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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
bill got passed, what the law contains, how its provisions connect to other climate-related laws, and how it seeks to accelerate the country’s deployment of clean energy and other efforts to address climate change. Google’s AI Approach to... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t CrooksWhy Good Audits Go Bad
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed into law last July, is the government's response to a series of financial reporting scandals that rocked investors. Among other measures the law offers up stiff criminal penalties for accounting... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
longer-term interests sufficiently well.” Not everyone spoke as one on the issue. Rob Jones, for example, commented that, “Theories abound, but owner still means owner Social and moral obligations make View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
workers and managers in what to expect, 4) set up a support system, 5) tailor methods for managing careers, 6) scale the program, 7) mainstream the program. The work for managers will be harder, but the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
is an essential skill, and where the science of negotiation is headed. Negotiation is a core competence for life, "not merely an important skill to be wheeled out for special occasions," they... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
provide tax advice. NOTE: HBS will not be able to make payments in jurisdictions where such payments may violate gift ban rules, create a local tax obligation for HBS, create an employment relationship,... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Hanson , Jeremy C. Stein & Adi Sunderam JULY 2020 The authors provide a framework for understanding how the detailed structure of financial intermediation impacts foreign exchange rates. They develop a model in which specialized bond... View Details
- 05 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
of the division that had lost the account, to ask if she could try to win it back. After all, RLX had nothing to lose by letting her try, she argued, and she had her own reasons for taking on this formidable task—as part of her work... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
University executes on this obligation in determining each year’s endowment payout rate—that is, the percentage of the endowment’s fair market value withdrawn and distributed annually for operations and... View Details
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
obligations over to the U.S. Government's Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Then Wilbur Ross, who bought the remaining assets, started over with a completely new employee savings plan and a dependency ratio of 0 (unemployed) to 1. Of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
"for repairs." He responded, "In that case, according to the provisions of the Neutrality Treaty, we will move in and close down the Panamanian government for repairs." When you add... View Details
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Growing on the Job - Alumni
as a destination; set tangible markers for yourself so that you can see and measure your progress along the way. Ongoing obligations Like growth itself, assessment is not static, but a dynamic process that... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
each gift. Unrestricted Reserves (in millions) 145 FY17 118 FY18 129 FY19 174 FY20 211 FY21 Harvard is obligated to preserve the purchasing power of the endowment by spending only a small fraction of its value each year. Spending more... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
FY19 174 FY20 211 FY21 227 FY22 247 FY23 Harvard is obligated to preserve the endowment’s purchasing power by spending only a small fraction of its value each year. Spending more than that over time, for... View Details
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
customer satisfaction and product excellence at least as important as profitability), a collaborative spirit between employers and employees , a long-term view , and a close relationship with suppliers." Several respondents voiced serious... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
management." The principal tool for managing this relationship is the contract, which can be written to include "transaction compliance measurement, milestone and obligation monitoring, rebate and... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
ground and long-term viewership. As realJoannLyles put it, “YouTube t-h-i-n-k-s it has a suppression problem. Instead, YouTube has a moral problem ” David Wittenberg added, “There's no ‘right answer’ here. No matter what YouTube does or... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
provide. The provision and disclosure of information presents tradeoffs for all market participants. Consumers benefit from providing information to the firm, as this increases the utility they derive from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
relatively low concentration of ownership and control in large firms before 1910. Archival evidence such as company statutes and shareholder lists document that in many Brazilian corporations voting rights provisions, in particular, maximum vote View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
statement users for these provisions is amplified in states with poorly funded plans and large budget deficits, suggesting government lobbying is misaligned with a public interest perspective. We also find... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne