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      • 2007
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      The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of Employee Stock Options Expensing

      By: Fabrizio Ferri and Tatiana Sandino
      In this paper we examine the economic consequences of over 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004–the first case where the SEC has allowed an accounting matter to be subject to an advisory... View Details
      Keywords: Executive Compensation; Financial Reporting; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Ferri, Fabrizio, and Tatiana Sandino. "The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of Employee Stock Options Expensing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-022, September 2007.
      • 2007
      • Working Paper

      Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers

      By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor
      We examine long-horizon stock returns around hedge fund activism in a comprehensive sample of 13D filings by portfolio investors between 1993 and 2006. Abnormal returns surrounding investor activism are high for the subset of targets that are... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance
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      Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Schor. "Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-004, July 2007.
      • 2007
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      Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers

      By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor
      We examine long-horizon stock returns around hedge fund activism in a comprehensive sample of 13D filings by portfolio investors between 1993 and 2006. Abnormal returns surrounding investor activism are high for the subset of targets that are acquired ex-post, but not... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance
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      Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Schor. "Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers." 2007.
      • June 2007 (Revised December 2007)
      • Case

      AFL-CIO: Office of Investment and Home Depot

      By: Rakesh Khurana and James Weber
      Describes the AFL-CIO: Office of Investments activities in their campaign to improve governance at Home Depot by calling attention to Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation package and the company's poor performance. The AFL-CIO Office of Investments advocates... View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Labor Unions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Khurana, Rakesh, and James Weber. "AFL-CIO: Office of Investment and Home Depot." Harvard Business School Case 407-097, June 2007. (Revised December 2007.)
      • June 2007 (Revised April 2008)
      • Case

      Say on Pay

      By: Jay W. Lorsch, V.G. Narayanan and Alexis Chernak
      Briefly describes the trend in 2006 and 2007 in the United States to give shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation. Highlights a few examples where shareholders have successfully garnered a majority in support of an advisory vote measure on company proxy... View Details
      Keywords: Voting; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
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      Lorsch, Jay W., V.G. Narayanan, and Alexis Chernak. "Say on Pay." Harvard Business School Case 407-129, June 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
      • 2007
      • Chapter

      The Governance of New Firms: A Functional Perspective

      By: Josh Lerner
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Business Startups
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      Lerner, Josh. "The Governance of New Firms: A Functional Perspective." In Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present, edited by Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Kenneth L. Sokoloff, 405–432. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007.
      • 2006
      • Chapter

      Governance Information in Knowledge-Based Companies

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Knowledge Management; Information Management; Information Industry
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "Governance Information in Knowledge-Based Companies." Chap. 14 in Knowledge Creation and Management: New Challenges for Managers, edited by Kazuo Ichijo and Ikujiro Nonaka, 229–239. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
      • November 2006 (Revised May 2007)
      • Case

      Hewlett-Packard Company: The War Within

      By: Krishna G. Palepu, Jay W. Lorsch, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Eliot Sherman
      In September 2006 it was revealed that the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) had been carrying out an extended investigation of its own employees, board members, and journalists outside the company. The investigation was launched in response to a series of leaks to the... View Details
      Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Employee Relationship Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Communication Technology; Conflict and Resolution; Newspapers; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      Palepu, Krishna G., Jay W. Lorsch, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Eliot Sherman. "Hewlett-Packard Company: The War Within." Harvard Business School Case 107-030, November 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
      • September 2006
      • Teaching Note

      Models of the Corporation (TN)

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Aldo Sesia
      Keywords: Corporate Governance
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Aldo Sesia. "Models of the Corporation (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 307-022, September 2006.
      • September 2006 (Revised February 2008)
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      Philips Electronics N.V.

      By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
      Looks at the multinational company, Philips Electronics, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, as an example of a company with a two-tiered board. The company is governed by both a supervisory board and a board of management. Examines the role, dynamic, and best... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business or Company Management; Management Teams; Netherlands
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      Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Philips Electronics N.V." Harvard Business School Case 407-047, September 2006. (Revised February 2008.)
      • September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
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      Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc.

      By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
      The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman and CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid growth in... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Organizational Culture
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      Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 407-045, September 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
      • June 2006
      • Case

      Matthew B. Hunter

      By: John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
      Matthew Hunter, CEO of a second-generation family business, must manage the performance of a key manager in his company. Looks at the impact of family relationships on performance management. View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Performance Evaluation; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Conflict Management; Corporate Governance; Family and Family Relationships; Partners and Partnerships; Negotiation Process
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      Davis, John A., and Deepak Malhotra. "Matthew B. Hunter." Harvard Business School Case 806-204, June 2006.
      • June 2006
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      Governance-linked D&O: Market-based Governance: Leveraging D&O Insurance to Drive Corporate Governance

      By: Srikant M. Datar and J. H. Friedland
      Keywords: Governance; Markets; Insurance; Corporate Governance
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      Datar, Srikant M., and J. H. Friedland. "Governance-linked D&O: Market-based Governance: Leveraging D&O Insurance to Drive Corporate Governance." International Journal of Disclosure and Governance 3, no. 2 (June 2006): 84–117.
      • April 2006
      • Article

      A Progress Report on U.S. Corporate Governance

      By: Jay W. Lorsch
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Reports; United States
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      Lorsch, Jay W. "A Progress Report on U.S. Corporate Governance." Corporate Governance in Canada and the United States: A Comparative View. One Issue, Two Voices, no. 5 (April 2006): 2–8.
      • spring 2006
      • Article

      All's Fair in Love, War, & Bankruptcy: Corporate Governance Implications of CEO Turnover in Financial Distress

      By: Ethan S. Bernstein
      Prior discussions of management turnover during financial distress have examined bankrupt and non-bankrupt firms as distinct groupings with little overlap. Separately investigating rates of turnover in-bankruptcy and out-of-bankruptcy, without a direct comparison... View Details
      Keywords: CEO Turnover; Bankruptcy; Restructuring; Shadow Of Bankruptcy; Borrowing and Debt; Credit; Financing and Loans; Corporate Governance; Finance; Theory; Markets; United States
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      Bernstein, Ethan S. "All's Fair in Love, War, & Bankruptcy: Corporate Governance Implications of CEO Turnover in Financial Distress." Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance 11, no. 2 (spring 2006): 299–325.
      • 24 Mar 2006
      • Conference Presentation

      Turning Themselves in: Why Some Firms Self-disclose Regulatory Violations

      By: Michael W. Toffel
      Keywords: Governance Compliance; Corporate Governance
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      Toffel, Michael W. "Turning Themselves in: Why Some Firms Self-disclose Regulatory Violations." Paper presented at the Strategy and the Business Environment Conference, March 24, 2006.
      • spring 2006
      • Article

      All's Fair in Love, War & Bankruptcy?: Corporate Governance Implications of CEO Turnover in Financial Distress

      By: Ethan S Bernstein
      Prior discussions of management turnover during financial distress have examined bankrupt and non-bankrupt firms as distinct groupings with little overlap. Separately investigating rates of turnover in-bankruptcy and out-of-bankruptcy, without a direct comparison... View Details
      Keywords: Management Succession; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance
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      Bernstein, Ethan S. "All's Fair in Love, War & Bankruptcy?: Corporate Governance Implications of CEO Turnover in Financial Distress." Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance 11, no. 2 (spring 2006): 228–325.
      • 24 Feb 2006
      • Conference Presentation

      Turning Themselves In: Why Some Firms Self-disclose Regulatory Violations

      By: Michael W. Toffel
      Keywords: Governance Compliance; Corporate Governance
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      Toffel, Michael W. "Turning Themselves In: Why Some Firms Self-disclose Regulatory Violations." Paper presented at the Conference on Institutional Mechanisms for Industry Self-Regulation, February 24, 2006.
      • February 2006 (Revised October 2006)
      • Case

      Veridian: Putting a Value on Values

      By: Rakesh Khurana, Joel Podolny and Jaan Margus Elias
      David Langstaff, the CEO of Veridian, a defense company, struggles with the decision of selling the company. Langstaff has concerned himself with inculcalating his organization with the values necessary for superior achievement over the long term. But as a fiduciary,... View Details
      Keywords: Cash; Corporate Governance; Financial Markets; Law; Leadership; Patents; Values and Beliefs; Service Industry; Aerospace Industry
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      Khurana, Rakesh, Joel Podolny, and Jaan Margus Elias. "Veridian: Putting a Value on Values." Harvard Business School Case 406-028, February 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
      • February 2006
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      Globalization and Similarities in Corporate Governance: A Cross-country Analysis

      By: Tarun Khanna, Joe Kogan and Krishna G. Palepu
      Keywords: Globalization; Corporate Governance; Theory
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      Khanna, Tarun, Joe Kogan, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Globalization and Similarities in Corporate Governance: A Cross-country Analysis." Review of Economics and Statistics 88, no. 1 (February 2006): 69–90.
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