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- July 2010 (Revised February 2011)
- Supplement
Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (B)
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Erin McFee
To weather the 2009 financial crisis, Eden McCallum's cofounders must renegotiate partners' compensation, attract independent consultants to meet different client demands, and reassure their Advisory Board that their network-based consulting model remains sound. The...
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Business Model;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Crisis;
Entrepreneurship;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Compensation and Benefits;
Partners and Partnerships;
Consulting Industry
Gardner, Heidi K., and Erin McFee. "Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-027, July 2010. (Revised February 2011.)
- 01 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
- November 2010 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
Washout: The Founders' Tale and the Investors' Tale
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr
The competing narratives of the founders of Alantec, Inc. and the venture capitalists who funded the company are explored in the context of Kalashian v. Advent VI Ltd. a California Superior Court case. The founders of the company, which produced switches for computer...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Governance Controls;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Managerial Roles;
Ownership Stake;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Technology Industry
Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad M. Carr. "Washout: The Founders' Tale and the Investors' Tale." Harvard Business School Case 311-078, November 2010. (Revised November 2017.)
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
rejected. As a result, he resigned from the board of the organization he had founded to promote the sport that he loved. Today, Swearengin, an attorney who for 14 years has represented companies facing class action litigation View Details
- 2024
- Report
Overcoming Barriers to Resolving Gaza and Beyond
As of early January 2024, discussion of the Gaza war heavily focuses on its humanitarian costs, cease fire possibilities, hostage prospects, and “day after” options. Yet what longer-term strategy guides actions on these vital issues while offering a more positive...
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Sebenius, James K. "Overcoming Barriers to Resolving Gaza and Beyond." Report, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, January 2024.
- May 2009
- Article
Synchronicity and Firm Interlocks in an Emerging Market
By: Tarun Khanna and Catherine Thomas
Stock price synchronicity has been attributed to poor corporate governance and a lack of firm-level transparency. This paper investigates the association between different kinds of firm interlocks, control groups, and synchronicity in Chile. A unique data set...
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Keywords:
Stocks;
Price;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Resource Allocation;
Emerging Markets;
Ownership Stake;
Chile
Khanna, Tarun, and Catherine Thomas. "Synchronicity and Firm Interlocks in an Emerging Market." Journal of Financial Economics 92, no. 2 (May 2009).
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
who have stayed in Boston–in government and private institutions—who still keep our relationship to the City government and public agendas in...
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- July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Supplement
McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (B)
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,...
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Keywords:
Board;
McKinsey;
CONSULTING Firms;
Risk;
Risk Assessment;
Partnerships;
Insider Trading;
Confidentiality;
Personal Investing;
Reputation;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk Management;
Construction Industry;
United States;
California
Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 415-022, July 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy
Bridgespan Group, a consulting firm that has been reported to have advised Scott on her giving. Brian Trelstad is on the boards of three organizations—Candid, GDI, and VisionSpring—that received Scott...
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Metaverse Seoul
In May 2022, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) launched the pilot of Metaverse Seoul, a government-run metaverse. SMG had delivered a virtual version of Seoul’s mayor’s office. The team aimed to gain insights as they worked towards building a broad,...
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- 15 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next
bankruptcy poses several questions. How did the board and management of a great company ever allow this extraordinary situation to develop? It is easy to point to the labor agreements from the 1950's, View Details
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
investing in unicorns—highly valued, privately held start-ups—and the consequences of these investments for corporate governance provisions. Larger funds and those with more stable funding are more likely to...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
management and governance turned out to be another non-obvious differentiator. “Financial management is a skill that all of our HBS alumni should feel confident in applying,” Kraus says. “Yet among the...
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by HBS Working Knowledge
- July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A)
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,...
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Keywords:
Board;
McKinsey;
Consulting Firms;
Risk;
Risk Assessment;
Partnerships;
Insider Trading;
Confidentiality;
Personal Investing;
Reputation;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk Management;
Consulting Industry;
United States;
California
Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 415-021, July 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental...
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by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- November 2008 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
The Fall of Enron
By: Paul Healy and Krishna Palepu
The case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes. It then examines the company's dramatic fall including the extension of its trading model into questionable new businesses, the...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Crime and Corruption;
Financial Reporting;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards
Healy, Paul, and Krishna Palepu. "The Fall of Enron." Harvard Business School Case 109-039, November 2008. (Revised July 2019.)
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
important strategic considerations for managers selecting supplier factories and provide key insights for the design of transnational sustainability governance regimes. Publisher's link:...
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Dina Gerdeman
- October 2015
- Case
Bigbelly
By: Mitch Weiss and Christine Snively
To accelerate Bigbelly's sales growth and its "smart cities" positioning, its CEO planned to shift his company from equipment sales to a subscription service. Jack Kutner hoped to re-position Bigbelly's solar-powered trash compacting stations beyond trash and recycling...
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Keywords:
Public Entrepreneurship;
Smart Cities;
Government Innovation;
Internet Of Things;
IoT;
Anything As A Service;
Platform As A Service;
Infrastructure As A Service;
PaaS;
Xaas;
Bigbelly;
Jack Kutner;
B2G;
Civic Innovation;
City Innovation;
Government Technology;
Govtech;
Civic Technology;
Entrepreneurship;
Sales;
Innovation and Invention;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Web Services Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Massachusetts;
United States;
Boston;
Chicago;
Philadelphia;
New York (city, NY)
Weiss, Mitch, and Christine Snively. "Bigbelly." Harvard Business School Case 816-005, October 2015.
- December 2007 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
The American National Red Cross (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Eliot Sherman and David Chen
Describes the governance issues facing the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. After a series of issues--FDA consent decree on its blood operations; the response to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina--the Red Cross board was under pressure to fix its governance from...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Practices and Processes;
Service Operations;
Business Processes;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., Eliot Sherman, and David Chen. "The American National Red Cross (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-040, December 2007. (Revised October 2008.)
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
to revitalize a firm look for superstars; they seek outgoing personalities. Corporate governance in the West means oversight from regulators, boards of directors, even institutional shareholders. While Asia...
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by D. Quinn Mills