financial accounting standards - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2010
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Michael Depatie

corporate responsibility and how it relates to “conscious capitalism.” Does doing right by all stakeholders, including the environment, bring good financial results? Absolutely! Corporate social responsibility has to be part of the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality

01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

early 2020. But it will happen. “I tell my kids, one day you guys are going to ride a metro,” Mawilmada says. “Just know that I was a part of it in some small way.” Development in Colombo’s historic Fort district, the city’s commercial and View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

06 Dec 2021
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New Wave

2008 financial crisis, and the ensuing valley in cleantech investment nearly wiped out the company. “It’s not like software. You need shipyards to bend and weld steel, and that takes time.” “It’s not like software. You need shipyards to... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

contributed significantly to their companies and communities while upholding the highest standards and values in everything they do. Exemplary role models, they inspire all those who aspire to have an impact on both business and society.... View Details

01 Dec 1999
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A Class Act

filled with news from enlisted men and officers serving in theaters around the world: letters sent in by parents from sons at sea; first-person and news accounts of harrowing escapes, rescues, and bravery; and reports about sailors... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

business endeavors through the lives of ten titans of commerce. Beginning with the Tudor merchants who transformed England’s economy via trade with the New World, the author traces an entrepreneurial golden line through men such as Thomas Pitt, savior of the East India... View Details

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

aren’t that clear.” Despite the pain of Quincy’s failure, Wallace doesn’t regret the experience. “I’m more fulfilled when I’m scrappy and building something, so I’m grateful to have been ripped away from the notion that I need financial... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

21 Dec 2018
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Bridging the Gap

authentic interests might be. Flint: It sounds like there’s a return on investment here for the college education that could be taken into account in this decision. Falik: I think that the most compelling reason that every young person... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

interview. Among their findings: In the 1960s and 1970s, MBAs graduated with valuable, current business and management knowledge. If companies wanted new hires with cutting-edge insights, they’d hire an MBA. According to several deans, that’s no longer true. View Details

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

16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed

doors, the meeting was a bit looser than standard protocol dictated. “So, Rogers, what are you going to do after this deployment?” asked the general. “You know, sir, I think I’m going to take a different job.” Rogers’s route to the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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