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- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
economy. The fraud renewed the focus on corporate governance policies worldwide, but especially in Japan, where the lack of board independence and a deep-rooted corporate culture entrenched in personal loyalties fostered an environment...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Deterring Online Advertising Fraud Through Optimal Payment in Arrears Authors:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract I develop a screening model with delayed payments and probabilistic delayed observation...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
LaneHarvard Business School Case 112-004 A Chinese company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange is accused of fraud by a hedge fund. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112004-PDF-ENG Sino-Forest (B) David F....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors
liability for failure for all but the most glaring fraud or embezzlement. The real problems for a potential investor are not those warned of in a prospectus in such general terms as to apply to virtually any company; they are specific...
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by D. Quinn Mills
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
Horie represented all that is wrong with Western-style capitalism, others saw him as the future of the country's media industry, and a man of the people. But last month, Horie was arrested on suspicion of accounting fraud and illegal...
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- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
price of diesel fuel. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508074 Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy Harvard Business School Case 208-071 In 2002, a massive accounting fraud and...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
has used industry-specific versions of these systems—focused on everything from financial services to real estate—to share threat data for a few years now, spreading information about new phishing campaigns or ongoing wire transfer fraud...
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Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
alleging that Noble was too aggressive in its fair value accounting for contracts and investments in producers. Iceberg did not accuse Noble of fraud but suggested that Noble’s profits and balance sheet were highly inflated and Noble was...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Sorting Out the Patent Craze
succeed: Despite Rambus' best efforts to craft their patent claims around the elements of the standard, it was, in the court's judgment, possible to comply with the standard without infringing any of the Rambus patents. And the court ruled that, as a legal matter,...
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- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
billion, increasing its value by more than 60 times along the way. But Kozlowski went to prison on fraud charges in 2005, and the portfolio was slowly unwound under his successor. Now in 2016, Tyco was to disappear. Purchase this case:...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
many others. In fact, a recent estimate from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners indicates that U.S. businesses lose approximately 7 percent of their annual revenues to various forms of unethical behavior, an amount equal to a...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
primarily at auditors (both external and internal), risk managers, accountants, CFOs, and consultants, Effective Auditing for Corporates covers the following: 1) compliance and the corporate audit, 2) fraud detection, 3) risk-based...
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Carmen Nobel
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
harshly penalized than their less distinguished peers in the wake of a retraction, but only in cases involving fraud or misconduct. When the retraction event had its source in “honest mistakes,” we find no evidence of differential stigma...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
me back to the apples, and leaders. As in all financial manias, the bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000 gave rise to swindles and frauds and the bad apples that commit them. We need to find out who they are and take appropriate...
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by Kim B. Clark
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
maintain social harmony. But opacity also facilitates fraud and corruption, which erode investor confidence and stifle risk-taking. A flamboyant politician Kotaro Tamura attempts to raise public awareness around these tensions, but his...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
informed trading decisions about various firms. (Nonetheless, he was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy in May 2011.) Soltes also hopes that the study will shed light on the fact that executives at publicly traded companies...
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- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
2014 Journal of Advertising Research Pitfalls and Fraud in Online Advertising Metrics: What Makes Advertisers Vulnerable to Cheaters, and How They Can Protect Themselves By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—How does online advertising become...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 23 Apr 2024 By Unit View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | View Management Science Track Courses | Print View Accounting & Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits The Anatomy of...
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- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
resolution of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation for tax fraud and the increasing pressure on the wealth management business. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111090-PDF-ENG The Israeli-Palestinian...
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Carmen Nobel
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Courses by Title - Course Catalog
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Sebenius Spring2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent General Management Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie Fall2024 Q1 1.5 The Anatomy of View Details