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- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
performance. To perform the modified Dupont Decomposition, students learn how to reformat and condense the balance sheet and income statement to separately measure profitability arising from operating activities and financing activities. Students also see how excess... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
appropriate staffing, and store layout. Everyone in retailing knows this, but basics are boring, and it's easy to lose sight of them. The U.S. automotive industry offers a cautionary tale of the perils of not tending to the basics. The... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
central bank to abandon its zero interest rate policy, which had been in place for years, and raise rates to 0.5%. The Bank of Japan was eager to increase them to more "normal" levels to exert effective monetary policy. Yet the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
investment advice for long-term investors. I have already argued that the recommendation that conservative investors should simply hold more cash might not be appropriate for long-term conservative investors, because reinvestment risk... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
case examines an exciting new approach to health care that will help care providers identify when hospice services are the appropriate type of care for patients. The company, Medalogix, already has a product on the market that uses a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
response to, varying market conditions. However, while the problems of balance-sheet liability and revenue recognition, and the related problems of income statement presentation, can be resolved by the application of DV/RV reasoning, this is not sufficient fully to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
very appropriate phrase, wilderness. It was. My wife's American, so we moved to the US early ’91. It was devastating. My whole life was spent being groomed to run this family media company. And now that was over. So what do you do now? I... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
added that "with almost Œreal-time' information, business can now make appropriate decisions rather than guess." Second on the list was telecommunications, "a great facilitator, the pipeline that allows other innovations to happen (the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
members, after all, are part-timers. And while they're expected to be independent, they have to rely heavily on managers and auditors for information. One problem in all this was that the boards weren't getting appropriate information and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
ethical dilemma for managers: Is it appropriate to let mere social category lines interfere with profit maximization? Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-033.pdf Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship Authors:Paul... View Details
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
consultancy firm that broadly rated management practices in three areas: monitoring—how well managers keep track of what's happening in a firm and make good use of that information; targets—how well organizations set appropriate goals and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 7
communicating with employees were appropriate to its next stage of internal development and external growth. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411077-PDF-ENG Globant Mukti Khaire, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Cintra... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism
Even some of the forum participants, says Leonard, "didn't think what we are calling for is either appropriate for or likely to come from business and business leaders." And while Leonard agrees that some of the criticisms are valid, "the... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
may be the case that it is appropriate only for particular groups or individuals within the firm. If a manager decides to adopt a new technology for only part of the organization, he or she will need to remain aware of how that decision... View Details
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
extends to authenticity during the interview itself. “The more authentic the company is, the easier it is for the student to understand if their natural brain and body works in this environment,” Hamilton said. For example, if a company culture will be high intensity,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
via fax and phone, as nurses and patients struggled to find available and appropriate facilities and services. “It’s so obvious that if you live in a world where there are things like TripAdvisor and Yelp and Hotels.com, where you can... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Check In
plexiglass shield. Your room might be sealed, with a message that it’s been cleaned, inspected, and certified in the appropriate way. The room probably won’t have had a previous occupant for two to three days. You’re the only person who... View Details
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
might be appropriate to redesign (“refactor”) a system, to reduce what has been called “architectural debt.” Unfortunately, we lack robust data by which to evaluate the relationship between architectural design choices and system... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
of the debt has partially offset the Federal Reserve's attempts to reduce the supply of long-term bonds held by private investors through its policy of quantitative easing. We then examine the appropriate debt management policy for the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
directors should ask the critical questions and debate whether it has sufficient visibility into the CEO's leadership style, interpersonal skills, and norm-setting/role-modeling behaviors. This debate will allow the board to assess its degree of knowledge and take... View Details