corporate governance - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

Social and Governance (ESG) issues into every aspect of GPIF’s portfolio. His efforts ranged from constructing new stock market indices based on ESG data, changing the compensation and incentives of active investment managers and passive... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

was much easier than selling product to customers. But more importantly, he revitalized Japan's sleepy market for corporate control. In the attempt to acquire Nippon Broadcasting Systems, Livedoor drew attention to the cronyism that View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

Strategies. Course Content and Objectives An increasing share of assets globally are subject to a non-traditional (environmental, social, and governance [“ESG”] and impact screens), including over 30% of all professionally managed assets... View Details

04 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CVS Health

Corporate Intern Program. We hire interns across a diversity of business areas working on market-shaping strategies in areas which include Digital Innovations, Merchandising, Marketing, Analytics, Product Development, and View Details

Keywords: Health Care

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

A host of organizations — among them Lucent Technologies, the Boeing Company, and Southwest Airlines — have recently begun to ponder such intangibles in an effort to attract and maintain a motivated, performance-boosting workforce. Books about the... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

07 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 7

Capital and Sangetsu Corporation Japan’s corporate culture has traditionally prioritized the interests of stakeholders such as employees and suppliers over those of shareholders. After a decades-long... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2001
Case

NESWC (A)

By: Michael A. Wheeler

Documents attempts to restructure a public-private partnership between the operator of a $200 million trash-to-energy cogeneration plant and a consortium of two dozen Massachusetts municipalities. Describes the process that led to a one-sided agreement, as well as the... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Public Sector; Energy Generation; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Process; Partners and Partnerships; Wastes and Waste Processing; Energy Industry; Massachusetts

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01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Business and government officials arrived in force to talk up India’s growth, exceeding an annual rate of 6 percent for the last fifteen years. GDP growth hit 7.6 percent in 2005... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa - MBA

Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion... View Details

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Disclosure Standards and Communication Norms: Evidence of Voluntary Sustainability Standards as a Coordinating Device for Capital Markets

By: Khrystyna Bochkay, Jeffrey Hales and George Serafeim

In this paper, we examine how the development of voluntary sustainability standards has affected the nature of information covered in conference calls. Using industry-specific dictionaries of sustainability terms contained in the disclosure standards developed by the... View Details

Keywords: Voluntary Disclosure; Accounting Standards; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Standards; ESG; ESG Disclosure; Accounting; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; United States

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April 2006
Case

Medical Innovation Beyond MedStar: Mobilizing for National Impact

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ryan Raffaelli and Michelle Heskett

Dr. Craig Feied, director of MedStar Health's Medical Informatics programs, wanted his innovations to influence national health care. Since joining Washington Hospital Center's Emergency Department in 1995 with Dr. Mark Smith, their information system had become the... View Details

Keywords: Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Policy; Government and Politics; Innovation and Management; Projects; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; Washington (state, US)

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Philippe Taieb

since 2013. Besides providing career counseling, Philippe assists his clients with what keeps them up at night and what their pain points are. He enjoys meaningful connections. Philippe has 25 years of professional experience, in the View Details

Keywords: Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government

30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

with an increase in service quality, in this setting there is no significant relationship between service quality and profitability. My findings highlight the importance of attending to process discipline in certain service settings. They also show that too much View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries

Decision-making and governance processes, which determine either a "yes" or a "no," can differ widely from culture to culture, not just in terms of legal technicalities but also in terms of behaviors and core beliefs.... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

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Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors General Management, Organizational Behavior Lynn Paine Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA (LIFE)... View Details

03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

improvement in their standards and monitoring procedures. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-097.pdf Corporate Social Responsibility through an Economic Lens Authors:Forest L. Reinhardt, Robert N. Stavins, and Richard... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Robert Brozin

Keywords: Restaurants; Fast Food Franchises

03 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 3, 2006

L. Bower and Clark Gilbert Abstract Research from a set of studies conducted over thirty-five years shows that actual strategy rather than words on paper at corporate is crafted step by step as company resources are committed to policies,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2009 (Revised July 2011)
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International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (A)

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich

This case explores company strategy, business-government relations, and collective action challenges associated with international and domestic lobbying regarding regulation of the chemical industry. In the fall of 2006, a five-year legislative process for a major new... View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Chemical Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Europe

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