Value - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2006
Op-Ed

Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting

mortgage application differently. Indeed, research shows just that: Corporate tax avoidance is not valued by the market unless the firms are well-governed. The actors in various corporate scandals, including Enron, Tyco, and Parmalat,... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in the Senate, said that the new law's value is that it helps eliminate conflicts of interest between auditors and a company's board of directors by decreeing that directors establish an independent... View Details

Keywords: by Catherine Walsh

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Kim Chen

delivered on this both in and out of the classroom. I also valued the opportunity for personal development through introspection, discussion, and experience. Various programs offered through the Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Nonprofit / Government

24 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Working to Keep Pirates At-Bay: My Summer in Cyber Security

and selling experience. I never felt that I was “just” an intern, but instead felt that I was an integral part of the company. Moreover, every person on the team dedicated significant time and energy to bringing me up to speed, enabling me to add View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

20 Jul 2015
Blog Post

My Journey to Working with At Night Management / PRMD Music

that I could come on board and come up with my own plan for how I could add value to the team, and do so in a way that the company could afford. Couldn’t be more excited to have my dream job, in my dream city, and am very grateful to HBS... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

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Mina Kazanlieva

situations. "We were value investors and were active throughout the economic cycle." Leadership made personal For Mina, getting an MBA was driven by both professional and personal motivations. "When you evaluate... View Details

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Kurt White

being at Harvard, I’ve learned to be much more collaborative. It was a challenge at first, but I’ve come to appreciate the value of gathering input from other intelligent people. You can achieve better outcomes when you’re willing to be... View Details

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Juan Pablo Moncayo

Taking these connections to another level, JP become the Leadership & Values representative for his section. "I love helping teams thrive," he says. On the one-to-one level, JP likes looking up classmates through their class... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

03 Jul 2017
Blog Post

4 Ways HBS Alumni Utilize Baker Library

and new product and service development research. We have helped them value firms, find new customers, investigate suppliers, and check in on the competition. We help alumni stay current with state of the art practices and management... View Details

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Driving Social Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Bichara (MBA 2015) learned something important in the summer between his first and second years at HBS: He loves to build things that make a difference. While working... Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are Shilla Kim-Parker 2009 As if... View Details

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Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

that make a difference. While working... Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are Shilla Kim-Parker 2009 As if foreshadowing the career path ahead of her, Shilla Kim-Parker (MBA 2009) wrote her HBS application essay about her desire to serve... View Details

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Database Best Practices - Research Computing Services

any potential security restrictions, including who will have access to the data and editing permissions. Planning your database Knowing your data well is a crucial first step. Ensure that you are familiar with datatypes, value ranges,... View Details

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Venture Capital and Private Equity - Course Catalog

Associates How and why investors structure deals How PE firms add value How investors screen and choose investments Getting a deal through the Investment Committee Role of debt providers and where incentives overlap and diverge Different... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Action Plan: Whole Sale

personality.” But today’s consumers are looking for real commitments from companies, he cautions. It’s not enough to make small, surface changes; you have to look at the whole value chain, advises Balbale: “To be a diverse retailer, you... View Details

Keywords: April White; ecommerce; bricks and mortar; marketing; beauty

15 Jun 2021
News

Action Plan: Come as You Are

everywhere, and art needn’t be museum-quality. “So much of the art we love are objects we enjoy for themselves, beyond any potential investment value or recognized worth. An art teacher at my son’s school has done some beautiful work in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; museums; art; cognition; diversity; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Disaster Master

value concentration; there’s been such a focus on efficiency that there are way fewer redundancies in a company’s production capacity and inventories,” says Beer, who offers insight and advice to alumni seeking guidance in unprecedented... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1997
News

Taylor R. M. Keen

technology-based infrastructure, says he has been profoundly changed by his HBS experience. "My elders chide me for using the word 'I' too much now," he says reflectively. "But I've also been exposed to the humanity of capitalism; I've learned that American business is... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Oct 1997
News

William K.L. Fung

mainland, investors from the city are well placed to benefit from the new business climate. While Fung credits Harvard with sharpening his analytical skills, doing business the Chinese way was something he had to learn on the job. "The social View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Jun 2000
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

conference hosts in Germany, Heiner Thorborg (12th ISMP) and Christoph-Matthias Brand (MBA '94). Not only do the conference sessions offer extraordinary value to today's businessperson, but the opportunity to see Berlin thriving at the... View Details

Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA 1964)

01 Dec 2000
News

Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy

addition, the club has sponsored gatherings designed to encourage more students from Taiwan to apply to the School. "We had a forum featuring a number of graduates who talked about life at HBS, the case method, and the value of an HBS... View Details

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