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  • 06 Jul 2016
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

political process.(including Marco’s comment that “political campaign financing is a related issue”). Those proposing remedies implicitly seemed to agree with RCW’s comment that, “Historic thinking seems to be: ‘It will all work itself... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing
  • 02 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 19 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 19

micro-interactions, the broad improvisations, and the resulting substantive and relational outcomes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-107.pdf Leviathan in Business: Varieties of State Capitalism and Their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

and potential solutions. Highlights Institutional Investors Signaling Tops Friendly Market Show Hide Details Concepts Capital Market Participants Capital Market Problems Solutions Implications for Your Company Featured Exercises Evaluate... View Details
  • 15 Jul 2019
  • Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

by asymmetric information—in other words, managers have a lot of information, and investors don’t know if they can trust them. We’re all engaged in a large information game where agents don’t always do what their principals want them to.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Research Summary

The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management

In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct their gift specifically to business in global society . To learn about leadership giving opportunities to support the Institute for Business in Global Society and other HBS... View Details
  • September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
  • Supplement

Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A2)

By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
The A1 and A2 versions of the “Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)” split the original A case into two parts. The A1 case ends as activists Sardar Biglari and Phil Cooley prepare to meet with CEO Don Smith at Friendly's headquarters in September 2006. The... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • 24 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53371 What Else Do Shareholders Want? Shareholder Proposals Contested by Firm Management By: Soltes, Eugene F., Suraj Srinivasan, and Rajesh Vijayaraghavan Abstract—Shareholder proposals provide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty - Private Capital Project

Business Administration Paul Gompers, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth, and newly public companies. He received his A.B. summa... View Details
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

employers or share feedback about their workplaces are Indeed and Great Place to Work. These kinds of machine-learning techniques could be used by regulators in deciding where to target scarce resources on which firms to examine, as well as by View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology
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Get Involved - Entrepreneurship

Venture Competition to receive early written feedback from investors and entrepreneurs in related industry sectors on their ideas. Reviewers are matched to one or more (if desired) participants and provide... View Details
  • 11 Mar 2024
  • News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park
  • 23 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 23

menu setter. Nevertheless, the menu optimally offered by a higher-ability menu setter remains superior. This results in a negative relation between menu size and menu quality: smaller menus are better than larger menus. Download the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World - Global Activities 2020

student life was half academic, half ramen chef,” says Sasago, who interned at a popular Cambridge ramen eatery to fine-tune his cooking skills. Senior Lecturer Lena Goldberg’s elective course Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Business and a View Details
  • 20 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

percent more than when executives who share the political views of their colleagues depart. “The stock price drops a lot, suggesting that investors actually view these executives as very valuable and that those departures are not in the... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

Government, Business, and Nonprofit Leaders Early-Career Professionals Learn how to evaluate, measure, and manage sustainable investment opportunities with cutting-edge frameworks, strategies, and techniques. The course content is well designed and helps View Details
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

startup Understand the process of raising capital and how to speak to investors Who Will Benefit Aspiring Entrepreneurs Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Students Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur with the start of an idea or are exploring... View Details
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Industry Information - Alumni

columnist discuss the financial aspects relating to all areas of sports. Business of Sport (BBC) News from around the globe featuring the connection point between business and sports. The Sports Economist Take a look at the academic view... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

of smart investing, showing you how to profit from the power of compounding using stocks, dividends, and options in your investment portfolio. The Compound Code is a must-read for any investor seeking to avoid mistakes and implement... View Details