Corporate Governance Theory - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?

fundamental reason why we use theory here is that we’re trying to sort out all the possible rules you could ever try to use,” says Shapiro. “We’re reasoning about policies that have never been tested.” One of the first findings was that... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Information Technology; Technology

13 Sep 2006
Op-Ed

Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do

Ask any thoughtful corporate board member what they are most concerned about these days, and it is not Sarbanes-Oxley. It is CEO pay. Directors worry because shareholders continue to express outrage, and the media attention to the issue... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch

July 1999
Case

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (E)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry

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October 1999
Case

Royal Dutch/Shell in Transition (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine

This case describes the decisions made by Shell in response to the situation presented in the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Governance; Corporate Accountability; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Transformation; Energy Industry

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11 Aug 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its Relation to Firm Performance

Keywords: by Ethan Rouen

13 Jul 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Catering Through Disclosure: Evidence from Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect

Keywords: by Aaron S. Yoon

2017
Working Paper

Private and Public Disclosures in Countries with Weak Institutional Environments: Evidence from Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect

By: Aaron Yoon

I study firms’ use of disclosure to build investor confidence when they operate in a market where the institutions that support the supply of credible information are weak. Using the announcement of a regulation that allowed foreigners to invest in select Shanghai... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Reputation; Institutional Investing; Trust

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Keywords: Banking; Finance

Suresh Krishna

Keywords: Metal products

August 2019
Case

Preserving Trust at Care.com (A)

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Julia Kelley

Care.com was an online platform designed to match caregivers with individuals seeking care for themselves, others, and pets, through job postings, caregiver profiles, and directories of local day care centers. In March 2019, the Wall Street Journal had just published a... View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Governance; Digital Platforms; Market Design; Emerging Markets; Trust; Technology Industry; United States

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01 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018

concise chapters, leading authorities and up-and-coming scholars explore fundamental issues and current controversies. The volume systematically reviews the empirical evidence base and presents influential theories of moral judgment and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

America Based on research with 70+ Latin American business leaders, this Harvard Business School report identifies three actionable strategies companies can implement to drive economic mobility and reduce inequality across the region. Field experiment: Establishing... View Details

14 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 14

of the few banks that successfully weathered the 2007-2009 credit crisis, the case illustrates risk management in a corporate finance business. Chief executive Alastair Dowes has to decide whether the risk View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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

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Drake Du | MBA

AI, venture capital, consumer technology Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: At a time when political polarization seems to be the new normal, donations fuel rhetoric, and rhetoric can fuel violence. In seeking to shed light on... View Details

Carlos Enrique Cavelier

Keywords: Dairy

27 Jun 2022
Lecture

The Power of Trust

By: Sandra J. Sucher

We were delighted to be joined by Professor Sandra Sucher of Harvard Business School, a leading researcher on management practice and the author of The Power of Trust, to explore the core elements underpinning trust in business and to talk about some real-world... View Details

Keywords: Trust; Corporate Accountability; Organizational Culture; Leadership

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2016
Working Paper

Patent Disclosures and Standard-Setting

By: Josh Lerner, Haris Tabakovic and Jean Tirole

A key role of standard setting organizations (SSOs) is to aggregate information on relevant intellectual property (IP) claims before deciding on a standard. This article explores the firms’ strategies in response to IP disclosure requirements—in particular, the choice... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Corporate Disclosure; Standards

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