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- 20 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55281 Fall 2018 Eighteenth-Century Studies Cosmopoleis: Empire and Capitalism By: Reinert, Sophus A. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55279 Issuer Default... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
which require full and fair disclosure of the financial performance of companies and of the risks associated with their business. This attitude is reminiscent of the Roaring Twenties when, according to Representative (and later Speaker of... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
Authors:Mihir Desai and Li Jin Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper employs heterogeneity in institutional shareholder tax characteristics to identify the relation between firm payout policy and tax... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
How to Approach Your Equity Compensation
critical. Exercising options can mean spending tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on shares that may end up being worth a fortune—or nothing at all. This decision often needs to be made within 90 days of leaving a company. Some exercises may inadvertently subject... View Details
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
considerations of social responsibility are important, executives who frame environmental problems solely in those terms may overlook the business opportunities and risks that come with such problems. Treating environmental issues like... View Details
Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
http://hbr.org/product/collective-genius-the-art-and-practice-of-leading-innovation/an/13296E-KND-ENG?referral=01240 August 2013 Harvard Business Law Review Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Evaluating the Impact of the Argentina Ruling By: Alfaro, Laura Abstract—Recent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
the "opportunistic behavior" hypothesis, private equity firms have higher quality accruals and a lower propensity to manage income than public equity firms. We further find that public equity firms report more conservatively, in line with their greater View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
Exchange Commission-approved NYSE and Nasdaq governance listing standards. The risk now is that boards will become overly focused on regulatory compliance and not perform their broader and more managerial responsibilities adequately. Can... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
short-term profits and returns to shareholders at the expense of worker safety and health, the environment, and society in general. In this article, I argue that a very different logic informs the practices of most high-performing and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Hope for Reform Dims
By contrast, he continued, not enough attention has been paid to improving risk management. Risk models widely used before the crisis relied too heavily on historical data that turned out to be flawed, he... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
our bets, or buying insurance, or educating ourselves about the risks so that we can make better-informed decisions in the future. We use these approaches because they work. And in dealing with climate change we would have more sensible... View Details
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Transportation - Business & Environment
contributions are even greater; in the U.S., transportation is the top GHG contributor. [37] Transportation infrastructure--roads, bridges, airports, and ports-- is particularly at risk of disruption from climate change. Flooding, storms,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
trigger a crippling default on an amended loan agreement, Morton has to take a hard look at the numbers, industry trends, strategy considerations, shareholder interests, and several other financing options and come up with a plan to save... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
If Enron had been owned and controlled by a small group of private-equity investors, could the monitoring and control practices of a professionally run buyout shop have protected Enron’s shareholders and employees from the problems that... View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
committee to relationship managers. Q: Did the rules change? Or has the policing not been strong enough? A: Maximizing shareholder wealth has become the overarching corporate goal, and whatever it takes to accomplish that seems to be... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Private Equity under Investigation
the taking of calculated risks based on limited information. Washington must understand that the many benefits private equity provides by facilitating economic growth are unlikely to be sustained if the heavy hand of government intrudes,... View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
issuers deteriorates during credit booms, and that this deterioration forecasts low excess returns to corporate bondholders. The key insight is that changes in the pricing of credit risk disproportionately affect the financing costs faced... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
financial performance, such as through increased revenues for green products or decreased costs through greater energy efficiency? Which ESG topics represent risks and cause spending to protect against the downside in terms of the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
institutional theory, managers, and policymakers. What Good Are Shareholders? Authors:Justin Fox and Jay W. Lorsch Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2012) Abstract The article looks at the role outside View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
upending longstanding principles of free trade established when China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. Today, multinational firms must adapt, both in terms of trade and doing business within China itself. In fact, some experts say the biggest View Details