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- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
Imperials, getting them to play your high school; calling the Harvard admissions dean and asking about why you didn't get in. Where does that determination come from? Steve: I don't quite know. Since I was very, very young, anything I set... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
profit-making; unlike financial performance, there is no common currency of measurement and aggregation," Ebrahim explains. "The value created by social-sector organizations accrues to society rather than to a set of owners or... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
analysis of the organization so that significant changes can be made based on what comes to light." Organizational fitness is based on the premise that an organization is a system. "You can't change all its elements... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
As Hertz approaches what is expected to be a $1 billion "quick flip" IPO just ten months after being acquired, critics are again taking aim at reverse leveraged buyouts and wondering whether investors are being set up for a... View Details
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707413 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Harvard Business School Case 707-441 Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707441 PublicationsThe Rules of Standard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
able to analyze the dataset to form views of how the security prices are likely to evolve relative to each other. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208118 Finding Information for Industry View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Books
traces the experiences of nineteen new managers over the course of their first year on the job. Based on six years of intensive field research and data analysis by HBS professor Linda Hill, the book explores the transformation that takes... View Details
- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-004.pdf What Should GAAP Look Like? A Survey and Economic Analysis (revised) Authors:S.P. Kothari, Karthik Ramanna, and Douglas J. Skinner Abstract Based on extant literature, we articulate a positive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
alternative valuation ratios or perform detailed intrinsic valuation analyses, Wang advises. Specifically: Consider a broad set of metrics. Investors who rely on valuation ratios to identify value stocks should consider a broader View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
call capacity and a set of sales tasks determined by business strategy. In turn, that analysis of strategy-sales linkages often changes students' minds about what to do about turnover in Clef's sales force.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Coming Out Calculus: A Reflection in Honor of National Coming Out Day
calculus.” By the time I start this job, I’ve been out of the closet for multiple years. I told a friend in the 8th grade I liked boys and have had all the typical “coming out” moments since—coming out to my parents, etc.—but each of these moments involved a deep... View Details
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
advertising market—one that suffers quite a different set of problems. Display advertising systems place ads-typically, rectangular "banners"—on the majority of popular web sites. Though display ads are widespread, they are also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
integral component of management control systems and play a significant role in achieving desirable performance outcomes. We focus on a key environmental performance objective—reduction of carbon emissions—as a setting in which to examine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 24
quintessential Australian product. This case focuses on Kraft's decision to revitalize brand performance through the introduction of a brand extension. Drawing on extensive social media analysis of brand image, the brand team led by Simon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy
value. [Please see [graphic.] A unique aspect of profit wheel analysis is that it interlocks with two other wheels that analyze cash flow and return on equity. Many companies are paying attention to one of these wheels, or maybe two, but... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert Simons
- 11 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
photography, history, and climate change. I ended up focusing a lot on financial analysis for the team and putting together various communications documents for them to help demonstrate their value across the park service. We presented to... View Details
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
these settings. In this paper we set out to accomplish both tasks by investigating the implementation of a lean production system at an Indian software services firm. Combining a detailed case study and empirical View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
the resource-based view of the firm, we examine how teams can develop a knowledge-integration capability to dynamically integrate members' resources into higher performance. We distinguish among three sets of resources: relational,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
superior performance and competitive advantage at the individual, organizational, and social levels and 2) empowers the three virtue phenomena of morality, ethics, and legality. We also demonstrate that applying cost-benefit analysis to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details