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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96)
way, the league is planning to debut in 2000. "The gold medal performance of the U.S. women's soccer team at the 1996 Olympics showcased our talented players to the nation and the world," says the NSA's development consultant, Jennifer... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
way to structure an institution that performs those functions?" The spirit of it is to try to devise a way of thinking about institutional change in an organized way in the global financial system. We're... View Details
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
Ashraf, Oriana Bandiera, and Kelsey Jack Abstract A substantial body of research investigates the design of incentives in firms, yet less is known about incentives in organizations that hire individuals to perform tasks with positive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
determined that between 22 and 29 percent (25.2 to 31.8 million) of all U.S. jobs are potentially offshorable. Those cited included high-paying, high-skill jobs such as financial analyst and microbiologist. Rivkin and former research... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
American tradition of a well-regulated society with the legacy of Gilded Age laissez-faire capitalism produced the modern American regulatory state. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48304 forthcoming Review of Finance View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
for care, management tools such as practice guidelines, performance measurement and reporting, and financial performance incentives for physicians have predominated. This... View Details
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
Hamel posited that we were on the verge of a "post-managerial’ society” in which “the work of managing will be less and less performed by ‘managers.’” He envisioned a future of management in which broad-based participation in... View Details
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
Capital identifies a potential investment in Swiss security company Kaba. PrimeStone believes that the company is undervalued because it has been pushing back various financial targets and thinks it can help by proposing a new,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 7, 2016
lines from these things to quantitative and evidence-based evaluation of enterprise performance and to financial valuation. The approach is generalizable to any modern industry. The materials, wholly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
about baseball and race, he's explored questions such as how much money motivates ministers, and how much financial journalists affect the stock market. "I am interested in what motivates people," he says, "and what causes... View Details
- 16 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Digging Into Data: Making A Career Change
exciting and challenging first project! What is your favorite part about working with data? I primarily work with first year students at HBS, and I love being able to help them perform important research while they figure out their summer... View Details
- January 2024
- Supplement
Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (B)
By: Joseph Pacelli, ZeSean Ali and Tom Quinn
GlassHouse Research identified accounting red flags at Catalent. Fiat Lux Partners countered most of GlassHouse’s claims. Who was right? This update explores the aftermath of the short seller duel. View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Acquisition; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Earnings; Earnings Management; Cost Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Revenue Recognition; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Government Legislation; Conflict of Interests; Announcements; Blogs; Debates; Lawsuits and Litigation; Stocks; Performance Productivity; Pharmaceutical Industry; Accounting Industry; United States
Pacelli, Joseph, ZeSean Ali, and Tom Quinn. "Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-055, January 2024.
- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Closing the Education Gap
performance test scores. By June that number had jumped to 53 percent. “In nine months, we can effectively close the gap between poor and average performance on pre-K tests,” says Dias Griffin, “and we can... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
institute to develop emerging leaders in the eastern Mediterranean region. Describes his biography and values, the models he established for excellent financial performance and corporate social and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
For those who like to view things in black and white, it's tempting to divide the working world into two camps. There is the for-profit sector, primarily driven by the prospect of financial success. And then there's the not-for-profit... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
Sharing News That Might Be Bad
intrinsically good and not subject to reevaluation on a case-by-case basis," writes Harvard Business School professor Lynn Sharp Paine in Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
systemic risk regulator, there’s no guarantee of satisfactory performance based on recent history. Indeed, a litany of government regulatory failures fills the minority response to the Congressional Oversight Panel’s reform... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
tended to have narrower provider networks and broader care management strategies. Many more, however, still need to hone unique strategies for the public exchanges that can both improve short-term financial View Details
- 16 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
financial gains of diversity are not limited to venture capital but also expand to goods and service-based businesses. Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting There are excellent resources to help train your managers and employees to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
deep understanding of how change takes place, combined with fascinating in-depth stories of companies that have made the first steps toward reimagining capitalism, provides inspiring insight into what capitalism could be. Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive... View Details