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Alan D. MacCormack
Alan MacCormack is the MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, a member of The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard, and a core faculty member... View Details
- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
charismatic but controversial cofounder of WeWork, who quit as CEO in 2019 after a bungled initial public offering amid questions about his business practices. “The market values the experience they have and rewards them in terms of high...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
decisions that were so clearly disastrous not only for workers and others exposed to asbestos but for the company itself. Shortly thereafter, in 1982, with its asbestos-related liabilities projected to exceed its assets, Johns-Manville shocked the business world by...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
and time), across cultures with differing tolerance for ambiguity in relationships (the United States, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria), and is distinct from related constructs such as generosity, conscientiousness, fastidious, and...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- November 2009 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
SIPEF: Biological Assets at Fair Value under IAS 41
By: Edward J. Riedl
This case examines fair value accounting under lAS 41 for a European-listed agricultural firm. Students identify the firm's core operations, distinguishing the IFRS treatment for three distinct assets: land, agricultural assets that reside on the land, and inventory...
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Business Earnings;
Fair Value Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
International Accounting;
Standards;
Valuation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe
Riedl, Edward J., and Kristin Elaine Meyer. "SIPEF: Biological Assets at Fair Value under IAS 41." Harvard Business School Case 110-026, November 2009. (Revised November 2010.)
- 19 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The Road to Impact
When he turned 50, David Offensend (MBA 1977) decided to make a change. He’d had a successful career in finance, but ever since his undergraduate days of studying public and international affairs at Princeton, Offensend planned that, one...
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- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
2016 New York: Oxford University Press Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business By: John A. Quelch. Abstract—The public health footprint associated with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2012
- Working Paper
No News Is Good News: CSR Strategy and Newspaper Coverage of Negative Firm Events
By: Jiao Luo, Stephan Meier and Felix Oberholzer-Gee
One of the benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, it has been argued, is that they build up a reservoir of public good will, shielding companies in times of trouble. In this paper, we test the view that CSR provides protection from public ire by...
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Crisis Management;
Media;
Newspapers;
Business and Community Relations;
Corporate Strategy
Luo, Jiao, Stephan Meier, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee. "No News Is Good News: CSR Strategy and Newspaper Coverage of Negative Firm Events." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-091, April 2012.
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
of 1906 further assisted the management of product color in the food business by regulating and endorsing the industry's color control practices. By 1938, food dyes had achieved such widespread use, and had raised such public concern,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Curriculum - MBA
health care - structure, financing, technology, consumers, accountability, and public policy; and create a business model that responds appropriately to any misalignments. Read More Launching Technology Ventures The course takes the...
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- September 2008
- Article
What T. R. Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903-1937
By: Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu
The Panama Canal was one of the largest public investments of its time. In the first decade of its operation, the canal produced significant social returns for the United States. Most of these returns were due to the transportation of petroleum from California to the...
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History;
Development Economics;
International Relations;
Investment Return;
Negotiation Deal;
Panama;
United States
Maurer, Noel, and Carlos Yu. "What T. R. Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903-1937." Journal of Economic History 68, no. 3 (September 2008).
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Overview
I am a field researcher studying the relational nature of work. Organizations are inherently social institutions and provide myriad opportunities for relationship formation. My work begins with the simple insight that all relationships are not equal: interpersonal...
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Prosocial Motivation;
Feedback;
Personal Development;
Needs;
Organizational Design;
Performance Productivity;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Networks;
Groups and Teams;
Family and Family Relationships;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to View Details
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Martha Lagace
- April 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform
By: Robert L. Simons, Alex C. Sapir '97 and Indra Reinbergs
Bausch & Lomb is the subject of press attacks and experiences a sharp fall in stock price when management practices are exposed. Aggressive goal setting, supported by financial market expectations, is discussed as a precursor to a series of events that results in...
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Performance Expectations;
Management Practices and Processes;
Ethics;
Financial Markets;
Financial Statements;
Business and Shareholder Relations
Simons, Robert L., Alex C. Sapir '97, and Indra Reinbergs. "Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform." Harvard Business School Case 198-009, April 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- 09 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009
- November 2003 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Brazil at the Wheel
By: Geoffrey Jones
Taught in the second-year MBA elective on the Evolution of Global Business. Examines the costs and benefits of the Brazilian government's policies to encourage foreign multinationals to develop an automobile industry during the 1950s. A combination of incentives and...
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Foreign Direct Investment;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Auto Industry;
Brazil
Jones, Geoffrey. "Brazil at the Wheel." Harvard Business School Case 804-080, November 2003. (Revised November 2015.)
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
scholarship will support students attending Harvard College or HBS who demonstrate an interest in topics relating to public health, social entrepreneurship, or entrepreneurship. Celeste Guth (MBA 1986)...
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Statista | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
HBS intranet link (alternative to HarvardKey) HBS alumni version available via eBaker. Related Resources Agribusiness Consulting Country & International Entertainment & Media LGBTQ+ & Business Pharmaceuticals Retail & Luxury Goods...
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Bloomberg | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
addresses environmental impact equities equity research exchange rate futures Form 4 gender green bonds high yield bonds holdings HY IG implied volatility index constituents indices industry metrics industry...
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- July 1990 (Revised August 1990)
- Case
Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1950
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and William Schiano
Examines Kaiser Steel's initial equity offering in 1950. The first case in a sequence that will trace the history of corporate restructurings that occurred 30 to 40 years later, in the 1980s. Subsequent cases examine foreign competition and labor unrest, hostile...
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Business History;
Competition;
Initial Public Offering;
Capital Structure;
Restructuring;
Capital Markets;
Ownership;
Steel Industry;
United States
Luehrman, Timothy A., and William Schiano. "Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1950." Harvard Business School Case 291-005, July 1990. (Revised August 1990.)