Value - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 6

Union business model focused on financial remittances, and how its corporate citizenship efforts bring value to the company by satisfying the diverse needs of Western Union's stakeholders. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

than a source of justice. In some cases, the accusations are so ridiculous that they are laughable. In one case, a former official at the economy ministry was accused of using the Net Present Value method. Yes, that was a key part of the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

06 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem

problems at Enron from its reported financial statements. In this regard, current accounting for stock options actually serves as a model for disclosure, in some respects. Investors are given lots of information about stock option plans, including some that can help... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman

30 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”

them? If we value diversity in leadership ranks, what can be done to provide greater access to the essential crucibles? In general, what can we do in the private or public sectors to create crucibles from which leaders may emerge? What... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Sep 2017
Blog Post

How One Organization Increased Their Internship Yield

Murphy continues. “But she has other options, and is taking the time to weigh them. Meanwhile, the company sends so many emails, so many phone calls – even direct texts from managers.” Over a few weeks, Sara’s impression of the company changes. “She goes from feeling... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

15 Apr 2015
Blog Post

Subverting Career Trajectories

finish up his MD degree at Brown University Medical School and then apply to residency in vascular surgery.Why did you decide to come to HBS?It came down to the people and the classroom experience. When I visited a class, the value of the... View Details

06 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Moving to the States with My Daughter to Pursue an MBA and Switch Careers

expectations in mind, I decided to apply. I only applied to schools in the United States because there were excellent career exploration opportunities, and I wanted to meet friends from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. I also wanted to expose my daughter to a new... View Details

19 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Bridges: Remembering the “Why”

create value for the other side." In the end, it’s not just about getting the deal you want but about helping the other side – your partner – sell it to their own constituents. So empathize. Be kind. See the world through gentler... View Details

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

actually alter company behavior, or create social value? How is and how should social value be defined and measured? In public markets, we evaluate the costs and benefits of negative screens, ESG integration, and activist investing.... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Savings and Loam

working-class people to earn interest on their savings, and become part owners in the process. “This is a model that was designed for stakeholder value, although people didn’t call it that 200 years ago,” Cummings notes. But there’s new resonance in the modern era, “at... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

10 Mar 2021
News

Vision: A Unicorn Evolves

round amid the pandemic, and is valued at $1.3 billion. The workplace upheaval caused by the novel coronavirus has been a surprising boon for the company, Medina says. Tracking the workflow of employees in their home offices has become a... View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; technology; startups; leadership

01 Dec 2019
News

What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

it happen in practice. That’s on the private market side. On the public side, the question is how you can influence the behavior of a company to reflect your values, or protect the long-term value of your investment—or both—while only... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Sep 2017
News

A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry

coffee economics. Coffee cherries have to be washed near where they are grown, ideally within 24 hours of being harvested, but most of their value is generated close to where they are brewed and consumed. “Starbucks would buy these, roast... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg; cafe; Cafe Neo; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

important to note that electric vehicles can provide a solution to both personal and freight mobility, and even work with the electricity system to help manage variability in demand, which will result in more economic value and lower... View Details

01 Jan 2008
News

James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION University of Sydney, 1954 B.A., Economics, Music University of Sydney, 1957 LL.B. LESSONS FROM HBS “The School gave me the opportunity to learn about people and View Details

18 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54955 Assortment Rotation and the Value of Concealment By: Ferreira, Kris, and Joel Goh Abstract—Assortment rotation—the retailing practice of changing the assortment of products offered to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Competitiveness, where she advanced, expanded and refined the rapidly growing body of work promoting a value-based approach to health care reform. Her research included US, German and English health system analysis and improving value by... View Details

20 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

choices. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/618038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-064 OpenInvest Founded by a team of hedge fund and NGO alumni, OpenInvest launched its platform in 2015 to enable retail investors to tailor their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

others—have become “hub firms” because they control access to billions of mobile customers coveted by all kinds of product and service providers. These hubs drive increasing returns to scale and claim a disproportionate share of the value... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

19 May 2015
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First Look: May 19

virtual currency including electronic payments. Since its inception in 2009 by an anonymous group of developers, Bitcoin has served tens of millions of transactions with total dollar value in the billions. Users have been drawn to Bitcoin... View Details