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- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
as benefits from liquidity in the capital market. The benefits have been widely discussed—the costs have not. One suggestion we propose is to provide even stronger incentives for long-term investing—namely... View Details
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
innovation simply by ensuring that new firms have room to enter the market. Second, efficient liquidation also reduces a retailer's cost of capital by increasing the bank's confidence that a retailer's inventory can be used as collateral. "To date, much of the... View Details
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your organization's strategic agenda. Key Benefits Focused on improving the quality and delivery of health care, Value Measurement for Health Care provides more efficient and more cost-effective approaches to measuring patient outcomes,... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
entrepreneurs from other candidates. To address that problem, Butler compared the psychological testing results of over 4,000 successful entrepreneurs and of approximately 1,800 business leaders who described themselves as general View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20
and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms Authors:Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park Publication:Academy of Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract Little is known about the factors that influence regulatory-agency decision... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3
costs decrease and as the benefits from outsourcing the use of intellectual property increases. We also examine how different licensing arrangements affect the relation between the variance of the returns to the intellectual property and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17
Publications September 2013 Management Science Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Dec 2014
- News
Building a sustainable value chain
Nancy Barry (MBA 1975) believes in doing well by doing good. She founded Enterprise Solutions to Poverty to help companies see the mutual benefits of partnering with lower income populations. (Published December 2014) View Details
- October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)
By: Jonas Heese and Susan Pinckney
The case describes Ball’s multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world’s leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Buildings and Facilities; Green Building; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Satisfaction; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Machinery and Machining; Asset Pricing; Corporate Finance; Capital; Cost; Financial Management; Goods and Commodities; Compensation and Benefits; Executive Compensation; Employee Relationship Management; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Arizona; California; Texas
Heese, Jonas, and Susan Pinckney. "Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-002, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 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... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
can adapt it to their situation,” she observes. “It’s a question of managing the projects and assembling strong groups of volunteers to achieve quality output for each project.” Twenty–seven volunteers staffed five projects for the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Far-Reaching Impact
$10,000 each.” Both Mahajan and Gupta have benefited from the School's comprehensive financial assistance program: from need-based scholarships to attend HBS, to summer fellowships between their MBA years to explore careers in less... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016
forthcoming Management Science The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures By: Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman Abstract—We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2018
- News
Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry
the social ROI of their services. “We’re helping one of our new clients to quantify the benefit it produces for its stakeholders, which will help in both management and marketing,” Chussil says, noting that... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
valuable networking benefits through networked incubators. The first is Brainshark.com, a year-old company that got started in a Boston-based incubator called Reach Internet Incubator. A year ago, founders Joe Gustafson and Mark Yacovone... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
control ensures that many consumers' and providers' needs go unmet and that industry inefficiency goes unchecked. In many ways, the current health insurance model resembles the way companies used to manage their employees' retirement... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- Profile
Andrew Holmberg
the first “The people who come to HBS will have a huge influence on our world for years to come,” says Andrew. “Through my role as co-president of the LGBT Student Association, I can put a face on diversity issues; I can be a resource for greater understanding. How do... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs
thousands of students they eventually teach and the millions more who benefit from the research and new ideas they generate,” Wyss said. “I am proud to support this effort.” Currently chairman and CEO of Synthes, Inc., Wyss has had a... View Details
- October 2010 (Revised October 2011)
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Ken Langone: Member, GE Compensation Committee
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Lizzie Gomez
On September 2003, Richard Grasso stepped down as chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, following weeks of intense public criticism over the size of his $190 million compensation package. As chairman of the committee that oversaw Grasso's payout, Ken Langone... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Executive Compensation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Labor and Management Relations; Wages; Change Management; Energy Industry; New York (city, NY)
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Lizzie Gomez. "Ken Langone: Member, GE Compensation Committee." Harvard Business School Case 111-060, October 2010. (Revised October 2011.)
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
donors were not patients, there was no official record indicating that they might be available for a kidney exchange. In 2004, he and fellow economists Tayfun Sönmez and M. Utku Ünver coauthored a paper showing that the kidney exchange market would View Details