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- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?
expansion may face longer odds in getting approval. This is the result of scandals in executive compensation, many of which are associated with the fruits of large stock option awards. It is reasonable to assume that stock options, which... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
was a member of the firm's executive committee. The regulatory structure did not keep pace with two decades of deregulation on Wall Street, Rose explained. Deregulation led to intense competitive pressures to which firms responded by... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
allowed by health authorities. Yet caries remained a significant threat to public health in many countries, both developing and developed. As Suzan Harrison, Colgate's president of Oral Care, prepared to launch CMCP+SAN in Brazil, the world's third largest oral care... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
multiple ways and installing reward and recognition programs. It also establishes new programs to align the extensive networks of suppliers and dealers to the strategy. But after a sharp decline in sales triggered by the global financial crisis of 2008, the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
Struggles and Standard Chartered Bank: Managing Global Key Accounts Robert G. Eccles and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 411-011 Daren Kemp, a partner at leadership consultancy and executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
executed by bankers, managers, and investors during the 1990s—trading foreign stocks and bonds, borrowing in foreign currencies—had been illegal in many countries only decades, and sometimes just a year or two, earlier. How and why did... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Who Rises to Power in American Business?
James C. Abegglen's Big Business Leaders in America (Harper and Brothers). One of the reasons that big business executives were studied fifty years ago and are increasingly analyzed today is simply based on the impact that business has on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
do this,’” Ng says. “I’ve seen people submit formal presentations.” 2. Ask good questions Keep up with the big picture of what an organization does, what it’s been accomplishing lately, who its competitors are, who its key executives are,... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
wants to adjust the company's business, headcount, and cost levels to adapt to changing economic conditions after one of the worst economic downturns in decades. His all-male executive committee has raised eyebrows since it is a step back... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
that is headed for early approval by the FDA. The first in a series focuses on operational decisions triggered by the drive for early approval. Sparks discussion about a leader's economic, legal, and ethical responsibilities to multiple constituencies and how a leader... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
turnaround—form the basis for a terrific debate on the importance of brand and location, according to Jeffrey Fear, an associate professor, and Carin-Isabel Knoop, executive director of the HBS Global Research Group. The two resulting... View Details
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
the executive ranks. All those things add up. Unfortunately, employers historically aren’t very good at connecting those dots. They don’t understand their own economics. Gazette: Why aren’t they better at seeing the full picture of these... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
bankers, board members, or consultants). Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209137 First National Bank's Golden Opportunity Harvard Business School Case 208-072 Executives at First National Bank... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
capitalists bid for the right to invest on those terms by proving that they can add value to BzzAgent, Inc. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807057 Corning: 156 Years of Innovation Harvard Business... View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader, Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill and former executive Kent Lineback discuss the steps to take and the roadblocks to avoid in order to meet that challenge. Is Groupon Good for... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
making complex decisions. Under some circumstances, unconscious thought improves decisions even more than conscious thought. Executive functioning depends on energy provided by glucose, and we know from previous research that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
driven." No longer were these vague philosophies or vacuous words. Now we could improve customer satisfaction by managing orders better. Order cycle management also enabled executives to better understand the value they were... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
As more and more corporate executives have been paraded on perp walks these last few years, a question has repeatedly been raised: Where was the board? After all, isn't it the board's responsibility to make sure the fox isn't hired to run... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
study how consumers react to vocal chief executives. Why JPMorgan Chase Is Investing Millions in Detroit JPMorgan Chase is making extensive investments into the revitalization of Detroit. What does it expect in return? Professor Joseph Bower and JP Morgan View Details
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
non-traditional approaches to create and distribute advertising using extremely low-cost approaches online. A framework for Lean Advertising is proposed that identifies the four ways in which companies can execute marketing with low... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel