Standards - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability

The development of corporate integrated reporting (IR) standards has the promise to be one of the great business innovations of the 21st century, and could be pivotal in restoring public trust in business institutions, Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting

01 Jun 2012
News

Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home

and accurate commercial data (to facilitate business forecasting, for example), and a skilled workforce with seasoned supervisors. “That mix of factors does not come standard with every country,” Fields notes. As for government’s role in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

Fast Answer

Industries: financial analytical data and tools

analytical features. Standard & Poor's RatingsDirect (available from Capital IQ) Access to the credit research behind S&P ratings on a wide variety of debt issues from around the world. These reports can provide useful... View Details

Web

Introduction - The Worker - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Affirming the role of the employee, then, became part of a growing trend in management as a way to inspire collaboration and reduce alienation experienced in the repetitive nature of standardized working conditions. Elton Mayo, professor... View Details

25 Sep 2009
News

Are You Being Served?

surprising than my unexpected win was the fact that all through the process, the state — and its oft-reviled bureaucracy — went out of its way to be fair, courteous, and forgiving. It got me to thinking: Has government been forced to become more customer friendly... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

15 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

“Cancer is so heterogeneous that we have to build robust, standardized datasets that can be thoughtfully analyzed to answer those questions.” Once they have it, however, most research organizations protect their data, as it represents a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health; Pharmaceutical

08 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

enables you to adapt and modify, not just produce one single, standardized product. The simplest example might be the need for a right-hand drive Toyota Corolla in the UK," Bartlett says. The third imperative is to leverage the world... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

change in motion," explains Hammond, "by pulling suppliers closer to him, insisting that they implement the information technology necessary for exchanging sales data, adopt standards for product and shipping container labeling, and use... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

01 Jan 2004
News

Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964

Remember that integrity counts. Make your ethical standards visible and consistent throughout your career." CURRENT READING Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow As U.S. Secretary of Commerce in 1992, Barbara Franklin reestablished... View Details

Fast Answer

Fixed Income Research: bond data, ratings, and reports

Web-based interface. It includes access to US treasury bond data from CRSP (monthly prices) and GovPX (tick by tick). Research Reports & Ratings Standard & Poor's Ratings Direct (Access... View Details

Web

1.4.2 Classroom Environment | MBA

including: On-time arrival and attendance for the duration of each class. Appropriate comments and humor. Maintaining a professional atmosphere and decor. Refraining from distracting and disruptive activities. Professional conduct in welcoming guests. Upholding these... View Details

23 Jan 2017
News

The CEO Who is Perking Up Peet’s Coffee

change everything,” Fernandes said, but maintaining the standards set by Peet’s founder, which include careful coffee sourcing and hand-roasting, has been important to keeping the brand popular among its longtime Bay Area following and... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Business History Gets a Boost

“HBS faculty members have long been recognized as pioneers in the creation of the field, and the Business History Review sets the standard for business history scholarship.” HBS professor Geoffrey Jones and research fellow Walter... View Details

Keywords: Dean Nitin Nohria; Professor Geoffrey G. Jones; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Jun 2024
News

On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)

end-to-end mindset to our executive team discussions. This holistic approach allows us to optimize our processes at every stage, ensuring a seamless experience for our customers and maintaining Nordstrom’s high standards of quality and... View Details

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

01 Mar 2012
News

Cracks in the Foundation

HBS alumni. A few highlights: Some 71 percent of respondents expect US competitiveness to decline over the next three years, with workers' living standards under greater pressure than firms. The United States fares poorly when decisions... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Nov 2018
News

The Power of Civility

that approach in civility, I don't believe that we can turn to somebody else and say, “you need to be more civil.” It has nothing to do with that. It only has to do with how we behave and how we convey our thoughts and our actions and our deeds. By setting that View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

Arthur Rock (MBA '51)

microprocessors. Equally important, the idea of stock options for employees and the use of venture capital financing became a standard part of the nascent high-technology industry. As one of the founding fathers of venture capital - and... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

Sparking Internet Commerce

proposal for an Open Profile Standard [OPS] that is widely supported by the online industry." OPS is based on the concept that users should get something of value for their personal information and that companies not only must have a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 1997
News

Antitrust in Historical Perspective

turn, means putting the "mom-and-pop" operations cherished in American lore out of business. Indeed, the creation of the Standard Oil Trust in 1882, which put small companies out of business and bureaucratized economic relations, was a... View Details

Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow