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- February 2011 (Revised August 2012)
- Teaching Note
Emotiv Systems Inc.: It's the Thoughts that Count (TN)
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
Teaching Note for 510050. View Details
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
work that the decisions a firm makes about how to partition tasks and allocate them to partners are among the most critical, yet poorly understood, aspects of these projects. These View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
that the choices a VC makes when negotiating can contain important clues about her assessments and expectations. Above all, when you're negotiating with a VC, think not only about what will look good in a... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
also apparent using only portfolio investment responses to within-country corporate tax rate changes in a panel from 1994 to 2005. Investors appear to alter their portfolio choices to circumvent home and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
potentially at a moment of inflection." Turbulent economic and social conditions look like they could become even rougher, she said. One response by many companies would be to "pull up the drawbridge" View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
and can be decomposed into four types of changes. We then present a simple better-reply dynamics with myopic and boundedly rational agents and identify View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
and the consequences of CEO succession and selection decisions for subsequent firm performance and strategic choices. Industry wisdom, company... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
conditions of state ownership, the tale told by The Big Ditch serves as a vital and object lesson for those who question the ability of governments to run companies effectively. Bold Retreat: A New Strategy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
which analysis of the numbers, facts, and data fails to provide a clear answer. Gray areas test not only managers’ skills but also their humanity. This book presents a five-question framework—based on the long humanist tradition of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
reward their own drives." Inspired by the writings and insights of Charles Darwin, specifically his 1871 masterwork The Descent of Man, Lawrence's new book, Driven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- March 2009
- Supplement
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (B): Restructuring Under the Procedure de Sauvegarde
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In mid-2007 the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group, having elected to file for bankruptcy under a newly-enacted French insolvency law, awaits the outcome of a vote by creditors and shareholders. At least 50% of the shareholders must approve the plan, however they... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Law; Valuation; Assets; Investment Funds; Voting; Business and Shareholder Relations; Ownership; Outcome or Result; France
Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (B): Restructuring Under the Procedure de Sauvegarde." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-113, March 2009.
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
Authors:David Goldreich and Hanna Halaburda Abstract The economic literature on choice focuses on individuals' decisions when faced with a given menu. However, the menu itself... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
performance? A: For managers, it is imperative to understand that stars are not self-contained silos. Producing top-quality knowledge work requires collaboration and flows of information among a network of top performers. That means any... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- July 2008
- Teaching Note
Yale University Investments Office: August 2006 (TN)
By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [807073]. View Details
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
(C):http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411008-PDF-ENG Fidelity Retires in Canada Robert C. Pozen and Edward ScottHarvard Business School Case 311-023 The head of Fidelity Canada was faced with a decision... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2022
- Technical Note
Introduction to Capital Structure Analytics
By: Samuel Antill and Ted Berk
This technical note provides an overview of key analytical approaches that are useful in assessing the appropriateness of a firm’s capital structure and funding plan. This note introduces basic quantitative tools and metrics that are commonly used as inputs to this... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Business Plan; Forecasting and Prediction; Borrowing and Debt; Corporate Finance; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Financial Liquidity; Financial Management; Financing and Loans
Antill, Samuel, and Ted Berk. "Introduction to Capital Structure Analytics." Harvard Business School Technical Note 222-061, January 2022.
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
financial and society demands intensify." Rather than ignoring them or pretending that they do not exist, managers need to directly confront these trade-offs and be clear on the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
capitalism. By market capitalism we mean a system where decisions about what to produce and at what price are made by private firms operating in free markets. We wanted to know in what ways forces within... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
authors, who offer a framework for creating a thriving marketplace while minimizing the risk of discrimination. For starters, they say, companies must track and report on potential problems and carefully... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
and probabilistic delayed observation of agents' types. I derive conditions in which an advertising principal can set its payment delay to deter rogue agents and to attract... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace