Standardization - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2008
Teaching Note

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (TN)

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Keywords: Diversification; Information Technology; Market Entry and Exit; Standards; Industry Clusters; Supply Chain; Production; Experience and Expertise; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Taiwan; Asia; Korean Peninsula; China

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11 Mar 2008
First Look

between customized and standardized approaches to care and challenges students to examine their preconceived notions of the social role of a health care delivery organization. Dr. Heidi Behforouz, PACT's director, must decide whether a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Portrait Project

Victoria Song

I will master my own destiny. As a young child, I took note of the sharp contrast between the standards that existed for boys and girls in my stoic, conservative family. My brother was encouraged to speak his mind, to defend himself, to... View Details

Portrait Project

Sarah Shanfield

and invested in. I will be remarkable by being approachable, and purposeful through listening. Like my mother, I will challenge myself to raise the standard of each interaction and encourage others to meet me there. View Details

25 Jun 2024
News

On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)

When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details

Keywords: retail; customer service; supply chain management; career experience; Retail Trade

01 Apr 1997
News

Managing a Master

"And there were virtually no standards or requirements for managers. It's no wonder you'd hear about famous musicians dying penniless." Arrendell renegotiated Marsalis's contract, hired a new booking agent, and laid out a long-term career... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Lazar

01 Mar 2011
News

Harvard Center Shanghai Names New Executive Director

Taiwan and Hong Kong at Citibank, American Express, and Standard Chartered Bank. Fluent in Mandarin, he was one of the first Americans to teach at Peking University after the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and the United... View Details

Keywords: clubs; alumni; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia

To what extent do multinational corporations have an institutional obligation to the Asian countries in which they serve, and does that obligation include holding higher standards than Asian law requires? These questions were debated at... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

06 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem

transactions that were favorable to the SPE but not to Enron. The furor over expensing is, if anything, a sideshow distracting us from deeper flaws in accounting standards, compensation philosophy, and professional standards in the... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman

24 Jul 2020
News

Reimagining Chicago’s Schools

Photo courtesy of Melissa Zaikos Back in 2011, when Melissa Zaikos (MBA 2000) began digging deeply into the standardized test scores of the Chicago Public Schools, she saw some concerning trends. Elementary schools, she thought, seemed to... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Sam Hayes

Another crucial step would be to ensure that public accounting firms once again become bona fide watchdogs. Too often, lucrative consulting contracts have caused accounting firms to relax their auditing standards to placate management.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

are four main recommendations that emerge from the research, which are developed further in the final section of this testimony. For the World Bank to enhance democratic participatory processes that can achieve successful development outcomes, it should: Establish... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

01 Jun 2010
News

Touting Green Energy’s Potential

he said, to create a green energy industry that has the potential to be much larger than telecom. Key elements are legislation that is raising the fuel-efficiency standards of cars from 25 mpg to 35 mpg; providing $80 billion in stimulus... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

11 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

definite advance over the arbitrary overhead allocations done by traditional standard cost systems, many companies abandoned ABC or updated their model only infrequently, because of the high time and cost associated with re-estimating the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

January 2011 (Revised July 2011)
Case

Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (A)

By: David F. Hawkins

The IASB and FASB propose new contingency loss recognition, measurement, and disclosure rules (A case). The B and C cases apply these proposals to British Petroleum's Mexican Gulf oil spill and Union Carbide's Bhophal gas discharge. View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Trade; International Finance; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Energy Industry; India

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01 Sep 2009
News

Executive Pay: Onward & Upward

require listed firms to have a majority of independent directors and mandate compensation committees to be entirely composed of outside directors. The exchanges also require firms to get shareholder approval of overall executive compensation plans. 2004 The Financial... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 1999
News

Good Day, Sunshine

developments at the School, and enjoying faculty presentations. "Our alumni are the measure of the School," said Dean Kim B. Clark in a welcoming address to all classes. "I am grateful for what you do in your lives, for the standards that... View Details

02 Oct 2019
What Do You Think?

What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?

ammunition in response to shootings in and around Company stores. None of those giving him low marks indicated they would stop shopping at Walmart. But if these same responses are any indication, efforts by Walmart and other major corporations to live up to the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

Fast Answer

Industrial classification systems

of approaches usually yields the best results The resources listed below can be helpful in identifying the code to use for a company search by industry. Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) Statistical Classification of... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

Hollywood Squared

cochairman Amy Pascal were honored with Variety’s 2007 “Showman of the Year” award. The pair, cited for personifying excellence in entertainment and for setting standards for performance and leadership, have overseen hits such as The Pink... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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