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- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
relative lack of success in fundamentally altering the political institutions of the countries in question...this is the real problem—not the 'hegemonic pretensions' of the United States, but its chronic lack of imperial stamina."... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
oversight by the board of directors. The case explores the history of AFSCME's shareholder activism on this front and particularly its use of shareholder proposals voted on by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO
marketing specialist with an engineering background, DiCamillo immediately set about restructuring Polaroid, filling key positions with new people, "refreshing the brand," as he puts it, and instituting cost-cutting measures to stem a... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
exchanges. Shareholder protection strongly predicted exchange success, even in countries with high levels of venture capital activity, patenting, and financial market development. Second-tier exchanges in countries with better View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Faculty Books
Lecturer Robert Pozen and his coauthor detail how mutual funds are marketed, regulated, and invested in stocks and bonds. They describe the critical factors needed to choose a specific fund, including what to look for when reading prospectuses, View Details
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
acquisition and the management team running the acquired firm for the private equity sponsor share the shareholder value creation in a successful leveraged buyout. Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
to spot potentially underpriced stocks, and major stock indexes and institutional investors lean on the metric as well. Yet, in an examination of thousands of stocks over a period of nearly 40 years, Wang and colleagues find that the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
When Reputation Trumps Regulation
A recent study by HBS assistant professor Jordan Siegel tests whether foreign firms can leapfrog their countries' weak legal institutions by listing equities in New York and voluntarily abiding by U.S. securities law. The study, which... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
recalls growing up in France—a country with less of a history of populism—and voting in his first presidential election in 2002, having to choose between a right-leaning candidate and a far-right populist. For both faculty members, these... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
institutional logics in unprecedented ways) can develop and maintain their hybrid nature in the absence of a "ready-to-wear" model for handling the tensions between the logics they combine. The results of our comparative study... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
Swan (HBS MBA '91), former executive vice president of Nickelodeon and now on the advisory board of Ascend Venture, and Donna Lopiano, executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation. HBS professor Myra M. Hart was a co-organizer of the session. The Radcliffe View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
Collegiate Athletics By: Chung, Doug J. Abstract—I measure the spillover effect of intercollegiate athletics on the quantity and quality of applicants to institutions of higher education in the United States, popularly known as the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
built up a strong retail market share in the U.S., not under the RBS brand, but through a series of acquisitions of regional (not national) banks. RBS is adding value for its shareholders by letting these banks retain their individual... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
this is not what business does or should do, Henderson said. “If managers can support public institutions and provide public goods and make money, why aren't they?” "They say the answer is regulation or the answer is taxation,"... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
Asked which institutions must be in place in order for African countries to grow, experts on a panel at the Africa Business Conference had no shortage of suggestions. One panelist, representing the International Monetary Fund, View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Books
executives will need to synthesize Theories E and O to develop businesses that both satisfy shareholders and survive as viable institutions in the long run. "This framework," write the editors, "will aid... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
for research. Businesses and governments are reassessing Asia-Pacific policies and strategies. People are searching for new intellectual frameworks and ideas. At the same time, in sectors where growth and performance are highly uncertain and where View Details
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
not just maximize shareholder value but doing good by doing well—how to pursue business that has a social mission at its heart while also generating returns for its investors,” said Mbanusi. Casting a wide net in his applications, Mbanusi... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55659 Are ISS Recommendations Informative? Evidence from Assessments of Compensation Practices By: Albuquerque, Ana, Mary Ellen Carter, and Susanna Gallani Abstract— Using detailed information on View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman