Publications

Editorial

Why CEOs Should Share Their Long-Term Plans with Investors

By: Christina Rehnberg, George Serafeim and Brian Tomlinson

Rather than requiring less short-term information, the key to combating short-termism is to encourage companies to share more information about their long-term plans. Analysis of companies that have done so suggests that long-term plans are not mere marketing... View Details

Keywords: CEO; Investor Relations; Disclosure; Long-term Growth; Investing; Business and Shareholder Relations; Strategy; Corporate Disclosure

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2017
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Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices

By: Matthew Taylor, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent

I was not the only person appointed to the Review. My fellow Review team members, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent have not only been an important source of ideas and wisdom throughout the process but have led in engaging with key groups of... View Details

Keywords: Future Of Work; Labor Relations; Marketplaces; Employment; Labor and Management Relations; Labor; Markets

Article

Case Study: Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up?

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble

The article discusses an intern for the technology security company Zantech addressing her concerns about her boss in Seoul, South Korea, regarding an inappropriate suggestion on misrepresenting her identity. An overview of the ethical aspects of addressing her... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Labor and Management Relations; Organizational Culture

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2017
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High Stakes Negotiation: Indian Gaming and Tribal/State Compacts

By: Gavin Clarkson and James K. Sebenius

Although Indian tribes and the surrounding states were often bitter enemies throughout much of the history of the United States, recently tribes and states have been able to work cooperatively in a number of areas. In some instances, Congress has mandated such... View Details

Keywords: Indian Gaming; Negotiation; Regulation; Tribal Sovereignty; Sovereign Finance; Negotiation Participants; Relationships; Cooperation; Connecticut

Article

After the Fall: Reintegrating the Corrupt Organization

By: Michael D. Pfarrer, K. A. DeCelles, Ken G. Smith and M. Susan Taylor

We propose a four-stage model of the organizational actions that potentially increase the speed and likelihood that an organization will restore its legitimacy with stakeholders following a transgression. Organizations that work to discover the facts of the... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Reputation; Business and Stakeholder Relations

March 2015
Supplement

MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (B)

By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane

Leaders of the many Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Minneapolis-St. Paul have a long history of engaging collectively, and with educational, political and social leaders, to deal with important community issues. Focusing on the participation of leading CEOs in the... View Details

Keywords: Education; Business and Community Relations; Management Teams; Minneapolis; Saint Paul

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September 2014 (Revised March 2017)
Case

The Road to Kolkata: NH-34 and PPP in India

By: Sid Yog and Ben Eppler

In 2014, Arjun Dhawan (MBA 2004), President of HCC Concessions, is working toward the completion of his largest road development project yet. The route, a 250-km stretch leading from the critical eastern Indian port of Kolkata into the interior of the province of West... View Details

Keywords: India; Real Estate; Roads; Transportation; Project Finance; Property; Infrastructure; Finance; Partners and Partnerships; Construction Industry; Financial Services Industry; India

Educators

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Article

Household Bargaining and Excess Fertility: An Experimental Study in Zambia

By: Nava Ashraf, Erica Field and Jean Lee

We posit that household decision-making over fertility is characterized by moral hazard due to the fact that most contraception can only be perfectly observed by the woman. Using an experiment in Zambia that varied whether women were given access to contraceptives... View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Health; Household; Gender; Zambia

October 2012 (Revised July 2014)
Background Note

The Role of the Government in the Early Development of American Venture Capital

By: Josh Lerner and Tom Nicholas

Whether the government or markets, or a mixture of both, can provide efficient and effective incentives for encouraging entrepreneurial activity and new venture financing is an age-old question. Public promotion efforts are controversial and in most cases they tend to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Business and Government Relations; United States

Educators

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fall 1987
Article

Managing through Networks in Investment Banking

By: D. B. Crane and R. G. Eccles

Keywords: Management; Networks; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry

3 Oct 1991
Lecture

How are Changes in the Global Capital Markets Affecting Interaction between Shareholders and Corporations?

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Capital Markets; Business and Shareholder Relations

November 2008
Article

Teaming Up to Crack Innovation and Enterprise Integration

By: Jim I. Cash Jr., Michael J. Earl and Robert Morison

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Innovation and Invention; Integration

8 Aug 2008 - 13 Aug 2008
Conference Presentation

Cultural Intelligence, Trust and the Sharing of New Ideas in Multicultural Networks

By: Roy Y.J. Chua and M. W. Morris

Keywords: Networks; Trust; Knowledge Sharing; Demographics

3 Aug 2007 - 8 Aug 2007
Conference Presentation

Virtual Team Learning: Reflecting and Acting, Alone or With Others

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Deborah Soule

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Learning; Interactive Communication

August 2000 (Revised December 2001)
Background Note

Emerging Networked Business Models: Lessons from the Field

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura

Provides an overview of the networked models that are revolutionizing market industries and the organizations that compete and do business within them. Teaching Purpose: To introduce students and executives to emerging networked models and to provide a foundation for... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Decision Making; Networks; Strategy

May 1997
Article

Positive Illusions About Oneself and One's Group: Antecedents and Consequences

By: J. Polzer, R. Kramer and M. Neale

Keywords: Social Psychology; Groups and Teams; Outcome or Result

December 1979
Article

An Empirical Analysis of the Interrelationships Among Equity Markets Under Changing Exchange Rate Systems

By: Marc L Bertoneche

Keywords: Relationships; Markets; Change; Currency Exchange Rate; System

Article

Do Equity Financing Cycles Matter?: Evidence from Biotechnology Alliances

By: Josh Lerner, Hilary Shane and Alexander Tsai

Keywords: Equity; Financing and Loans; Science; Alliances; Biotechnology Industry