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- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
important factors in the tax practices of portfolio firms. We infer that PE firms view tax planning as an additional source of economic value in their portfolio firms, where the benefits outweigh any potential reputational costs...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
disadvantage. Third, increasing wages or selecting suppliers with better environmental practices might bring a financial benefit in the long term; however, short-term pressures on the firm might make business leaders averse to making such investments. The market for...
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- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
Working PapersThe Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Corporate Tax Avoidance Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This study investigates how private equity ownership affects View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
relationships that are more intense and involve joint value creation. "The shift," they continue, "represents an opportunity to magnify the social value and the benefits to the partners, but...
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- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
the need for change puts itself at a distinct disadvantage to one that tracks the Four Rs along with indicators of learning and innovation. The Rise and Consequences of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Authors:Ioannis Ioannou and George...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2019 (Revised February 2019)
- Supplement
The a2 Milk Company
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel Fisher and Greg Saldutte
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) became the most valuable company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2018 by capitalizing on a biochemical discovery related to the protein composition of cow's milk. Because many people find the A1 protein difficult to digest, and...
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Industry Attractiveness;
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Sustainability;
First-mover Advantage;
Scope;
Strategy Execution;
Strategic Evolution;
Biochemistry;
Genetics;
Branding;
Commodity;
Milk;
Dairy;
Infant Formula;
Farming;
Porter's Five Forces;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Competition;
Market Entry and Exit;
Disruption;
Innovation and Invention;
Five Forces Framework;
Consumer Products Industry;
New Zealand;
Australia;
China
- June 2016 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
In February 2015, Daniel Loeb (a U.S.–based activist investor) announced his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and...
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Hedge Funds;
Economic Policy;
Investments;
Government Policy;
Deregulation;
Financial Management;
Valuation;
Investment Funds;
Policy;
Corporate Governance;
Macroeconomics;
Investment Activism;
Change Management;
Financial Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
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United States
Esty, Benjamin C., Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies." Harvard Business School Case 216-042, June 2016. (Revised May 2017.)
- 06 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem
It is fascinating to observe pundit after pundit come down strongly on the side of expensing stock options in the reported financial statements, as if that were the silver bullet for combating corporate malfeasance and resolving all our...
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by William Sahlman
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
can harness volunteer leadership for transformative change; and how professionals can sustain core values in the midst of daily routine. The diverse array of writers with international reputations in their fields makes it the only book of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
Summing Up The dilemma posed by the HP-inspired vignette of a CEO allegedly failing to adhere to company values divided respondents to the September column. Two schools of thought evolved. One was that the CEO should be fired for cause...
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by Jim Heskett
- Student-Profile
Yiwei Li
seem quantifiable, such as how to design a suitable incentive scheme that aligns with corporate goals and strategies. The numbers will show the extent to which they’ve succeeded or failed. Yiwei hopes to combine theoretical models with...
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Introduction - The Production - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Production Chapter Introduction Chapter Images The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Production: A Cooperative Enterprise What the industrial worker wants is . . . a method of living in social relationship with other people and . . . as part of this an economic...
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
such as corporate governance, the relationship between values and leadership, corporate accountability and the challenges of financial disclosure, executive compensation, and...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
New MBA Leadership Course
Paine: “We want students to realize their full potential as business leaders.” Courtesy HBS Communications When Andy Mulkerin (HBS ’05), a chemical engineer by training, came to HBS he knew that his class would be the first to take Leadership and View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Short Takes
of organizations were very productively linked and in which significant value was being created, both for the collaborating nonprofits and for the businesses." A 1997 ISE research forum at the School spurred Austin to delve more deeply...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
Publications May 2015 Corporate Stewardship: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness Leading Socially Responsible, Value-Creating Corporations By: Brown, Daniel, and Rakesh Khurana Abstract—We explore the...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
Exploring in a Passion Safe Environment
landscape and ecosystem, and develop an understanding of various corporate structures / lifestyle including business “vocabulary”. They’ve taught me that it’s not okay to tell my classmates to, Drop and give me 50! when they use the wrong...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus (Wiley) An emerging business trend is for companies to go beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or sustainability) results and to integrate them...
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- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
delayed price discovery). This isolates a setting wherein observed strategic trading behavior more likely reflects insiders' private information regarding goodwill, as opposed to other (non-goodwill related) economic performance. Overall, the results are consistent...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact
Both impact investing and traditional philanthropy are on the rise after the decade-long economic boom following the Great Recession. But when does an impact investment make a bigger difference than a grant? The question is far more complicated than simply evaluating...
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by Rachel Layne