wang, who has written about public firms’ investments in, and accounting for,... View Details