public accountability - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 22

strategies: matching, within-firm variation, and instrumental variable. Public firms' greater access to capital accounts for about one-quarter of the difference. The remainder can be explained by differences... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits

because of what they did, but because of what they are? That's the question that intrigued Jonas Heese, who recently joined Harvard Business School as an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management unit. While earning his PhD in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

stock of his corporate sponsors dropped, as did sales of Nike golf balls. A college’s well publicized scandal can open the eyes of prospective students. Source: SIphotography But Luca reasoned that many colleges wrestle with drinking and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

08 Jul 2002
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Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?

little change in behavior until we guarantee that those who destroy value and betray the public trust don't profit from it handsomely..." These matters have become embarrassing for Americans living overseas. Tammy Doty reports that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Margo Cramer

intellectually fulfilling, "it wasn't a degree that took me in any specific direction." Immediately after graduation, Margo worked as a merchandising team and sales account manager at Commando, a women's luxury apparel brand.... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education; Retail/Hospitality

06 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

firm’s book equity value and compares that to its market capitalization, or market equity value. Book value is the value of a firm’s assets, including land, equipment, and patents, and minus value of liabilities like debt—essentially an View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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their username and password is appropriate and complies with all HBS and Harvard University policies. To protect one’s privacy—as well as confidential information on the HBS network—students should not disclose account password(s) to... View Details

21 Mar 2014
Blog Post

East Asia MBA Market Update

about 800 companies waiting to go public as a result of the moratorium, but it’s likely that China’s stock markets will see only mid-sized companies with little name recognition outside of China going public... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

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Managing Service Operations: Research resources for new service design

used to analyze financial data from global equity and fixed income markets, and public and private companies. Individual accounts needed. Note: Follow the access instruction on the page before accessing.... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Executive Pay: Onward & Upward

awards drives a sharp increase in CEO compensation. 1992 The SEC requires more disclosure of executive compensation, particularly stock options and perks. With more information in public view, the rules trigger an unintended upward pay... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2009
News

Over the Top

Illustration by Ken Orvidas/theispot.com In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and provokes the most View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government

April 2007 (Revised April 2008)
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Corrections Corporation of America

This case illustrates a comprehensive valuation of a publicly traded firm specializing in building and managing prisons. Students must assess the firm's strategy and risks, evaluate key financial reports, derive forecasts of future performance, and use these forecasts... View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Buildings and Facilities; For-Profit Firms; Crime and Corruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Risk Management; Valuation; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry

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12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

more critical attention on those cases in which diffuse pragmatic interests go unrepresented in public policy. For too long we have accepted an easy account of these failures based on the diffuseness of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

01 Dec 2006
News

One-on-One with Jeff Hicks

of 1998 we won the “Truth” anti-tobacco account in the state of Florida. That put us on the radar. It also just happened to be targeted at kids between the ages of 10 and 14, which really anchored this agency in youth marketing.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services

24 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Want People to Save More? Send a Text

that self-help peer groups encouraged greater savings, there was another question to answer: Why? Were members motivated by public goal setting? Regular feedback? Shame at not meeting targets? The researchers suspected increased View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

May 1997
Case

Donna Karan International Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan

Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?... View Details

Keywords: Public Equity; Stock Shares; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Going Public; Business Strategy; Valuation; Fashion Industry

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01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

members—$500 each. They were simply told to go out and do good in God’s world. What happened next was amazing. The authors tell how this church community was transformed by the startling truth that money can buy happiness, so long as you spend it on others. View Details

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

directors accountable to company owners." Major business groups lost no time denouncing the reform measures as vehicles for ceding enormous power to a small number of special-interest investors, namely, unions and View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

rebates on interest and principal. The case outlines how International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), U.S. GAAP, and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) define View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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