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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
development in entrepreneurial studies at HBS. Rock’s gift, which will establish The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, is the largest ever directed toward supporting an academic program at HBS. “This...
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- 2022
- Article
Pills in a World of Activism and ESG
By: Guhan Subramanian and Caley Petrucci
Easterbrook and Fischel’s The Economic Structure of Corporate Law advances their now famous passivity thesis, which posits that managers should remain passive in the face of an unsolicited tender offer for the company’s shares. Consistent with the broader...
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Subramanian, Guhan, and Caley Petrucci. "Pills in a World of Activism and ESG." University of Chicago Business Law Review 1 (2022): 417–439.
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South Asia - Global Activities 2021
the four modules focusing on key topics relevant for today’s leaders: Strategic thinking in a global context Creating and delivering customer value Performance excellence and shareholder value Leading and negotiating Leveraging innovation...
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Latin America - Global Activities 2021
Latin America Latin America Appreciating One’s Humanity as a Leader Pictured: Karen Bruck, a vice president at MercadoLibre, is the protagonist of a case highlighting the challenges of helping employees to succeed. Danyel O’Connor (PLD 32, 2021), the executive vice...
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Latin America - Global Activities 2020
products that support small business owners—predominantly women—who aren’t eligible for traditional loans. Pictured: Working with Fondo Esperanza, groups of microentrepreneurs meet regularly and are jointly...
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- December 2012
- Article
On the Efficiency-Fairness Trade-Off
By: Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias and Nikolaos Trichakis
This paper deals with a basic issue: How does one approach the problem of designing the "right" objective for a given resource allocation problem? The notion of what is right can be fairly nebulous; we consider two issues that we see as key: efficiency and fairness. We...
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Keywords:
Decision Support;
Cost vs Benefits;
Fairness;
Resource Allocation;
Performance Efficiency;
Air Transportation Industry
Bertsimas, Dimitris, Vivek F. Farias, and Nikolaos Trichakis. "On the Efficiency-Fairness Trade-Off." Management Science 58, no. 12 (December 2012): 2234–2250.
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
community to rally support and aid for the victims of this tragic event. If you have a story or news to share, please email us at alumni_communications@hbs.edu. WHERE TO GIVE We offer the following...
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- February 2009
- Journal Article
Domestic Effects of the Foreign Activities of U.S. Multinationals
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Do firms investing abroad simultaneously reduce their domestic activity? This paper analyzes the relationship between the domestic and foreign operations of American manufacturing firms between 1982 and 2004 by instrumenting for changes in foreign operations with GDP...
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Keywords:
Foreign Direct Investment;
Global Range;
Local Range;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Operations;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "Domestic Effects of the Foreign Activities of U.S. Multinationals." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 1, no. 1 (February 2009): 181–203.
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HBS Engagement Across the Region - Global Activities 2020
since, the School has added the Harvard Center Shanghai and a research office in Singapore to more broadly support activities in the Asia-Pacific region. These include case research, events View Details
- March 2018
- Teaching Note
Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity (A) and (B)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Victor Wu
Through the challenges facing Target, the case examines the ways in which corporations can become involved in political and legislative debates and processes, ranging from campaign contributions to lobbying. In 2016, Target CEO Brian Cornell must determine how to...
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Keywords:
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Problems and Challenges;
Laws and Statutes;
Rights;
Crisis Management;
Risk Management;
Media;
Political Elections;
Taxation;
Corporate Accountability;
Values and Beliefs;
Fairness;
Diversity;
Customers;
Communication;
Business and Government Relations;
Retail Industry;
United States
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State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions
By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie and Juan Almandoz
A number of studies have shown that, as a result of the ambiguity of U.S. legal mandates, organizations have considerable latitude in how they comply with regulations. In this paper, we address how the different agendas of the federal and state governments increase...
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Keywords:
Organizations;
Opportunities;
Government Legislation;
Acquisition;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Banks and Banking;
Motivation and Incentives;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Management Practices and Processes;
Research;
United States
Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Juan Almandoz. "State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions." Social Science Research 41, no. 1 (January 2012): 130–145.
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
their support to the HBS Fund, which enables the School’s leadership to apply immediate support where it is most needed. By providing seed capital, donors make it possible for...
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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020
For students who come from the United States or Europe, these cases expose them to something new and test their understanding of business issues in a different context.” Victoria lvashina Lovett-Learned Professor of FinanceFaculty Chair,...
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Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2020
Middle East & North Africa Through its research center in Istanbul and offices in the region, HBS has developed and strengthened its relationships with business and academic leaders in the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa, and Central Asia. These ties help View Details
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Approaching Business with an Artistic Eye - Global Activities 2020
helped him understand the company’s potential. The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship also provided resources and support to develop the company, and this past spring, Darza tied View Details
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Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World - Global Activities 2020
opportunities for me in terms of learning and contacts in Boston,” he shares. Sasago also found support in Boston’s Japanese business community and from fellow ramen enthusiast Masato Nakamura (MBA 2020),...
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- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
increased public activity is largely the result of rapid opinion shifts, and Millennials and Generation Z are often at the leading edge. Sixty-seven percent of young adults in the U.S. do not believe that small business owners should be...
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Keywords:
All Industries
- 2021
- Working Paper
CEO Activism, Consumer Polarization, and Firm Performance
By: Young Hou and Christopher W. Poliquin
CEOs are increasingly engaging in activism on controversial social and political issues that do not directly affect their businesses. Simultaneously, the general public is increasingly polarized. We examine how CEO support for gun control after two mass shootings...
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Keywords:
CEO Activism;
Guns;
Polarization;
Non-market Strategy;
Social Issues;
Leadership;
Consumer Behavior;
Performance
Hou, Young, and Christopher W. Poliquin. "CEO Activism, Consumer Polarization, and Firm Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-106, February 2021.
- 17 Sep 2010
- News
Something for the weekend
- 2007
- Working Paper
The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of Employee Stock Options Expensing
By: Fabrizio Ferri and Tatiana Sandino
In this paper we examine the economic consequences of over 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004–the first case where the SEC has allowed an accounting matter to be subject to an advisory...
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