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- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
independent of the shortcomings in the regulatory system. Managers and boards of directors in scores of systemically important firms failed to protect employees, customers, or shareholders and placed the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
and chain merchants have more bargaining power than smaller and independent merchants. The difference in bargaining power between different types of merchants, interestingly, is more substantial on LivingSocial than on Groupon. Therefore,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
asking, is this the right business model? But there are no answers. The market and technology are constantly changing," Riesenfeld remarks. Important Sounding Board The biotech industry presents similar challenges in a space littered with... View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
firsthand. For the poor to get dignity, it has to start from here.” NLK: The Indian government had seen a change when Prime Minister Modi came in. Four months into his prime minister-ship, on the ramparts of the Red Fort of India on India’s View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
winter. We suggest that the presence of membership fees can lead consumers to infer a "fees -> savings" link, spurring them to increase their spending independent of the actual savings afforded by such clubs. Using both field... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
trade-off decisions he must make in managing through the current period. He is preparing for a meeting with his board of trustees where he plans to discuss the current situation and the key decisions the organization needs to make.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
drive HNA's continued growth. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309029 Maggie Lena Walker and the Independent Order of St. Luke Harvard Business School Case 409-057 As... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
private equity, eventually left Lehman to join Oakhill Partners in 1990, and then cofounded an independent investment banking advisory firm, Evercore Partners, in 1995. And while Offensend was building his career in finance, he also... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
employees. So that's on the S side of ESG. G, governance. This is really how a company behaves. What are their standards for leadership? What's the makeup of the board? What are their risk controls, shareholder rights, voting rights, View Details
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
customization. The strategy Wealthfront has pursued has resulted in growth of assets under management from $100 million to over $3.7 billion by September 2016, placing it in the top 100 independent registered investment advisors in the... View Details
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
backdated stock options, insufficiently independent corporate board members, poor responsiveness to shareholders concerns, and a lack of transparency in the activities and decisions of boards. The AFL-CIO... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
economy. The fraud renewed the focus on corporate governance policies worldwide, but especially in Japan, where the lack of board independence and a deep-rooted corporate culture entrenched in personal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
Working PapersParallel Search, Incentives and Problem Type: Revisiting the Competition and Innovation Link Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract This paper presents econometric evidence of two View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
technologies on the health-care industry. A highly rated teacher, she is also an acclaimed public speaker, board member, and policy adviser whose expertise on health-care management has influenced private- and public-sector... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
recruiting,” he says. “I got a deep appreciation for how much impact two years of business school can have on someone’s trajectory. And, beyond that, I saw how much impact senior leaders could have; and not just within their organizations, but also outside in their... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
2018 Independently published Unlocked: Keys to Improve Your Thinking By: Zaltman, Gerald Abstract—What’s the best way to change your life? Change how you think, says marketing guru Gerald Zaltman. While most of us are accustomed to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
Harvard Business School and Marc Epstein of Rice University. Key concepts include: Tightly monitored employees were less likely to make independent decisions, even if their job descriptions allowed them to do so. They were even less... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
classes since mid-March 2020, with the exception of 10th and 12th grades, which reopened in January for students preparing for board (school leaving) exams. There are 250 million K–12 students and 10 million teachers who have been... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
Business School Case 413-126 "Hess Corporation On January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer, which owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino