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  • Research Summary

Non-Financial Incentives

My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details

  • 28 Jun 2022
  • Cold Call Podcast

Scaling a Fintech Startup for the Greater Good

Keywords: Re: Emily Williams; Financial Services
  • November 1993 (Revised October 1995)
  • Case

Erik Peterson (A)

By: John J. Gabarro
Describes the problems facing a recent MBA graduate in his job as general manager of a mobile cellular company owned by a parent corporation. Raises issues of corporate divisional relationships and the difficulties facing an inexperienced manager who seems to be... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Mobile Technology
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Creating Shared Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

even sustainability, but a new way to achieve economic success. The Role of Business in Society Evolving... View Details
  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

Business School Case 417-002 Womenomics in Japan This case profiles Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's vigorous attempts to revive Japan's economy, specifically by advocating for a larger View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

rules, and agreements to the governance process. Discusses the roles of three structures in family business governance: the top management team,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Unique Value Proposition - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Creating a Successful St...... View Details
  • December 2019 (Revised May 2020)
  • Case

Income Inequality and the CEO Pay Ratio at TJX Cos

By: Ethan Rouen and Akari Furukawa
TJX Companies reported a CEO pay ratio of 1,596-to-1 in 2019, leaving board chair Carol Meyrowitz with a host of questions about whether, and how, she could take action to address concerns raised by having one of the highest pay ratios in the S&P 500. As a retail... View Details
Keywords: CEO Pay Ratio; Income; Equality and Inequality; Executive Compensation; Corporate Disclosure; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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  • Research Summary

Strategic Human Capital

My research focuses on the links between managerial background, job attributes, organizational/firm characteristics, and firm performance. Broadly speaking, I am interested in how a manager's skills, knowledge, connections, experiences, and other attributes... View Details

  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Issue Salience and Political Stereotypes

By: Pedro Bordalo, Marco Tabellini and David Yang
U.S. voters exaggerate the differences in attitudes held by Republicans and Democrats on a range of socioeconomic and political issues, and higher perceived polarization is associated with greater political engagement and affective polarization. In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Politics; Stereotypes; Belief Distortions; Model; Government and Politics; Public Opinion; Values and Beliefs
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  • 19 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

United States, but it still has lots of potential outside the U.S. Given my background and my passion for contributing to my home country and the Asian region in general, this View Details
  • 27 Aug 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery

It's common in Harvard Business School classrooms to discuss the "pivot," the moment an enterprise changes direction to pursue a new strategy. On a visit to eastern Japan, MBA students talked to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities; Retail
  • March 2006
  • Case

The Whitesides Lab

By: H. Kent Bowen and Francesca Gino
A significant part of the long-term economic growth in developed economies depends on the translation of scientific research into new products and processes. Focuses on the front end of this value creation stream. The laboratory of George Whitesides has a 30-year... View Details
Keywords: Research; Performance Productivity; Economic Growth; Infrastructure; Creativity; Groups and Teams; Value Creation; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Leadership; Resource Allocation
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  • 07 May 2014
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

It's not a novel concern. In Switzerland, for example, there is a movement to provide a minimum income for everyone. This, of course, requires a bigger role for government.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

Social Impact Women in Business 12 May 2025 HBS Alumni News Building in the Age of AI: Timeless Methods, Timely Tools Presenter: HBS Senior... View Details
  • January 2010 (Revised August 2010)
  • Background Note

Advanced Leadership Note: An Institutional Perspective and Framework for Managing and Leading

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Rakesh Khurana
Large-scale societal issues increasingly appear on the agenda of business leaders, including poverty, health, education, business-government relations, and the degradation of the environment. These problems are not entirely new, but the forces of globalization and the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Framework; Global Range; Leadership; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Complexity
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  • January 1998 (Revised September 2000)
  • Case

Neiman Marcus (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
The management of Neiman Marcus, a highly successful luxury goods retailer, is considering ways to grow the business and continue to return in excess of 15% on capital. Among the options on the table is a jewelry store concept called The Galleries. View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Investment; Investment Return; Operations; Luxury; Retail Industry
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  • 06 Jul 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The Truth About Authentic Leaders

The debate over which form of leadership works best seems settled, in my view. Most leading companies globally are focusing on developing "authentic leaders" within their ranks. Executive courses... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • October 2016
  • Case

Malenti Strings: Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc.

By: David A. Garvin and Rachel Gordon
This case follows Jenica Fletcher as she rebuilds her company's guitar strings division from the ground up. Convinced that she could turn the division around if given complete independence from corporate headquarters, Fletcher relocated the group, rebranded it as... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Management Practices and Processes; Restructuring; Business Divisions; Consumer Products Industry
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  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

The Imposter Among Us

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services