Scandal - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

accountability once a problem of trust arises-a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their money is being well spent, or pressure from regulators to demonstrate that... View Details

18 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

begun investigating the impact of accounting method choices in cross-border investments. Ann Cullen: After the scandals of the past few years, the potential for brokerage research deception is obviously something the Securities and... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

29 Oct 2007
HBS Case

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement

scandals or legal troubles such as those for Michael Vick and Kobe Bryant can seriously limit an athlete's ability to attract and retain endorsements, so most companies look for endorsers with a clean image. View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

22 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

largely unregulated hedge fund, came perilously close to collapse in 1998, threatening the global financial system. The tech bubble burst in 2001. Accounting scandals destroyed Enron in 2001 and WorldCom in 2002. And the current global... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

29 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

under in the biggest corporate scandal in South African history. In one day, Sekunjalo's stock dropped 44%. Surve, already a very public figure in South Africa, had to decide what to do, especially what to tell his loyal employees who had... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

"we have a worldwide mission: to become leading corporate citizens." In several cases, this mandate was the result of traumatic experiences or scandals that required huge efforts on the part of companies to repair damaged... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

19 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

paper-based advertising. Yet by 2017, Recruit was a global conglomerate with $16 billion in sales. This case examines Recruit’s unique corporate culture that helped it survive a scandal so large it became a staple in Japanese textbooks,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

were going to succeed and prosper needed to manage risks better, have a stronger sense of purpose to motivate their employees, and satisfy a public already agitated about scandals such as Enron in the corporate world. What I didn't see... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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