Publications

11 Jan 2008
Conference Presentation

Are Management Standards Effective?

Keywords: Management; Standards; Performance Effectiveness

27 Sep 2007
Conference Presentation

Shamed and Able: How Firms Respond to Information Disclosure

Keywords: Information; Corporate Disclosure

5 Aug 2007
Conference Presentation

Coming Clean...and Cleaning Up? Examining the Effects of Self-Policing

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Governance Compliance

3 Aug 2007 - 8 Aug 2007
Conference Presentation

How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate Social Responsibility?

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Measurement and Metrics

30 Mar 2007
Conference Presentation

Inspection Holidays and Compliance Outcomes: Examining the Outcomes of Self-Policing

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Governance Compliance

Mar 2007 - 8 Mar 2007
Conference Presentation

Coming Clean...and Cleaning Up? Examining the Effects of Self-Policing

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Governance Compliance

16 Feb 2007
Conference Presentation

Coming Clean...and Cleaning Up? Examining the Effects of Self-Policing

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Governance Compliance

Feb 2007 - 1 Feb 2007
Conference Presentation

Coming Clean...and Cleaning Up? Examining the Effects of Self-Policing

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Governance Compliance

2006
Chapter

Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience

By: Kellie McElhaney, Michael W. Toffel and Natalie Hill

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Auto Industry; Germany; United States

April 2006 (Revised July 2006)
Case

Managing National Intelligence (A): Before 9/11

By: Jan W. Rivkin, Michael Roberto and Erika Ferlins

Examines the management of national intelligence prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Describes the actions taken by a variety of government agencies, including the FBI, the CIA, the FAA, and the Department of Defense, to detect and deter such attacks. View Details

Keywords: War; National Security; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Crisis Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; United States

24 Mar 2006
Conference Presentation

Turning Themselves in: Why Some Firms Self-disclose Regulatory Violations

Keywords: Governance Compliance; Corporate Governance

24 Feb 2006
Conference Presentation

Turning Themselves In: Why Some Firms Self-disclose Regulatory Violations

Keywords: Governance Compliance; Corporate Governance

2006
Chapter

Coerced Confessions: How Regulatory Deterrence Drives Self-Policing

By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel

Keywords: Governance Compliance; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

2005
Dissertation

Voluntary Environmental Management Initiatives: Smoke Signals or Smoke Screens?

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Management

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November 29, 2005
Comment

Transparency Needed in Berkeley Lab Nanotechnology

Argues that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory should be significantly more transparent about the health and environmental issues associated with its new nanotechnology facility. View Details

Keywords: Disclosure; Transparency; Nanotechnology; Precautionary Principle; Corporate Disclosure

November 2005
Case

Michael Ovitz and The Walt Disney Company (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak

Faced with the need to hire a new president, The Walt Disney Co. pursued Michael Ovitz, a founder of the Creative Artist Agency. Although initially disinterested, Ovitz engaged in negotiations with Michael Eisner, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., in the summer of 1995... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Selection and Staffing; Negotiation; Organizational Culture