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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
hugely important. It’s not enough just to maximize profits. You’ve got to look at the short term versus the long term. People are now much too short term. And short-term profitability and long-term profitability will engender very... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
What are your short- and long-term goals at GBFB? “My short-term goal is simple: keep the food coming. The Food Acquisition team is responsible for all food sourcing activity (including food purchasing and managing donations) for the... View Details
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
by highlighting that although hospitals may need to persevere through a short-term financial hardship to achieve high levels of both conformance and experiential quality, financial performance benefits are likely to emerge in the longer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
money comes, but I think something important to keep in mind and to not make short-term decisions and of course, everyone’s circumstances are different. Some people have student loans to pay off like that. Not, you know, not everyone's in... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
that prioritize shareholder value maximization and short-term financial gains, largely at the expense of employee, climate, and societal welfare, have contributed to this crisis of power concentration. Power sharing entails giving workers... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
you to be flexible and to recognize where the opportunities are; HBS is a long-term school, not a short-term school. The skills we’ve learned here will be valuable for the rest of our lives, not just in our next job. Tyler Koop: I agree.... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
generations. For example, if the temperature goes up 2-½ degrees Celsius worldwide, the resulting heat wave will have devastating effects on people, animals, and crops as energy consumption skyrockets. The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is, therefore, a time for both... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
connect the short-term perspective with intermediate and long-range goals. Chris was a master in the classroom, and his Business Policy course was fantastic." Belkin clearly remembers the late marketing professor Steven Star asking him to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
The Estate Tax Debate Per dollar of revenue, no tax policy generates more sound and fury than the taxation of estates. To supporters, the tax is a break on the concentration of wealth and power and an easy way to fund redistribution. To opponents, the tax is an unjust... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
tangible short-term results.” And the payoff has been particularly satisfying. “My quality of life is the best it’s ever been,” says Holden. “I’m doing what I enjoy most and what I believe I do best — combining skill with imagination.”... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
such as capital or access to talent inside the group. Equally important, I believe, is reputation, knowing that it is Koç or Akfen. Q: Koç and Akfen are both family owned. Is this an advantage? A: One idea is that family firms have longer time horizons, that they are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
enactment of values and a purpose to which the organization subscribes. Barnard came to define the role of the organizational leader as the creator and steward of the purpose and values, where an important aspect of the stewardship activity is balancing View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
strategic naïveté. Economic Uncertainty and Earnings Management By: Stein, Luke C.D., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—In the presence of managerial short-termism and asymmetric information about skill and effort provision, firms may... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
entering this market would present unique challenges for Vanguard. Vanguard had a philosophy espousing low-turnover investing, while ETFs enabled short-term trading. The company would also need to develop a distribution network for ETFs.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
for the upcoming board meeting. The recent financial crisis had vividly highlighted several key issues including the adequacy of short-term liquidity, the effectiveness of portfolio risk management, and the balance of internal and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
relatively more short-term debt, firms fill the resulting gap by issuing more long-term debt, and vice-versa. This type of liquidity provision is undertaken more aggressively: i) in periods when the ratio of government debt to total debt... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
that offered the most promise? Managers realized that these choices would not only determine the company’s short-term growth trajectory, but also shape the longer-term value of the Mavi brand. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
preoccupied minds in the corridors of power in Western capitals: how to compel Russia to respect the Western geopolitical preferences without harming European allies? The answer, as in the past, pointed to the lack of viable short-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
and marginal-cost options. The emphasis on short-term earnings per share as the primary driver of share price, and hence shareholder value creation, acts to restrict investments in innovative long-term growth opportunities. These are not... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
quadrant, where we do show our colleagues that we care about them. Because we're so concerned about their short-term feelings, we fail to challenge them directly. That's what I call ruinous empathy. The Bob story is the classic ruinous... View Details