Commissions - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Luís Cabral, NYU Stern School of Business

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

the issue because the US Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2017 adopted a rule stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The rule mandates that companies disclose the ratio of the CEO’s... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025)

range of elective options from both schools. What was your background before attending Harvard Business School? I was a helicopter pilot! Upon graduating from West Point in 2014, I commissioned as an Army aviation officer. My service... View Details

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Student Research - Doctoral

Enforcement in the U.S. Hospital Sector? By: Zarek Brot-Goldberg, Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig and Lev Klarnet From 2002 to 2020, there were over 1,000 mergers of U.S. hospitals. During this period, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took... View Details

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

as extreme, can diminish and even destroy trust. An offer that is explained and justified will probably preserve trust, and may enhance it. Consider the case of an author negotiating with a literary agent over the right to sell his book. The agent mentions that her... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

instance, genuine debates are already underway in the wake of COVID-19. One example that's emerged in the pandemic is internet accessibility, a debate already well-publicized at Federal Communications Commission public meetings in recent... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 Aug 2010
News

A Lonely Crusader

and distort” campaign allegedly motivated by his quest for a big profit if the company faltered. At the firm’s urging, New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer launched an investigation, and the Securities and Exchange Commission followed... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; subprime mortgages; Finance; Real Estate

Portrait Project

Yael Taqqu

order to leap to another. And so I will always embrace errors of commission (seized an opportunity, might regret it), at the expense of errors of omission (do nothing). Because so often errors of commission... View Details

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Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade

and outpace the Chinese junks when smuggling opium. In the mid-1840s Augustine Heard & Co. commissioned the Gardner shipyard in Baltimore to build the vessels the Frolic and the Dart . 30 The firm wanted a vessel fast and light enough to... View Details

27 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?

investigators cited MCAS as the cause. Still, Boeing did not ground the 737 MAX, forcing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to do so. FAA took 20 months and numerous changes before the 737 MAX was approved for flights again. In September 2022, the Securities and... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

opportunities. Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®. Rio Tinto vs. the... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

regulations to permit restaurants to include alcoholic beverages with takeout, curbside, and delivery orders. Consumers have appreciated that convenience, which, if continued, provides an enhanced revenue source for restaurants. The cost of third-party delivery View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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Shad Hall | About

daughter Leslie and son Rees at Hall dedication Shad Hall is named for the Honorable John S.R. Shad (1923-1994), an extraordinarily active and generous supporter of HBS, a respected investment banker, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange View Details

13 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

experimental field study, the researchers set out to test the efficacy of three distinct incentive schemes for employees in charge of assessing risk and issuing loans: the origination bonus (in which officers are rewarded a commission for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

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Aldrich Hall | About

1879 to 1881, then in the US Senate from 1881 to 1911. Aldrich, a notable financier and leader of the Republican Party, was chairman of the National Monetary Commission and the Federal Reserve. A driving force in international trade and... View Details

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Angela Q. Crispi | About

division of Millipore Corporation. Dedicated to leadership in education and nonprofits, she serves on the Boston Symphony Orchestra Trustees, Gettysburg College Board of Trustees, Harvard Business Publishing Board of Directors, and has been an evaluator on the View Details

22 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, and Olivia Jung, a doctoral student at HBS. Co-authors on the paper, which was published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

21 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?

Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

deferral of payments, new payment terms, and renegotiation of rates to those in need. Such efforts will encourage longer-term relationships and loyalty, which will increase revenue and reduce transaction costs. DoorDash is temporarily waiving View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

creation of department store groups such as Federated Department Stores, Allied Department Stores, and Interstate Department Stores. In 1927, Mazur published Principles of Organization Applied to Modern Retailing . Commissioned by the... View Details

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