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- August 2016
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Independent Directors' Dissent on Boards: Evidence from Listed Companies in China
By: Juan Ma and Tarun Khanna
In this paper, we examine the circumstances under which so-called "independent" directors voice their independent views on public boards in a sample of Chinese firms. First, we ask why independent directors dissent, i.e. how they justify such dissent to public... View Details
Ma, Juan, and Tarun Khanna. "Independent Directors' Dissent on Boards: Evidence from Listed Companies in China." Strategic Management Journal 37, no. 8 (August 2016): 1547–1557.
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OWN: The Power of Company Ownership - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog OWN: The Power of Company Ownership Course Number 1235 Senior Lecturer Josh Baron Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits Exam or Paper Overview: This course explores the power of ownership in shaping View Details
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HBS Alumni Research Tips: Target list of companies
How can alumni create a list of companies by industry, location, and/or size? D&B Hoovers is a great tool to create a list of companies (potential employers, suppliers, customers, competitors,... View Details
- September 2020
- Case
Blackstone: Crocs Investment
By: Victoria Ivashina, John D. Dionne and Terrence Shu
This case follows Prakash Melwani (HBS MBA '86), CIO of Blackstone's Private Equity Group, and his teams’ investment in the footwear company Crocs. Instead of a traditional secondary offering, Crocs opted for a unique deal structure by taking Blackstone's cash in a... View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, John D. Dionne, and Terrence Shu. "Blackstone: Crocs Investment." Harvard Business School Case 221-023, September 2020.
- spring 2007
- Article
Corporate Legitimacy and Advertising: British Companies and the Rhetoric of Development in West Africa, 1950-1970
Around 1960, the first independent African nations emerged, marking the beginning of the momentous political event that, among other things, would change the visual representations and the copy of advertisements. Development, modernity, and industrialization became... View Details
Decker, Stephanie. "Corporate Legitimacy and Advertising: British Companies and the Rhetoric of Development in West Africa, 1950-1970." Business History Review 81, no. 1 (Spring 2007): 59–86.
- 03 May 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China, 1880-1930
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Questions for Evaluating Company Culture and Community - Alumni
Careers Questions for Evaluating Company Culture and Community Careers Questions for Evaluating Company Culture and Community In Fall of 2020, HBS presented a Plan For Racial Equity . Working in partnership... View Details
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Company databases: which database to choose? | Baker Library
Help Center Company databases: which database to choose? Which company database should I use? We subscribe to several company databases; each has its particular strengths. You... View Details
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Trade Publications - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
the 1920s Research Links Site Credits Bibliography | Manuscript Collections | Trade Publications Trade Publications Historical Collections at Baker Library contains long runs of dozens of rare or ephemeral... View Details
- February 10, 2023
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The Case for Having a Boring CEO
CEOs who avoid the cameras and minimize drama offer valuable leadership lessons. Their lifestyles aren’t splashed on the pages of magazines. They don’t speak out on every public issue, and their pronouncements are balanced and cautious. Sometimes when I name them as my... View Details
Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Company Management; Personal Brand; Reliability; Humility; Public Opinion
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "The Case for Having a Boring CEO." Wall Street Journal (online) (February 10, 2023).
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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
campaigns to encourage public confidence in the steel industry. Photographs appeared in general-interest and business magazines, corporate reports, company publications, and exhibitions. Rather than a sales... View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
Few companies create an entirely new consumer market and reach icon status—and then set out to reinvent themselves. But that’s the hill the at-home, interactive-exercise firm Peloton is now climbing. Peloton was one of the freewheeling... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
public companies, which enabled family ownership and control and most of the past traditions of the former partnerships to continue with little hindrance. This was not exceptional in the corporate context of Britain of this period — the... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- April 14, 2017
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Companies Like United Need to Cultivate Good Judgment, and Free Their Employees to Use It
By: John A. Deighton
United Airlines has pledged to improve its training programs and empower its employees to put customers first in the wake of a video showing a passenger being dragged from a plane. Of all the U.S. air carriers, United should have known the power of social media and... View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Employees; Training; Air Transportation Industry
Deighton, John A. "Companies Like United Need to Cultivate Good Judgment, and Free Their Employees to Use It." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 14, 2017).
- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
Plastics (SUPs), may be needed to create a clear value-chain for recycled plastics – if so, HBS students felt optimistic that local entrepreneurship could be crowded-in to engender circular solutions. Reflections and Takeaways Just as large View Details
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R.G. Dun & Company Credit Report Volumes | Baker Library
on the reputation of the owners, their partners, and successors. Using the Dun collection R.G. Dun & Company Credit Report Volumes Guide R.G. Dun & Company Credit Report Volumes Use Agreement Dun Name Search... View Details
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What Happens When Company Tweets Get Political | Working Knowledge
Psychology and Behavior What Happens When Company Tweets Get Political Featuring Elisabeth Kempf . By Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette on June 26, 2025 . Research by Elisabeth Kempf tracks the political tone that View Details