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- June 2023
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Investing in the Climate Transition at Neuberger Berman
By: George Serafeim and Benjamin Maletta
By mid-2023, Neuberger Berman (NB), an active asset manager, had grown its assets under management to about half a trillion dollars and took pride in its client centricity and innovative spirit. Responding to client demand for investment products that integrated...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Sustainability;
Decarbonization;
Performance;
Risk Assessment;
Opportunities;
Environmental Sustainability;
Carbon Footprint;
Business Analysis;
Investing;
Regulation;
Asset Management;
Investment Strategy;
Climate Change;
Transition;
Analysis;
Product Positioning;
Strategy;
Investment Portfolio;
Financial Services Industry;
Energy Industry
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Student Handbook - MBA
residential housing; limiting its provision of or access to certain activities and services, introducing or modifying vaccination, mask, and physical distancing mandates; and implementing compulsory testing and tracing programs as...
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- May 2008
- Article
Real and Accrual-Based Earnings Management in the Pre- and Post-Sarbanes Oxley Periods
By: Daniel Cohen, Aiyesha Dey and Thomas Lys
We document that accrual‐based earnings management increased steadily from 1987 until the passage of the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002, followed by a significant decline after the passage of SOX. Conversely, the level of real earnings management activities declined...
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Cohen, Daniel, Aiyesha Dey, and Thomas Lys. "Real and Accrual-Based Earnings Management in the Pre- and Post-Sarbanes Oxley Periods." Accounting Review 83, no. 3 (May 2008): 757–787.
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Inviting Consumers to Downsize Fast-Food Portions Significantly Reduces Calorie Consumption
By: Janet Schwartz, Jason Riis, Brian Elbel and Dan Ariely
Policies that mandate calorie labeling in fast-food and chain restaurants have had little or no observable impact on calorie consumption to date. In three field experiments, we tested an alternative approach: activating consumers' self-control by having servers ask...
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Keywords:
Food;
Labels;
Consumer Behavior;
Interpersonal Communication;
Motivation and Incentives;
Health Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Schwartz, Janet, Jason Riis, Brian Elbel, and Dan Ariely. "Inviting Consumers to Downsize Fast-Food Portions Significantly Reduces Calorie Consumption." Health Affairs 31, no. 2 (February 2012): 2399–2407.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
We examine in this paper the differential response of establishments to the global financial crisis, with particular emphasis on the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in determining micro economic performance. Using a new worldwide dataset that reports the...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
International Finance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Local Range;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Production;
Performance Evaluation;
Networks
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-110, June 2010.
- January 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Corporate Renewal in America
By: Bruce R. Scott and Thomas S. Mondschean
Discusses various macroeconomic, regulatory, technological, and financial forces that led to increased corporate restructuring in the United States beginning in the mid-1980s. The U.S. financial system is often viewed as the most developed in the world and a model for...
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Keywords:
Performance Evaluation;
Corporate Governance;
Macroeconomics;
Economic Systems;
Restructuring;
Markets;
Private Sector;
Corporate Finance;
Germany;
Japan;
United States
Scott, Bruce R., and Thomas S. Mondschean. "Corporate Renewal in America." Harvard Business School Case 702-018, January 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
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The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports
enterprises Brand managers, promoters, investors, and others who are active in the entertainment industry Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive...
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- 09 Jul 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences
- 03 Nov 2015
- HBS Seminar
Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
- July 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)
By: Lakshmi Iyer, John D. Macomber and Namrata Arora
Maharashtra state is accepting bids to redevelop Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. A real estate developer assesses the risks and tenders a bid. The bid conditions include providing new free housing to tens of thousands of slum dwellers, which is anticipated to be...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Development Economics;
Housing;
Urban Development;
Emerging Markets;
Social Issues;
Business and Government Relations;
Real Estate Industry;
Mumbai
Iyer, Lakshmi, John D. Macomber, and Namrata Arora. "Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-004, July 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
- February 2023
- Article
Disruption and Credit Markets
By: Bo Becker and Victoria Ivashina
We show that over the past half century innovative disruptions were central to understanding corporate defaults. In a given year, industries experiencing abnormally high VC or IPO activity subsequently see higher default rates, higher segment exits by conglomerates,...
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Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina. "Disruption and Credit Markets." Journal of Finance 78, no. 1 (February 2023): 105–139.
- 2017
- Chapter
Marketing Models for the Customer-Centric Firm
By: Eva Ascarza, Peter S. Fader and Bruce G.S. Hardie
A customer-centric firm takes the view that there are three key drivers of (organic) growth and overall profitability: Customer acquisition, customer retention, and customer development (i.e., increasing the value of each existing customer (per unit of time) while they...
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Ascarza, Eva, Peter S. Fader, and Bruce G.S. Hardie. "Marketing Models for the Customer-Centric Firm." In Handbook of Marketing Decision Models. 2nd ed. Edited by Berend Wierenga and Ralf van der Lans, 297–330. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Springer, 2017.
- September 2012
- Article
The Bedside Manner of Homo Economicus: How and Why Priming an Economic Schema Reduces Compassion
By: Andrew Molinsky, Adam M. Grant and Joshua D. Margolis
We investigate how, why and when activating economic schemas reduces the compassion that individuals extend to others in need when delivering bad news. Across three experiments, we show that unobtrusively priming economic schemas decreases the compassion that...
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Molinsky, Andrew, Adam M. Grant, and Joshua D. Margolis. "The Bedside Manner of Homo Economicus: How and Why Priming an Economic Schema Reduces Compassion." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 119, no. 1 (September 2012): 27–37.
- 10 Mar 2008
- News
New Harvard Business School Website Showcases Centennial Celebration
- 04 May 2021
- News
Hubert Joly on Coffee in the Clouds
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Online Learning Model | HBS Online
Business School’s signature case method. Business leaders will share challenges they’ve faced. As the story unfolds, you’ll leverage course concepts, vital tools and frameworks, and the diversity of your peers’ perspectives to analyze the problem and determine a path...
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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online
Business School faculty and are active, social, and feature real-world cases. Real-World Cases Apply your learning through real-world examples from industry-leading experts. Active Engage in a new activity...
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Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
activating them, making advantage durable, outmaneuvering competitors, driving innovation, identifying and tackling needs for strategy change, and leveraging multi-business and global opportunities. Details Design and evolve effective...
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Mergers and Acquisitions
your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend This mergers and acquisitions course is designed for senior executives involved in M&A activity who want to broaden their knowledge of financial business valuation methods,...
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Joseph L. Bower
JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade. He has served in many administrative roles... View Details