Publications

September 2016
Article

Disproportional Control Rights and the Bonding Role of Debt

By: Aiyesha Dey, Valeri Nikolaev and Xue Wang

We examine the governance role of debt in the context of U.S.-based dual class ownership structures. We hypothesize that the use of debt alleviates the conflict between shareholder classes by balancing the power of controlling insiders. We document that dual class... View Details

Keywords: Dual Class; Private Debt; Debt Covenants; Bonding Mechanisms; Ownership Type; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt

May 2014
Article

Right Up the Middle: How Israeli Firms Go Global

By: Jonathan Friedrich, Amit Noam and Elie Ofek

The article considers international business enterprises based in Israel and how they successfully expanded from their origins as small businesses. A common technique of those companies in which they focused on market entry in other countries whose markets were too... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Israel

October 2011 (Revised January 2012)
Case

PepsiCo, Performance with Purpose, Achieving the Right Global Balance

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rakesh Khurana, Rajiv Lal and Eric Baldwin

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Strategic Planning; Food and Beverage Industry

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March 2011 (Revised June 2016)
Case

Hungary: Economic Crisis and a Shift to the Right

By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Matthew C. Weinzierl and Jacob Kuipers

Instructors may also obtain a Teaching Note, written by this case's author, that provides suggestions for using this case effectively in the classroom. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Financial Crisis; Hungary

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April 2008
Article

The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right

By: Frances X. Frei

Keywords: Business Ventures

09 Feb 2012
News

Crowdfunding is Great, But is it Right For Startups?

12 Jan 2017
News

Short-Termism and Shareholder Payouts: Getting Corporate Capital Flows Right

18 Mar 2016
News

Apple CEO’s gay rights activism ‘helps boost iPhone sales’

01 Mar 2016
News

Is It the Right Time for a Fresh Start?

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Online Appendix for "Do the Right Firms Survive Bankruptcy?"

14 May 2020
News

Is Your Marketing Strategy Based on the Right Data?

Article

The Right and Wrong Way to Do ‘CEO Activism’

By: Aaron K Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel

CEO activism—where leaders take public stands on controversial social and political issues that aren’t related to their company’s bottom line—has become increasingly common. CEO activism has attracted favorable media attention, but has also resulted in backlash and... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Social Issues; Communication Strategy; Performance Effectiveness

January 12, 2017
Blog Post

Short-Termism and Shareholder Payouts: Getting Corporate Capital Flows Right

By: Jesse Fried and Charles CY Wang