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- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
framework for balancing a career and life. The linear career paths common at law, accounting, and professional services firms rarely take into account the personal milestones and unexpected challenges that all employees experience. Caring... View Details
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
are willing to take some risks, disclose some of their shortcomings, and open themselves to constructive criticism—admittedly a tall order. Choosing The Right Position Establishing a management career begins with choosing the right positions along the way. Managers... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
reports that the IIRC has the backing of the International Accounting Standards Board, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the International Organization of Securities Commissions. And Ian... View Details
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
down, his intelligence dims and his memory becomes less quick, so that he risks committing many errors in his business.” “In a sense, these are very early concepts of corporate social responsibility,” says Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
PublicationsThe Burden of Guilt: Heavy Backpacks, Light Snacks, and Enhanced Morality Authors:Gino, F., M. Kouchaki, and A. Jami Publication:Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Abstract Drawing on the embodied simulation account... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: Interview with Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders Kenneth and Kevin Chenault
“HBS is teaching me that transparency is key,” said Kevin with a shout out to Professor Paul Healy and the Leadership and Corporate Accountability course. “At ARF we don’t just make making donations easier,... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
imperative that we engage immediately with each of these challenges—individually and collectively. The decisions we make about how to manage our investments, our business operations, our supply chains, our people, and our corporate... View Details
- June 2017 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank
Set in early 2017, this case examines widespread sales misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank. Wells Fargo's governance and controls are described in the lead up to the September 2016 announcement that Wells Fargo had settled with regulators for $185 million in... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Lawsuits and Litigation; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Design; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Business Organization; Business Model; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Governance Compliance; Policy; Compensation and Benefits; Resignation and Termination; Laws and Statutes; Legal Liability; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Failure; Agency Theory; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Salesforce Management; Public Opinion; Banking Industry; North and Central America
Srinivasan, Suraj, Dennis W. Campbell, Susanna Gallani, and Amram Migdal. "Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank." Harvard Business School Case 118-009, June 2017. (Revised September 2021.)
- May 2023 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Arcos Dorados: Decarbonizing McDonald’s in Latin America
By: George Serafeim, Michael W. Toffel, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
This case describes the decarbonization strategy of Arcos Dorados—McDonald’s largest independent franchisee, operating in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean—and how the company measured its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including those... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Change Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Environmental Sustainability; Food; Growth Management; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; North and Central America; South America
Serafeim, George, Michael W. Toffel, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Arcos Dorados: Decarbonizing McDonald's in Latin America." Harvard Business School Case 623-017, May 2023. (Revised November 2023.)
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Momentum Funds (A)” (HBS Case 211-025) with Daniel Bergstresser, Randolph Cohen, and Christopher Malloy was selected as a Case Centre Bestselling Finance, Accounting and Control Case in 2021. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2021 John L.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
suicide and assault. In addition, this guide arms you with the top actions you can take as a parent to ensure your adolescent thrives throughout the perilous, exhilarating, and memorable teen years. Accounting for Colonialism: Measuring... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Development Center, and advising the student marketing association. In 1965, Fitzhugh moved to Pepsi-Cola, where he led the development of targeted marketing strategies. Fitzhugh consulted with major corporations and helped launch the... View Details
- March 2024
- Case
Nomad: A License to Bank
By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo
In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Leadership; Law; Banking Industry; Technology Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; North America; Latin America
Gompers, Paul A., and Pedro Levindo. "Nomad: A License to Bank." Harvard Business School Case 824-144, March 2024.
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
Zehnder utters these words with considerable passion, since he created the unique corporate culture in which these qualities are so fundamental. In 1976, as Egon Zehnder International continued to grow and prosper, he decided to give up... View Details
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
Understand how power really works Cultivate power to make an impact Avoid the pitfalls of power Build networks as a source of power Assess your organization’s political landscape Develop influence skills to shift power dynamics Exercise power ethically and responsibly... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
acquisitions, analyzed the impact of accounting information. The stock market, he found, reacts positively to an open disclosure of a merger, coupled with independent corporate governance. His current... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
exacerbated by an increasingly transient corporate lifestyle. Maybe it is a materialistic hollowness at the core of American life, or maybe it’s just men behaving badly. Whatever it is, and MacDonald suggests it is all of them, as a... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
global leader in improving the practice of management and its impact in a changing world, growing revenues from approximately $90 million to $270 million. He successfully oversaw the publishing company's Higher Education, Corporate... View Details
- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
begin with consumer electronics. That industry began with radio. Two enterprises commercialized, that is, brought the technology into public use: Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a joint venture of the three leading U.S. electrical and... View Details