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- 2011
- Working Paper
Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts
By: Bo Becker and Per Stromberg
We use an important legal event as a natural experiment to examine the effect of management fiduciary duties on equity-debt conflicts. A 1991 Delaware bankruptcy ruling changed the nature of corporate directors' fiduciary duties in firms incorporated in that state.... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Laws and Statutes; Conflict and Resolution; Welfare or Wellbeing; Delaware
Becker, Bo, and Per Stromberg. "Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-070, February 2010. (Revised June 2011, November 2011.)
- Web
Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Align your organization around a value-based strategy: Build a firm foundation for exploring and implementing strategy transformation Manage the issues that arise when implementing new approaches Lead strategic and organizational change... View Details
- 07 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Better Way to Forecast the Future
connecting passengers. The system allows airport and airline officials to address likely bottlenecks before the security or immigration queues back up, and identify passengers at risk of missing connecting... View Details
- 21 Sep 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?
seeks to democratize and demystify power. In their new book, Power, for All, Battilana and co-author Tiziana Casciaro, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
board game Monopoly. This wasn't a blockbuster like the new shaving systems for women, but it showed that everyone has a role to play in a culture of innovation. To go from idea to successful innovation... View Details
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability
The Balanced Scorecard introduced customer metrics into performance management systems. Scorecards feature all manner of wonderful objectives relating to the customer value proposition and customer outcome... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=606147 Matthew A. Hunter Harvard Business School Case 806-203 Matthew Hunter, CEO of a second-generation family business, must manage the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School. Many of our faculty members have also been involved in writing cases. Are you looking for something specific? Please email us and we will direct you... View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams
Salesforce, which acquired the firm in 2021. Microsoft, meanwhile, was finally able to draw users to Teams, the free business communication platform it introduced in 2017 as part of Office 365. "Can these collaborative software platforms... View Details
- June 2008
- Supplement
Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
This case focuses on Kit Hindrichs, a 65 year-old partner at Pentagram, a privately-owned multidisciplinary design firm. One of the world's most prestigious design firms, Pentagram was founded by five designers from different disciplines in London in the 1970s. By... View Details
Keywords: Business Offices; Design; Managerial Roles; Private Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Equality and Inequality; London; San Francisco; New York (state, US)
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-128, June 2008.
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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
In 2003, HBS launched an MBA elective course focused on entrepreneurship in education reform and cofounded the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This multiyear... View Details
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
financial returns but are also deeply committed to improving the environment and making a difference in people's lives. Robert Salas, CEO, wants a management system that communicates and motivates Amanco's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
expand the size and revenues of Lehman Brothers. The firm bought Neuberger Berman in 2003 and H. A. Schupf in 2007, assuming its place in the wealth and asset management business and offering advice to... View Details
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Sanctions; or to individuals identified by name, or related to or connected with anyone on the Specially Designated Nationals List. TAX TREATMENT: GO... View Details
- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
on-premises businesses have implemented pre-booking to control customer flow. They use temperature-detection technologies, wearables, and apps to identify customers in near real-time who are at high risk of... View Details
Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
system of expense allocation, and anti-inversion legislation—reflect the intuition that building "strong fences" around the United States advances American interests. This paper examines the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
widely touted example of impact investing going mainstream. The case examines Imprint’s integration into the asset management platform at Goldman Sachs and how the approach to clients evolved post... View Details
- March 2024
- Article
Differences in Care Team Response to Patient Portal Messages by Patient Race and Ethnicity
By: Mitchell Tang, Rebecca Mishuris, Lily Payvandi and Ariel Dora Stern
Importance: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with substantial growth in patient portal messaging. Higher message volumes have largely persisted, reflecting a new normal. Prior work has documented lower message use by patients who belong to minoritized racial... View Details
Keywords: Health Pandemics; Technology Adoption; Prejudice and Bias; Equality and Inequality; Communication Technology; Race; Ethnicity; Health Industry
Tang, Mitchell, Rebecca Mishuris, Lily Payvandi, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Differences in Care Team Response to Patient Portal Messages by Patient Race and Ethnicity." JAMA Network Open 7, no. 3 (March 2024).
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
implementation of a lean operating system at an Indian software services firm. By studying the introduction and impact of lean management... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 2021 (Revised January 2022)
- Supplement
Scott Tucker (B): The Feds Catch Up
By: Aiyesha Dey and Amram Migdal
The case tells the story of the rise and fall of Scott Tucker, an entrepreneur, businessman, passionate race car driver, competitor, and owner of a professional racing team. From 1997 to 2012, Tucker built a nationwide network of payday lending businesses, becoming a... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; United States
Dey, Aiyesha, and Amram Migdal. "Scott Tucker (B): The Feds Catch Up." Harvard Business School Supplement 122-032, November 2021. (Revised January 2022.)