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- 27 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Putting Integrity into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach
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by Werner Erhard & Michael C. Jensen
- October 2021
- Case
Financial Reporting at Mattel
By: Aiyesha Dey, Trung Nguyen, Marshal Herrmann and Julia Kelley
In September 2020, Diana Ferguson was nearing her first Audit Committee meeting as the newly appointed Audit Committee chair of Mattel, Inc. Mattel was just recovering from an accounting scandal which had revealed the company’s poor internal controls and weak board...
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Accounting;
Accounting Audits;
Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Compliance;
Governance Controls;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Consumer Products Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
North and Central America;
United States;
California
Dey, Aiyesha, Trung Nguyen, Marshal Herrmann, and Julia Kelley. "Financial Reporting at Mattel." Harvard Business School Case 122-006, October 2021.
- 17 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet
hours a month on the Internet. A conservative valuation of this time is an estimated $680 billion. The advertising-supported Internet also helps the economy by fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and productivity, particularly among View Details
- TeachingInterests
Investing: Risk, Return and Impact (MBA)
By: Shawn A. Cole
This is an investing/finance course, designed to build on skills introduced in the RC finance course, but with an emphasis on how and whether investors should incorporate what have traditionally been considered “non-financial” criteria in their decisions: for... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
services that simultaneously provide greater customer value and higher supplier profitability. We constantly strive to move elements of the relationship from the zero-sum conflict side to the win-win cooperation side to achieve business...
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- March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched Invested in Detroit, a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over five years. The bank worked with local economic development organizations, workforce development organizations, small businesses, philanthropies,...
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Local Economic Development;
Workforce Development;
Philanthropic Investment;
Financial Institutions;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Urban Development;
Business and Community Relations;
Banking Industry;
United States;
Michigan
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-406, March 2018. (Revised March 2018.)
- 24 Oct 2016
- News
Apple Has Designs on Stifling Innovation
- Web
The HBS Case Method - MBA
The HBS Case Method The HBS Case Method Take a Seat in the MBA Classroom Harvard Business School Have you ever worked with a group of people trying to solve a problem? There are different opinions, different considerations, and each...
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- April 1991 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Southland Corp. (B)
Examines Southland's financial difficulties following the LBO in 1987 up to the first restructuring plan in July 1990. The teaching objectives are: to explore the complexities of a failed leverage buyout and the operating restrictions that result from financial...
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Leveraged Buyouts;
Restructuring;
Equity;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financing and Loans;
Crisis Management
Ruback, Richard S. "Southland Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 291-039, April 1991. (Revised July 1994.)
- 29 Oct 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Robots in the Boardroom
the businesses they deal with. Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small BusinessArtificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data is transforming financial services for small-business. Companies...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- February 1990 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Quantum Semiconductor, Inc.
By: Janice H. Hammond and Roy D. Shapiro
Quantum is faced with a difficult ethical dilemma--industry studies provide evidence that chemicals used in semiconductor manufacturing may cause women working in fabrication cleanrooms to suffer a higher likelihood of spontaneous abortions. The possibility of other...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Prejudice and Bias;
Law;
Equality and Inequality;
Cost;
Production;
Ethics;
Health;
Gender;
Semiconductor Industry
Hammond, Janice H., and Roy D. Shapiro. "Quantum Semiconductor, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 690-059, February 1990. (Revised March 1990.)
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
which patents are assigned with the firm names in the Census Bureau's SSEL business registry. Through the Census Bureau's file structure, this R&D platform can be linked to the operating performances of each firm's establishments,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 1995
- Case
Singapore TradeNet: Beyond TradeNet to the Intelligent Island
By: Lynda M. Applegate, John L. King and Soon-Siong Neo
Describes the actions taken by the government of Singapore to enable the country to survive and prosper after it achieved independence in the late 1960s. Recognizing that its small size, limited natural resources, but excellent location placed it in a vulnerable...
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Transition;
Communication Technology;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Information Technology Industry;
Singapore
Applegate, Lynda M., John L. King, and Soon-Siong Neo. "Singapore TradeNet: Beyond TradeNet to the Intelligent Island." Harvard Business School Case 196-105, October 1995.
- 22 Dec 2013
- News
Jesse Willms, the Dark Lord of the Internet
- August 2010 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Rupert Murdoch: The Last Tycoon
By: Geoffrey Jones and Hari Balkrishna
The case examines the entrepreneurial career of Rupert Murdoch and the growth of News Corporation from a small Australian newspaper to a global media giant. It shows how he expanded geographically to Europe, the United States, and Asia and from newspapers to the film...
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Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Media;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Power and Influence;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Europe;
United States;
Australia
Jones, Geoffrey, and Hari Balkrishna. "Rupert Murdoch: The Last Tycoon." Harvard Business School Case 811-017, August 2010. (Revised January 2020.)
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
many small and often family-owned firms whose stories are hard to reconstruct. The industry as a whole is well known to be secretive—after all, its foundations rest heavily on mystique. And then there is the frequently observed gender...
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- Program
Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual
Summary Wealth management for high-net-worth families has grown increasingly complex. For some families, the responsibility of wealth management has shifted to younger generations who have less experience investing. For other families, the early liquidation of View Details
- January 2002 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Strategic Planning at NFTE
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), is a successful nonprofit poised on the verge of explosive growth. The senior management contracted with McKinsey consultants to help guide the process. The founders of NFTE brought it from a small program...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Partners and Partnerships;
Nonprofit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S., and Daniel F. Curran. "Strategic Planning at NFTE." Harvard Business School Case 302-002, January 2002. (Revised November 2010.)
- Web
Organizational Behavior - Doctoral
Organizational Behavior In the field of Organizational Behavior, researchers draw on the methods and concepts of psychology and sociology to examine complex organizations and the ways that people behave within them. Scholars in the doctoral program in Organizational...
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- 08 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders
Ten years before Harvard Business School published its first case study, activists across Europe celebrated the first International Women’s Day. They demanded, among other things, the right for women to hold public office and an end to...
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by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg