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- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
responding more quickly and effectively to the pandemic than their government was, demonstrating the faith that consumers have in their brands and the companies that stand behind them. 86 percent of surveyed consumers view their brands as...
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by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly
market has grown at a rate of 6 percent annually in the United States. Government approval of new medical devices seems slower than it needs to be, according to a new study. ©iStock.com/basha The FDA has only regulated medical devices...
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- Summer 2023
- Article
(Un)principled Agents: Monitoring Loyalty after the End of the Royal African Company Monopoly
By: Anne Ruderman and Marlous van Waijenburg
The revocation of the Royal African Company's monopoly in 1698 inaugurated a transformation of the transatlantic slave trade. While the RAC’s exit from the slave trade has received scholarly attention, little is known about the company’s response to the loss of its...
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Slavery;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business History;
Monopoly;
History;
Business and Government Relations
Ruderman, Anne, and Marlous van Waijenburg. "(Un)principled Agents: Monitoring Loyalty after the End of the Royal African Company Monopoly." Special Issue on Business, Capitalism, and Slavery edited by Marlous van Waijenburg and Anne Ruderman. Business History Review 97, no. 2 (Summer 2023): 247–281.
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
like budgeting, should be part of the annual governance cycle. Whenever plans are changed at the enterprise or business unit level, executives likely need to realign the organization with the new direction. The alignment process, of...
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- September 2001
- Background Note
Financial Reporting Environment, The
Provides a framework for understanding the role of financial reporting and various intermediaries as mechanisms for reducing both adverse selection and moral hazard problems in capital markets. Financial reports reduce adverse selection by providing basic information...
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Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Capital Markets;
Venture Capital;
Corporate Disclosure;
Conflict of Interests
Healy, Paul M., Amy P. Hutton, Robert S. Kaplan, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Financial Reporting Environment, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 102-029, September 2001.
- January 2024 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Generation Investment Management
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and David Allen
In September 2021, the sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation) considered whether to add Schneider Electric to the focus list of companies in which it was prepared to invest. Dedicated to promoting a sustainable world through its...
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Keywords:
Sustainable Investing;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Finance;
Equity;
Governance;
Private Equity;
Public Equity;
Financial Markets;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Institutional Investing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom;
England;
London
- October 2022
- Case
Afrigen Biologics: Vaccines for the Global South
By: Debora L. Spar and Julia Comeau
The majority of vaccines used on the continent of Africa (99%) are produced offshore. This makes African nations reliant on the West for major health care needs, a problem which was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Afrigen Biologics (in partnership with the WHO)...
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Keywords:
Vaccination;
Vaccine;
mRNA;
COVID;
COVID-19;
Inequity;
Hub-and-spoke;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Pandemics;
Production;
Social Issues;
Business and Government Relations;
South Africa;
Africa
Spar, Debora L., and Julia Comeau. "Afrigen Biologics: Vaccines for the Global South." Harvard Business School Case 323-030, October 2022.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Principles and Content for Downstream Emissions Disclosures
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna
In a previous paper, we proposed the E-liability carbon accounting algorithm for companies to measure and subsequently reduce their own and their suppliers’ emissions. Some investors and stakeholders, however, want companies to also be accountable for downstream...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Disclosure;
Carbon Footprint;
Climate Change;
Measurement and Metrics;
Corporate Disclosure;
Environmental Sustainability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Kaplan, Robert S., and Karthik Ramanna. "Principles and Content for Downstream Emissions Disclosures." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-050, January 2024.
- January 2022 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Envision Group
By: Gunnar Trumbull, Bonnie Yining Cao and Dawn H. Lau
Based in China, Envision was one of the world’s leading Greentech companies. Chief Executive Officer Lei Zhang had set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality across the company’s global operations and supply chain by 2022 and 2028 respectively. As part of its...
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Green Technology;
Climate Change;
Emerging Markets;
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Management;
Renewable Energy;
Energy Policy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Battery Industry;
China;
United States;
Japan;
United Kingdom;
France
Trumbull, Gunnar, Bonnie Yining Cao, and Dawn H. Lau. "Envision Group." Harvard Business School Case 722-045, January 2022. (Revised February 2022.)
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
investors provide a little funding and limited governance to an increased number of startups that they are more likely to abandon, but where initial experiments significantly inform beliefs about the future potential of the venture. This...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 1994 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Peter Tufano and Jon Headley
Banc One's share price has been falling recently due to analyst and investor concern over the bank's heavy use of interest rate derivatives. Dick Lodge, chief investment officer in charge of the bank's investment and derivative portfolio, must recommend to the CEO a...
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Keywords:
Credit Derivatives and Swaps;
Financial Management;
Interest Rates;
Investment Portfolio;
Governance Controls;
Risk Management;
Banking Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., Peter Tufano, and Jon Headley. "Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-079, February 1994. (Revised July 2008.)
- 10 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization
In the summer of 2020, there was national momentum towards the goal of creating an anti-racist society in the United States. Anti-Racism books flew off the shelves, long overdue conversations were had at work, at home, and in our View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
Corporate Tax Cuts Increase Income Inequality
By: Suresh Nallareddy, Ethan Rouen and Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato
This paper studies the effects of corporate tax changes on income inequality. Using state corporate tax rate changes as a setting, we show that cutting state corporate tax rates leads to increases in income inequality. This result is robust to using regression and...
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Nallareddy, Suresh, Ethan Rouen, and Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato. "Corporate Tax Cuts Increase Income Inequality." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-101, May 2018.
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
ethos of concentrated ownership—the business group over the individual stock owner. After the "Licence Raj," the period of tight government control of the private sector that ended in 1991, corporate families could finally stretch...
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- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
systemic risk so large that we have no choice but to challenge the status quo. The private sector must be an active partner in climate mitigation and adaptation – pushing responsibility to the consumer level or expecting the government to...
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- September 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Chai Point: Disrupting Chai
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Ramana Nanda and Rachna Tahilyani
Chai Point is India’s largest organized chai retailer. It has missed its target for retail store openings by approximately 25%, goals that are very important to its investors who are also board members. However, it has developed an exciting new internet-based tea...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Stock;
Business Model;
Mobile Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Food;
Selection and Staffing;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Resignation and Termination;
Compensation and Benefits;
Resource Allocation;
Product Positioning;
Distribution Channels;
Product Design;
Supply Chain;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
Asia;
India;
Karnataka;
Bangalore
Ghosh, Shikhar, Ramana Nanda, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Chai Point: Disrupting Chai." Harvard Business School Case 818-020, September 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- 29 Mar 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania
- Research Summary
Overview
ECONOMICS OF THE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING SERVICEC INDUSTRY
Professor Silk’s recent research has been focused on the economics of the advertising and marketing services industry. He has conducted econometric studies of the effects of scale and scope on the... View Details
- 2021
- Book
Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Navigate the complex decisions and critical relationships necessary to create and sustain a healthy family business--and business family. Though "family business" may sound like it refers only to mom-and-pop shops, businesses owned by families are among the most...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Family and Family Relationships;
Outcome or Result;
Business Model;
Conflict and Resolution;
Organizational Culture
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise. Harvard Business Review Press, 2021.
- January 2022
- Case
SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
As of 12/31/21, Amazon held $22 billion of equity and warrants in related companies. In fact, it often requests a free grant of warrants when it enters into a new commercial agreement with a supplier. Over the past 20 years, Amazon has gotten warrants in almost 20...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Value Creation;
Consumer Behavior;
Negotiation;
Distribution;
Ownership;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Strategy;
Equity;
Distribution Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C., E. Scott Mayfield, and Daniel Fisher. "SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (A)." Harvard Business School Case 222-022, January 2022.