Structure - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact

radical transformations, including a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in Africa and Asia; and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

20 Dec 2011
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that managerial fiduciary duties affect equity-bondholder conflicts in a way that is economically important, has impact on ex ante capital structure choices, and affects welfare. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

authority. This three-level structure closely parallels that of all organized team sports. The play on the field is like the markets of capitalism, and the actions of the players are regulated by referees who enforce a set of rules... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

solve these problems. Palepu: Rosabeth, you mentioned the structure and design of the organization as possibly contributing to the current problems. What improvements can be made? Kanter: We need more external information—both financial... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

10 Jun 2002
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How to Look at Globalization Now

agricultural and extractive (mining) companies that emerged relatively early in the 19th century. The free standing enterprises that dominated British foreign direct investment at the end of the 19th century attempted to arbitrage across differences in administrative... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024

Research, a core component of the model, is predominantly funded internally. This structure gives the School's faculty significant independence in pursuing business research issues they deem most important. Faculty members maintain close... View Details

23 Oct 2018
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Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart

not reinvent what the promises and what the agreements and what the structures of this country and of our society and of our individual lives are in a way that really works for us. I think our generation is markedly different because we... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Over the Top

rethink our corporate governance structure in fundamental ways for the 21st century. There are three things we have to think about during the conference. First, when did executive pay become unmoored from internal labor market... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

firms to large capital-intensive enterprises, such as banking, telecommunications, mining, and transportation. By the late 1980s, many had developed a good deal of autonomy. Twenty-five years of economic reform have changed the structure... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

October 2024
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Hakluyt: from Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors (B)

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene

This case is a continuation of an earlier study chronicling Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt)’s transformation from an obscure boutique to a global corporate advisory firm with an outsized reputation. In August 2024, the firm faced a pivotal moment as managing partner Varun... View Details

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03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

structure and liquidity policies—for tax or agency reasons—appears to be a key driver of their decision to simultaneously raise and pay out capital. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48383 Online... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

29 Mar 2016
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March 29, 2016

in a two-sided market. We compile a unique and comprehensive dataset using sales data from the U.S. daily deal market and specify a structural model based on Nash bargaining solutions. We find that Groupon, the larger deal platform, has... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 May 2013
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First Look: May 14

venture capital firm. Furthermore, each of the investors in Greylock's first fund participated in all succeeding partnerships. Elfers was among the first to pioneer the limited partnership structure of the modern venture capital firm with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

more important. So perhaps the most important innovation is organizational—the creation of organizational structures and processes that foster learning in routine practice and the creation of more effective models of care delivery. Q: How... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

09 Feb 2009
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Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

based on company profits, a crisis in performance automatically reduces their cost structure and allows them to avoid layoffs. The global economic crisis of 2008, the worst since the Great Depression, may make such policies more... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

history remains open to multiple methodologies and new questions, and is not crippled by the orthodoxies that constrain research agendas in so many other disciplines. This open-architecture structure lets business historians engage in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1997
News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

time in class discussing how to structure deals and leverage resources you don't actually have - both key issues when we started Stylus," he says. "My goal," Bhide explains, "is to help students make smarter choices about the businesses... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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The Transformers

long-term growth. The plan that emerged redefined HCZ’s mission and mix of programs, created practices to carefully evaluate and track results, and defined a new organizational structure needed to support program expansion. Under the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

people, Nykaa, like Adwaita, was her baby. How should she structure the organization and the team to best deliver the results she wanted? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218049-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

organization. Key concepts include: Organizations voluntarily adopting environmental and social policies represent a fundamentally distinct type of modern corporation, characterized by a governance structure that takes into account the... View Details

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