Activity Based Costing - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2005
What Do You Think?

Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?

spent." Jerome Golden even raised the question of whether a new system should provide a defined benefit (as it essentially does now) as opposed to basing individual returns on a defined contribution. As he put it, "The debate... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

01 Oct 1997
News

Honorable Mention

Traditionally, most student honors at HBS have been based solely on academic accomplishments. This year, for the first time, several students were formally honored for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to the HBS community.... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

WSA Conference Focuses on Reaching Goals

"everyday garden" line is expected to exceed $1 billion in sales within three years. Based on the success of her two-year-old bed-and-bath Kmart product line, which has already surpassed the $1-billion mark, that lofty goal seems... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

political leaders in the country are wrestling with the question, what comes next? Will Japanese companies adopt western business practices, and at what cost to its own uniqueness? As with the School's four other international research... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Fast Answer

Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB)

Business and Workforce Dynamics in the US. Mapping Tools: SimplyAnalytics - Generate tables and maps View Details

28 May 2019
News

What I Do: Gordon Medenica (MBA 1979)

state agency. “Mega Millions is run as a consortium by 11 member states: Georgia oversees the televised drawings, for example, while Virginia handles the money transfers between states, based on where the winner lives. That’s carried over... View Details

Keywords: Ryan Jones; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

08 Nov 2016
First Look

November 8, 2016

to compare rigorously which offers the better path to sustainability, but a case can be made that the application of entrepreneurial talents to activities beyond for-profit business (of which conservation is one example) might be a more... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2016
News

Ears to the Ground

a decade and was only active in about 30 cities. Clark saw the problem: “From a police department point of view, it was a significant and risky IT project,” he says. ShotSpotter systems cost about $250,000... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer; photography by Vance Jacobs

01 Jun 1997
News

Blockbuster Deals

A wave of mergers is sweeping the country, activity that recalls the 1980s, the 1960s, and even, some say, the empire-building of a century ago. In the following article, nine HBS professors comment on the current M&As; phenomenon and how... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

10 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis

and methods have allowed local farmers to use water more efficiently, while also boosting their production and crop yields. Rosario Bazán is the Co-Founder and General Manager of Danper, a leading agribusiness based in Peru. Founded in... View Details

21 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

08 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation

working paper, doctoral student Nathan Craig and professor Ananth Raman introduce a dynamic approach for optimizing the profitability of store liquidation that increases net recovery on cost by 2 to 7 percent of assets on hand, an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

03 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Van den Ende Rozen

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

aspects of U.S. affiliate activity in the country and placing this activity in its appropriate economic context. Lowering the Cost of Bank Recapitalization Authors:John C.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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1.4.2 Classroom Environment | MBA

which they are based is a shared responsibility. Each student should understand what constitutes unacceptable classroom behavior. Each member of the teaching faculty should set clear expectations in the classroom, help identify... View Details

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Kwame Owusu-Kesse

personal reflection-classroom experiences in courses such as LEAD(Leadership and Organizational Behavior) & Authentic Leadership and Development, extracurricular activities with the Social Enterprise Club and African American Student... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government

01 Dec 1998
News

New HBS Alumni Board Members

an emphasis on ceramics and related objects. Cincinnati native Samuel Huttenbauer, Jr. (MBA '55), is CEO of American Nutriceuticals, a medical foods firm based in his hometown. A graduate of Harvard College, Huttenbauer joined the Army... View Details

02 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

get reconnected back to something more "social" than a home office. Organizations too have benefited from the telecommuting phenomenon, increasing their ability to hire scarce talent that otherwise would be out of reach. But are there View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Feb 1997
News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

and conflict resolution took place at the Negotiation Roundtable, itself part of an active University-wide effort called the Program on Negotiation, based at Harvard Law School. Since its establishment in... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

13 Feb 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

2018 Pearson Education Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis By: Datar, Srikant M., and Madhav Rajan Abstract—Horngren’s Cost Accounting defines the cost accounting... View Details