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- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
Invention of Data Privacy in the United States and France Author:J. Gunnar Trumbull Publication:In The Voice of the Citizen Consumer, edited by K. Bruckweh. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Lessons from the Crisis... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
surrounding management of creative ensembles. The topics discussed include: the nature and attainment of mastery (as opposed to technical competence); master and apprentice relationships; the details of collaborative work and workspace; and how to make View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
disclose extensive financial information. Thus Koehn and her team had to search high and low to try to piece together Winfrey's business model and understand her company's revenues, costs, and competitive advantage in the crowded,... View Details
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
forthcoming New York: Palgrave Macmillan New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy By: Fredona, Robert, and Sophus A. Reinert, eds. Abstract—This volume offers a snapshot of the resurgent historiography of political economy in the wake of the ongoing global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
25-year business career that included 10 years in fashion retailing; 12 years in mutual fund and brokerage financial services; serving as a director on nonprofit and corporate boards; and chairing the Better Business Bureau here in... View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
be actually brought home to the investor." Most of our social contracts are built on the assumption that individual accountability influences human behavior. Indeed, the recent move by the SEC to require CEOs to personally attest to their companies' View Details
- 15 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers
The research, based in France, was prompted by an ongoing regulatory debate within the European Union. "In Europe, there has been intense discussion about taxing high incomes in general, and bankers in specific," Vallée explains. In the aftermath of the 2008 View Details
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
also discussed. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607081 Dollar General Going Private Harvard Business School Case 108-015 Intended to improve students' understanding and encourage their use of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
Reporting and Regulatory Capital Edward J. Riedl, Suraj Srinivasan, and Sharon KatzHarvard Business School Case 111-041 This case introduces 1) financial statements for banks, 2) basic regulatory capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
health care), OTC drugs (in which its Advil and Anacin were best-sellers), nutritional products (in which its infant formula preparations ranked just behind those of Abbott and Bristol-Myers in market share), and hospital supply goods.... View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Working Papers Putting Skin in the Game: Managerial Ownership and Bank Risk-Taking By: Bouwens, Jan, and Arnt Verriest Abstract—This paper examines the relation between managerial ownership and bank risk exposure for a large sample of international View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
more complex and the gray areas more prevalent, we need to strengthen individual integrity. We need leaders who are prepared to act on principle, with standards and values to guide them, even in the face of strong View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
Performance with New Core Values The leadership team at Atlantis Paradise Island, under new ownership, decided that better alignment of the core values with the vision and mission statement would create a more compelling and consistent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
response to, varying market conditions. However, while the problems of balance-sheet liability and revenue recognition, and the related problems of income statement presentation, can be resolved by the application of DV/RV reasoning, this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
change, which included the 300 top executives plus another 100 natural leaders from the ranks without fancy titles. The 1,350 South Koreans I met at the Shinhan Financial Group Summit outside of Seoul in the fall of 2003 were all... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
and rewarding more participatory, more sincere, and less directive marketing styles. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-017.pdf The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
Paul M. Healy, and Yang Gui Periodical:Journal of Financial Transformation (forthcoming) Abstract Since 1949 Lehman Brothers has used an investment committee to select the top ten recommendations made by its analysts each year. We examine... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
widespread fraud in mortgage lender NovaStar Financial. The case is set in the time period from 2001 to 2007 and tracks the growth of the subprime industry and its collapse leading to the financial crisis. The case describes the business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
deregulations also led to a dramatic increase in "churning" at the lower end of the size distribution, where new startups fail within the first three years following entry. This churning emphasizes a new mechanism through which View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
effectiveness of these roles in actual organizational settings. The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid? Authors:Aldo Musacchio and Francisco Flores-Macias Publication:Online Edition. Harvard International Review (March 2009) Abstract The global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace