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- Winter 2013
- Article
Corporate Governance Reform and Executive Incentives: Implications for Investments and Risk-Taking
By: Daniel Cohen, Aiyesha Dey and Thomas Lys
We investigate the mechanism through which the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) was associated with changes in corporate investment strategies. We document that the passage of the governance regulations in SOX was followed by a significant decline in pay‐performance... View Details
Cohen, Daniel, Aiyesha Dey, and Thomas Lys. "Corporate Governance Reform and Executive Incentives: Implications for Investments and Risk-Taking." Contemporary Accounting Research 30, no. 4 (Winter 2013): 1296–1332.
- September 2007
- Article
Teaching Executives and Teaching MBAs: Reflections on the Case Method
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Teaching Executives and Teaching MBAs: Reflections on the Case Method." Academy of Management Learning & Education 6, no. 3 (September 2007).
- July 2013
- Article
Voice Pitch and the Labor Market Success of Male Chief Executive Officers
By: Christopher Parsons, W. Mayew and M. Venkatachalam
A deep voice is evolutionarily advantageous for males, but does it confer benefit in competition for leadership positions? We study ecologically valid speech from 792 male public-company Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and find that CEOs with deeper voices manage... View Details
Parsons, Christopher, W. Mayew, and M. Venkatachalam. "Voice Pitch and the Labor Market Success of Male Chief Executive Officers." Evolution and Human Behavior 34, no. 4 (July 2013): 243–248.
- March 2007
- Article
Gender Effects and Stock Market Reactions to the Announcement of Top Executive Appointments
This study uses Kanter's token status theory to link announcements of top executives to shareholder reactions, highlighting possible gender effects. Using a sample of top executive announcements from 1990 to 2000, our results show that investor reactions to the... View Details
- January 2005
- Exercise
Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the Executive VP of Pearl Investments (SELLER)
By: Deepak Malhotra
Presents a two-party negotiation between the executive VP of Pearl Investments and the CEO of Estate One for the sale of real estate in the town of Hamilton. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Price; Information; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategy; Value; Real Estate Industry
Malhotra, Deepak. "Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the Executive VP of Pearl Investments (SELLER)." Harvard Business School Exercise 905-053, January 2005.
- 2016
- Article
Creating an Execution Premium: Human Capital Practices of Successful Organizations
By: David P. Norton, Robert S. Kaplan and Cassandra Frangos
Norton, David P., Robert S. Kaplan, and Cassandra Frangos. "Creating an Execution Premium: Human Capital Practices of Successful Organizations." Special Issue on Performance. Talent Quarterly, no. 10 (2016): 33–38.
- April 2014 (Revised May 2014)
- Teaching Note
Harvard Business School Executive Education: Balancing Online and Offline Marketing
By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
- December 1999
- Article
The Human Resource Executive Effect in Initial Public Offering Firms
By: Linda Ann Cyr and T. M. Welbourne
Cyr, Linda Ann, and T. M. Welbourne. "The Human Resource Executive Effect in Initial Public Offering Firms." Academy of Management Journal 42, no. 6 (December 1999): 616–629.
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
Finance can be intimidating, and many business executives don’t even try to get their arms around it. But Harvard Business School Professor Mihir Desai says business leaders need to engage with the world of finance in order to succeed.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 2013
- Book
Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
By offering specific action steps, Beyond the Idea extends the elegant conceptual insights from How Stella Saved the Farm, Govindarajan and Trimble's parable. Beyond the Idea shows exactly how to:
- Build a team with a very particular structure, one... View Details
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2013.
- 1998
- Other Unpublished Work
Reporting Gaps in the United Kingdom: The Chief Executives Perspective
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Dave Phillips and Heather Richards
- 1996
- Other Unpublished Work
Atlanta's Business Culture: Reexamining Corporate Civic Responsibility, an Executive Report
By: Laura L. Nash
- October 1981
- Background Note
Note on Executive Search, Career Counseling, and Other Placement Services
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "Note on Executive Search, Career Counseling, and Other Placement Services." Harvard Business School Background Note 482-034, October 1981.
- 1999
- Book
Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America
By: D. A. Thomas and John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Management Practices and Processes; Diversity; United States
Thomas, D. A., and John J. Gabarro. Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- 12 Nov 2009
- Keynote Speech
Webcast: Guiding Principles for Executive Compensation." Panelist. "RiskMetrics Group's Governance Exchange
By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords: Executive Compensation
- November – December 2007
- Article
Beyond Compliance: The Maturation of CROs and Other Senior Risk Executives
By: Anette Mikes
- October 2006
- Article
Stewards, Agents, and the Founder Discount: Executive Compensation in New Ventures
By: Noam Wasserman
Wasserman, Noam. "Stewards, Agents, and the Founder Discount: Executive Compensation in New Ventures." Academy of Management Journal 49, no. 5 (October 2006): 960–976.
- November 1992 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jayne D. Kramer
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jayne D. Kramer. "Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution." Harvard Business School Case 593-061, November 1992. (Revised June 1994.)
- 2006
- Article
Executive Development for Services: A Report from the Front Lines
By: Roger Hallowell
Hallowell, Roger. "Executive Development for Services: A Report from the Front Lines." Managing Service Quality 16, no. 1 (2006): 6–11.
- Article
Focus on Quality: An Opportunity to Execute Health Care Reform
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Simons C. Matthews and Peter Pronovost
Herzlinger, Regina E., Simons C. Matthews, and Peter Pronovost. "Focus on Quality: An Opportunity to Execute Health Care Reform." American Journal of Medical Quality 26, no. 3 (May–June 2011).