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  • November 2003 (Revised September 2021)
  • Case

Ivar Kreuger and the Swedish Match Empire

By: Geoffrey Jones and Ingrid Vargas
Taught in Evolution of Global Business. Globalization and corporate fraud are the central themes of this case on the international growth of Swedish Match in the interwar years. Between 1913 and 1932, Ivar Kreuger, known as the "Swedish Match King," built a small,... View Details
Keywords: History; International Finance; Globalized Firms and Management; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Monopoly; Business and Government Relations; Sweden
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  • November 2004 (Revised January 2006)
  • Case

Martha Stewart (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Explores Martha Stewart's December 2001 sale of ImClone Systems common stock, the ensuing federal investigations into possible insider trading, and Stewart's criminal prosecution and sentencing. Discusses the impact of publicity on Stewart's company, Martha Stewart... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Financial Markets; Management Teams; Law; Government and Politics
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  • 30 Apr 2024
  • Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

In the 1990s, when Harvard Business School Professor Lynn S. Paine was researching and writing about examples of corporate misconduct, she hoped more businesses would take decisive action to root out fraud... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

    Suraj Srinivasan

    Suraj Srinivasan is the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration, a member of the Accounting and Management faculty unit, and chair of the View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; financial services
    • October 2012
    • Supplement

    Olympus (B)

    By: Jay W. Lorsch, Suraj Srinivasan and Kathleen Durante
    This case outlines Michael Woodford's awards and honors, after having been fired from Olympus in October 2011. It discusses the repercussions following an investigation into the fraud and the report that was released thereafter. It also discusses the lawsuit that... View Details
    Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Health Industry; Electronics Industry; Japan
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    • 02 Feb 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable

    specifically, play a strong role in keeping corporations accountable to customers, employees, and other stakeholders. With the decline in traditional media sources, particularly amid the closure of many local newspapers, Heese and Pacelli... View Details
    Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Technology
    • 28 Jul 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: July 28, 2015

    Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49412 Forthcoming Management Science Fake It Till You Make It: Reputation, Competition, and Yelp Review Fraud By: Luca, Michael, and Georgios Zervas Abstract—Consumer... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 28 May 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

    Investors rely on corporate auditors to keep impartial watch on the accounting practices of the companies they invest in. Historically, investors have not been shy about launching litigation when they believed auditors did not do enough... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting
    • 01 Mar 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

    a book titled Middle Management 101 puts it: A person on this rung of the corporate ladder is “the most misunderstood, misdirected, misguided, poorly trained, and ‘hung out to dry’ member of our entire work force.” One could make the case... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett

      John F. Batter

      John Batter is a retired Litigation Partner in the Boston Office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP where his practice focussed on on the defense of public and private companies and their directors and management against breach of fiduciary duty claims and... View Details

      • 22 Apr 2010
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Audit Quality and Auditor Reputation: Evidence from Japan

      Keywords: by Douglas J. Skinner & Suraj Srinivasan
      • 06 Apr 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: April 6

      were making decisions that made them more acceptable to customers given the particular social, cultural, and economic contexts within which they were embedded. Ownership Structure and the Cost of Corporate Borrowing Authors: Chen Lin, Yue... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 07 Feb 2012
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Earnings Management from the Bottom Up: An Analysis of Managerial Incentives Below the CEO

      Keywords: by Felix Oberholzer-Gee & Julie Wulf
      • 03 Jul 2018
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

      and the normative orientation of medical professionals. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54600 Summer 2018 California Management Review CSR Needs CPR: Corporate Sustainability and Politics By: Lyon,... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • 24 Apr 2012
      • First Look

      First Look: April 24

      primarily at auditors (both external and internal), risk managers, accountants, CFOs, and consultants, Effective Auditing for Corporates covers the following: 1) compliance and the corporate audit, 2) View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
      • Supplement

      Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)

      By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
      This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Government and Politics; Law; Contracts; Lawfulness; Operations; Shipping Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Singapore
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      • September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
      • Case

      Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)

      By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
      This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Government and Politics; Law; Contracts; Lawfulness; Operations; Shipping Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Singapore
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      • 10 Dec 2021
      • Research & Ideas

      Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

      which rewards whistleblowers who report fraud against the federal government with a percentage of the money recovered. “We need to understand the costs,” explains Heese, “and how to empower the people who have important information to... View Details
      Keywords: by April White
      • 01 Nov 2017
      • What Do You Think?

      What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

      to the financial institution in penalties, fines, and loss of trust began to mount. Months before the fraud was disclosed, Tim Sloan, then president and COO (and now CEO), was quoted as saying: “People are our competitive advantage, so we... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking
      • 09 Sep 2008
      • First Look

      First Look: September 9, 2008

      influence the companies being rated. We focus on corporate environmental ratings, the primary purpose of which is to help investors select "socially responsible" and avoid "socially irresponsible" companies. We... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne