Publications

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

unemployment rate, more than 4 million unfilled jobs, and millions of employed people debating just how much they want to work in their post-pandemic lives. The unfilled jobs exist even in the face of the fact that the US has granted... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan

that farmers have access to credit lines. However, it's understandable why lenders might hesitate to grant loans to the cheese producers. Trichakis explains that farms are essentially small- and medium-sized enterprises, helmed by farmers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Food & Beverage

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

education organizations to work together. This model enables civic leaders to “work with everybody who is trying to solve the same issue to do bigger, bolder things,” says Lipsey in the case, who is now CEO of the Miami Foundation, which View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

remembers. "Eventually, the IRS found a way to grant the status." Innovation Laboratories In the past five years, cities around the world have increasingly become laboratories in innovation, producing idea labs that partner with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

build a new radial factory, and an additional $56 million to convert existing plants to radial production and build radial inventories.13 Following the informal authorization granted a month earlier, the Committee treated the request's... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

10 Jul 2007
What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

course and priorities. As Brady Finney put it, " companies growing value the most are the ones with leaders that have a clear vision, continually communicate that vision, and then get out of the way ." On the other hand, theater plays a role. View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

24 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business

steeped in the Hermès and William Grant family businesses himself, succeeded Family Insider Jean-Louis Dumas after Dumas’ storied 28-year term (See Fig. 1). The Non-Family Insider Planning his own succession, Family Insider Whitney... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang; Retail; Auto

Research Summary

Capitalism as a System of Governance

My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details

Research Summary

Overview

My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Valuation; Law

Research Summary

Overview

My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Valuation; Law

June 2024
Supplement

VC Journey Vignette (B): Navigating Turbulent Times

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Jackie Grant

June 2024
Case

VC Journey Vignette (A): Board Formation and Onboarding

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Jackie Grant

Educators

September 1994 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Guinness PLC

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Grant Kelley

Changing demographics, new types of competition, and new attitudes toward alcoholic beverages force the company to rethink priorities. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Demographics; Product Positioning; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

September–October 1995
Article

Realize Your Customers' Full Profit Potential

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Alan W.H. Grant

October 30, 2021
Editorial

How Men and Women Treat Deadlines in the Workplace Differently

By: A.V. Whillans and Grant Donnelly

Women are less likely to ask for extensions. That hurts women—and the companies they work for. View Details

Keywords: Gender Differences; Workplace Context; Extension Request; Gender; Time Management

February 2020
Teaching Note

R/GA: Corporate Venture Studio vs. Accelerator

By: Andy Wu and Grant Son

2019
Working Paper

The Road Not Taken: Consumption of Unfamiliar Products Increases Feelings of Self-Discovery and Consumer Engagement

By: Dafna Goor, Grant Donnelly and Michael I. Norton

May 2017
Article

Psychologically Informed Implementations of Sugary-Drink Portion Limits

By: Leslie John, Grant Donnelly and Christina Roberto

In 2012, the New York City Board of Health prohibited restaurants from selling sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. Although a state court ruled that the Board of Health did not have the authority to implement such a policy, it remains a legally viable... View Details

Keywords: Nutrition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Public Administration Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; New York (city, NY)

November 2021
Article

A Salient Sugar Tax Decreases Sugary Drink Buying

By: Grant E. Donnelly, Paige Guge, Ryan Howell and Leslie John

Many governments have introduced sugary drink excise taxes to reduce purchasing and consumption of such drinks; however, they do not typically stipulate how such taxes should be communicated at point-of-purchase. Historical, field, and experimental data entailing over... View Details

Keywords: Decision-making; Open Data; Open Materials; Preregistered; Health; Policy; Taxation; Consumer Behavior; Decision Making