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- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations Author:Alnoor S. Ebrahim Publication:In Reconceptualising NGOs and Their Roles in Development: NGOs, Civil Society and the International... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
the largest financial services providers in the U.S., indicate that customer sensitivity to service time varies widely and predictably with observable market characteristics. In turn, we find evidence that local operating managers account... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 26
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Gwendolyn Reynolds Abstract—Objectives: To assess whether the addition of a peer testimonial to an informational mailing increases conversion rates from brand name... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
May 2016 Journal of Accounting Research Gathering Data for Archival, Field, Survey, and Experimental Accounting Research By: Bloomfield, Robert, Mark W. Nelson, and Eugene F. Soltes Abstract—In the published... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007
the inception of the company in 1999. eClinicalWorks was a privately run business in the healthcare information technology field that took in $25 million in revenue in 2005. Revenues for 2006 were projected to reach $40 million. This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
ensure accountability, cultivate collaboration, and encourage initiative. Individual and system accountability. Jim Kilts said it best: "A promise made is a promise kept." As we have seen, confidence is enhanced when people are held View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
that seeming progress, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) notes that wind and solar still only accounted for 2.9 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, of total global power generation in 2014. How can we hasten the... View Details
- November 2021 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place
By: Paul M. Healy, Debora L. Spar and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2020, Amazon, the $386 billion online retail behemoth, built an eight-story shelter for women and families experiencing homelessness on its expanding headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The shelter, operated in partnership with a non-profit organization known as... View Details
Keywords: Business Ethics; Homelessness; Business And Society; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Corporate Accountability; Urban Development; Society; Information Technology; Ethics; Technology Industry; Seattle; United States; North America
Healy, Paul M., Debora L. Spar, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place." Harvard Business School Case 122-017, November 2021. (Revised November 2023.)
- October 2018
- Case
Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors to shepherd the company through its next stages of growth. For the company whose name combined the words “benefits,”... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; California
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Zenefits Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-034, October 2018.
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
the difference between consulting and finance and marketing and entrepreneurship,” says Polli. Career paths in accounting or consulting, for example, usually correlated to attention to detail and a lack of impulsive behavior, she says;... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- Web
Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog
on informal interactions to develop their offers, connect with customers and investors, and launch operations. Upon entering the growth stage, scaling ventures introduce, often of necessity, increasingly formal management systems to... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
6 Lessons I learned from HBS Peek
in Finance and Accounting with a Minor in Communication Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso. When I applied to the program back in February, I did not realize how much HBS Peek would impact me. These are some of the life and... View Details
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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
scenarios to ensure everyone on the disaster team knows their duties during a crisis. In particular, the team will need primary and backup responsibilities, and guidelines on decision-making. These areas of accountability will help keep... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
and geopolitical change and uncertainty; compete on a global scale; and operate in a socially responsible and accountable manner. Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth by Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, and F. Warren... View Details
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Gallery - The Art of American Advertising
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
sports industry accounted for around $50 billion in revenues in the United States in 2007, up from just under $35 billion in 2001. On a global scale, total revenues are expected to be nearly $100 billion this year, compared with $70... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
Peek: The People, The Experience, and The Case Method
Peek has changed a lot since its founding in 2015! Please visit the Peek website for the most up to date information on dates, registration, and program events. Two years ago, if someone had asked me about my plans for the near future,... View Details
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1.4.14 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
dissent—requires an environment of trust and mutual respect. All members of the HBS community, in joining it, agree to integrate the values of: respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the... View Details
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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
environment of trust and mutual respect. All members of the HBS community, in joining it, agree to integrate the values of: respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community, and View Details