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- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
trying to go the right way,” Cognetti says. “There’s evidence of that in partnerships like this one.” With one year left in her term, Cognetti is evaluating the lessons she is learning and weighing options for the future. Seeing an ongoing need for increased oversight... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Marketing Muscle
country's need for individualized attention, seems to be working. Audited figures for the month of January 2000 show that Yahoo! Europe garnered 730 million page views, well ahead of the competition. Canadian Sherry Coutu (MBA '93) also... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Seventy Years Out: Class of 1932 Celebrates Reunions
observed. One of the “lucky ones,” Brink worked for the telephone company before he set up his own one-man shop — Utilities Audit Bureau — as a consultant on telephone services and systems. “In 49 years,” Brink proudly declared, “I never... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Every year, members of HBS student clubs work overtime to organize conferences that address an array of business-related themes and issues. This year’s events, which featured renowned guest speakers and thought-provoking panels, focused on topics such as technology and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
data science (e.g., unbiased data and algorithms), better implementation (e.g., understanding the target audience and market conditions), and better policies (e.g., auditing algorithms to ensure they perform in an equitable manner). For... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
and renamed Firefly Network, Inc., in August 1996. "Privacy, security, and consumer trust are essential to our business and to the development of all Internet commerce," notes Grouf. "We were the first company to have an annual privacy View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
and racism are built into markets, business systems, and technology. The T.R.A.P. Lab has developed an algorithm audit platform that collects data about the outcome of an algorithm within a particular context and then assesses its impact... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
precisely what Enron lacked in its governance practices: Sustained attention to the qualitative objectives and ethical standards of the organization; Balanced incentives that reward and penalize results other than economic performance; Systematic View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
One-on-One with Thomas Riley
he is a former Ironman triathlete who, egged on by his children, once toyed with the idea of auditioning for Survivor. Of his current job, Riley observes, “I’m not making a career of this, and there’s a certain freedom, even power, in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
essential steps toward achieving cyber security. Such actions include assessing the value of the firm’s vital information, the risks to it, and the appropriate degree of accessibility and protection it warrants. There should be regular, consistent, and well–documented... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
management” system to other chains. About one-third of Clove’s procedures are audited by colleagues who examine anonymized X-rays as a form of what Singh calls peer review, a process that he says can be useful anywhere. “It becomes a... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964
corporate auditing and financial reporting. "Integrity and high ethical standards are an essential part of the process." Reforms such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are making a difference, continues Franklin. "We don't want to go too far with... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
joined the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch program. We've actually partnering with Worldwide Wildlife Fund on fishery improvement projects. We've had we've actually had NGOs audit our supply chain which was which was pretty interesting. We... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
would you point to as a model Anglo project? Our technical experts audited our Barro Alto nickel project in Brazil last year, and they said they’ve never seen one so impressive on a range of issues. It has a state-of-the-art plant design.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
are largely outside the public’s interest and understanding—e.g., rulemaking for bank capital adequacy, actuarial standards, accounting standards, and auditing practice—and in these areas, corporate managers, auditors, and bankers possess... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New Horizons for Iraq
been the UN’s under-secretary-general for internal oversight services. He is responsible for all manner of oversight of UN programs, including audit and investigative functions, to ensure that UN efforts internally mirror its global... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
together or understand when something might be going wrong. Jay Lorsch: There was a cycle of greed throughout the system, and boards, for their part, allowed it to go unchecked. Some audit committees and compensation committees didn't do... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
farmers sell raisins on the international market with a coveted Fairtrade label. This was a decade ago, but even then the task looked impossible. The certification process required an in-person audit to ensure producers were meeting the... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
you can’t take the course, you can audit it,” he summarizes. “It took me a few years to sell the companies I had built and to buy my way into media, but that was the pivot.” Despite the Atlantic’s strong position, Bradley is still looking... View Details