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- 17 Nov 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Activist Investors Became Respectable
their strategy, and the business media even treat them as celebrities. In many cases, activists have courted both investors and the public with an informative and insightful approach to individual investments. They engage in considerable... View Details
- May 1998 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
City of New York, The
By: Paul M. Healy
This case examines the economics of a municipality, and then explores its financial position from the perspective of a bond rating firm. View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Financial Management; Public Sector; City; Financial Statements; Government Administration
Healy, Paul M. "City of New York, The." Harvard Business School Case 198-030, May 1998. (Revised April 2000.)
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
public charging stations in place by that date. To meet the 2030 goal, the administration is making an initial $615 million available to states for EV charging station construction in fiscal 2022. Currently, there are some 46,000 View Details
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
Publications August 2013 American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics Accounting for Crises By: Nagar, Venky, and Gwen Yu Abstract—We provide one of the first empirical evidence consistent with recent macro... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
physician’s assistant major. But somewhere in my first semester at Howard my roommate’s father came to visit. He was an entrepreneur. He started talking about finance and accounting and how it all worked. That was a pivotal moment for me.... View Details
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
Tatiana Sandino Abstract In this paper we examine the economic consequences of over 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004—the first case where the SEC has allowed an View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
examined benchmarks on fiscal and monetary measures that were being implemented across the world. The team also consulted leading actors in the public and private sectors. “We received data from different ministries—tourism,... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
PublicationsManagement Accounting: Information for Decision Making and Strategy Execution Authors:Anthony A. Atkinson, Robert S. Kaplan, Ella Mae Matsumura, and S. Mark Young Publication:. Pearson Education, Inc., 2011 Abstract An approach to management View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Donna Karan International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-077, May 1997.
- Profile
Behrad Mahdi
able to have an impact." HBS, says Behrad, "felt like the right fit." What's impressed him the most about HBS is the regular, sustained discipline of the case method. "Each day is different," Behrad says. "But whether the subject is... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Board
School who sat on one outside public board during his tenure at Arrow and has since served on four other public boards and five private boards. "There has been a tremendous shift to the better over the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower
Ashraf, an associate professor in the Negotiations, Organizations, and Markets unit at Harvard Business School. “Asking them to apply something that's been generated somewhere else isn't involving them in the process” But there's a dearth of co-production in the View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
and a real appraisal of what makes a good company. How have new regulations addressed the problems you describe? There was a need to tighten up the rules across the board, and that’s been done. In the accounting industry, we have the... View Details
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Training Course in Personnel Administration - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
issues in government and industry. Women in the program also took courses from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Administration, and the School of Education. Students were required to have an undergraduate... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
track, defined as any organization whose core activities address social issues. Each winning team received $10,000 in cash as well as $10,000 in in-kind accounting and legal services to get its venture up and running. For the fourth year,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Job Hunting in a Tight Market: Strength in Numbers
job-hunting targets. If you are searching only in Los Angeles, for example, think of other geographic areas. If you are looking only in large public corporations, consider small or private companies or nonprofits. It takes an average of... View Details
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
astrophysics to barbs about the National College Athletic Association. When asked who would win the NCAA basketball tournament, Foster Tweeted: Ncaa will win. They'll get billions, players get a trophy.RT @mcorado33: @ArianFoster "Anyone who opens a Twitter View Details
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
Publications June 2015 Review of Accounting Studies Speaking of the Short-Term: Disclosure Horizon and Managerial Myopia By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—We study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
Ward - once synonymous with out-of-control crime rates, gang warfare, antiquated public housing, crumbling schools, and degrading poverty - have begun to show indications that there may be a way out of the hopeless downward spiral. In... View Details
- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
PublicationsTowards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting Authors:Abigail M. Allen and Karthik Ramanna Publication:Journal of Accounting & Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne