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- 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
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- December 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Kanebo Ltd. (A)
By: David F. Hawkins, Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno and Lizzie Gomez
Speculation as to how Japanese companies might implement IFRS with particular emphasis on consolidation accounting. View Details
Keywords: History; Business Conglomerates; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Consolidation; Financial Statements; International Finance; International Accounting; Standards; Goodwill Accounting; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
Hawkins, David F., Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno, and Lizzie Gomez. "Kanebo Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-037, December 2010. (Revised September 2011.)