Fiduciary Outs - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 25

price and work out a sensible debt schedule for the company. Students must also evaluate the effect of the transaction on the existing bonds and understand the principles governing contractual duties (and how they differ from View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2023
News

End Game

tools and sell them out of his car to support his climbing and surfing habits. Business was good for Chouinard Equipment, and soon it was the biggest supplier of climbing hardware in the country. Eventually, Chouinard realized that... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Enron’s Lessons for Managers

new rules, such as the documentation of internal controls as dictated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, are turning out to be extremely expensive to implement. The new rules for the corporate governance system highlight three assumptions, he... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Fiduciary Duty: Evidence from Variable Annuities” ( The Review of Financial Studies , 2022) with Shan Ge and Johnny Tang. Benjamin C. Esty : Winner of the 2023 Case Centre Award in the Finance, Accounting and Control category for “Valuing... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

design of windows into and out of the organization’s operations—to help customers understand the value being added and to allow employees to see the impact of their work. How to Not Bankrupt Your Family Professor Lauren H. Cohen + More... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Younger Black Knowledge Workers BIO As global leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, the prospects for mitigating the impact of climate change do not look very good. A detailed new analysis from the Rhodium Group, as reported by Axios.com, predicts that it will take the... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Women and VC

bottom line is all business. Said Dodi, “As with any private equity firm or venture capital fund, it’s our fiduciary duty to look out for our investors and get a return.” View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

so." Carl Meyer added, "Clearly the board! The danger of favoritism among employees would be far too dangerous." Others figuratively said "not so fast." As Joel Koblentz put it, "The bottom line is that The Board is ultimately responsible... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?

It's a question often debated, but seldom answered authoritatively: Do companies have a social responsibility to protect the environment beyond legal requirements? Specifically, may companies do so within the scope of their fiduciary... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

isolated and abandoned to the wolves. This happens despite success, and sometimes because of how success was achieved. It happens to results-producing CEOs pushed out of companies; for example, Mark Hurd of Hewlett Packard, who fudged... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing

Profile

Matt Oppenheimer

for Youth. "My initial plan was to spend more time in business directly out of college," Matt says. "But I decided to get my MBA earlier to help me fulfill my nonprofit commitments more effectively." Engaged, energized... View Details

30 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

services where commonsense regulation is welcome and needed: online lending to businesses. Over the last few years online business lending has exploded. Dozens of “financial technology” (fintech) players such as OnDeck, Kabbage and Funding Circle have emerged. Instead... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform

already lost money. Enforcement may work as a deterrent, but in the long run, he suggested, it is difficult to know whether deterrence instills investor confidence. The key is to let everyone know that regulators are out there, he said.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

from below. We need to marry some small part of our enormous fiduciary resources to the new ideas which are seeking support." According to this theory, venture capitalists were like the matchmakers of the modern economy. They would... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

designed as modular systems. Finally, it analyzes in detail the strategy of capturing value by maintaining exclusive control of an essential module in an open system. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-040.pdf View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

at the firm, served as a director of a number of its portfolio companies, and became one of the leading women in the US venture capital field. A steady stream of individuals who trained at HBS entered the Quartermaster Corps, and Doriot also reached View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Winning Legally

terms of knowledge, managers need to become more legally literate so they can communicate effectively with counsel. This includes understanding their fiduciary duties and the circumstances under which companies are liable for the actions... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2004
News

One-on-One with William H. Donaldson

emerged after the booming 1990s and the resulting public uproar that forced Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act were eerily similar to the period leading up to the market crash of 1929. Coming out of that, the president of the New... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

18 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 18, 2006

Working PapersNone available this week Cases & Course MaterialsThe Company Sale Process Author:William E. Fruhan Jr. Harvard Business School Note 206-108 Lays out the steps, timeline, and process by which a company is sold.... View Details