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Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class... View Details
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
to create a new corporate reporting model fit for the 21st century.” Indeed, Eccles and others are pioneering a new way for businesses to operate. Too bad the American press missed the story. View Details
- 17 Apr 2022
- Book
How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray
Hershey also has a firm anti-retaliation policy, which is intended to make whistleblowers feel secure about reporting illegal or unethical activities. Nelson says the ethics at corporations like Costco and... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
returned to their organizations to lead inspiring projects that developed wonderful, strategic Balanced Scorecards. But not all of these companies were able to sustain the energy to deliver the results we reported in Chapter 1. What helps... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 03 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business
loss of soldiers during the American Civil War. It got him to wondering whether rituals were merely a traditional part of the grieving process, or whether they truly alleviated grief. "We see in every culture—and throughout history—that people who perform rituals... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
commitment toward corporate social responsibility since its founding days, Green Mountain faced an ethical decision point in 2007 as new information from the field uncovered a chronic dire problem facing coffee communities-seasonal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
Can there be corporate democracy if employees can’t vote on the actions its companies take? Yes, and it’s needed now more than ever. The pandemic has brought much employee discontent and activism. Last January, for example, with one-third... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
to their accounting reports following CLs. Our results indicate that disclosure of regulatory oversight activities can strengthen public enforcement. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55919 forthcoming... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
the railroads linked port cities to outlying areas, and, by the 1850s, they pushed westward and helped settle the frontier. From eastern terminals, American railways grew at an astonishing pace: from 23 miles of track in 1830 to 240,000 miles by 1910. As an Atchison... View Details
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
has been divided by both worldview and practice. Why, in the face of the common challenge of dependence on imported Russian gas, have national reactions to such vulnerability varied so dramatically across the continent? And why have a handful of French, German, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
allowing cities to target restaurants that are most likely to have a hygiene violation. In this work, we report the first empirical study demonstrating the utility of review analysis for predicting restaurant inspection results. Download... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24
across sectors and reduced private-sector rents. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2365524 Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing By: Marquis, Christopher, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Under increased pressure to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Medicare payments, primarily from decreased hospital LOS and post-acute care utilization. October 2019 New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Achieving Value in Highly Complex Acute Care: Lessons from the Delivery of Extra Corporeal... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
than speeches, appeals for better teamwork, and mission or value statements. Consider the case of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, a $1 billion company, whose story was researched and reported by Professor Jennifer Chatman at the University of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 8, 2008
but I Want to Watch the Comedy Now: Intrapersonal Conflict and Myopia in Online DVD Rentals Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2015
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November 17, 2015
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Introduction: New Perspectives on Corporate Capital Structure By: Acharya, Viral, Heitor Almeida, and Malcolm Baker Abstract—The National Bureau of Economic Research held a symposium titled... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?
Corporate scandals often follow a pattern: Whether it’s Theranos and its fraudulent blood testing technology, Wells Fargo and its fake financial accounts, or Volkswagen and its bogus emissions data, a whistleblower eventually comes... View Details
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
a hierarchy that flows from the most enduring element, the corporate mission, through values, vision, strategy, and, ultimately, the implementation and monitoring of that strategy via tools such as balanced scorecards and key performance... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011) Abstract Job requirements at the top of corporations have changed. Companies have come to expect much more from their C-level executives, who need new and different skills to deal with today's business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis
a warehouse of financial, accounting, banking, economics, management, marketing, and public policy databases accessible through a single Web-based interface. Industry Research reports Geographically focused trends and data ... View Details