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- March, 2023
- Article
Academic Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Advisors and Their Advisees' Outcomes
By: Maria P. Roche
The transfer of complex knowledge and skills is difficult, often requiring intensive interaction and extensive periods of co-working between a mentor and mentee, which is particularly true in apprenticeship-like settings and on-the-job training. This paper studies a... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Higher Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Knowledge Dissemination
Roche, Maria P. "Academic Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Advisors and Their Advisees' Outcomes." Organization Science 34, no. 2 (March, 2023): 959–986.
- October 2024
- Supplement
Hakluyt: from Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors (B)
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene
This case is a continuation of an earlier study chronicling Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt)’s transformation from an obscure boutique to a global corporate advisory firm with an outsized reputation. In August 2024, the firm faced a pivotal moment as managing partner Varun... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Equity; Stock Shares; Corporate Governance; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Management Succession; Management Teams; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consulting Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London
Fuller, Joseph B., and Lena Duchene. "Hakluyt: from Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 825-087, October 2024.
- March 27, 2013
- Article
Downton Abbey: Real Life Lessons for Trust & Estate Advisors
By: Josh Baron and Devin Bird
The article discusses how the TV series "Downton Abbey" reflects challenges and opportunities faced by business families. The show's storyline, centered around the aristocratic Crawley family and their estate, parallels real-world situations where business families... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Management Succession; Family Ownership; Adaptation; Transition
Baron, Josh, and Devin Bird. "Downton Abbey: Real Life Lessons for Trust & Estate Advisors." Wealth Management (website) (March 27, 2013).
- October 23, 2013
- Article
Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Family businesses have been found to excel in resilience during economic downturns compared to publicly-traded ones. This is attributed to their focus on resilience over performance. Key qualities of resilient family firms include managing low debt, practicing... View Details
Keywords: Performance Consistency; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Family Ownership; Family Business; Values and Beliefs; Business Strategy
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience." Family Wealth Report (October 23, 2013).
- January 2012 (Revised February 2013)
- Teaching Note
Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s Entry into the Retirement Market (TN)
By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and Timothy Gray
- 17 Mar 2008
- News
Rwanda: Blair Advisor to Kagame - Lessons to Draw
- February 2013
- Supplement
Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s Entry into the Retirement Market (CW)
By: Lauren Cohen and Christopher J. Malloy
- October 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA), Inc.: Finding the Hidden Meaning in Corporate Disclosures
By: Lauren Cohen and Christopher Malloy
Cohen, Lauren, and Christopher Malloy. "Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA), Inc.: Finding the Hidden Meaning in Corporate Disclosures." Harvard Business School Case 212-031, October 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- Article
The Impact of Information from Similar or Different Advisors on Judgment
By: F. Gino, J. Shang and R. T. A. Croson
Gino, F., J. Shang, and R. T. A. Croson. "The Impact of Information from Similar or Different Advisors on Judgment." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 108, no. 2 (March 2009): 287–302.
- January 2012 (Revised March 2012)
- Teaching Note
Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA), Inc.: Finding the Hidden Meaning in Corporate Disclosures (TN)
By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and Timothy Gray
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure
- 2018
- Chapter
How the Other Half Thinks: The Psychology of Advising
By: Hayley Blunden and Francesca Gino
This chapter integrates research on advice interactions, motivations for advising, and the psychological consequences of serving in an advisor role to develop a more comprehensive perspective on the psychology of advising. By connecting this work, which spans various... View Details
Keywords: Advice; Advice Giving; Advisor; Self-other; Helping; Interpersonal Communication; Cognition and Thinking; Social Psychology
Blunden, Hayley, and Francesca Gino. "How the Other Half Thinks: The Psychology of Advising." Chap. 3 in The Oxford Handbook of Advice, edited by E.L. MacGeorge and L.M. Van Swol, 43–68. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement
By: Aiyesha Dey, Joshua White and Austin Starkweather
We examine the influence of proxy advisors on firms’ shareholder engagement behavior. Our analyses exploit a quasi-natural experiment using Say-On-Pay voting outcomes near a threshold that triggers a review of engagement activities by Institutional Shareholder Services... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Advisors; ISS; Shareholder Engagement; Disclosure; Business and Shareholder Relations; Executive Compensation; Corporate Disclosure
Dey, Aiyesha, Joshua White, and Austin Starkweather. "Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-137, June 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
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By: Mark L. Egan
When considering how households make investment decisions, Professor Egan became intrigued by the question, “What makes a bank ‘special’ when compared to other lending institutions?” Focusing on empirical industrial organization with applications to finance and... View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Are ISS Recommendations Informative? Evidence from Assessments of Compensation Practices
By: Ana Albuquerque, Mary Ellen Carter and Susanna Gallani
Using detailed information from the largest proxy advisor in the U.S., Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), we examine whether proxy advisors’ assessments of firms’ compensation practices are able to identify poor compensation practices as measured by subsequent... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Advisors; CEO Compensation; Say-on-Pay; Institutional Shareholder Voting; Executive Compensation; Performance
Albuquerque, Ana, Mary Ellen Carter, and Susanna Gallani. "Are ISS Recommendations Informative? Evidence from Assessments of Compensation Practices." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-085, February 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
- June 2016
- Case
The Wealthfront Generation
By: Luis Viceira and Allison Ciechanover
Keywords: Automated Investment Advisor; Millennials; Fintech; Customers; Asset Management; Internet and the Web; Age; Investment; Business Startups; California
Viceira, Luis M., and Allison Ciechanover. "The Wealthfront Generation." Harvard Business School Case 216-085, June 2016.