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  • 26 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 26

  Publications August 2013 Journal of Corporate Finance Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders By: Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—Golden parachutes (GPs) have attracted substantial attention from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • News

Meg's World

full-fledged powerhouse, with revenue on track to top $2 billion this year. With more than 28 million active users, eBay dominates the online auction marketplace. Whitman came straight to HBS after graduating from Princeton with a degree in economics. She held six... View Details
Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • April 2006
  • Case

Big Bazaar

By: Ananth Raman and Laura Winig
Describes a high-growth Indian retailer, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., and two of the company's formats--Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar. Challenges students to debate the company's concept, its strategic decision on how quickly it would like to grow, and some key... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; India
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  • March 1992 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

Lada do Brasil

By: James E. Austin and Helen Shapiro
In an effort to capitalize on the entrepreneurial opportunity presented by the Brazilian government's trade liberalization, a Panamanian automobile trading company launched a business of importing the Russian made Lada cars into Brazil. The company confronts a complex... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Transformation; Economics; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Capital; Policy; Competition; Auto Industry; Brazil
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  • 2014
  • Working Paper

Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability

By: Rebecca Henderson
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability". Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability
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  • 17 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep

right funds to follow. Since distinguishing ability from luck in investing is always a challenge, that last requirement may not be so easy to fulfill. Q: Do you think the Web-based data input accounting standards such as XBRL would affect the fund investment View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

Beantown as a Beacon

yet motivated workers were stranded below the job ladder. In 2000, he founded Year Up, which offers low-income young adults a yearlong program of corporate training, mentorship, internships, and real jobs. Based in Boston, Year Up has now... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 03 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 3

other forms of competition in strategy and organizations. Next, we organize and review the findings of three ostensibly separate theoretical perspectives that have arisen from game theory, competitive dynamics, and institutional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

having a networking strategy is the game-changer that can allow you to advance more effectively? Smart networking is about building relationships. Networking is more about coffee and less about cocktails. It’s more about being involved in... View Details
  • October 2024
  • Module Note

Purpose of the Firm

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
Purpose of the Firm (PoF) is a short module designed to explore how, and under what circumstances, business leaders can harness the power of capitalism and markets to “make a difference in the world” – that is, to address a significant societal problem as a commercial... View Details
Keywords: Social Accounting; Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Mission and Purpose
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  • April–May 2021
  • Article

Labor Mobility and Antitakeover Provisions

By: Aiyesha Dey and Joshua White
How do firms protect their human capital? We test whether firms facing an increased threat of being acquired strengthen their antitakeover provisions (ATPs) in order to bond with their employees. We use the adoption of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine (IDD) by U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Labor Mobility; Antitakeover Provisions; Trade Secrets; Implicit Contracting; Employee Bonding; Corporate Governance; Acquisition; Human Capital; Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Safety
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  • 04 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets

Western corporate strategies have long been held up as role models for businesses in emerging markets. The reaction to recent financial crises in Asia and Latin America has only served to reinforce this... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu
  • 16 Aug 2013
  • News

Women's Business Leader

magazine's list of the 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America, Essence magazine's 50 Women Who Are Shaping the World, and Black Enterprise magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Outgoing SBA Administrator Karen... View Details
Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • 15 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

again-thumbing through to reference critical chapters when you face troubling IT-related issues in your own career. Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases (8th ed.) Authors:Robert D.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Profile

Durdana Achakzai

know a little bit about everything in general management. The treks help broaden your perspective." The Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) and Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) classes have also shaped... View Details
  • 07 Nov 2024
  • Blog Post

Meet the Aerospace & Defense Club

Innovation Unit and Revolution VC. Treasurer Daniel Ackeret: dackeret@mba2025.hbs.edu Daniel is an MBA candidate interested in advanced manufacturing, space and defense tech. Before HBS, Daniel worked in Corporate Development and View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 20 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 20, 2015

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/716010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 716-403 Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy By 2015, there had been an upsurge in activist shareholders arguing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jan 2022
  • Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

humbling” and a unique opportunity given the pandemic. “As COVID-19 has reminded us, private corporations rely on public programs and policy for financial assistance during times of crisis. In contrast, ‘good’ View Details
  • 01 Jun 1999
  • News

Short Takes

from company performance as critics imply? Not at all, according to HBS professor Jay W. Lorsch, whose 1998 working paper, "Compensating Corporate CEOs: A Process View," examines the procedures and forces that drive CEO pay packages.... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • 22 Sep 2015
  • News

Working on the Local Level

Aaron Chadbourne (JD/MBA 2010) accepted an offer from Maine’s governor to put his MBA to work tackling some of his home state’s toughest issues—from high taxes and an aging population to business development. In this video, he explains why he chose public service over... View Details