Publications

1999
Other Unpublished Work

Executive Ownership and Control in Newly Public Firms: The Role of Venture Capitalists

By: Malcolm Baker and Paul Gompers

We study the implications of CEO equity ownership for incentives and control in a sample of 1,011 newly public firms. Before an initial public offering, equity investments by venture capitalists reduce CEO ownership by about half, from an average of 35 percent to 19... View Details

Keywords: Equity; Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Venture Capital; Managerial Roles; Cost Management; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation

January 2005
Exercise

Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the Executive VP of Pearl Investments (SELLER)

By: Deepak Malhotra

Presents a two-party negotiation between the executive VP of Pearl Investments and the CEO of Estate One for the sale of real estate in the town of Hamilton. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Price; Information; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategy; Value; Real Estate Industry

Purchase

2020
Working Paper

Draw Near to Go Far: The Role of Convergence in Capitalizing on Exploration

By: Carolyn Fu

Organizations are often advised to engage heavily in exploration in order to succeed – to cast a wide net for diverse solutions that are superior to what they currently exploit. However, what is the organization to do when the fruits of its exploration are inconsistent... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Decision Choices and Conditions

1987
Introduction

The Role of Field Studies in Accounting Research and the Development of Accounting

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Accounting

2017
Working Paper

The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth

By: Urooj Khan, Suresh Nallareddy and Ethan Rouen

We investigate the relation between the growth in corporate profits and the overall U.S. economy, focusing on the impact of the U.S. corporate tax regime on this relation. We document that the growth of corporate profits, on average, has outpaced the growth of the... View Details

Keywords: Taxes; Gdp; Corporate Profits; American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004; Taxation; Economic Growth; Profit; United States

SSRN

May 2011
Other Presentation

Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society

By: Michael E. Porter

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); ―What is Strategy? (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details

Keywords: Society; Chile

Fall 2013
Article

The Role of Performance Measures in the Intertemporal Decisions of Business Unit Managers

Accounting performance measures are often argued to lead to short-sighted behavior by managers facing intertemporal decisions. We assess the association between different types of performance measures and the time horizon of business unit managers who have profit... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation

12 Jul 2010
Conference Presentation

Don't Stone the CROs! - The Evolving Role of the Chief Risk Officer

By: Anette Mikes

Keywords: Management Teams

09 Jul 2010
Conference Presentation

Don't Stone the CROs! - The Evolving Role of the Chief Risk Officer

By: Anette Mikes

Keywords: Management Teams

09 Mar 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Stock Price Reactions to ESG News: The Role of ESG Ratings and Disagreement

Keywords: by George Serafeim and Aaron Yoon; Financial Services

2014
Chapter

Virtual Unconventional Policies: The Euro Area Recovery and the Role of ECB Policy

By: Huw Pill

November 2020
Article

The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth

By: Urooj Khan, Suresh Nallareddy and Ethan Rouen

We investigate the relation between the growth in corporate profits and the overall U.S. economy, focusing on the impact of the U.S. corporate tax regime on this relation. We document that the growth of corporate profits, on average, has outpaced the growth of the... View Details

Keywords: Taxes; Gdp; Corporate Profits; American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004; Taxation; Economic Growth; Profit; United States

Article

The Role of Differentiation Strategy in Local Telecommunication Entry and Market Evolution: 1999-2002

By: Shane Greenstein and Michael Mazzeo

21 Mar 2013
Other Presentation

Building a Competitive Nigeria: The Role of the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria

By: Michael E. Porter

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report (World Economic... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Nigeria

Feb 2012
Lecture

The Visible Hand in China: Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, and the Role of the State

By: Elisabeth Koll

Oct 2010
Conference Presentation

How Stringent Is Private Regulatory Monitoring? The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance

By: Michael W. Toffel

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizations; Governance

fall 1997
Article

The Myth of the Generic Manager: New Personal Competencies for New Management Roles

By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal

Keywords: Management; Knowledge

1 Jul 2006
Conference Presentation

The Role of Individuals in Institutional Change: When Individuals Act as Institutional Entrepreneurs

By: Julie Battilana

Keywords: Change; Entrepreneurship; Identity

September 1990
Article

The Role of Banks in Reducing the Costs of Financial Distress in Japan

By: David S. Scharfstein, Takeo Hoshi and Anil Kashyap

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Cost; Global Range