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  • 22 Jan 2019
  • Blog Post

Balancing the Ideal with the Real: Conveying Corporate Culture to Candidates

to assert their most attractive qualities to discriminating job seekers. At Samsung, the manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Korea, “Results speak for everything,” says Phoebe Hung (HBS MBA 2011), the company’s Senior Manager of... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • 16 Jun 2015
  • First Look

First Look: June 16, 2015

that our proxy is associated with earnings and real activities management. Overall, the results show that the time horizon of conference call narratives can be informative regarding managers' myopic behavior. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    David A. Moss

    David Moss is the Paul Whiton Cherington Professor at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) unit. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from Yale.  In 1992-1993, he served as a... View Details

    Keywords: banking; credit card; federal government; financial services; health care; insurance industry; state government
    • 19 Aug 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: August 19, 2008

    Consequences to Missing Quarterly Earnings Benchmarks Authors:Rick Mergenthaler, Shiva Rajgopal, Suraj Srinivasan Abstract We find that missing quarterly earnings benchmarks, especially the analyst consensus... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 26 Jun 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional

    information of this type that's actively used. "There are a lot of components on the Web today, but no one has really put this together in a compelling way." Moriarty also reckoned that another emerging frontier is online continuing medical education. While he assessed... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
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    HBS Working Knowledge – Harvard Business School Faculty Research

    Forman 24 OCT 2023 | HBS Case What do Steve Jobs and Sarah Breedlove have in common? Through a series of case studies, Robert Simons explores the unique qualities of visionary leaders and what today's managers can learn from their... View Details
    • 13 Oct 2015
    • First Look

    October 13, 2015

    contribution is tax-deductible in the contribution year, but both principal and investment earnings are taxed upon withdrawal. Using administrative data from 11 companies that added a Roth contribution option to their existing 401(k) plan... View Details
    • January 2024
    • Case

    ECOALF: Fashion for the Future

    By: Elizabeth A. Keenan, Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz and María José Satrústegui
    ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's mission was to create timeless apparel exclusively from recycled and eco-responsible materials, matching the... View Details
    Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Decisions; Business Earnings; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Communication Intention and Meaning; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Competition; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Social Marketing; Marketing Channels; E-commerce; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Fashion Industry; Spain; Germany; Italy; Europe; United States
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    • December 1992 (Revised March 1997)
    • Case

    Peoria Engine Plant (A)

    By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
    Describes the cost control system used at an automobile engine plant for labor and overhead costs. The finance staff prepares daily, weekly, and monthly variance reports against budgets. Department supervisors, finance staff, and the plant manager discuss the use and... View Details
    Keywords: Cost Management; Cost Accounting; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Reports; Financial Reporting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry
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    • 12 Feb 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: February 12, 2007

    but all share a belief in the importance of understanding change over time. Publisher's site: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Business/History/ The Effect of Macro Information Environment Change on the Quality of Management... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Research Summary

    Overview

    By: Ethan C. Rouen
    Relying on empirical archival methodologies—as well as techniques in data science—to develop and structure new sources of data by which to approach questions of looming disclosure changes, Professor Rouen has focused on one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... View Details
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    Faculty & Advisors | MBA

    underrepresented managers. Enke earned her PhD at Columbia University, and MBA at Harvard Business School where she was awarded the Kaplan Fellowship in life sciences. Marc Casper MBA ‘95, Harvard University; BA, Economics, Wesleyan... View Details
    • 11 Sep 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: September 11

    conditions on sequence memory. In addition, conscious thought appeared to increase intrusion nowness and arousal. Limitations. The analogue design and healthy participant sample prevent from generalizing results to other populations. Intrusion frequency and View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Program

    PLD Module 5

    Summary The Program for Leadership Development (PLD) put you on the fast track to leadership. In PLD Module 5, you have the rare opportunity to build on that momentum, continue to expand your leadership skills, and earn lifelong HBS... View Details
    • 11 Mar 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: March 11, 2008

    unprofitable, non-dividend-paying, extreme growth, and distressed stocks earn relatively higher subsequent returns. When sentiment is high, the aforementioned categories of stocks earn relatively lower... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
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    Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About

    Certificate of Completion for self-paced programs Certificate of Participation for real-time, interactive programs Credential of Readiness, a three-course program that offers the possibility of earning undergraduate credit Alumni Status :... View Details
    • May 2015
    • Article

    Admitting Mistakes: Home Country Effect on the Reliability of Restatement Reporting

    By: Suraj Srinivasan, Aida Sijamic Wahid and Gwen Yu
    We study the frequency of restatements by foreign firms listed on U.S. exchanges. We find that the restatement rate of U.S. listed foreign firms is significantly lower than that of comparable U.S. firms and that the difference depends on the firm's home country... View Details
    Keywords: Accounting Restatements; Home Country Enforcement; Earnings Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Law; Financial Reporting; Financial Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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    • 25 Oct 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

    Sox starting pitcher Lackey, a star performer in his eight years with the Angels. Transported from laid-back Southern California to hot-cauldron Boston, Lackey posted a mediocre earned run average of 4.40 in 2010, and a league-worst 6.41... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking
    • 14 Feb 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

    themselves. However, the qualities they need to develop aren’t the ones you might expect. You might think an organization in flux needs a steady hand, someone with foresight and experience who plots a sensible route to cautiously and... View Details
    Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

      Krishna G. Palepu

      KRISHNA G. PALEPU is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, and has served previously as Senior Advisor to the President of Harvard University, and Senior Associate Dean at the... View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; banking; financial services; information technology industry; pharmaceuticals; retailing