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- 12 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 12, 2006
change. Purchase this article: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0612E Why Do Firms Hold So Much Cash? A Tax-Based Explanation Authors:Foley, C. Fritz, Jay Hartzell, Sheridan Titman, and Garry Twite Periodical:Journal of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2025
- Case
A Tiger in The Tank: Exxon Sues Investors
By: Clayton S. Rose, Sarah Sasso and James Weber
In June 2024, investors were trying to make sense of ExxonMobil’s (Exxon) lawsuit against two impact investors, Arjuna Capital (Arjuna) and Follow This, that had just been dismissed by the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas. Exxon’s suit challenged the rights of two... View Details
Keywords: Change; Disruption; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Demographics; Ethics; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Human Resources; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Leadership; Management; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Society; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Strategy; Adaptation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; United States; Netherlands; Norway
Rose, Clayton S., Sarah Sasso, and James Weber. "A Tiger in The Tank: Exxon Sues Investors." Harvard Business School Case 325-015, January 2025.
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted into national categories. The place of registration, the nationality of shareholders, and the nationality of management often pointed in different directions. During... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49412 Forthcoming Management Science Fake It Till You Make It: Reputation, Competition, and Yelp Review Fraud By: Luca, Michael, and Georgios Zervas Abstract—Consumer... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51879 Structural GARCH: The Volatility-Leverage Connection By: Engle, Robert F., and Emil N. Siriwardane Abstract—During the financial crisis, financial firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
financial and nonfinancial measures, some envisioned its role only in formulaic compensation contracts. We describe an alternative view, in which the scorecard's formal measures are created and used for informal management, with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
Managers Become Influential? A Field Study in Two Financial Institutions By: Hall, Matthew, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract—This paper, based on a five-year longitudinal study at two UK-based banks,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2024
- Case
Topaz: Navigating Governance, Legacy, and Change
By: Christina R. Wing and Carla Larangeira
Since its founding in 2011, the Garza Sada brothers and their father positioned Topaz among leading family offices in Monterrey, Mexico, with several assets under management. Topaz aspired to have a transformative impact across multiple Mexican industries. An industry... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Family Business; Governing and Advisory Boards; Managerial Roles; Management Succession; Family Ownership; Corporate Governance; Organizational Structure; Adoption; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; Mexico
- November 2007 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
ISS A/S (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose
Provides the opportunity to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders, and to develop an enhanced understanding of the challenges in managing contractual obligations, and circumstances under which business leaders might agree to... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Bonds; Contracts; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Privatization; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Borrowing and Debt; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Europe
Rose, Clayton S. "ISS A/S (A)." Harvard Business School Case 308-054, November 2007. (Revised June 2011.)
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
retrenchment; think growth. Key concepts include: Companies that survive the financial crisis by identifying and exploiting innovation will serve as economic growth engines in the future—and will be the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
Publications August 2013 MIT Sloan Management Review The Art of Strategic Renewal By: Binns, Andy, J. Bruce Harreld, Charles A. O'Reilly, and Michael L. Tushman Abstract—In recent years, we have seen well-established companies such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 22 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 22
Series, No. 15325, September 2009 Abstract Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for underinvestment that exist even when externality-induced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-027.pdf Platform Envelopment Authors:Thomas R. Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract Due to network effects and switching... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2012
- Working Paper
How Short-Termism Invites Corruption—And What to Do About It
Researchers and business leaders have long decried short-termism: the excessive focus of executives of publicly traded companies-along with fund managers and other investors-on short-term results. The central concern is that short-termism discourages long-term... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Public Ownership; Performance Expectations; Economy; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Trust; Financial Services Industry; United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "How Short-Termism Invites Corruption—And What to Do About It." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-094, April 2012.
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
from that experience in recent weeks as she helps government officials explore ways to shore up the 30 million small businesses that provide almost half of the country’s jobs. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage... View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
this book can help you change your life. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/product/what-you-re-really-meant-to-do-a-road-map-for-reaching-your-unique-potential/an/11370E-KND-ENG 2006 Management Science Overcoming Resistance to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics The Relevance of Broker Networks for Information Diffusion in the Stock Market By: Di Maggio, Marco, Francesco Franzoni, Amir Kermani, and Carlo Sommavilla Abstract—This paper shows that the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
unavailable at this time. Book: http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521192194 The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: Evidence from Angel Financings Authors:William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar Publication:Review of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
Publications August 2013 American Journal of Managed Care The Impact of Electronic Health Record Use on Physician Productivity By: Adler-Milstein, Julia, and Robert S. Huckman Abstract—Objectives: To examine the impact of the degree of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
improve social and environmental conditions in the communities in which they do business. Whereas firms once might have been able to prosper by concerning themselves almost exclusively with financial results, most now find it at least... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace