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- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
are you working on next? A: More work on corporate boards. We have a new project where we show that sell-side analysts who end up on the boards of certain firms after their career as an analyst ends tend to...
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- September 2017 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
John Rogers and Ariel Investments
By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
The strong, public advocacy of a highly successful African American CEO has the potential to negatively impact his company. The CEO is deciding if he should listen to the advice of others who are urging him to “tone it down”.
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Keywords:
Advocacy;
Diversity;
Investment Management;
Affirmative Action;
Disruption;
Cost vs Benefits;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Leading Change;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
Financial Services Industry;
Chicago
Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "John Rogers and Ariel Investments." Harvard Business School Case 318-015, September 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
- December 2022
- Supplement
Freelancer, Ltd. Case Supplement
By: Christopher Stanton, Karim R. Lakhani, Jin Hyun Paik and Nina Cohodes
Over the course of the 2010s, the rapid advancement of mobile technologies and the rise of online freelancing platforms seemed to portend a radical transformation of labor markets into on-demand, flexible talent pools. Even though several Fortune 500 companies,...
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Keywords:
Labor Markets;
Freelancers;
Change Management;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Human Capital;
Employment;
Digital Platforms;
Global Range;
Adoption;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Employment Industry;
Information Industry;
Australia;
United States;
Philippines
Stanton, Christopher, Karim R. Lakhani, Jin Hyun Paik, and Nina Cohodes. "Freelancer, Ltd. Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 823-707, December 2022. (Click here to access this case.)
- August 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P.
By: Christopher Marquis, Daniel Beunza, Fabrizio Ferraro and Bobbi Thomason
Describes the addition of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance indicators to the Bloomberg terminal. The initiative grew out of Bloomberg's broader sustainability initiatives and is an example of how committed employees can create positive social...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Publishing Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Marquis, Christopher, Daniel Beunza, Fabrizio Ferraro, and Bobbi Thomason. "Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P." Harvard Business School Case 411-025, August 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
demographics of America shift," he explains. With a relatively short season compared to other sports leagues, the NFL has scored by developing the off-season draft and scouting combine into days-long,...
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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New HBS Alumni Board Members
The second in a series of profiles of the twelve new members of the HBSAA Board of Directors. Since 1987, H. Perry Driggs, Jr. (MBA '61), has...
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- 19 Nov 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Lessons from IBM in Nazi Germany
- 03 Mar 2010
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?
the commitment and loyalty of employees who perceive themselves as the most disposable of corporate assets ." What will it take to turn around negative trends in...
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Keywords:
by Jim Heskett
- November 2006 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Kerr-McGee
By: Robin Greenwood and André Perold
Activist investors Carl Icahn and Barry Rosenstein acquire a stake in Oklahoma-based company Kerr-McGee. They demand two board seats and ask the company to make several operational and financial changes, including the repurchase of equity and divestiture of their...
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Keywords:
Investment Activism;
Restructuring;
Equity;
Investment;
Management;
Governance Controls;
Corporate Strategy;
Chemical Industry;
Energy Industry;
United States
Greenwood, Robin, and André Perold. "Kerr-McGee." Harvard Business School Case 207-020, November 2006. (Revised July 2021.)
- August 2019
- Case
Preserving Trust at Care.com (A)
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Julia Kelley
Care.com was an online platform designed to match caregivers with individuals seeking care for themselves, others, and pets, through job postings, caregiver profiles, and directories of local day care centers. In March 2019, the Wall Street Journal had just published a...
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Keywords:
Business Strategy;
Corporate Governance;
Digital Platforms;
Market Design;
Emerging Markets;
Trust;
Technology Industry;
United States
Palepu, Krishna G., and Julia Kelley. "Preserving Trust at Care.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-011, August 2019.
- April 2008
- Case
The Energy Foundation
By: Jane Wei-Skillern and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
The Energy Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established through a partnership among major donors with a mission to promote clean energy technology, is the largest funder in the U.S. focusing on the energy sector. The $60 million foundation operates through a...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Investment Funds;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Networks;
Expansion;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
United States
Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "The Energy Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 308-078, April 2008.
- 2008
- Chapter
Learning in Environmental Policymaking and Implementation
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores how "learning" occurs in the context of environmental policy formulation and implementation. Rather than viewing policy learning as a rational and technocratic process, the emphasis here is on the political and institutional contexts within which...
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Keywords:
Learning;
Corporate Accountability;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Natural Environment;
Power and Influence;
South Africa;
Brazil
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Learning in Environmental Policymaking and Implementation." In Strategic Environmental Assessment for Policies: An Instrument for Good Governance, edited by Kulsum Ahmed and Ernesto Sanchez-Triana. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2008. (Was HBS Working Paper 08-071.)
- April 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
New Belgium Brewing and Climate Change
By: Michael W. Toffel, Kenneth P. Pucker and Michael Norris
In 2023, Colorado-based craft brewery New Belgium Brewing was considering how best to meet its emissions reduction targets. After decades of growth, the beermaker had grown to become one of the largest craft brewers in the U.S., and was purchased in 2019 by Japanese...
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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
New HBS, KSG Joint Degree
dedicated to making a difference in the world by taking leadership roles that will have a significant impact on corporate policy and public affairs,” commented HBS Dean Jay Light. The culmination of a...
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- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Preaching with a Choir
have an undergraduate degree in Italian. I had no professional corporate business experience before I came to HBS. So for me, the HBS experience was transformational. I have been the general manager of the...
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- December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Shanghai Real Estate (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
An independent consultant from the United States must decide what to do when faced with his client's apparent violation of an agreement with a third party. The consultant is American, the client is a Chinese real estate developer, and the third party is a French...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Contracts;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Law;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Alliances;
Corporate Accountability;
Consulting Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
China;
United States;
France
Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Shanghai Real Estate (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-088, December 1997. (Revised August 1998.)
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Taking Attendance
Jurassic Park movie five times. I think it allows my brain to go someplace it never [otherwise] goes.” Alter ego: Broadway musical actress. “My ninth-grade choir teacher, Ms.Timberlake, somehow raised enough money to take a few View Details
- Web
Bank Summary Sheets - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Banking System Bank Summary Sheets JPMorgan Chase & CO. JPMorgan Chase & CO. Bank of America Corporation Wells Fargo & Co. Citigroup Inc. 5 6 7 8 9 10 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO...
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- April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
Genzyme Corporation: Strategic Challenges with Ceredase
Genzyme Corp., one of the largest biotechnology companies, has succeeded in developing, manufacturing, and commercializing its first therapeutic, a treatment for a rare genetic disease. Analysis of the case requires students to identify and understand how Genzyme has...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology;
Health;
Product Development;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and Sharon L. Rossi. "Genzyme Corporation: Strategic Challenges with Ceredase." Harvard Business School Case 793-120, April 1993. (Revised May 1994.)