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  • 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

source software ("OSS"). What drives companies with large, proprietary software portfolios to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in OSS? We approach this question by grouping a sample of OSS projects into clusters and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2013
  • Article

Towards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting

By: Abigail M. Allen and Karthik Ramanna
We investigate the effect of standard setters in standard setting: we examine how certain professional and political characteristics of FASB members and SEC commissioners predict the accounting "reliability" and "relevance" of proposed standards. Notably, we find FASB... View Details
Keywords: FASB; Politics; Relevance; Reliability; Standard Setting; Accounting; Standards; Fair Value Accounting; Government and Politics; Personal Characteristics
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  • 2023
  • Article

A Review of Commercialisation Mechanisms for Carbon Dioxide Removal

By: Conor Hickey, Sam Fankhauser, Stephen Smith and Myles Allen
The deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) needs to be scaled up to achieve net zero emission pledges. In this paper we survey the policy mechanisms currently in place globally to incentivise CDR, together with an estimate of what different mechanisms are paying... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Dioxide Removal; Climate Change; Markets; Cost; Policy; Environmental Regulation
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  • 2024
  • Working Paper

The New Digital Divide

By: Mayana Pereira, Shane Greenstein, Raffaella Sadun, Prasanna Tambe, Lucia Ronchi Darre, Tammy Glazer, Allen Kim, Rahul Dodhia and Juan Lavista Ferres
We build and analyze new metrics of digital usage that leverage telemetry data collected by Microsoft during operating system updates across forty million Windows devices in U.S. households. These measures of US household digital usage are much more comprehensive than... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Measurement and Metrics; Geographic Location; Behavior; Technology Adoption; Demographics
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Health Equity, Schooling Hesitancy, and the Social Determinants of Learning

By: Meira Levinson, Alan C. Geller, Joseph G. Allen and John D. Macomber
At least 62 million K-12 students in North America—disproportionately low-income children of color— have been physically out of school for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These children are at risk of significant academic, social, mental, and physical harm... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Public Health; Air Quality; Social Determinants Of Health; Schooling Hesitancy; Vaccine Hesitancy; Racial Injustice; Inequity; Inequality; Health Pandemics; Education; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Race; Equality and Inequality
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  • 05 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 5

  PublicationsTowards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting Authors:Abigail M. Allen and Karthik Ramanna Publication:Journal of Accounting & Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2024 (Revised March 2025)
  • Case

Wemade: (Re)Establishing Trust in Blockchain Games (A)

By: Jung Koo Kang, Charles C.Y. Wang, David Allen and Kwangmoon So
This case explores the fundamental challenges and accounting issues arising from the integration of blockchain technology into traditional business models. It features Wemade, a South Korean online gaming company that has staked its future on blockchain-based games.... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Video Games; Accounting; Financial Reporting; Revenue Recognition; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Corporate Disclosure; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Accounting Industry; Information Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; South Korea
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  • 01 Dec 1999
  • News

HBS Grads Are the Most

Joy Covey (MBA '89), Kraft Foods' Ann Fudge (MBA '77), Bain & Co.'s Orit Gadiesh (MBA '77), Fidelity's Abigail Johnson (MBA '88), Colgate-Palmolive's Lois Juliber (MBA '73), Azurix's Rebecca Mark (MBA '90), People magazine's Ann Moore... View Details
  • November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
  • Case

A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee

By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan

In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
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Credits - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

Services, Harvard Business School Digital Photography: Boston Photo Inc. Northeast Document Conservation Center Editing: Julia Collins, Katherine Fox, Abigail Thompson Print Design: Eleanor Bradshaw Exhibition Design: Chris Danemayer,... View Details
  • 23 Oct 2019
  • News

Training Principals to Build Great Schools

Picture two schools with the same demographics—rural middle schools, for example, that serve equally high-need populations. Both use the same state-mandated curriculum taught by certified teachers. Why is one school thriving while the... View Details
Keywords: University Collaborations
  • 11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11

painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses. This new book explains how to avoid that fate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Site Credits - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Elisabeth Koll, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Exhibition Staff: Priscilla Anderson Katherine Fox Benjamin Johnson Ayako Letizia Laura Linard Tim Mahoney Melissa Murphy Christine Riggle Abigail... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2013
  • News

Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: Better educational outcomes, says April Crosse Allen (MBA 2004), begin with better school management. Many charters—set up as independent organizations by education visionaries—failed... View Details
Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Mar 2005
  • News

One-on-One with Edwin Reed

Reed Edwin C. Reed (MBA ’79) spends Saturdays with his family, but on Sundays, you’ll always find him at the office. Reed is the CFO of the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jamaica, Queens — a powerhouse religious institution... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters

the HBS Business Plan Contest. “A commitment to social enterprise is embedded in the fabric of HBS,” notes Professor of Management Practice Allen Grossman, the track’s faculty organizer. Despite tacit recognition of the different goals... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Information
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credits

French, Benjamin Johnson, Laura Linard, Tim Mahoney, Melissa Murphy, Christine Riggle, Abigail Thompson Editing Julia Collins, Katherine Fox Catalog Design Eleanor Bradshaw, EB Fine Design Website Design/Production Aaron Carmisciano,... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2013
  • News

A Mission in Motion

Since its beginnings 20 years ago, the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative has been a focal point for applying innovative business practices to drive sustainable, high-impact social change. Conceived by John Whitehead (MBA 1947), the SEI was... View Details
Keywords: summary
  • Web

Site Credits - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

Services, Harvard Business School Digital Photography : Boston Photo Inc.; Imaging Services, Harvard College Library Editing : Julia Collins, Katherine Fox, Abigail Thompson Exhibition Design : Chris Danemayer, proun Design Exhibition... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

illustration by Cathy Gendron When the pressure is on and the going gets messy, Swanee Hunt, former U.S. ambassador to Austria, can usually find a diplomatic way to discuss just about any situation. But for Hunt, a parent of three, and... View Details
Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services