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- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
the resource-based view of the firm, we examine how teams can develop a knowledge-integration capability to dynamically integrate members' resources into higher performance. We distinguish among three sets of resources: relational, experiential, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
theories of how social activists inspire changes in organizational norms, beliefs, and practices, we hypothesize that shareholder actions and regulatory threats are likely to prime firms to adopt practices consistent with the aims of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
people, Nykaa, like Adwaita, was her baby. How should she structure the organization and the team to best deliver the results she wanted? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218049-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
Hai Precision Industry Company, Ltd. (Hon Hai) announced its investment in the Sharp Corporation (Sharp). The deal was structured in two parts: the first had Hon Hai investing in Sharp, and the second involved Hon Hai founder, chairman,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
markets, managers can engineer a company's capital structure so that the only liabilities borne by the company are value-added risks. What are value-added risks and how are they different from passive risks? A: "Value-added"... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
incentives to engage with shareholders. Misaki Capital was founded in 2013 with a strategy of constructively engaging with portfolio firms, providing operational and financial advice to management in order to improve shareholder value.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
equity proportionally by 41% on average, via higher margins, efficiency, or shareholder payouts, depending on where they had slack. These incentives are driven by the prestige associated with the Index, rather than direct-pecuniary or... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
produced. Scoring high in all these categories, BMW believes that its reputation as the world's "greenest" car company plays an important role in brand awareness and customer satisfaction, factors that contribute to revenue growth. So how can View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
discussion of how ownership concentration constrains restructuring alternatives, how hedge fund investors might confront controlling shareholders, and how the mispricing of agency costs can give rise to ownership structures that allow for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
platforms. We explore this "rating aggregation problem" and offer a structural approach to solving it, allowing for (1) reviewers to vary in stringency and accuracy, (2) reviewers to be influenced by existing reviews, and (3)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
its competition and into financial trouble. The case ends with a pivotal vote by shareholders on whether to sell this family company. Clarks (B) summarizes the results of the shareholders vote described in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
by the interaction of partner firms that does not necessarily accrue to any of them. The extent of "ambivalent value" is unclear, but its persistence, despite changing structural market features, promises to help sustain... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
structuring of consumer loans than those who are not. Conditional on using decision-making authority, their decisions are also less risky ex post. These findings demonstrate employee selection as an important, but understudied, element of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
Brokerage and Brokering: An Integrative Review and Organizing Framework for Third Party Influence By: Halevy, Nir, Eliran Halali, and Julian Zlatev Abstract— Brokerage and brokering are pervasive and consequential organizational phenomena. Prevailing models underscore... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
avoidance and empirical evidence consistent with this view is discussed. This view of corporate tax avoidance implies that shareholders and policymakers should question the rationale for distinct financial reports and that greater... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
independent of the shortcomings in the regulatory system. Managers and boards of directors in scores of systemically important firms failed to protect employees, customers, or shareholders and placed the global financial system at risk. I... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
development. First, structural conditions first postulated by Engerman and Sokoloff (2002) as generating long-term inequality are shown here empirically to be exogenous determinants of political instability. Second, that exogenously... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
penetrated the field of negotiation and then presents a framework for bridging the gap between these two literatures. The paper notes that one of the reasons for its limited impact on negotiation research is that extant research on social influence focuses almost... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
lower risk levels for banks that employ bank managers with higher equity stakes. Our evidence also suggests that external shareholders affect risk taking via directors representing their interests. We also demonstrate that regulation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
James Heppelmann looked at how this shift is changing the structure of industries and forcing firms to rethink their strategies. In this companion article, the authors look at the effects inside firms, examining the impact that smart,... View Details