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  • 21 Sep 2016
  • News

Ideas with Economic and Social Impact

Corporation (IFC) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Her report, Financing High-Growth Firms, the Role of Angel Investors, written for and published by the OECD in 2011, has attracted interest from View Details
  • 03 May 2021
  • What Do You Think?

Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/adamkaz) CEO activism entered a new chapter with the decision by more than 200 leaders of large corporations last month to publicly declare their support for voting rights for Americans and, by extension, their... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • November 2013
  • Article

Which U.S. Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies

By: Joseph Gerakos, Joseph Piotroski and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper examines how different types of interactions with U.S. markets by non-U.S. firms are associated with higher level of CEO pay, greater emphasis on incentive-based compensation, and smaller pay gap with U.S. firms. Using a sample of CEOs of UK firms and using... View Details
Keywords: CEO Compensation; International Pay; Incentives; Cross-listing; United Kingdom; Motivation and Incentives; Executive Compensation; Globalization; Corporate Governance; United Kingdom; United States
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  • 12 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

analysis. Then, you'll learn how to apply these tools in a variety of decision contexts, including securities analysis, credit analysis, corporate financing policies analysis, mergers and acquisitions analysis, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

When Reputation Trumps Regulation

U.S.-listed foreign firm. Siegel collects evidence from a core sample of Mexican firms to show that some insiders from foreign-listed firms exploit this lax enforcement and run off with the firm's assets with impunity, while others learn to reap the market rewards of a... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • Forthcoming
  • Article

Public Disclosure of Private Meetings: Does Observing Peers’ Information Acquisition Affect Analysts’ Attention Allocation?

By: Yi Ru, Ronghuo Zheng and Yuan Zou
We investigate the impact of observing peers’ information acquisition on financial analysts’ allocation of attention. Using the timely disclosure mandate by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as a setting, we find that, shortly after analysts observe that a firm has been... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Information; Financial Institutions; Accounting; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; China
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  • July 2007
  • Article

Earnings Announcement Premia and Limits to Arbitrage

By: Daniel Cohen, Aiyesha Dey, Thomas Lys and Shyam Sunder
We examine the factors underlying the presence of earnings announcement premia. We find that the premia persist beyond the sample period examined in prior studies (ending in 1988), although they decline in magnitude after 1988. Further, premia are lower on the expected... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Announcements; Corporate Disclosure
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  • December 2015
  • Case

Stephen Richards: Addressing FAQ

By: Eugene Soltes
Stephen Richards, former global head of sales at Computer Associates, addresses frequently asked questions from "A Letter from Prison." View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Managerial Roles
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  • March 2012
  • Article

Advertising Disclosures: Measuring Labeling Alternatives in Internet Search Engines

By: Benjamin Edelman and Duncan S. Gilchrist
In an online experiment, we measure users' interactions with search engines, both in standard configurations and in modified versions with clearer labels identifying search engine advertisements. In particular, for a random subset of users, we change "Sponsored links"... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Online Advertising; Measurement and Metrics; Internet; Search Technology; Education; Labels
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  • November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
  • Case

Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Industry Groups and the European Commission

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Chemical Industry; Europe
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  • 20 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 20

Brazil, and then finally India. We also show that autonomous government schools (i.e., government funded but with substantial independence like UK academies and U.S. charters) have significantly higher... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 1996
  • News

"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit

of large corporate databases. A management information systems specialist, Professor James I. Cash, Jr., focuses on how companies use information technology to improve organizational effectiveness and how businesses are changing due to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 23 Dec 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

the Chinese dataset will apply in New York," warns Khanna. "Nevertheless, it is better than not having any findings at all." Although the data may not be directly applicable to the United States or other countries, it provides a valuable look into View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)

By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell
Focuses on the three-way interaction among internal controls, employee behavior, and incentives. Salesmen are illegally providing kickbacks to customers of this beer-distribution firm. In turn, salesmen are reimbursing themselves by filing fraudulent expense reports.... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Salesforce Management; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

Ink

present. My simple message to companies—simple to say but not simple to do—is that the future is now. The simplicity, you note, makes it easier to adopt. The book gives examples of groups ranging from GE to a church employing the strategy. A department can use it, a... View Details
  • 02 Dec 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?

their employers." Joanna suggested, as an alternative, that "major corporations have solved the problem by going to where the cheap labor lives ." Phil Clark, reminding us that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants, asked,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 19 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change

explained that transforming global energy systems will require additional investments of some $2.4 trillion annually—the equivalent to about one-quarter of U.S. corporate profits, or half of federal tax receipts; or 8 to 9 percent of GDP.... View Details
  • 15 Sep 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive

economic growth and competitiveness—including reforming the corporate tax code, easing immigration for high-skilled immigrants, investing in infrastructure, and aggressively addressing abuses in the international trading system—divisive... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Mar 2006
  • News

Tap into Valuable Alumni Resources

faculty’s latest research, brings together corporate leaders and government officials from around the globe, and provides unparalleled networking. You can also learn about programs tailored to alumni career... View Details
Keywords: Peter Cooper; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Dec 2005
  • News

What’s Next for You?

to sustain.” Once that internal motivation is identified, the transition to a new role — whether in the corporate world or in areas such as academia, government service, or the nonprofit sector — can still... View Details
Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services