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- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education. Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted MBAs lack... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
competitors has profound implications for their business models and the logic with which they operate. An example that illustrates our result is that of Google and Microsoft. Both firms offer consumers online services to manage e-mail,... View Details
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
earnings quality than those that do not have PE sponsorship, engage less in earnings management and report more conservatively both before and after the IPO. Further, PE-backed firms that are majority-owned by PE sponsors exhibit superior... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
Publications Managed Globalization: Doctrine, Practice, and Promise Authors: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier Publication: Journal of European Public Policy 17, no. 3 (April 2010): 349-366 Abstract Two alternate visions for shaping and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
making that, too, an essentially stock-financed transaction. Many of Livedoor's acquisitions were great companies, and continued to perform well under the Livedoor brand. This probably explains why the pyramid scheme did not come tumbling... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
systems." Citing Robert Clarke, past Dean of Harvard Law School, Joe recalled Clarke noted that "Boards could be stewards of the corporation, looking after its long term health, or compliance officers using the Board's time to audit its View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
bundle. Dominant firms otherwise sheltered from entry by standalone rivals may be vulnerable to an adjacent platform provider's envelopment attack. We analyze conditions under which envelopment strategies are likely to succeed. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
Business School Case 707-474 In 2006, newspaper firms in developed markets were severely threatened on three fronts: the growth of online news, online classified advertising, and free newspapers. Schibsted, however, had managed to cope... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
examining performance over time, comparing adopters to non-adopters, and incorporating strategies to overcome selection bias. Evaluations that meet the highest methodological standards are critical to inform the debates about this new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
International Senior Management Program) has been in the thick of Europe's airline industry for decades. With more than thirty years' experience at Swissair, he has served as president and CEO of Sabena since 1996. Christoph Brand (HBS... View Details
- 05 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?
strategy, thus earning higher returns themselves—to the detriment of the rest of the market, which was not privy to the leak. “It’s a huge issue, because it hurts the investors who try to implement their investment ideas and puts the smaller asset View Details
- January 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Executive Remuneration at Reckitt Benckiser plc
Reckitt Benckiser plc has developed an executive compensation system. This case outlines the structure of the system, its emphasis on performance-based pay and a global outlook, and explains the role of the human resources department, the board of directors, and... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Employee Relationship Management; System; Executive Compensation; Retention; Performance; Human Resources; Recruitment; Business and Shareholder Relations
Lorsch, Jay W., V.G. Narayanan, Krishna G. Palepu, Lisa Brem, and Ashley Robertson. "Executive Remuneration at Reckitt Benckiser plc." Harvard Business School Case 104-062, January 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
in managing business analytics and big data at the enterprise level. It includes key applications of analytics, human and organizational issues in building analytical capabilities, and case studies of the application of analytics in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
recession. The financial crisis opened the door to massive public interventions in the world's economies, in which the government served as venture capitalist. But these efforts focused on the most troubled and poorly managed firms in the... View Details
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
created through radical diversification is very different from that required for incremental diversification efforts. Our findings have important implications for studying how innovation is structurally accomplished in professional firms. When 'Stars' Migrate, Do They... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Ramesh Patel at Aragon Entertainment Limited
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis
Ramesh Patel, a high potential employee, was excited to be named to the company's New Horizons Board, a select team responsible for producing recommendations for new products or line extensions for Aragon Entertainment. Patel's co-worker and friend, Jeremy Gibson was... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Interpersonal Communication; Spoken Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Jobs and Positions; Performance; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Mayo, Anthony J., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Ramesh Patel at Aragon Entertainment Limited." Harvard Business School Case 412-042, August 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
regulator to seek out and manage systemic risks regardless of the kind of financial institution posing it. Paulson affirmed his support for the idea in a March 18, 2009, op-ed article in the Financial Times. In January, an international... View Details
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
initially? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810096-PDF-ENG Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A) (Abridged) V.G. Narayanan and Lisa BremHarvard Business School Case 110-063 Owens & Minor (O&M) View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
"skimming," or should it pivot towards "foiling" (flying)? At this stage foiling could be a red herring, and even if it was not, the limits of the performance of a foiling boat would remain a mystery for some time. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- May 2022
- Supplement
Maestro Pizza (B): The Competition Awakens
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Fares Khrais
Maestro pizza opened its first store in 2013 after its founder, Khalid Al Omran, recognized an opportunity in Saudi Arabia to offer high quality pizza at affordable prices. The business grew rapidly and under the radar at first, but soon enough caught the attention of... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Emerging Markets; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Positioning; Disruption; Disruptive Innovation; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Social Media; Forecasting and Prediction; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Production; Service Delivery; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Statements; Cost Management; Analysis; Quality; Performance Consistency; Customer Satisfaction; Profit; Family Ownership; Food and Beverage Industry; Saudi Arabia; Middle East
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Fares Khrais. "Maestro Pizza (B): The Competition Awakens." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-400, May 2022.