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  • Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Charity

Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting Credit in a Consumer Society Research Links Credits “Monte di pietà, an institution of Christian piety, may licitly charge money for outlays, losses, and even for a moderate return.” 4 — Pope Leo X,... View Details
  • 28 Jun 2011
  • News

Bold Ascent

professional guides, outfitters, expedition users, and gear junkies,” reported the Contra Costa Times (May 20, 2011). The Times noted that climbing teams recently reached the summit of Everest with the advantage of SlingFin tent’s... View Details
Keywords: hiking; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade
  • 27 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 27, 2009

events associated with the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Europe. European IFRS adoption represented a major milestone towards financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
  • Case

Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)

By: Jonas Heese and Susan Pinckney
The case describes Ball’s multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world’s leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Buildings and Facilities; Green Building; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Satisfaction; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Machinery and Machining; Asset Pricing; Corporate Finance; Capital; Cost; Financial Management; Goods and Commodities; Compensation and Benefits; Executive Compensation; Employee Relationship Management; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Arizona; California; Texas
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  • 18 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 18

challenges for educators because it requires a facility with different kinds of knowledge and wide-ranging learning abilities. We report on the development and delivery of an information technology (IT) management course designed to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2015
  • News

Fast Forward

welfare,” Desai noted. Middle-Skills Gap Senior Lecturer Joe Fuller worked with consulting firm Accenture and workforce analytics company Burning Glass Technologies to produce a report highlighting the ways employers can foster the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 25 Aug 2015
  • News

Sunset in the East?

Illustration by Daniel Bejar The Chinese economy seems to have finally hit the brakes. Thanks to stalling real estate and export markets, this year China reported first and second quarter growth rates of 7 percent—its lowest numbers in... View Details
Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Real Estate; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Mar 2014
  • News

Insight: Yenball

kind of successful marketing has led to some outsized returns for clubs and the cities that house them, with the Seattle Mariners reporting that the presence of longtime star Ichiro Suzuki—"the Ichiro effect"—was worth more than $55... View Details
Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; Masahiro Tanaka; Hideki Matsui; Isao Okada; business of sports; Arts, Entertainment
  • 18 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

  Working PapersWhere Does It Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained Authors:Shawn A. Cole, John Thompson, and Peter Tufano Abstract In this paper, we analyze the spending decisions of over 1.5 million Americans who vary in their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Renata Lemos, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We present evidence on the labor supply of CEOs and on whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2

Hongyi Li, and Julie Wulf Abstract—Top management structures in large U.S. firms have changed significantly since the mid-1980s. While the size of the executive team-the group of managers reporting directly to the CEO-doubled during this... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • News

Flex Time

sophisticated communication systems that include detailed weekly reports from UCC’s sales force and senior managers. As long as her days may be — talking on the phone with customers, following up on issues raised during a weekly... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 11 Sep 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices

(again) American political leaders have repeatedly tried and failed to stem spiraling drug costs. US President Donald Trump said in May that he expected drugmakers to voluntarily cut their costs, providing few details. However, a Wells Fargo Securities View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health
  • 02 Sep 2010
  • What Do You Think?

How Transparent Should Boards Be?

however, attached conditions to this course of action, typically involving some kind of financial penalty. For example, Walter Blass suggested "a negotiated skipping of his bonus, or stock options " Deepa Ramamoorthy suggested... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • Profile

Brittani Rettig

confident. Getting cold-called the first day of Financial Reporting and Controls was the one of the most terrifying experiences of my life. But that moment prepared me for situations I currently face in my... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Services; Health Care
  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize

Financial Engineering: Applied Studies of Financial Innovation (1995) and The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective (1995). Portions of this View Details
  • 13 Mar 2018
  • First Look

March 13, 2018

multidivisional enterprises that have diversified into related product lines. The present book aims to fill in this gap in the literature by adopting a coherent approach to this elusive subject. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54158... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Pamela Thomas Graham

giving advice and not being in the position to actually execute it." Today, as president and CEO of CNBC, the financial news network viewed in almost 200 million households worldwide, the Detroit native's job is all about execution. Her... View Details
Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 19 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers

interpretation," Parsons says. The column is like a weather report for financial news, reporting on the events in the market on the previous day. It's not always the same... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Information; Publishing
  • 09 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

understanding that people are demanding a higher degree of specificity, and provide clear metrics by race and gender,” said Eliason. Avoid reporting numbers in aggregate though; “women and people of color” is too broad of a data point... View Details
Keywords: All Industries