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- October 2000 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Software Associates
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The president of a small consulting firm has just seen his second-quarter profit and loss statement, showing an increase in revenues but a substantial decline in profits. He asks his chief financial officer to explain the results. The CFO works hard to accumulate... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Cost; Financial Statements; Production; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Software Associates." Harvard Business School Case 101-038, October 2000. (Revised March 2004.)
- April 1997
- Case
Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Groups and Teams; Employees; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 197-100, April 1997.
- Web
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog
and households save and manage risk. These financial services are provided in an array of organizations and structures – from fintech startups to private credit funds to multi-trillion-dollar global banks and a lot more – in an industry... View Details
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
activities. Organizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry Authors:Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar, and Tatiana Sandino Periodical:The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 1, 2021
- Article
Transitioning to Clean Energy Transportation Services: Life-cycle Cost Analysis for Vehicle Fleets
By: Stephen Comello, Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein
Comprehensive global decarbonization requires that transportation services cease to rely on fossil fuels for power generation. This paper develops a generic, time-driven life-cycle cost model for mobility services to address two closely related questions central to the... View Details
Keywords: Decarbonization; Electric Vehicles; Renewable Energy; Biofuel; Carbon Emissions; Mobility; Batteries; Energy; Environmental Management; Environmental Accounting; Transportation; Operations; Management; Sustainable Cities; Decision Making; Investment; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Europe; North America; South America; Africa; Asia
Comello, Stephen, Gunther Glenk, and Stefan Reichelstein. "Transitioning to Clean Energy Transportation Services: Life-cycle Cost Analysis for Vehicle Fleets." Art. 116408. Applied Energy 285 (March 1, 2021).
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
Publications Forthcoming Management Science How Much Is a Win Worth? An Application to Intercollegiate Athletics By: Chung, Doug J. Abstract—Intercollegiate athletics in the United States have become a multibillion-dollar industry over... View Details
- May 1996
- Case
First Capital Holdings Corp.
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Harry DeAngelo and Linda DeAngelo
The manager of a money-management firm considers whether to invest in the securities of a large, financially troubled, California-based life insurance holding company that holds 40% of its assets in high-yield junk bonds. Over the past year, the value of its portfolio... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Debt Securities; Bonds; Valuation; Investment Return; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Institutions; Insurance Industry
Gilson, Stuart C., Harry DeAngelo, and Linda DeAngelo. "First Capital Holdings Corp." Harvard Business School Case 296-032, May 1996.
- Web
IT Strategy: Creating a Frictionless Experience with Federated Identity and Access Management | Information Technology
systems, simplifying the user experience and enhancing security. Our efforts to streamline user provisioning involve standardizing account lifecycle management across HBS and establishing a reliable source for identity data, governance,... View Details
- 15 Apr 2011
- News
Students Hear Wall St. Critics
sheer power, arrogance, and swagger,” he said of the financial industry and its political and lobbying clout in Washington. “My biggest takeaway was the extent to which financial services drive the economy, and how much of it was just... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
amplifies the fundamental desire of people around the world to look their best. In so doing, the book provides a unique lens on globalization and offers fascinating accounts of individual entrepreneurs, the evolution of beauty ideals, and... View Details
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
following: Business’s role as a key player in multi-stakeholder collaboration on adaptation; the explicit ways in which public health and equity must be taken into account in decisions around adaptation; how we place value on the... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
together, our results highlight how revealing failures encountered on the way to success can be a counterintuitive yet effective interpersonal emotion regulation strategy. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55396 forthcoming Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- May 1994 (Revised February 2021)
- Background Note
Note on Reimbursement of Health Care Providers: Case-Based and Capitation Payment
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Tom Nagle
Explains how managed care organizations use capitation as a payment method for providers. View Details
Keywords: Managed Care; Capitation; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Accounting; Financial Management; Health Industry; Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Tom Nagle. "Note on Reimbursement of Health Care Providers: Case-Based and Capitation Payment." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-141, May 1994. (Revised February 2021.)
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
announcement, served as a credible commitment to the government's privatization agenda. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13427 Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: Evidence from an Online Grocer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Women's Leadership in Technology and Finance - Blog: RGE Report
bookended by panels on women’s leadership in technology and finance. Women’s labor and intellectual contributions undergird the past and future of both technology and money. Yet, the focus of conversations around women in male-dominated View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
truth, and you need to trust the people, trust the process," she says. As the network took shape, members began holding each other accountable for achieving high standards of performance and for using their leadership to bring about... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters
open to candidates with background in a different industry or job type Many students come to HBS to change industries, but they bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience from their past work, much of which can be transferable... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
the Restaurant Industry Michael S. Kaufman Andy Pforzheimer Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management and Organizational... View Details
- July 2002 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and F. Warren McFarlan
Kendall Square Research was a small competitor in the supercomputer industry. Sales grew rapidly in 1992 and early 1993, and the company sold stock to the public for the first time. Analysts forecasted higher earnings for 1993, then the company's revenue recognition... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 303-036, July 2002. (Revised March 2005.)