Current Account - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
News

Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis

and Global Financial Turmoil,” dealing with the U.S. system of financing homes; “Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008,” examining the impact of the financial crisis on executive pay; and “The Future of Financial Reporting,” a video case on mark-to-market View Details

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

23 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

colleagues write in the working paper. "Firms that received loan guarantees, and their employees, enjoyed far more stability than their counterparts." In the United States, where small businesses account for about 47 percent of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

20 Feb 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management

challenges. Water Treatment Plant Visit During our visit to the city’s water treatment plant, we were struck by the scale and complexity of Mumbai’s water management system. The facility currently processes 2,800 mega liters of water per... View Details

20 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 20

too volatile given the mean reversion in earnings. We show that high current ship earnings are associated with high secondhand ship prices and heightened industry investment in fleet capacity but forecast low future returns. We propose... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

08 Mar 2019
Blog Post

“There’s no quick shortcut to success:” Zorpads takes off

member – don’t worry, they won’t reveal who – took off her shoes, they knew they had found their problem to solve. "She knew [the smell] was bad, but then she started listing out all the reasons current products on the market don't... View Details

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

that led to the financial crisis. And while the intricate details of pay plans don't evoke the outrage of multimillion-dollar paydays, curbing the risk-taking incentives embedded in those plans is key to resolving the current crisis and... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

15 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

therapies has become a reality, as have immunotherapies that induce or suppress a body’s immune response to treat disease. Yet, this relatively swift progress has not been fast enough for millions of other patients who still lack effective treatments that take into... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health; Pharmaceutical

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Shad Membership Eligibility | About

for the current rates and membership information Membership Refunds If for any reason it is necessary to cancel your membership or one of your services refunds can be requested at the Member Services Desk. Domestic Partner Shad Hall... View Details

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Terms of Use - HBS Online

to pursue any and all legal remedies against you if you violate this Agreement. 4. User Accounts and User Registration In order to participate in most Services, you must register for a personal account on... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Two Kinds of Green

to its current home in Durham, North Carolina, in 1993 and focused exclusively on personal care; by 1998, its product line included more than 100 items and annual sales exceeded $8 million. In 2003, Quimby (who had bought out Shavitz ten... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; natural products company; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

26 Jun 2018
Blog Post

6 Lessons I learned from HBS Peek

HBS Peek is an educational experience designed for college students to gain knowledge and insight into the MBA degree. Using the renowned case method of instruction, HBS faculty will lead class discussions on current management challenges... View Details

22 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore

Economic Analysis, agencies continued to bundle their advertising services and collect media commissions for decades. By analyzing US Census Bureau data, the researchers demonstrated that unbundled services accounted for only 13 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

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Delving Deeper into Development with the Joint MBA/MPA-ID Program | MBA

accounting & information systems instruction. What were you doing before grad school and what led you to apply/enroll at HBS and HKS? MPA-IDs at the Nutcracker Ballet in Winter 2019 I joined Deloitte’s Risk Advisory practice in Atlanta... View Details

07 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

hours reduce electricity bills? Perhaps for the first time, small-business owners accustomed to monthly accounting might need to track day-to-day spending so they can react quickly to changing economic conditions. Free and low-cost tools... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service

01 Sep 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

Just Has to Make Money by Robert C. Hacker (MBA 1972) (North American Publishing Company) Nobody has more stories than agency account people. Having been inside hundreds of clients’ organizations and six agencies and seen it all, Hacker... View Details

01 Sep 2015
First Look

First Look -- September 1, 2015

international expansion strategy. Despite significant progress in the literature, we have identified three areas for extension and enhancement in understanding strategy beyond markets. First, we currently have limited understanding of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

With its abundance of complex management issues in a rapidly changing environment, Latin America offers a rich landscape for in-depth academic investigation. Some of the research work currently underway by HBS faculty is already earmarked... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Inexperienced Investors and Market Bubbles

younger investors were lured in. If you read historical accounts of the Tulip Bubble, as well as other famous examples, it turns out that this is pervasive. Our intuition was that this might explain how these stocks became overvalued in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

Marketing (forthcoming) Abstract What restrictions should be placed on advertising agencies with respect to serving accounts or clients that are competitors of one another in order to avoid conflicts of interest? In recent decades, the... View Details