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  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

the redirection of existing inventive activity. Read the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-118.pdf Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

does not look likely to be approved by Mylan shareholders, who must vote upon it. If Perry can swing the voting in favor of the deal, it will gain handsomely on its King shares without facing any... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 6

politicians only provide the services people vote for within the civil and property rights protections set forth in the constitution. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Feb 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads

the viewers’ attention and held it, with the right mix of attention to both the products and the company behind them. Quick quiz: Which advertiser had the most commercials? Answer: NBC. The host network used the Super Bowl platform to... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Telecommunications
  • 24 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

2012 French presidential election. While existing experiments randomized door-to-door visits at the individual level, the scale of this campaign (five million doors knocked) enabled randomization by precinct, the level at which vote... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

their perspectives on the meaning of greatness and their votes on business leaders. While we did gather these findings, we were more intrigued by our analysis of the full set of business leaders. When we examined our database of great... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2011
  • News

Coming Full Circle

dissertation focused on organizational mutiny. “Mutiny happens, but it’s hard to study,” says Merryman, noting that her interest in the topic was sparked by the 2006 resignation of Harvard President Larry Summers in the wake of a no-confidence View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 16 Sep 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

holders of equity in the U.S., they couldn't just sell the shares in their companies, and the only vehicle through which they could exercise their vote was through their voice. They pressured directors to remove CEOs at under-performing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 24 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Trick of Balancing Business and Government

Asked which institutions must be in place in order for African countries to grow, experts on a panel at the Africa Business Conference had no shortage of suggestions. One panelist, representing the International Monetary Fund, voted for a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2010
  • News

Rethinking the MBA

heights? Datar: There is no question that the need for people with leadership and managerial skills is greater than ever. So on the one hand, demand is terrific. But on the other, we’re seeing all the issues that David talked about plus the lack of student engagement.... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 19 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

plans are more likely to hire a consultant. Lastly, say-on-pay voting patterns suggest shareholders view positively the advice consultants provide but only when consultants do not provide other services. We also find suggestive evidence... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

industry in the U.S.; Unrest in Chile, Looting at Walmart International; and Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News. The fourth module ("The Future of Globalization") uses the macroeconomic and political economy tools and insights built in... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

productivity effects of organizational practices remains a challenge for future research. Does Intellectual Property Rights Reform Spur Industrial Development? Authors:Lee Branstetter, Ray Fisman, C. Fritz Foley, and Kamal Saggi... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

special committees can use to level the playing field: for example, contractual commitments from management that allow the board to run the process; pre-signing rather than post-signing market checks; information rights rather than match... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

right side of racial and social justice, and we are more resolved than ever to take that commitment to another level. Our goal is to do everything we can to achieve progress on each of the targeted pillars, and we will work tirelessly to... View Details
  • 02 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 2

sustainability moving from the Compliance to the Efficiency and then to the Innovation stage. However, we also document a decentralization of decision rights from the CSO to different functions, largely driven by sustainability strategies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 19

case focuses on the lead-up to Disney's 2012 annual meeting where Disney would face a vote on the compensation package of its CEO, Robert Iger. Leading proxy advisory firms were recommending that shareholders reject the proposed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS

Moderated by London-born HBS professor John Quelch, the speakers were The Right Honorable Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean; Philip Lader, senior advisor, Morgan Stanley International, and non-executive chairman, WPP Group plc; and Mario... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 07 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 7, 2008

interests of general voters. By collecting news and combining it with entertainment, media are able to inform passive voters on politically relevant issues. To show the impact this information has on legislative outcomes, we document the effect "muckraking"... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

property rights in developing countries on the level and composition of industrial development. We develop a North-South product cycle model in which Northern innovation, Southern imitation, and FDI are all endogenous. Our model predicts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne