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  • 02 Sep 2010
  • What Do You Think?

How Transparent Should Boards Be?

specific case of Acme, sack the guy If the contract is watertight, be prepared to fight." In chastising those taking a more tentative position, Phil Clark asked, "Is leadership (presumably referring to that of both the CEO and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 27 Oct 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits

nonprofits should write mission statements that can be relied upon as a promise to deliver specified social value. Why is this important? A: It is important for nonprofits to be clear about what they are claiming to accomplish for two... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services | Baker Library

of Use . Learn More Finding a Time Series of Financial Data in Compustat Finding a Time Series of Stock Prices in CRSP Finding Historical Financial Statements with Compustat... View Details
  • Profile

Brittany Williams

Preparing for general management Upon reflection, Brittany realized her career was “heavily technical.” But she saw herself as becoming a “general manager, a C-level executive of a Fortune 500 company. To get there, I would have to expand... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
  • 01 Jun 1998
  • News

Investigation Leads to Sanctions, Recommendations

This spring, while the Class of 1998 was preparing to leave HBS to launch promising careers in business management, they, along with the entire HBS community, were also struggling to come to terms with a disturbing situation that existed... View Details
  • 02 Jun 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?

overstatement of expenses. Obviously, many taxpayers give in to the temptation to cheat on their taxes—in spite of the requirement for them to sign a statement declaring that the information on the form is "true, correct, and complete."... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting
  • 28 Sep 2017
  • News

Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion

two years ago, and will make Northrop the fourth-largest Pentagon contractor. In a statement about the deal, Thompson said: “The unique alignment in culture and mission offered by this transaction will allow us to maintain strong... View Details
  • Portrait Project

Mardie Oakes

cruise." Taped onto the bottom, as if my parents insisted I give some of the money away, was "And I would give $100 each to a nursing home and an orphanage." Friends read these statements with disbelief and laughter; I... View Details
  • 05 Jun 2015
  • Blog Post

The HBS Investment

can meet these new expectations. $200,000 won’t buy you peace of mind. It won’t buy you a guarantee towards prosperity. And it definitely won’t buy you happiness. But what you will gain is potentially much more valuable.   Be prepared to... View Details
  • August 2010 (Revised February 2012)
  • Supplement

Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (D)

By: David F. Hawkins
The fourth case in the Cosmeticos de Espana case series. What should management's accounting response be to the imposition of foreign currency controls? View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Decision Choices and Conditions; Inflation and Deflation; Currency Exchange Rate; Governance Controls; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Spain; Venezuela
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  • Profile

Deborah A. Farrington

in the high tech space. The plan was to put its customers’ financial statements and other financial data on the Internet, at the time a revolutionary idea. With just $100,000... View Details
  • November 1994 (Revised February 1996)
  • Case

Toy World, Inc.

By: W. Carl Kester
A shift from seasonal to level production of toys will change the seasonal cycle of Toy World's working capital needs and necessitate new bank credit arrangements. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Working Capital; Business Cycles; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Financial Statements
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  • 01 Sep 2010
  • News

Letters to the Editor

graduating MBAs to engage in and influence the key strategic priorities of leading social sector organizations. Although the article cited the generous financial support that HBS and its donor base provides to fellows, it’s also worth... View Details
Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business

It's not in great shape, but it isn't doing too badly, and measured by the standards of the rest of the world it is a marvel and it's doing quite well," he observed. The financial sector is not perfect, either, but banks are also in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 01 Apr 1998
  • News

Emerging Information

one of London's leading investment banks, Mueller took a deep breath and punched in the name of an obscure Polish company about which the bank needed information. There was a hit, then another. Soon, no fewer than 87 separate items, from View Details
Keywords: Paul Michelman
  • 10 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 10

Working PapersMandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines the effect of mandatory International... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Sep 2014
  • Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

always been alternative forms of loan capital available, including credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), merchant cash advances, equipment leasing and factoring products. “Alternative players have the... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Financial Services; Financial Services
  • Web

JD/MBA | MBA

JD/MBA Joint degree with Harvard Law School The JD/MBA offered by Harvard Law School (HLS) and Harvard Business School (HBS) is the oldest MBA joint degree program at Harvard. Structured to be completed in four years, the joint degree program integrates two... View Details
  • September 2007 (Revised February 2010)
  • Case

Compass Box Whisky Company

Compass Box Whisky Company is facing a changing supply situation and is evaluating switching to a business model with high inventory and long lead times. The company must consider what the change will mean for operations, risk, and measuring profitability. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Business Model; Profit; Product; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty
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  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

Capitalizing the Corner Shop

to macro shocks in the global economy, and there were few places to turn to for financial support. “There’s not much venture capital now, and for sure there wasn’t much venture capital back then,” he adds. “It was very tough to go to the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell