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July 14, 2002
Article

Add CEO Salaries to The Corporate Reform List

Keywords: Management; Compensation and Benefits; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

March 1991 (Revised October 1991)
Case

CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson

Describes the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process, one of the most intensive in corporate America today. The board of directors' role in the evaluation is examined, as is the question of whether the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process should serve as a model for... View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Management Teams

Educators

Purchase

November 1988
Case

Martin Marietta: The Bendix Takeover

Keywords: Acquisition

December 1975 (Revised January 1987)
Background Note

Note on Organization Design

Deals with the organizational designer trying to create a structure, rewards, and a system of measurement that are compatible with the external environment, strategy, tasks, the members of the organization, management style, and the existing culture. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Design

Educators

Purchase

December 1970
Case

Bedrock

October 1969
Supplement

Baines Electronics Corp. (B)

Keywords: Electronics Industry

October 1967 (Revised August 1982)
Case

Texana Petroleum Corp.

Keywords: Energy Industry

January 1986 (Revised June 1986)
Teaching Note

C.R. Bard, Inc., Teaching Note

November 2007 (Revised March 2009)
Case

OppenheimerFunds and Take-Two Interactive (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Andrew Hill and Kaitlyn Simpson

Describes the dilemma faced by Emmanuel Ferreira, a fund manager at OppenheimerFunds. As the largest shareholder and a long-time investor in software publisher Take-Two Interactive, Ferreira contemplates whether or not to get involved with other investors in trying to... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations

February 2021
Article

Assessment of Electronic Health Record Use Between U.S. and Non-U.S. Health Systems

By: A Jay Holmgren, Lance Downing, David W. Bates, Tait D. Shanafelt, Arnold Milstein, Christopher Sharp, David Cutler, Robert S. Huckman and Kevin A. Schulman

Importance: Understanding how the electronic health record (EHR) system changes clinician work, productivity, and well-being is critical. Little is known regarding global variation in patterns of use.
Objective: To provide insights into which EHR... View Details

Keywords: Electronic Health Records; Health Care and Treatment; Online Technology; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry

Research Summary

Say on Pay

This project is examining, on a continuing basis, the evolving practice of allowing shareholders to have a vote on top executive compensation. The expected product will be an article explaining the limitations of this effort to give shareholders voice. View Details

May 1981 (Revised June 1986)
Case

C.R. Bard, Inc.

Article

Understanding Boards of Directors: A Systems Perspective

In this essay, my goal is to explore why, despite the tireless efforts of talented people, research on corporate governance has been slow and uneven, and where that research should turn to next to be most valuable to practitioners. My belief is that the most fruitful... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Boards; Business Admnistration; Social Systems; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; System