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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

decision-making. We recommend beginning this pathway with Financial Accounting. Financial Accounting Leading with Finance Strategic Financial Analysis Capital Markets: For professionals looking to improve their understanding of the financial landscape and be more... View Details
  • 09 May 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

controlled for industry and stage in the business cycle.” Bob Vanourek, citing results of a study by the McKinsey Global Institute, said that long-term oriented firms in its sample “outperformed the short-termers in revenue growth, profitability , View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Chatterji, Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. Wordle , Harvard Business School case, 2022. With Christina Wallace, Ebehi Iyoha, Gabriella Elanbeck and Morgane Herculano. The Supply Chain Economy: New Policies to Drive Innovation and Jobs ,... View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

numbers Influence: Medium-Low 80 1980 s 19 Air traffic controllers' union dismantled Union representation drops Information technology redistributes job functions Influence: Low 90 1990 s Reengineering Record high employment Service... View Details
  • 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

increasingly using crowdsourced public goods as inputs for innovation and production. Counterintuitively, some firms pay their employees to contribute to the creation of these goods, which can be used freely by their competitors. This... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

we've awakened to issues of racial justice and wanting to participate and contribute. And so what advice do you have for the leaders who are sincerely interested in making a difference inside of their companies and outside of their companies? You talked about View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

problems. Meet Arjun, an HBS Online participant who took Business Analytics to better understand content creation research in his industry Arjun Bhandegaonkar Film studio executive Strengthen your analytical skills before pursuing an MBA... View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

entrepreneurship, branding, and innovation expertise. Bluemercury’s innovative retailing and human resource model has been the topic of numerous books, including Shopping: Why We Love it and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience and Be Happy at... View Details
  • 02 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 2

record before this spill, which may also have contributed to the creation of this fund. After this, the case describes the various ways in which the U.S. government is involved in offshore oil, starting from the leasing of tracts, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

Dau Founder & Managing Partner at MAD Perspectives LLC Gain the necessary skills and confidence to grow your career and successfully negotiate at work, on the job hunt, or in day-to-day conversations. As someone that does negotiations as... View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

study there. The two-year project included the creation of the Bloomberg Center, an extension of the building’s southern footprint and new south-facing entrance named to honor William Henry Bloomberg, the late father of New York City... View Details
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

maintenance, and repair of electric vehicle charging equipment. Ellis’s previous experience with the US Department of Labor’s Job Corps, where she served as a career transition and outreach specialist, has given her both an internal and... View Details
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Valuation; Law
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
  • 06 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

understanding the lack of diversity in entrepreneurship and the venture capital industry. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52704 Cellophane, the New Visuality, and the Creation of Self-Service Food... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

applications present opportunities for job creation by broadening the scope and scale of a company's product portfolio. Conversely, internal-facing applications are more likely to affect knowledge workers'... View Details
  • 10 Oct 2023
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Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

creation of well paying jobs in communities. This is especially notable where such jobs can help workers in industries that need to be phased out for climate reasons, such as... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2006
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Are We Ready for Self-Management?

in how their jobs affect the customer in how their jobs can be improved in getting work done more effectively is most definitely welcome." Birgi Martin said, "I think self-management is needed at... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 20 Apr 2021
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A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

good. One reason is that many companies are preoccupied and enamored by value capture—how to make money. They think about how to capture value before they think about how to create value. "If we want to restore faith in the business community, value View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 10 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business

years, the company reported it had hastened the creation of partnerships by 55 percent, grew sales by 44 percent, boosted operating income by 300 percent, increased market cap 155 percent to over $10 billion, and enhanced its reputation... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard