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  • 18 Nov 2020
  • News

Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

evolution in the contract between employees and employers. The conversation also considered how the post-COVID workplace will be different, as technology and work modes continue to evolve. The next day, on October 21, HBS clubs around the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • Web

Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

Management or Investment Strategies. Course Content and Objectives An increasing share of assets globally are subject to a non-traditional (environmental, social, and governance [“ESG”] and impact screens), including over 30% of all... View Details
  • 12 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 12

become more fundamental as advertisers target their advertisements with greater precision. In the paper that follows, the author attempts to identify the circumstances that make advertisers most vulnerable, notes adjusted contract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Aug 2005
  • What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

shareholders into a more active participative role, CEO compensation along with other governance challenges such as agency issues will continue to plague companies." Julie Dotson-Shaffer put it most succinctly: "Every View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 15 May 2019
  • Research Event

The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History

Lalocracio In thinking about the current contested state of global capitalism, and what to do about it, much can be learned from the debates I heard at the recent Harvard Business School conference, Seeking the Unconventional in Forging Histories of Capitalism, which... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones; Education
  • 24 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 24

sector and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for reporting on them would significantly improve the ability of companies to report on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. Here's a Tip: Prosocial Gratuities Are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 30

Stanton Abstract—This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

level of risk sharing in many instances is very incomplete, very poor." Froot examines where insurance companies purchase protection asking, "Do they buy reinsurance contracts for small losses, for in-between losses, for big... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services
  • 28 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 28

"by the numbers." We discuss relational incentive contracts that use informal weights on formal performance measures. More importantly, we suggest how formal measures can be used in new models of informal management. We also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

experiments replicated and extended this basic effect, providing evidence of when and why it occurs. Taken together, these studies imply that the proactive revelation of costs can improve a firm’s bottom line. Government Technology... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 20

  PublicationsCapitalism: Its Origins and Evolution as a System of Governance Author:Bruce R. Scott Publication:Springer-Verlag, 2011 Abstract Two systems of governance, capitalism and democracy, prevail in the world today. Operating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

Cuts Harvard Business School Case 709-037 As his inauguration approached, President-elect Obama faced a financial sector meltdown, a costly bailout, and massive government deficits. With the economy in recession, interest rates near zero,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 1

new debt, we interpret firm's switching from loans to bonds as a contraction in bank credit supply. We find strong evidence of substitution from loans to bonds at times characterized by tight lending standards, high levels of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 10

make sure that in the drive to add new customers, existing clients whose contracts were expiring were not "slipping through the cracks" when it came time to renew. But who within the company should be responsible for renewals?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

been KPMG Chairman for a matter of days when he learns that the government is preparing to indict the firm on charges of selling illegal tax shelters. Flynn has to decide whether to fight the charges and risk the dissolution of his firm,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 14

and society at large. To do that, it has to increase shareholder value while at the same time improving the firm's performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. This article outlines a process that can be used to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

Jerry R. Green, using game-theory insights, studies the negotiation process within agencies as he looks for ways that business or government can make the right decision for an organization as a whole while still benefiting individual... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • 07 Jun 2016
  • First Look

June 7, 2016

strategy. Firms can also strategically “break the mirror” in two ways: by implementing modular partitions within their own boundaries or by building relational contracts that support technical interdependency across their boundaries.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 5

governments rely on honest reporting. Proof of honest intent is typically provided through signature at the end of the document, e.g., tax returns or insurance policy forms. Still, people sometimes cheat to advance their financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

risks, government policy risks, and uncertainty about payments. In answer to conference organizers’ question about what he learned, McKinsey Senior Partner Daniel Stephens wrote: “I did not have an appreciation for just how fast... View Details