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  • July 2000 (Revised June 2009)
  • Case

Embraer: The Global Leader in Regional Jets

By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Gustavo A. Herrero and Luiz Felipe Monteiro
Embraer is the story of a company from a developing country, Brazil, that has become the leader in a high-tech field, regional passenger jets. Embraer's first family of regional jets has been highly successful and, at the time of the case, it is embarking on a major... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Capital Structure; Corporate Strategy; Developing Countries and Economies; Air Transportation Industry; Brazil
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    William C. Vrattos

    Bill Vrattos is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of York Capital Management, a global alternative asset manager founded in 1991.  During his 20+ years at York, he has started and run equity and credit businesses in the US, Europe, and Asia.  Prior... View Details

    • 15 Nov 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Lessons Not Learned About Innovation

    innovation teams under too much bureaucracy, treating the innovators as more valued corporate citizens than those who work in the current business, and hiring leaders who don't have the relationship and communications skills necessary to... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

      Andy Zelleke

      Andy Zelleke is the MBA Class of 1962 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. A member of the General Management unit, he is the Faculty Chair of HBS’ Middle East & North Africa Research Center.

      Since Spring 2021, Dr. Zelleke has taught “Unpacking... View Details

      Keywords: federal government; professional services; defense; financial services
      • 21 Sep 2009
      • Research & Ideas

      Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

      should have been implemented. I'm much more of the view that we need to rethink our corporate governance structure in fundamental ways for the 21st century. There are three things we have to think about... View Details
      Keywords: by Roger Thompson
      • Teaching Interest

      Compensation Committees

      By: Suraj Srinivasan
      Executive compensation has become a flashpoint issue for board members, institutional investors, regulators, and the media. Compensation committees are challenged to design compensation programs that not only tie business or corporate strategies to company performance,... View Details
      • August 2005 (Revised August 2006)
      • Case

      PalmSource 2005

      By: David B. Yoffie and Barbara Mack
      PalmSource is facing stiff competition from handheld, wireless handheld, and smart phone vendors in 2005. In addition, changes in leadership and corporate structure have altered its relationship with its leading customer--PalmOne. Although Palm renews its license with... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Innovation Strategy; Alliances; Software; Market Participation; Wireless Technology; Trends; Working Conditions; Change Management; Information Technology Industry; United States
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      • February 1999
      • Article

      The Persistence of Shocks to Profitability

      By: Anita M. McGahan and Michael E. Porter
      In this study, we use data for 1981 through 1994 on a large sample of U.S. companies to examine the persistence of incremental industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific effects on profitability. Our results indicate that the incremental effects of industry on... View Details
      Keywords: Profit; System Shocks; Strategy
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        Joshua D. Coval

        Joshua Coval, Professor of Business Administration in the Finance Area, joined HBS in July 2001. Prior to joining HBS, Joshua was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Michigan Business School where he was on the faculty since 1996.... View Details

        Keywords: banking; biotechnology; defense; e-commerce industry; education industry; electronics; energy; federal government; financial services; high technology; home video games; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; management consulting; real estate; retail financial services; software; venture capital industry; video games
        • 04 Sep 2001
        • Research & Ideas

        Governing the Family-Run Business

        boards and councils you can put in place. Effective governance can be done in an informal, casual manner. Or it might require formal structures (e.g. boards, councils) and processes (e.g. agendas, voting). The particular kinds of View Details

          C. Fritz Foley

          C. Fritz Foley is the Andre R. Jakurski Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean (SAD) for External Relations. As SAD, Foley works with ER to enhance alumni engagement, expand opportunities for lifelong learning, and develop fundraising... View Details

          • 12 Dec 2005
          • Research & Ideas

          Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

          corporate governance structure tailored to the firm. Q: What should CEOs be thinking about in terms of better leveraging their legal resources? Are new organizational View Details
          Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services
          • March–April 2019
          • Article

          The Dual-Purpose Playbook

          By: Julie Battilana, Anne-Claire Pache, Metin Sengul and Marissa Kimsey
          Corporations are being pushed to dial down their single-minded pursuit of financial gain and pay closer attention to their impact on employees, customers, communities, and the environment. But changing an organization’s DNA may require upending the existing business... View Details
          Keywords: Hybrid Organizing; Business And Society; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Structure; Leadership
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          • 2015
          • Case

          Advanced Leadership Pathways: Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice

          By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Frank Jerome LaNasa and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
          Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice 2013 AL Fellow, 2014 Senior AL Fellow
          Two years after the formation of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a national affiliation of four independent Asian American civil rights groups, Paul Lee, who... View Details
          Keywords: Leadership Skills; Asian; Asian Americans; Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Civil Rights; Asian Law Caucus; Asian Pacific American Legal Center; Asian American Institute; Asian American Justice Center; Immigration Issues; Immigration Reform; Affirmative Action; Coalition; Asian American Activism; Japanese; Chinese; Korean; Indian; Pakistani; Hmong; Cambodian; Laotians; Filipino; Vietnamese; Pacific Islanders; Ethnic Group; Model Minority; Anti-asian Prejudice; Pan-asian; Discrimination; Immigrants; Immigration Acts; Alien Land Laws; Sei Fujii; Naturalize; Interracial; Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965; Refugees; War; Warfare; Vincent Chin; Bigotry; Chinatown; Boston; Social Impact; Asian American Lawyers Association; National Asian Pacific Bar Association; Asian Community Development Corporation; Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence; Southeast Asia; Mee Moua; Change Management; Demographics; Prejudice and Bias; Rights; Immigration; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Society; North and Central America
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          • September 2017 (Revised June 2019)
          • Case

          Dianrong: Marketplace Lending, Blockchain, and 'The New Finance' in China

          By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Anthony K. Woo
          This case examines the strategic positioning of Dianrong, one of the largest online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in China, in its attempt to become a foundational player in the expansion of the FinTech sector in Asia. Dianrong had recently announced the... View Details
          Keywords: Financing and Loans; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain; Finance; Innovation and Invention; Competition; Product Positioning; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China
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          • Fall 2017
          • Article

          The Alternative Business History: Business in Emerging Markets

          By: Gareth Austin, Carlos Davila and Geoffrey Jones
          This article suggests that the business history of emerging markets should be seen as an alternative business history rather than merely adding new settings to explore established core debates. The discipline of business history evolved around the corporate strategies... View Details
          Keywords: Globalization; History; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Developing Countries and Economies; Business History; Asia; Latin America; Africa
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          • 2019
          • Working Paper

          Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design

          By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
          Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on... View Details
          Keywords: Monitoring; Supplier Relationship; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Operations; Sustainable Supply Chains; NGO; Globalization; Corporate Accountability; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Labor; Working Conditions; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Electronics Industry; China; Indonesia; India; Bangladesh
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          • Research Summary

          Current Research

          Kevin P. Coyne has taught classes in undergraduate, MBA, and executive education programs at a wide variety of schools, as well as company training programs. His current research interests include:

          Sustainable Competitive... View Details

            Pension Policy and the Financial System

            This paper examines the effect of pension policy on the structure of financial systems around the world. In particular, I explore the hypothesis that policies that promote pension savings also promote the development of capital markets. I present a model that... View Details

            • 2022
            • Article

            Pills in a World of Activism and ESG

            By: Guhan Subramanian and Caley Petrucci
            Easterbrook and Fischel’s The Economic Structure of Corporate Law advances their now famous passivity thesis, which posits that managers should remain passive in the face of an unsolicited tender offer for the company’s shares. Consistent with the broader... View Details
            Keywords: Investment Activism; Governance Controls; Business and Shareholder Relations
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