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- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why Evolutionary Software Development Works
the performance of projects in the industry, we examined two outcome measures—one related to the performance of the final product and the other to the productivity achieved in terms of resource consumption (resource productivity). To...
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- Web
HBS Archives Collections - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
Resources Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review (LEFA login for full access.) Harvard Business Review HBS Alumni Bulletin HBS Working Knowledge Jobs Harvard University Privacy Policy Trademarks...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Entrepreneur Named Director of Harvard i-lab
by the entrepreneurship bug at an early age, and having helped launch several start-ups, I understand what it takes to bring a business concept from idea to fruition,” said Jones. “I am very excited to make the i-lab a valuable resource...
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- 10 Apr 2014
- Blog Post
HBS FIELD 2 - A good sneak-peek into consulting
its way of working: We had to solve a problem in limited time and therefore they made sure that we had access to all the resources we needed. Small meeting with the chief of marketing? Of course! Problems in understanding technology?...
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Consulting
- 29 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
My Concerns About Learning Accounting at HBS
HBS. HBS has a number of resources that will help students feel confident and well-equipped to handle all their classes. Current first-year student, Melanie Sperling, shared her experience learning accounting, finance, and analytics...
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- Working Paper Summaries
How do Private Equity Fees Vary Across Public Pensions?
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and provokes the most public and political outrage. Pitchfork...
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by Roger Thompson
- May 2017
- Article
Distracted Shareholders and Corporate Actions
By: Elisabeth Kempf, Alberto Manconi and Oliver Spalt
Investor attention matters for corporate actions. Our new identification approach constructs firm-level shareholder "distraction" measures, by exploiting exogenous shocks to unrelated parts of institutional shareholders' portfolios. Firms with "distracted" shareholders...
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Investors;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Executive Compensation;
Stocks;
Mergers and Acquisitions
Kempf, Elisabeth, Alberto Manconi, and Oliver Spalt. "Distracted Shareholders and Corporate Actions." Review of Financial Studies 30, no. 5 (May 2017): 1660–1695.
- November 2012
- Case
Building a Community at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
By: Christopher Marquis, Zucheng Zhou, Mo Chen and Heng Fan
Over the past decade, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) had developed a unique set of benefits and cultural amenities for its employees, including a beautiful residential campus, known as the Living Quarters (LQ), and an award winning...
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Culture And Community;
Cost vs Benefits;
Civil Society or Community;
Organizational Culture;
Profit;
Culture;
Compensation and Benefits;
Semiconductor Industry
Marquis, Christopher, Zucheng Zhou, Mo Chen, and Heng Fan. "Building a Community at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 413-083, November 2012.
- May 2012
- Article
Incentive Schemes, Sorting and Behavioral Biases of Employees: Experimental Evidence
By: Ian Larkin and Stephen Leider
We investigate how the convexity of a firm's incentives interacts with worker overconfidence to affect sorting decisions and performance. We demonstrate experimentally that overconfident employees are more likely to sort into a non-linear incentive scheme over a linear...
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Motivation and Incentives;
Performance;
Behavior;
Prejudice and Bias;
Decisions;
Employees;
Wages
Larkin, Ian, and Stephen Leider. "Incentive Schemes, Sorting and Behavioral Biases of Employees: Experimental Evidence." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 4, no. 2 (May 2012).
- 2011
- Working Paper
Individual Rationality and Participation in Large Scale, Multi-Hospital Kidney Exchange
By: Itai Ashlagi and Alvin E. Roth
As multi-hospital kidney exchange clearinghouses have grown, the set of players has grown from patients and surgeons to include hospitals. Hospitals have the option of enrolling only their hard-to-match patient-donor pairs, while conducting easily arranged exchanges...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Resource Allocation;
Market Participation;
Marketplace Matching;
Organizations;
Networks;
Motivation and Incentives;
Health Industry
Ashlagi, Itai, and Alvin E. Roth. "Individual Rationality and Participation in Large Scale, Multi-Hospital Kidney Exchange." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 16720, January 2011.
- September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Marc Abrahams was a media entrepreneur who specialized in science humor. In 2008, he sought to boost the scale and monetization potential of his business. That business, called Improbable Research, encompassed a magazine (Annals of Improbable Research), a high-profile...
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Entrepreneurship;
Selection and Staffing;
Human Capital;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Personal Development and Career
Groysberg, Boris, and Michael Slind. "Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 409-013, September 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
- August 2005 (Revised April 2015)
- Background Note
Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher M. Bruner
Provides a brief overview of the employment-at-will doctrine, an important concept unique to the U.S. legal system and business landscape. Briefly surveys the history and development of this doctrine and certain limitations and exceptions to it, as well as some of the...
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Business History;
Resignation and Termination;
Employment;
Common Law;
Laws and Statutes;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher M. Bruner. "Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-036, August 2005. (Revised April 2015.)
- September 2003 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Performance Pay for MGOA Physicians (A)
Examines the transition of an orthopedic surgical group at a premier teaching and research hospital from a system in which the surgeons are compensated with flat salaries to a system where they are compensated based on profitability. Allows for an examination of...
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Value Creation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Health Care and Treatment;
Compensation and Benefits;
Health Industry
Barro, Jason R., Kevin J. Bozic, and Aaron Zimmerman. "Performance Pay for MGOA Physicians (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-028, September 2003. (Revised October 2005.)
- April 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Liz Claiborne China
By: Joseph L. Bower, Sonja Ellingson Hout and Fred Young
A new country manager builds the Shanghai office of Liz Claiborne into a powerful sourcing organization using local talent. She explains the nuts and bolts of transforming the office.
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Business Subsidiaries;
Transformation;
Selection and Staffing;
Leadership;
Managerial Roles;
Market Entry and Exit;
Fashion Industry;
China
Bower, Joseph L., Sonja Ellingson Hout, and Fred Young. "Liz Claiborne China." Harvard Business School Case 301-098, April 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- July 1995
- Background Note
Managerial Duties and Business Law
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
Consists of excerpts from Principles of Corporate Governance, a set of legal guidelines that enumerates the principal duties of corporate managers and directors, including fiduciary duty, duty of care, and duty of fair dealing. Also addresses legal obligations relating...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Corporate Governance;
Retention;
Common Law;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Managerial Roles
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Managerial Duties and Business Law." Harvard Business School Background Note 395-244, July 1995.
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
Abstract—Transparency advocates argue that disclosure of oil and gas company payments to host governments for natural resources is a public good, helping to reduce corruption and increase accountability in View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608016 China Resources Corporation (B): China Resources Microelectronics Harvard Business School Supplement 107-015 Supplements the (A) case....
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
encourage voter turnout among customers, similar to Facebook's Election Day notifications or Lyft’s discounted rides to polling stations. Support election administration by donating resources such as ballot boxes, office supplies, and...
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by Rachel Layne
- Web
Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard...
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