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- 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008
Publication:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract I model inefficient resource allocations in M-form organizations due to influence activities by division managers that skew capital budgets in their favor.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
now—at the dawn of the twenty-first century—it is hard to conceive of any more important or pervasive governmental function. The federal government now devotes a larger part of its budget to social insurance (such as unemployment and... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
we found in this report that when countries are trying to improve their economies and reform their economies, there needs to be a combination of both macroeconomic reforms and what I would call microeconomic reforms. Macroeconomic reforms are familiar now. They're... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first... View Details
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
contracts, and accounting and finance. The span of accountability. The second span refers to the range of trade-offs affecting the measures used to evaluate a manager's achievements. For example, a person who is accountable for head count or specific expenses in an... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
at the top are typically not close enough to the "voice of the future" to see new opportunities, creating a bias against doing new things. In addition, this process is tied to an annual calendar; obviously, opportunities don't present themselves only in... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
through which supply and demand are brought into equilibrium. In the investment-research industry, broker votes perform these functions. Using detailed clinical data from a midsized investment bank for the years 2004 to 2007, we present evidence that institutional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
preparing them to launch their own businesses. These projects were all designed to put the school back in the black while restoring its original purpose of improving the lives of students and community members through Appalachian place-based education and development.... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
By Even with such diverse stories, the panelists had surprisingly similar advice for balancing their lives: Outsource. Outsource as much as you can afford. Time together with your family is more important than doing errands. "Think about what you don't want anyone... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
levers that politicians pull to spring the trap, including appointment of favored regulators, control of budget appropriations, and direct arm bending of regulators on behalf of companies they favor. In all these models, the cycle of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
place for permanent residents or poorly designed for families in a mass market. Finally, consider the costs of projects that more often than not go way over budget and then result in crushing long-term debt burdens. Montreal's Olympic... View Details
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)
meet incredibly talented fitness instructors, dancers, and entrepreneurs who are making a real difference in people's lives by encouraging and embodying healthy living themselves. "The most challenging part is building a fitness brand on a shoestring budget. Where I... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
for tactical purposes, such as promotional campaigns. Its management team is thinking about how to incorporate that information to the budgeting (profit-planning) process. From an analytical standpoint the case looks at the surprising... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
the form of budget deficits, competition from other states, and coordination with central government policies. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu /b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707008 Vignettes on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 119-029 Revenue Recognition at HBP In early 2014, Paul Bills, CFO of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), sat down with David Wan, the company’s CEO, to discuss budget preparations for the coming year. Bills... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
tighter budget constraint. While the fall in tax revenues was partly offset by higher debt, this strategy may, in the long run, have proven unsustainable, contributing to the financially distressed conditions of several U.S. central... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
different development strategies. The states had to decide whether to focus their investment efforts on physical capital or improving social indicators. Both states faced constraints in the form of budget deficits, competition from other... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
(with Richard F. Vancil and Paul W. Marshall). He also contributed the chapter"Capital Budgeting and Long-Range Planning" to the book Progress in Operations Research. Beyond HBS, Christenson has been an active member of professional... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
Bazerman show that going by gut is no longer enough—successful leaders need frameworks for moving between data and decisions. Experiments can save companies money—eBay, for example, discovered how to cut $50 million from its yearly advertising View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Professor, Historian, and Storyteller
Paul Kennedy examines in his 1987 book The Rise and Fall of Great Powers — issues of imperial overstretch, fiscally, economically, and geopolitically. There are other reasons too. The events of the last ten years — the recent financial crisis, View Details