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Getting Clear on Corporate Culture: Conceptualisation, Measurement and Operationalisation
By: Nien-he Hsieh, Benjamin Lange, David Rodin and Mira L. A. Wolf-Bauwens
This article provides a review of existing literature on corporate culture, drawing on work from the disciplines of business ethics, management studies, psychology, anthropology, and economics, as well as interviews with business leaders. It surveys different...
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Keywords:
Corporate Culture;
Culture Change;
Business Ethics;
Corporate Purpose;
Corporate Culture Significance;
Culture Measurements;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Ethics;
Mission and Purpose;
Measurement and Metrics
Hsieh, Nien-he, Benjamin Lange, David Rodin, and Mira L. A. Wolf-Bauwens. "Getting Clear on Corporate Culture: Conceptualisation, Measurement and Operationalisation." Journal of the British Academy 6, no. s1 (2018): 155–184. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/006s1.155.)
- 2007
- Chapter
Measuring Performance
Leonard, Herman B. "Measuring Performance." In Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector, by Jane Wei-Skillern, James Austin, Herman Leonard, and Howard Stevenson. Sage Publications, 2007.
- 11 Jun 2014
- Lecture
Outcomes Measurement
Porter, Michael E. "Outcomes Measurement." Lecture at the Value Measurement in Health Care, Harvard Business School, Executive Education, Boston, MA, June 11, 2014.
- 7 Jan 2014
- Other Presentation
Outcome Measurement
Keywords:
Health
Porter, Michael E. "Outcome Measurement." Health Care Strategy Seminar, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, January 7, 2014.
- September 2022
- Article
Tone at the Bottom: Measuring Corporate Misconduct Risk from the Text of Employee Reviews
By: Dennis W. Campbell and Ruidi Shang
This paper examines whether information extracted via text-based statistical methods applied to employee reviews left on the website Glassdoor.com can be used to develop indicators of corporate misconduct risk. We argue that inside information on the incidence of...
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Keywords:
Management Accounting;
Management Control;
Corporate Culture;
Corporate Misconduct;
Risk Measurement;
Organizational Culture;
Crime and Corruption;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Measurement and Metrics
Campbell, Dennis W., and Ruidi Shang. "Tone at the Bottom: Measuring Corporate Misconduct Risk from the Text of Employee Reviews." Management Science 68, no. 9 (September 2022): 7034–7053.
- 23 Apr 2014
- Lecture
Outcomes Measurement
Porter, Michael E. "Outcomes Measurement." Lecture at the Texas Medical Center Health Care Strategy Course, Houston, TX, April 23, 2014.
- 2011
- Book
Fair Value Measurements Answer Book
By: H. David Sherman
Save time and eliminate uncertainties with the Fair Value Measurements Answer Book (formerly the FAS 157 Answer Book), the most comprehensive and authoritative resource for getting quick and accurate information about the adoption, planning, and implementation of ASC...
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Sherman, H. David. Fair Value Measurements Answer Book. Chicago, IL: CCH Incorporated, 2011.
- May 1998 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Measuring Mutual Fund Performance
By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
Examines various approaches to measuring mutual fund performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe Ratio, as well as the Morningstar star system for rating mutual funds. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate...
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Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Measuring Mutual Fund Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-139, May 1998. (Revised February 2007.)
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Measuring Audit Quality
By: Shivaram Rajgopal, Suraj Srinivasan and Xin Zheng
In this paper, we document 45 specific allegations related to audit deficiencies based on GAAS, as detailed in 141 AAERs and 153 securities class action lawsuits over the violation years 1978–2016. Next, we use these allegations to validate existing popular proxies of...
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Keywords:
Audit Quality;
Audit Deficiency;
AAER;
Securities Class Action Lawsuits;
Enforcement;
Accounting Audits;
Quality;
Measurement and Metrics
Rajgopal, Shivaram, Suraj Srinivasan, and Xin Zheng. "Measuring Audit Quality." Review of Accounting Studies 26, no. 2 (June 2021): 559–619.
- February 2014
- Article
Developing a System to Track Meaningful Outcome Measures in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
By: Ronald S. Walters, Heidi W. Albright, Randal S. Weber, Thomas W. Feeley, Ehab Y. Hanna, Scott B. Cantor, Carol M. Lewis and Thomas W. Burke
The health care industry, including consumers, providers, and payers of health care, recognize the importance of developing meaningful, patient-centered measures. This article describes our experience using an existing electronic medical record largely based on free...
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Keywords:
Cancer Treatment;
Cancer Care In The U.S.;
Outcomes Measurement;
Health Care and Treatment;
Measurement and Metrics;
Health Industry;
North and Central America
Walters, Ronald S., Heidi W. Albright, Randal S. Weber, Thomas W. Feeley, Ehab Y. Hanna, Scott B. Cantor, Carol M. Lewis, and Thomas W. Burke. "Developing a System to Track Meaningful Outcome Measures in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment." Head & Neck 36, no. 2 (February 2014): 226–230. (e-Pub 6/2013. PMID: 23729280.)
- 1998
- Chapter
Divisional Performance Measurement
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "Divisional Performance Measurement." In Foundations of Organizational Strategy, by Michael C. Jensen, 345–361. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998.
- June 2001
- Article
Balancing Performance Measures
By: S. Datar, S. Kulp and R. Lambert
Datar, S., S. Kulp, and R. Lambert. "Balancing Performance Measures." Journal of Accounting Research 39, no. 1 (June 2001): 75–92.
- July 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Case
In-Vitro Fertilization: Outcomes Measurement
By: Michael E. Porter, Saquib Rahim and Benjamin Chung-Shi Tsai
As of 2007, there were very few examples of widespread measurement and reporting of health outcomes, a critical quality measure. In-vitro fertilization clinics have been required to report their patient's health outcomes since 1995. The protagonist of the case, Dr....
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Medical Specialties;
Measurement and Metrics;
Operations;
Outcome or Result;
Health Industry;
Cleveland
Porter, Michael E., Saquib Rahim, and Benjamin Chung-Shi Tsai. "In-Vitro Fertilization: Outcomes Measurement." Harvard Business School Case 709-403, July 2008. (Revised August 2008.)
- October 1989 (Revised November 2006)
- Background Note
Deployment, Focus, and Measuring Effectiveness
Written for a module in the Marketing Implementation course (second-year MBA elective). Offers a framework for considering relevant factors that affect sales force deployment and criteria for measuring sales effectiveness and the conduct of field marketing efforts.
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Cespedes, Frank V. "Deployment, Focus, and Measuring Effectiveness." Harvard Business School Background Note 590-044, October 1989. (Revised November 2006.)
- November 1993 (Revised May 1995)
- Background Note
Measuring Foreign Activities
By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses foreign currency accounting issues that a manager of a global business might encounter.
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Hawkins, David F. "Measuring Foreign Activities." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-055, November 1993. (Revised May 1995.)
- February 2007
- Tutorial
Measuring Marketing Performance
By: John A. Quelch
In many organizations, marketing exists far from the executive suite and the boardroom. This tutorial instructs students how to improve the link between high level corporate strategy and the marketing function. First, students are exposed to three companies in which...
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- July 1985
- Background Note
Measuring Forecast Accuracy
Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Measuring Forecast Accuracy." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-027, July 1985.
- November 2017 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Measuring True Value at Ambuja Cement
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Suraj Srinivasan and Namrata Arora
The case discusses the measurement of social and environmental impact at Ambuja Cements, one of India’s leading cement companies. Ambuja is a leader in CSR activities and is attempting to quantify its impact, both positive and negative, using the “True Value” framework...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Value;
Measurement and Metrics;
Framework;
Cost vs Benefits
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Suraj Srinivasan, and Namrata Arora. "Measuring True Value at Ambuja Cement." Harvard Business School Case 518-063, November 2017. (Revised June 2019.)
- Research Summary
Conceptualizing and measuring environmental sustainability
This research involves developing clarity around the murky construct of environmental sustainability, and improving techniques to measure corporate environmental performance. My prior research in this domain includes View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Choice-based Measures of Conflict in Preferences
By: Katherine Baldiga and Jerry R. Green
We propose a family of measures of difference between ordinal preference relations. The difference between two preferences is the probability that they would disagree about the optimal choice from a random available set. It is in this sense that these measures are...
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