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- 19 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
LEED-ing by Example
services that are friendly to the environment (a 1993 US executive order) and to "stimulate the use of green standards in private procurement" (a 2008 communication from the Commission of the European Communities). But despite these... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
produces slower learning in human subjects than the standard second price auction mechanism. Our results also serve to highlight differences in behavior between simulated agents and human bidders that mechanism designers should take into... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
and elaborate on their normative implications. Audit Quality and Auditor Reputation: Evidence from Japan Authors:Douglas J. Skinner and Suraj Srinivasan Publication:The Accounting Review (forthcoming) Abstract We study events surrounding... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Alex Roth
list," says Alex. "It's the standard bearer, the place where the case method was conceived. And its reputation is known all over the world. As a European, I want that extra seal of approval to make my MBA pop on my resume."... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Racial Bias Pervades Health Care
cites a library full of studies (some his own) as well as his own personal experiences to document that minorities receive a lower standard of health care than do white men. For example, he writes, African Americans receive fewer... View Details
- Web
Community Values & Honor Code | HBS Online
Privacy Notice SMS Terms Terms of Use FERPA Community Values & Honor Code Trademark Notice Cookies The Harvard Business School Community Values support the HBS learning environment and are at the heart of a School-wide aspiration to make HBS a model of the highest... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 5
of IFRS Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Ewa Sletten Abstract If the differences in accounting standards across countries reflect relatively stable institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology, the rule... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
for-profit companies that have met "rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency." At present, there are only 1,281 B corps in the world, spread across 41 countries and 121... View Details
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Leading a Family Business (LFB) - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Leading a Family Business (LFB) Course Number 1895 Senior Lecturer Josh Baron Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits Overview: Family businesses dominate the economies of most countries. According to research by McKinsey, businesses owned by families View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
examine the lobbying behavior of state governments in the development of recently issued public pension accounting standards GASB 67 and 68. Consistent with opportunistic motivations, we find that states'... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Profits and Purpose
very different perspective. Then George joined us the third year. I have to say that I had never realized how important accounting was to the future of civilization until I started working with George. We can talk about saving the planet,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24
of trade finance terms is shaped by the risk that an importer defaults on an exporter and by the possibility that an exporter does not deliver goods as specified in the contract. The empirical results indicate that cash in advance and open View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
capital markets, standard setters, and financial analysts and how managers make accounting choices. But as accounting scholars have focused on understanding how markets and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
environment and social responsibility factors, could take into account manufacturers' political activities. Standards like the ISO 14001 environmental management system and the LEED green building standard,... View Details
- 02 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?
AI oversight and regulation. At least that’s the impression created by a small sample of comments on this month’s column. Sandeep made the case for an AI czar. “Any public servant is accountable to you and me and we can fire him and find... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Getting on Board
corporate board consideration.” As you organize your campaign, Stautberg says, “It’s best to cast a wide net. Networking is essential,” she emphasizes. “Who knows you and respects your capabilities? If you have a positive relationship with lawyers or View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20
state-owned firms, to bring them more into line with Chinese interests. China's accounting system had already undergone significant reforms during the two decades when its economy had grown to become the fourth largest in the world.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Full Circles | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
address the gap in academic achievement between African American students and other groups through policy and programs that enhance accountability for African American achievement, strengthen community engagement, and target... View Details
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
already-stressful situation—not only for factories, but for corporate offices, schools, and other organizations, Toffel says. “Why is it that every school system has had to develop their own standards and policies for masks, for... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
even the appearance of impropriety if they are to recover America's trust.—Constance Bagley A number of states have gone even further than Delaware and passed "constituency statutes," which expressly give directors the right to take all stakeholders into... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler