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Social Enterprise | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. 55 1086 Add My Librarian Item Stanford Social Innovation Review Journal targets leaders in nonprofit management, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. Check Harvard Availability View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
earned ONE FC the backing of Singapore’s Economic Development Board—one of only two sports to enjoy that status (the other is Formula One racing). Winning over a government initially skeptical about the reputation and potential of MMA...
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018) - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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New Regulations
Government regulations have become more complex and challenging for organizations. However, fair and effective regulations can often generate great value not only for consumers but also for businesses, as they help manage processes and...
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Sam Perez Diarte - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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- 19 May 2023
- Blog Post
Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change
Until recently, people looked to the United Nations to set the climate policy agenda. No longer, according to Trumbull. As the cost for renewables has declined, governments now see renewable energy and decarbonization technologies as...
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- October 2004 (Revised January 2006)
- Tutorial
Introduction to Responsibility Accounting Systems
By: David F. Hawkins, V.G. Narayanan, Jacob Cohen and Michele Jurgens
Responsibility accounting systems generate financial and related nonfinancial information about the actual and planned activities of a company's responsibility centers--organizational units headed by managers responsible for a unit's performance. The principal...
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- July 2005 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
The U.S. Current Account Deficit
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson and Jonathan Schlefer
Investors and policymakers throughout the world were confronted with the risk of painful economic consequences arising from the large U.S. current account deficit. In 2007, the U.S. current account deficit was $731 billion, equivalent to 5.3% of GDP. The implications...
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World Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Borrowing and Debt;
Currency;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson, and Jonathan Schlefer. "The U.S. Current Account Deficit." Harvard Business School Case 706-002, July 2005. (Revised September 2020.)
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4.2 Student/Faculty Ventures - MBA
venture at some point in the future. Part 2: Student Involvement in Faculty Ventures The same principles and concerns that apply to student ventures also apply to faculty ventures, and are governed by a similar policy: Student involvement...
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- Portrait Project
Uzoma Nwagba
bolder and better version. Our governments will work. I will be a part of it—not in spite of my MBA, but because of it. I want to run African public institutions like ethical businesses. It is my duty to the largest and most patient...
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018) - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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- January – February 2008
- Article
Managing the Impact of Employee Turnover on Performance: The Role of Process Conformance
By: Zeynep Ton and Robert S. Huckman
We examine the impact of employee turnover on operating performance in settings that require high levels of knowledge exploitation. Using 48 months of turnover data from U.S. stores of a major retail chain, we find that, on average, employee turnover is associated with...
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Customer Focus and Relationships;
Governance Compliance;
Retention;
Standards;
Service Operations;
Business Processes;
Retail Industry;
United States
Ton, Zeynep, and Robert S. Huckman. "Managing the Impact of Employee Turnover on Performance: The Role of Process Conformance." Organization Science 19, no. 1 (January–February 2008): 56–68.
- December 1993 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Marriott Corporation (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A. Nichols
Marriott Corp.'s chairman and CEO must decide whether to recommend a restructuring of the company to the board of directors. The proposal he is considering would split the Marriott Corp., a premier hotel developer, owner, and manager, into two separate companies by a...
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Business or Company Management;
Restructuring;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Management Teams;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Accommodations Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Charles A. Nichols. "Marriott Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-085, December 1993. (Revised April 2006.)
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Management (AOM) Organizations and Natural Environment (ONE) Division for his article with Lamar Pierce, “The role of organizational scope and governance in strengthening private monitoring.” Michael W. Toffel: Winner of the Outstanding...
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- 02 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity
George Floyd’s murder last year forced many people to recognize the systemic racism that pervades American institutions, from law enforcement to health care. Even so, identifying those inequities is different than fixing them. “I don’t believe we advance the debate...
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- June 1975 (Revised September 2004)
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Angus Cartwright III
By: Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case...
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Acquisition;
Cash Flow;
Investment Return;
Investment Portfolio;
Taxation;
Balanced Scorecard;
Valuation
Hatten, Kenneth J., William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel, and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Angus Cartwright III." Harvard Business School Case 375-376, June 1975. (Revised September 2004.)
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Zone Defense
Brandon Tseng (MBA 2017) remembers his aha moment. It was April 2015, and Tseng was a US Navy SEAL approaching the end of seven years’ service; his next step would be Harvard Business School. Tseng was reading about a military effort to create robotic armor, a project...
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- Fast Answer
Identifiers in Business Information Databases
designations. Also, many identifiers do not change even if a company changes its name. There are many different identifiers available for companies and securities. Most databases have their own identification codes, but there are also universal codes...
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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
government and corruption and trying to get rules that people abide by," adds Ray Goldberg, the George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School, who conducts research in West Africa. "Because...
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Keywords:
Francis Storrs;
John H. Davis;
Michael Halse;
Government;
Government;
Government;
Government;
Government;
Government
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
Harmonization Author:Karthik Ramanna Abstract The globalization of accounting standards as seen through the proliferation of IFRS worldwide is one of the most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an...
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Keywords:
Carmen Nobel