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    • January 2023
    • Case

    Velong: Rethinking 'Made in China'

    By: Krishna G. Palepu, Nancy Hua Dai and Billy Chan

    Velong is a supplier of kitchen equipment and backyard grills for major global brands and store brands of large western retailers. In light of the Covid-related disruptions to the global supply chains, and the evolving trade tensions between China and the Western countries, Velong’s global customers were pressuring the company to move 30% of its manufacturing from China to other locations. Velong was considering a number of countries to shift its manufacturing – India, Vietnam, Trukey and Mexico. At present, none of these countries seem to be able to match the cost structure and manufacturing quality that the company is able to achieve in China. Velongs c0-founders, Jacob Rothman and Iven Chen, need to decide soon how to forumlate a strategy to deal with the challenge.

    • January 2023
    • Case

    Velong: Rethinking 'Made in China'

    By: Krishna G. Palepu, Nancy Hua Dai and Billy Chan

    Velong is a supplier of kitchen equipment and backyard grills for major global brands and store brands of large western retailers. In light of the Covid-related disruptions to the global supply chains, and the evolving trade tensions between China and the Western countries, Velong’s global customers were pressuring the company to move 30% of its...

    • January 9, 2023
    • Editorial

    The Pursuit of Profit with Purpose Requires Patience

    By: George Serafeim

    • January 9, 2023
    • Editorial

    The Pursuit of Profit with Purpose Requires Patience

    By: George Serafeim

    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    The Impact of Subunit Culture Consistency on Employee and Customer Outcomes

    By: Jasmijn Bol, Robert Grasser, Serena Loftus and Tatiana Sandino

    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    The Impact of Subunit Culture Consistency on Employee and Customer Outcomes

    By: Jasmijn Bol, Robert Grasser, Serena Loftus and Tatiana Sandino

About the Unit

The Accounting & Management unit at Harvard Business School strives to be the worldwide leader in research, course development, and teaching on top managements' use of performance measurement systems to:

  • Communicate with external investors to ensure that their firms' securities are fairly priced and that they are able to access capital,
  • Measure and evaluate their firms' economic performance,
  • Improve resource allocation and strategy implementation within their firms, and
  • Build accountability for performance through effective external and internal governance.

Unit research, course development, and teaching fall into two broad areas: Financial Reporting and Analysis and Management Accounting. Our research helps scholars and educators understand current best practices for the design and use of performance measurement systems that help managers to build more effective, value-creating organizations. Our teaching materials enable us to bring the results of this research into the classroom, and to practice.

Recent Publications

Call of Fiduciary Duty: Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard

By: Jonas Heese and Joseph Pacelli
  • January 2023 |
  • Teaching Note |
  • Faculty Research
Citation
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Heese, Jonas, and Joseph Pacelli. "Call of Fiduciary Duty: Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 123-055, January 2023.

Labor Unions in the United States

By: Reshmaan Hussam, Trevor Fetter and Grace Liu
  • January 2023 |
  • Technical Note |
  • Faculty Research
Citation
Educators
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Hussam, Reshmaan, Trevor Fetter, and Grace Liu. "Labor Unions in the United States." Harvard Business School Technical Note 723-031, January 2023.

Velong: Rethinking 'Made in China'

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Nancy Hua Dai and Billy Chan
  • January 2023 |
  • Case |
  • Faculty Research
Velong is a supplier of kitchen equipment and backyard grills for major global brands and store brands of large western retailers. In light of the Covid-related disruptions to the global supply chains, and the evolving trade tensions between China and the Western countries, Velong’s global customers were pressuring the company to move 30% of its manufacturing from China to other locations. Velong was considering a number of countries to shift its manufacturing – India, Vietnam, Trukey and Mexico. At present, none of these countries seem to be able to match the cost structure and manufacturing quality that the company is able to achieve in China. Velongs c0-founders, Jacob Rothman and Iven Chen, need to decide soon how to forumlate a strategy to deal with the challenge.
Keywords: Globalization; Supply Chain Management; Risk Management; Manufacturing Industry; China; India; Mexico; Turkey; Viet Nam
Citation
Educators
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Palepu, Krishna G., Nancy Hua Dai, and Billy Chan. "Velong: Rethinking 'Made in China'." Harvard Business School Case 323-064, January 2023.

Organizational Climate Transition Risk Model

By: George Serafeim and Benjamin Maletta
  • January 2023 |
  • Supplement |
  • Faculty Research
Keywords: Risk Assessment; Opportunities; Environmental Sustainability; Transition; Carbon Footprint; Business Analysis; Valuation; Climate Change
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Serafeim, George, and Benjamin Maletta. "Organizational Climate Transition Risk Model." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 123-707, January 2023.

The Pursuit of Profit with Purpose Requires Patience

By: George Serafeim
  • January 9, 2023 |
  • Editorial |
  • Financial Times
Keywords: Corporate Purpose; Purpose; Purpose Of Business Schools; Entrepreneur; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Profit; Entrepreneurship
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Serafeim, George. "The Pursuit of Profit with Purpose Requires Patience." Financial Times (January 9, 2023).

Performance Management at Afreximbank

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Siko Sikochi
  • January 2023 |
  • Teaching Note |
  • Faculty Research
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 120-029.
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Siko Sikochi. "Performance Management at Afreximbank." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 123-053, January 2023.

James Bryant Conant: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
  • January 2023 |
  • Teaching Note |
  • Faculty Research
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 121-068.
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Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "James Bryant Conant: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 123-038, January 2023.

Bill Wilson: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
  • January 2023 |
  • Teaching Note |
  • Faculty Research
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 121-048.
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Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Bill Wilson: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 123-052, January 2023.
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    • 23 Jan 2023

    After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?

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Harvard Business Publishing

    • March 2014
    • Article

    Choosing the Right Customer

    By: Robert Simons
    • October 2022
    • Case

    Driving Decarbonization at BMW

    By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
    • 2010
    • Book

    Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

    By: Robert L. Simons
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Seminars & Conferences

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  • 27 Feb 2023

Kristen Valentine, The University of Georgia

Accounting & Management Seminar
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