Accrual-based Earnings Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

is the opportunity for these wonderful entrepreneurs to earn and return to those investors." Organized by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Springboard Enterprises, in tandem with the Center for Women & Enterprise, a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Jan 2018
News

Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits

Photo courtesy of HBSASNE Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Southeastern New England (HBSASNE) recently held its first-ever reunion of the local nonprofit leaders it has sent to the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 20

mutual funds and the income the funds earned from securities lending. Securities lending involved temporarily transferring securities from mutual funds managed by Star Advisor to short sellers and other... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

model? A: Employers that currently provide insurance benefits advocate consumer-driven health care because it cannot be worse than the present managed care system, whose costs escalate at double-digit [rates] while quality concerns and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 May 2021
Blog Post

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

a larger acquirer or facing the glare of earnings expectations as a publicly traded company. They should understand what’s at stake with both outcomes before it’s too late. "WHEN I TALK TO ENTREPRENEURS ABOUT THIS, THE LIGHTBULB GOES ON."... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

08 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Education Sector Opportunities at HBS

Technology Innovations in Education, Managing Human Capital, and an independent project through the Social Innovation Lab. She was also able to examine the economic forces around teachers unions through her group paper in the Role of... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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1996 faculty symposium titled "Breaking New Ground: Initiatives in Management Education, 1980-1995." Organized by Clark, the three-day event gave faculty an opportunity to take a step back from their ongoing research and talk about the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works

and marketing. Retailers, for instance, will be inclined to give bigger bets more shelf space, and we know that in itself is a key driver of sales. Q: If you were to pick a manager to execute a blockbuster strategy, what attributes would... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS

Rohit Daniel Wadhwani's research and teaching interests lie in business and financial history and public policy. He received his B.A. with honors from Yale College in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a management consultant with APM... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard; Banking; Financial Services

08 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day

opportunities in every sphere of human life. Most conversations about gender equity focus on professional life, and of course that’s essential. Women should earn the same as men, they should get promoted at the same rates, and they should... View Details

January 2024
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Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)

By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney

In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine... View Details

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14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

suited for a young, entrepreneurial organization. Start-up joiners need to do three things well: manage uncertainty, push the limits, and think like an owner. He then outlines four steps for choosing the right company: Pick a domain (find... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

success. So You Want to Be a CEO: The Path from Middle Management to the Top Job by Thomas F. Faught Jr. (MBA 1953) (Fortis Publishing) Based on over 40 years of global management experience, including more... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

ecosystem of partnerships and collaborations." Three panelists outlined some of those collaborations. Mary L. Fifield, president of Bunker Hill Community College, described that school's partnership with a consortium of local businesses to create the Learn and... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

01 Dec 2017
News

Yoga Inc.

an estimated 36.7 million US practitioners purchasing classes, gear, and accessories—an increase of 80 percent in four years. It has also spawned a number of lucrative business models: Vancouver-based apparel company Lululemon Athletica expects to View Details

Keywords: Deborah Halber

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Philipp Schäelli

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I wanted to do an MBA for three main reasons: 1) Making the next step in my career, 2) Broaden my academic footing and 3) Expand my network of friends that follow a business career. From... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

25 Aug 2022
News

September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

organizations which has largely overlooked the changing design of executive power and the means of senior executives, who have more leeway to construct their roles than managers at any other organizational layer. F.A.R.T.: Top Secret! No... View Details

24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

and deeply the tax system impacts our lives. If you think about poverty, we now try to address it largely through the tax system via the earned income tax credit. You think about low-income housing, we do that through the tax system. If... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

to be so close to the steel production process, and it provided valuable insight about what makes the process so challenging and yet high priority to decarbonize. Perhaps most interesting was the role that policy played in the outlook of steel decarbonization for the... View Details

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

preclinical studies in animal models including Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, melanoma, and breast cancer. Skouras launched Olatec in 2008 after founding Global Reach Management Company following a decade... View Details

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