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11 May 2012
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Creating an R&D Strategy

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Multinational Strategies and Developing Countries in Historical Perspective

This working paper offers a longitudinal and descriptive analysis of the strategies of multinationals from developed countries in developing countries. The central argument is that strategies were shaped by the trade-off between opportunity and risk. Three broad... View Details

Keywords: History; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations

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Energy Strategy

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

Forest L. Reinhardt is writing cases and other materials on the strategic problems and opportunitites faced by firms in the energy industry. Significant economies of scale and scope, combined with rapid technological change, present firms in the industry with a... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

New Executive Education Programs

and the economy. Among the new offerings are Building Businesses in Turbulent Times, Opportunities in Mortgage Markets, the Global Energy Seminar, Business Strategy for Partners in Law Firms, View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

October 2019
Teaching Note

Designing Executive Compensation at Kongsberg Automotive (A) and (B)

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah Goldberg

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 119-009 and 119-010. View Details

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19 Apr 2011
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Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice: The Case of Goodwill Impairment

Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Kyle Welch; Accounting

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Strategy and Innovation | Working Knowledge

Strategy and Innovation Discover strategies for sustaining innovation, digital transformation, and leadership essentials in tech-driven business.... View Details

April 2015
Case

Accor: Designing an Asset-Right Business and Disclosure Strategy

By: Mozaffar Khan and George Serafeim

Sebastien Bazin was now in charge of Accor, the world's largest French hotelier, a CAC 40 company with 3,600 hotels in 92 countries and a market cap of €10 billion. Previously as the European head of Colony Capital, one of the largest private equity groups and the... View Details

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18 Jun 2007
Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

subcommittee delivered June 5, Desai detailed his view of this "dual-reporting system" and the implications on how executive stock options are treated. The hearing was titled "Executive Stock... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

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Strategic Positioning - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate View Details

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Strategy

By: Frances X. Frei

The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of:

A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive advantage.
How to generate superior... View Details

December 2007
Teaching Note

Executive Compensation at General Electric (TN) (A) and (B)

By: V.G. Narayanan

Teaching Note for [105072] and [105070]. View Details

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The Balanced Scorecard: Comments on Balanced Scorecard Commentaries

By: Robert S. Kaplan

This paper provides the author's insights about five papers written in this volume about his published work on the balanced scorecard (BSC). The author finds that academic commentary on the BSC often ignores its role in strategy execution. The paper discusses how the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy Execution; Performance Management; Strategy; Public Sector; Balanced Scorecard; Performance

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June 2016
Case

Controversy over Executive Remuneration at BP

By: V.G. Narayanan and Ashley Hartman

In March 2016, BP disclosed that its chief executive officer, Bob Dudley, would receive a $19.6 million compensation package, a 20% increase in total compensation over the previous year. BP justified the amount, emphasizing that the company delivered strong results... View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation

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30 Jan 2020
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The Journey to HBS Executive Education

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson