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Elon Musk's Unusual Compensation Plan Isn't Really About Compensation at All
By: George Serafeim
Earlier this year, Tesla shareholders approved likely the largest compensation package ever awarded to a CEO—for a CEO who clearly doesn’t need the money. Elon Musk is already incredibly rich and also doesn’t seem particularly motivated by further wealth. So why do it?... View Details
Keywords: Tesla; Elon Musk; Innovation; Investor Communication; Investor Relations; Short-termism; Long-termism; Disruption; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Communication Intention and Meaning; Mission and Purpose
Serafeim, George. "Elon Musk's Unusual Compensation Plan Isn't Really About Compensation at All." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 1, 2018).
- June 2010
- Case
FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario
Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Afarin Bellisario. "FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-555, June 2010.
- 12 Feb 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans
- August 1998 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Business Plan for Room For Dessert: Adding Unique Ingredients to Life's Balancing Act
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Michael J. Roberts
Summarizes the business plan for a concept restaurant focused on late evening dessert service as well as its subsequent rollout plan. View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Planning; Business Plan; Outcome or Result; Service Operations; Experience and Expertise; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Michael J. Roberts. "Business Plan for Room For Dessert: Adding Unique Ingredients to Life's Balancing Act." Harvard Business School Case 899-008, August 1998. (Revised June 2013.)
- November 1993
- Case
George Halas: Estate Planning and the Chicago Bears
By: Henry B. Reiling
Reiling, Henry B. "George Halas: Estate Planning and the Chicago Bears." Harvard Business School Case 294-053, November 1993.
- July 2015 (Revised March 2017)
- Supplement
Unilever's Lifebuoy in India: Implementing the Sustainability Plan
- November 2011
- Teaching Note
WrapItUp: Developing a New Compensation Plan (Brief Case)
By: W. Earl Sasser, Jr. and Rachel Shelton
Teaching Note for Product #4362 View Details
- January 2004
- Teaching Note
Ford Motor Company's Value Enhancement Plan (A) (TN)
By: Andre F. Perold and Peter Tufano
Teaching Note to (9-201-079). View Details
Keywords: Auto Industry
- July 1999
- Background Note
Management Development Plan In A Family Business, The
By: John A. Davis
Defines management development objectives for family members employed in their family business. Outlines a process of putting these individuals on a career path to provide them with needed developmental experiences while respecting the broader needs of the... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Organizations; Leadership Development; Experience and Expertise
Davis, John A. "Management Development Plan In A Family Business, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-009, July 1999.
- Article
The Resource Allocation Process in Nutrition Policy Planning
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "The Resource Allocation Process in Nutrition Policy Planning." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 32, no. 5 (May 1979): 1058–1065.
- October 1989
- Background Note
O-B Note on Action Planning and Action Taking
Barnes, Louis B. "O-B Note on Action Planning and Action Taking." Harvard Business School Background Note 490-017, October 1989.
- summer 1986
- Article
Salesforce Compensation Plans in Environments with Asymmetric Information
By: R. Lal and Richard Staelin
Lal, R., and Richard Staelin. "Salesforce Compensation Plans in Environments with Asymmetric Information." Marketing Science (summer 1986). (Runner-up of the TIMS College of Marketing Award for the Best Article in Management and Marketing Science in 1986.)
- 02 May 2024
- News
Require Hospitals To Disclose Their Pandemic Plans Now
- April 1, 2020
- Article
A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work
By: Amitabh Chandra, Mark Fishman and Douglas Melton
Given the different impact that the pandemic is having on individual communities across the country, the notion that all workers should be allowed to return to work on one date is unrealistic. Instead, individual states should make that determination. This article lays... View Details
Chandra, Amitabh, Mark Fishman, and Douglas Melton. "A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 1, 2020).
- August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
No Labels and the 2024 Presidential Insurance Plan
By: Robert F. White and Tom Quinn
After observing record voter dissatisfaction with the choices in the 2024 U.S. presidential election—Democratic nominee President Joe Biden and Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump—the bipartisan nonprofit No Labels decided to reserve ballot access in... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Lawsuits and Litigation; Failure; System Shocks; Political Elections; Motivation and Incentives; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
White, Robert F., and Tom Quinn. "No Labels and the 2024 Presidential Insurance Plan." Harvard Business School Case 825-044, August 2024. (Revised November 2024.)
- 2014
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Entrepreneurship Reading: Developing Business Plans and Pitching Opportunities
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carole Carlson
Applegate, Lynda M., and Carole Carlson. "Entrepreneurship Reading: Developing Business Plans and Pitching Opportunities." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8062, 2014.
- May 2016
- Article
Planned Opportunism: Using Weak Signals to Spur Innovations
By: Vijay Govindarajan
Govindarajan, Vijay. "Planned Opportunism: Using Weak Signals to Spur Innovations." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 5 (May 2016): 54–61.
- June 2006
- Supplement
Genentech - Capacity Planning Teaching Note, Spreadsheet Model
By: Daniel C. Snow and Steven C. Wheelwright
Keywords: Green Technology Industry
- June 2003
- Compilation
George McClelland at KSR: Planning the First Week
Supplement to (9-403-163). View Details
Margolis, Joshua D. "George McClelland at KSR: Planning the First Week." Harvard Business School Compilation 403-175, June 2003.