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Resources on Indian Business History - Creating Emerging Markets

Conferences Lessons from History Lessons from History Video Clips & Discussion Questions Resources on Indian Business History Standard Reference Works Feb 2004 New Delhi: Oxford University Press Oxford History of Indian Business Dwijendra... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Ideas

universalities in the decisions that founders faced. He also saw that the “fundamental implications of those decisions were getting the start-ups into trouble down the road.” More Case Study: Good as Our Word For most of the 20th century, three bond ratings... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Manufacturing

24 Apr 2014
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Multiple generations of computing

Palm Computing to found Handspring, creator of the Treo smartphone, a handheld device that set the standard for next-generation smartphones. They teamed up again in 2005 to found the software company Numenta, to become the catalyst for... View Details

August 2010 (Revised September 2011)
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Retiree Pension and Health Benefits

By: David F. Hawkins

Note on accounting for retiree pension and health benefits under IFRS and U.S. GAAP. View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Standards; Retirement; United States

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04 Mar 2009
Op-Ed

Credit is Not the Bogey

commercials. From one vantage, the credit industry is to blame for our economic woes. The solutions have centered on tightening credit—loaning only to homebuyers who can make a 20 percent down payment, returning to the standards of 20... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas & Eric S. Belsky; Construction; Real Estate; Financial Services

23 Jan 2008
Op-Ed

A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?

expectations of profit. The standard usage definition will hark back to the older one: an anchor in a community where a family can live, work, and play. Future generations may wonder why Americans for a brief stint redefined home into an... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate

13 May 2002
Op-Ed

A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures

standards cries out for legislation to create an independent, self-regulatory organization to oversee accounting firms. Accounting would remain in the private sector, but the government would be involved, which is critical to restore... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch; Accounting

04 Jun 2018
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How to Create a Presence Without Being Present

The professional job search is a deeply personal journey. For MBA job-seekers, direct engagement with potential employers is essential: they want you to know who they are, and they want to know who you are. Live, face-to-face encounters remain the gold View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Leading a Family Business - Course Catalog

standard variety and some will be “live cases” where the leaders from family businesses will be integrated throughout the session. Most cases will include a guest speaker who will share their leadership experiences and answer questions.... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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Tipping Point

countries like Rwanda, and she also sees an opportunity to move into other sectors with similar economic and gender dynamics, such as tea, chocolate, and shea butter. Tipping your farmer may feel unusual to American consumers today, Nyamumbo acknolwledges, “but I see... View Details

Keywords: April White; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 1998
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Wanted: Leaders for the New Millennium

Top MBA Program seeks applicants from all industries and backgrounds. Minimum requirements: demonstrated leadership potential, high standard of academic achievement. Must be able to lead through others and guide an organization through... View Details

Keywords: Cindy Olnick

13 Aug 2019
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What is the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program?

in biotechnology leadership, financing, and social ramifications. The seamless integration of all these elements prepares students for life and leadership in the biotechnology-related arena in a sophisticated manner not available through any other View Details

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U.S. Competitiveness Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the U.S. are able to compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for the average American. Although the U.S. retains profound competitive strengths—for instance, in higher education and... View Details

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

show that optimal policy may simultaneously include substantial redistribution across income-earning abilities, as in the standard model, and reject three prominently proposed tags-gender, race, and height-as in actual policy. This... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 May 2025
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The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet

Imagine a place where all electricity comes from clean sources, where most cars are EVs and can be charged on almost every street, where daily hot water for homes and pools is drawn from the depths of the Earth, and where sweet tomatoes can grow even in the starkest... View Details

03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-099WP.pdf Evaluating the Impact of SA 8000 Certification Authors:Michael J. Hiscox, Claire Schwartz, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract SA 8000, along with other types of certification View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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5.2 Cases Involving Sexual Harassment or Other Sexual Misconduct & Cases involving Discrimination or Bullying | MBA

5.2 Cases Involving Sexual Harassment or Other Sexual Misconduct & Cases involving Discrimination or Bullying 5.0 Community Standards Processes Whenever a formal complaint of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct is investigated... View Details

07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

Douglas S. Fearing Publication:Transportation Science (forthcoming) Abstract When air traffic demand is projected to exceed capacity, the FAA implements Traffic Flow Management programs. Independently, these programs maintain a first-scheduled, first-served invariant,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

the Colorado field office of B Lab, a nonprofit organization that seeks to redefine the meaning of success in business. B Lab’s mission is to assemble a global community of Certified B Corporations—companies that meet certain prescribed View Details

01 Oct 1999
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White knight in the rye

minimal standards of civility. So it was like a breath of fresh air when, as the New York Times (June 23, 1999) reported, the winning bidder for the letters, Peter Norton (13th OPM), announced his intention "to do whatever Mr. Salinger... View Details

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