Span Of Accountability - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Mar 2017
News

As Head of Fidelity, Abigail Johnson Is Just Getting Started

After 29 years with the family business, 55-year-old Abigail Johnson (MBA 1988) has been making a series of bold moves since assuming the role of chairman of Fidelity... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

An old adage says that it's not what you know, it's whom you know. But outsiders can take heart: even for those who don't belong to a high-power social network, there's power in simply keeping track of who went to school with whom.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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Brand Name Management - The Art of American Advertising

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Tax Policy and the Efficiency of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad

By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.

Deferral of U.S. taxes on foreign source income is commonly characterized as a subsidy to foreign investment, as reflected in its inclusion among "tax expenditures" and occasional calls for its repeal. This paper analyzes the extent to which tax deferral and other... View Details

Keywords: International Taxation; Dynamic Efficiency; Deferral; Policy; Taxation; Performance Efficiency; Foreign Direct Investment; Investment Funds; Investment Return; Business Earnings; Equity; Financing and Loans; Cash Flow; Capital; United States

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14 Apr 2015
News

The Type of Socially Responsible Investments That Make Firms More Profitable

Jorge Colmenares

Jorge Colmenares graduated from Yale College in 2020, where he studied Economics and Mathematics. Prior to graduate school, he worked as a research assistant for Profs. Lawrence Schmidt and Taha Choukhmane at MIT Sloan School of Management. His research... View Details

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

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01 Dec 2017
News

New ETFs Attempt to Mimic the Portfolios of Private Equity

02 Jul 2019
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WeWork: the ‘hypothetical’ company at the heart of the property market

13 Nov 2019
News

Biggest Money Mistakes People Make, and the Rise of the Micro-Influencer

12 Sep 2022
News

Inflation Showed Signs of Easing in Several Industries in August

October 2024
Course Overview Note

Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in the Era of Climate Change (ROICC)

By: George Serafeim

This course overview note introduces the course Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in the Era of Climate Change to students. View Details

Keywords: Environment; Innovation; Technology; General Management; Organizational Transformations; Investments; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Finance; Accounting; Leadership; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Management

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01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

a thing? "Think of all the entrepreneurial people you know," suggests Stevenson, "and see if you can identify a single personality type. There are entrepreneurs who would be wallflowers at an accounting... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

Ruru Hoong

Ruru Hoong is a PhD candidate in Economics at Harvard & HBS. Her research interests currently span behavioural, labour, and public economics, focusing particularly on the impact of new digital technologies and associated regulatory policies. She graduated with a... View Details

20 Oct 2017
News

Is the ‘incredible shrinking universe of stocks’ a bad thing?

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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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01 Jun 2001
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Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies

United States,” notes Khanna. “Court systems, contract law, stock markets, accounting standards, and other elements that facilitate entrepreneurship and growth are often weak, archaic, or entirely missing in these economies.” Business... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services