Span Of Accountability - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2010
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Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders

18 Jul 2019
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Lessons from the Rise and Fall of VisiCalc

VisiCalc is long gone—but the tech industry has embraced lessons learned by its experience that continue to shape strategy and decision-making of engineers and executives alike. Among those lessons: First, new empires take shape at the... View Details

16 Jul 2019
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Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

01 Mar 2008
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Reflections on the “Artistry” of Teaching

are taken from various written accounts of Christensen’s observations about teaching. Truly effective classroom teaching is artistry, and I believe those artistic skills and techniques can be taught and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Jun 2013
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‘Financialization’ as a Cause of Economic Malaise

01 Mar 2003
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New Book Recounts Storied Class of ’49

gave of those earnings at then record levels to establish the MBA Class of 1949 Professorship of Business Administration. Stressing that the class provides solid role models... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton

10 Dec 2010
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More Evidence of Hedge Fund Futility

16 Jun 2008
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B-schools will grow out of the classroom

01 Jun 2003
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Portraits from the Class of 2003

Elizabeth Chang “The moments that mean the most are never what was planned.” Reason Delayed Coming to HBS: mentor asked her to work on George W. Bush’s presidential campaign Message of Fortune Cookie She Gave Then Governor Bush: “After... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development

Vivian Lu (MBA '95) has witnessed more than her share of harsh realities while working in the Third World, among them the gruesome sights of war-torn Somalia and the terrible effects View Details

04 Oct 2019
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Changing of the Guard at Tesco

Photo via Tesco Photo via Tesco In July, the British retailer Tesco marked its 100th birthday with a 30-hour dance session in Wembley Stadium. Historic milestones aside, the company could also celebrate its recovery from an accounting... View Details

Keywords: Tesco; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2018
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The True Value of a Tweet

Image by John Ritter Companies can spend millions curating their social media presence—with sometimes famously funny results, like the Twitter accounts for Wendy’s and Denny’s—but how relevant is that to revenues? Here, Associate... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint