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  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Corporate Culture Homogeneity and Top Executive Incentive Design: Evidence from CEO Compensation Contracts

By: Dennis Campbell, Ruidi Shang and Zhifang Zhang
We examine how corporate cultures characterized by high degrees of homogeneity in the underlying values and beliefs of organizational members are related to the design of CEO incentive compensation contracts. We argue that culture homogeneity within firms lowers... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Culture; Compensation Design; Accounting; Management Control; Incentive Systems; Organizational Culture; Job Design and Levels; Governance; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives
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    Ray A. Goldberg

    A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

    ... View Details

    Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine
    • 01 Dec 2018
    • News

    Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

    life as a trained assassin, working directly for the South African government to take down prominent political players when requested to maintain national security and apparent order. Join the Dots by... View Details
    • 19 Mar 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

    Kevin J., and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We provide fresh evidence regarding the relation between compensation consultants and CEO pay. First, firms that employ consultants have higher-paid CEOs—this result is... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 19 Jul 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

    versus the board knowing enough to fulfill its independent governance responsibilities. I have observed that improved director insight invariably clears the air, reduces behind-the-scenes speculation about... View Details
    Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing
    • 12 Dec 2017
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

    information in the form of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. However, progress is contingent on collecting evidence regarding which sustainability disclosures are financially material. To... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 30 Oct 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

    https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55179 When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct By: Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru Abstract—We examine gender differences in misconduct punishment in the... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • October 2008 (Revised June 2010)
    • Case

    Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A)

    By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and Lisa Brem
    The credit crisis of 2008 placed compensation practices at publicly traded firms in the United States under scrutiny. This case examines perceived excessive pay and severance packages at several firms implicated in the credit crisis of 2008, the executive compensation... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Crisis; Governing and Advisory Boards; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; United States
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    • February 2021
    • Article

    The Department of Justice as a Gatekeeper in Whistleblower-Initiated Corporate Fraud Enforcement: Drivers and Consequences

    By: Jonas Heese, Ranjani Krishnan and Hari Ramasubramanian
    We examine drivers and consequences of U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) oversight of whistleblower cases of corporate fraud against the government. We find that the DOJ is more likely to intervene in and conduct longer investigations of cases that have a higher chance... View Details
    Keywords: Whistleblowing; Department Of Justice; DOJ Enforcement; Performance Measures; False Claims Act; Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement
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    • July 2016 (Revised January 2019)
    • Case

    Cyber Breach at Target

    By: Suraj Srinivasan, Lynn S. Paine and Neeraj Goyal
    In November and December of 2013, Target Corporation suffered one of the largest cyber breaches to date. The breach that occurred during the busy holiday shopping season resulted in personal and credit card information of approximately 110 million Target customers... View Details
    Keywords: Safety; Credit Cards; Customer Relationship Management; Internet and the Web; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crisis Management; Retail Industry
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      William A. Sahlman

      William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

      Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

      Keywords: airline; beverage; biotechnology; broadcasting; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; electronics; energy; entertainment; fiber optics; financial services; food processing; furniture; grocery; health care; high technology; hotels ＆ motels; information; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; medical supplies; motorcycles; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; publishing industry; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retailing; semiconductor; service industry; soft drink; software; telecommunications; toy; transportation; travel; venture capital industry; video games
      • 06 May 2021
      • News

      Discussing The Heart of Business with Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly

      • 14 Feb 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

      natives (by definition, those younger than most senior leaders) to help them reach positions of significant authority (and even become board members). Elevating promising talent will help the company embrace the new View Details
      Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology
      • 01 Jun 2022
      • Blog Post

      Climate Stories Episode #6: Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and Business: Lise Grande and Dr. Teagan Blaine, USIP.

      Climate Stories Episode #6: Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and Business: Lise Grande and Dr. Teagan Blaine, USIP. Climate Stories author Jacqueline Adams serves on the International View Details
      • 16 Jul 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

      band together to lobby for government support, the concerns of restaurant owners and the unique realities and concerns of their industry remain largely unaddressed by View Details
      Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage
      • November 2010
      • Supplement

      Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas (CW)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty
      Spreadsheet Supplement for 211020. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Performance; Joint Ventures; Financial Crisis; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Financial Markets; Sales; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation Deal; Governing and Advisory Boards; Cash Flow; Decisions; Chemical Industry; Kuwait
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        David J. Collis

        For the past thirty years David J. Collis has been a professor at the Harvard Business School, where he was only the second ever full-time Adjunct Professor appointed. Previously, he was the Thomas Henry Carroll Ford Foundation Adjunct Professor, the MBA Class... View Details

        • 19 Feb 2019
        • First Look

        New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

        results suggest for-profit insurers are likelier than not-for-profit insurers to exercise market power when they possess it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55635 forthcoming Journal of Accounting Research Fraud Allegations View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • Web

        FSG - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

        change. Through consulting services, powerful ideas, and learning communities, FSG helps foundations, businesses, nonprofits, and governments around the world accelerate... View Details

          Christina R. Wing

          Christina Wing is a Senior Lecturer in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at the Harvard Business School. Her research focuses primarily on topics surrounding families in business, and the course she created, titled Demystifying the Family Enterprise,... View Details