Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

So, investors, and therefore managers, might be adjusting their approach to risk accordingly. Therefore, companies see little value in disclosing the details of their current and planned projects in their financial disclosures, even if those disclosures can reduce the information asymmetry between investors and managers.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Say that in a roomful of managers, and you get nervous laughter. As long as the new ideas cohere with ethical standards, and generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ), they can yield immense benefits. Tags: Creativity Ethics Innovation GAAP. "Creative accounting" is really bad. Except when it's good.

Creative Accounting 15

Creative Accounting Creativity GAAP Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

Activist investors challenge management strategies. And without knowing how managers decide, it is almost impossible to hold them accountable for what they decide. Peter Drucker, the great management thinker, had it right when he said, “keep [your] noses to the grindstone while lifting [your] eyes to the hills.”

Short-term 10

Short-term Long-term Objective Incentives 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

One of its business units, Fieldglass, provides insights and benchmarks to customers on external workforce management. This data-first approach obviously opens up a variety of issues related to data ownership and privacy, products vs. services, interpretation of data, monetization strategies, and the power of platform monopolies.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Software B2B GAAP 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2013

When those claims are made against what is likely the most admired corporation in the world, that makes for a powerful cocktail. And when the CEO of that company actually steps up to address those claims and offers a powerful defense, this really is a trifecta for a media sensation. And yet legal scholar J. billion in taxes.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Incentives System GAAP 8