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- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
lowest quality. Our results underscore the importance of considering dynamic effects in the economic analysis of tort laws. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50634 Corporate Purpose and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
to study education through the lenses of your research on innovation. How did you come to approach the problem in this way, and what makes the analysis of public education similar to, and different from, other industries you have studied... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
in crises. These survey results form the basis for our analysis and advice below. Do consumers want to hear from brands during a crisis? Yes, they do, but only when that communication is comforting and reassuring to them and provides... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
earnings growth by 6%. Consistent with the hypothesis that this effect derives from the local demand channel, we find that consumption is less responsive to local labor demand shocks in counties with more generous benefits. Our analysis... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
international operations over long periods of time. But that either/or characterization of globalization strategies is very broad. Finer-grained analysis of case studies—particularly of companies that have in various ways been global... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 08 Nov 2013
- HBS Seminar
Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
Like many business leaders, Donovan Neale-May routinely seeks out information on business innovation and management trends. He reads reports from market analysis firms, white papers from companies in his field, and articles in online... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
constructively replicate and extend these findings with a supplemental analysis of a second sample, the full population of new nonprofit organizations founded during a two-year period in the United States (n = 31,160). By highlighting how... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Revamping the corporate tax code could improve America’s competitiveness and living standards
The US corporate tax code is impeding the nation’s ability to compete in the worldwide economy, according to Mihir A. Desai (MBA 1993, PhD 1998), the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance. Desai has found that current US policies... View Details
- February 1996 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
America Online, Inc.
By: Amy P. Hutton and Krishna G. Palepu
America Online's (AOL) stock price has soared nearly 2,000% since its IPO. However, there is considerable disagreement among analysts regarding the future prospects of AOL. Although many analysts are bullish on the stock, short sellers have sold around 7 million... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Analysis; Stocks; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Statements; Business Strategy; Web Services Industry
Hutton, Amy P., and Krishna G. Palepu. "America Online, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 196-130, February 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
- February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Warnaco Group, Inc. (B)
By: David F. Hawkins
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Restructuring; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Warnaco Group, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 101-069, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- 26 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time
appeared at the top of their bills, as well as the smaller and older expenses. More work, less spending Repayment-by-purchase requires more work from consumers, who must spend time examining each statement and deciding which purchases to... View Details
- November 1985
- Case
Omega Novelty Shop: Economic vs. Accounting Concepts
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Omega Novelty Shop: Economic vs. Accounting Concepts." Harvard Business School Case 186-110, November 1985.
- November 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Background Note
Revenue Recognition and Reporting
By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses revenue recognition and reporting rules, guidelines, and issues. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Revenue Recognition and Reporting." Harvard Business School Background Note 101-050, November 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- August 2000 (Revised February 2001)
- Background Note
Expense Recognition
By: Paul M. Healy and Preeti Choudhary
Recording expenses is not often clear-cut and can require considerable management judgment. This case discusses expense recognition in straightforward situations and then considers expense transactions that may be more complex to record. It uses examples that include... View Details
Healy, Paul M., and Preeti Choudhary. "Expense Recognition." Harvard Business School Background Note 101-015, August 2000. (Revised February 2001.)
- January 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Note on the Balance of Payments
Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments. View Details
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-091, January 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
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Field Course: Investing for Impact
practices, and case studies.[Applicable for: Novobeing, BohioClean, 360Ed, Legacy Shift, CareRemedy] IBISWorld - Industry reports include analysis of industry drivers, risk, market data and segments, competitors, and industry... View Details
- February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Warnaco Group, Inc. (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
Warnaco's history of nonrecurring charges is traced from 1990 through 2000 along with the stock market and security analysts' response to these charges. Teaching Purpose: To expose students to the accounting for a variety of new recurring accounting items. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Restructuring; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Warnaco Group, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 101-068, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)