Standardization - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1998
News

Investigation Leads to Sanctions, Recommendations

year. On April 9, a letter to the HBS community from Dean Kim B. Clark and a statement from the Faculty and Staff Standards Committee (FSSC) reported the results of an investigation that had found a pattern of behavior within one class... View Details

01 Aug 2014
News

A closer look at the industry of beauty

entrepreneurial imagination: the ability to understand values and trends and to shape them into brands people want," says Jones. Jones describes how, as the industry gained momentum, it played a significant role in standardizing beauty... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

School has selected a number of outstanding men and women to receive its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. Throughout their careers, these distinguished graduates have contributed significantly to their companies and communities while upholding the... View Details

Keywords: awards; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

PublicationsTowards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting Authors:Abigail M. Allen and Karthik Ramanna Publication:Journal of Accounting & Economics (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

John E. Swearingen

Swearingen took over the inefficient Standard Oil of Indiana in 1960. He streamlined its operations and aligned its business units while expanding Standard’s exploration of both domestic and foreign oil. By the end of his tenure, he had... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

Web

Admissions Resources - Doctoral

letters, and suggestions on how to identify and approach your recommenders. Standardized Tests As you prepare for your PhD application, watch this video to learn more about what standardized tests are... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

The American Dream

LAWSON: Campaigning for Congress, a probusiness entrepreneur who advocates for the middle class. An IBM engineer, Stacey Lawson (MBA 1996) noticed that a number of her colleagues, though surrounded by technology, still used pencil and paper for designing View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

August 1996
Case

Watermill Ventures

By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March

Watermill Ventures acquires and turns around an underperforming business. The case describes the criteria the company uses to identify acquisition candidates, its screening and selection process, and the way it introduces strategic thinking at the business it acquires.... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Transformation; Standards; Performance Improvement; Business Strategy; Web Sites

Citation

Educators

Purchase

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

organizational values and business ethics, Paine focused on U.S. companies engaged in business principally at home. But faced with an increasing number of questions from international students about whether U.S. standards and values... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

Mar 2012
Article

The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness

The United States is a competitive location to the extent that firms operating in the U.S. are able to compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for the average American. Changes in the... View Details

Mar 2012
Article

How to Make Finance Work

Once a sleepy old boys' club, the U.S. financial sector is now a dynamic and growing business that attracts the best and the brightest. It is tempting to declare the industry a roaring success. But its purpose is to serve the needs of U.S. households and firms, and by... View Details

Portrait Project

Jared Simon

resources for shelter, increased commerce and trade all enabled population growth, increasing lifespan, and a higher standard of living. However, our gains have come at the expense of tipping the natural world out of balance. Natural... View Details

Fast Answer

Investment management: industry resources

What are top resources for analyzing the investment management industry? Need to find... Start with... Industry Overviews Use industry profiles to discover how an industry operates, trends, how to analyze a company, financial comparison of major players, and... View Details

02 Nov 2021
News

The Road to Racial Equity

that want to address persistent inequities. The goal is to achieve for DEI efforts what the LEED standards have done for sustainability in the construction world: to provide measurable and attainable guidelines. Walker & Dunlop, a real... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Dec 2002
News

Slam Dunk

they are known, say they intend to emulate the standards of community involvement set by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA '65) and his family, especially with regard to children's issues and education. View Details

Alexander M. Poniatoff

Poniatoff, founder of Ampex, created many of the major innovations in commercial recording technology and produced the first US built magnetic audio tape recorder in 1948 revolutionizing the radio industry. After creating the standard for... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Irwin M. Jacobs

Jacobs is a pioneer in the wireless technology industry. The company that he founded, Qualcomm, developed a satellite-based communications protocol called CDMA, Code Division Multiple Access. Considered one of the fastest growing wireless technologies, CDMA became the... View Details

Keywords: Communications

October 2011
Teaching Note

Bridging the GAAPs (TN)

By: Gwen Yu

Teaching Note for 111-114. View Details

Keywords: Equity; Financial Reporting; Investment Portfolio; Valuation; Framework; Adoption; Standards; Globalization