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- June 2013
- Case
Ken Traub at American Bank Note Holographics
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Michael Norris
Ken Traub is hired as CFO for American Bank Note Holographics, the market-leading security holograph company in January 1999, but discovers on his first day that the company has misstated its financials and resigns. After consulting with the company for the next... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Moral Sensibility; Earnings Management; Crime and Corruption; Personal Development and Career; Management Teams; Technology Industry; Service Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Michael Norris. "Ken Traub at American Bank Note Holographics." Harvard Business School Case 113-073, June 2013.
- June 2013
- Teaching Note
Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads
By: Jim Sharpe and Michael Norris
This is the teaching note associated with HBS Case #813120. View Details
- Spring 2013
- Article
Salience in Quality Disclosure: Evidence from the U.S. News College Rankings
By: Michael Luca and Jonathan Smith
How do rankings affect demand? This paper investigates the impact of college rankings, and the visibility of those rankings, on students' application decisions. Using natural experiments from U.S. News and World Report College Rankings, we present two main... View Details
Luca, Michael, and Jonathan Smith. "Salience in Quality Disclosure: Evidence from the U.S. News College Rankings." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 22, no. 1 (Spring 2013): 58–77.
- December 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Supplement
Airbnb (B)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Luca
Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Luca. "Airbnb (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 912-020, December 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- December 2011 (Revised March 2015)
- Teaching Note
Airbnb (A) and (B)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Luca
- October 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
YES BANK: Mainstreaming Development into Indian Banking
By: Michael Chu and Namrata Arora
YES BANK, founded in 2003 and highly successful, has consistently been profitable meeting the Indian government's Priority Sector Lending (PSL) requirements, unlike virtually all other private sector banks, which view PSL activity as a necessary but loss-making part of... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Private Equity; Microfinance; Investment; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Expansion; Banking Industry; India
Chu, Michael, and Namrata Arora. "YES BANK: Mainstreaming Development into Indian Banking." Harvard Business School Case 311-063, October 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- September 8, 2009
- Article
The New Governance Paradigm
By: Nathaniel Foote and Michael Beer
Boards members of failed banks in 2008 or of the many companies like Enron who were caught up in scandals are by and large honorable, well intentioned, and competent people. So what went wrong and what can be done about it. This article argues that the problem lies in... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Competency and Skills; Banks and Banking; Failure; Goals and Objectives; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Performance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crime and Corruption
Foote, Nathaniel, and Michael Beer. "The New Governance Paradigm." Directorship (September 8, 2009).
- June 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Microfin
By: Michael Chu and Enrique Kramer
The case presents the management dilemmas of a new institution in an undeveloped microfinance market in Latin America. Supported by a globally recognized industry player, it is the result of the efforts of two fledgling local entrepreneurs with a business model they... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Microfinance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Latin America
Chu, Michael, and Enrique Kramer. "Microfin." Harvard Business School Case 309-126, June 2009. (Revised July 2010.)
- winter 1990
- Article
Beyond the Charismatic Leader: Leadership and Organizational Change
By: D. Nadler and Michael Tushman
Nadler, D., and Michael Tushman. "Beyond the Charismatic Leader: Leadership and Organizational Change." California Management Review 32, no. 2 (winter 1990): 77–97.
- March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk
By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its microfinance network leads Opportunity International to launch the first global specialized microinsurance company, the Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Cost Management; Microfinance; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Infrastructure; Nonprofit Organizations; Competition; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Asia; Latin America
Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk." Harvard Business School Case 307-089, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- January 2007 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund: Striving to Reshape the Social Enterprise Capital Markets
By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
Seeking to impact global poverty and philanthropy, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar donates $100 million to Tufts University for a trust restricted to investment in microfinance. Explores the origins of the initiative, the perspectives and objectives of the various parties... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Microfinance; Investment Funds; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry
Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund: Striving to Reshape the Social Enterprise Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Case 307-078, January 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
- May 1986
- Article
Inertia, Environments and Strategic Choice: Quasi-Experimental Designs for Comparative Research
By: E. Romanelli and Michael Tushman
Romanelli, E., and Michael Tushman. "Inertia, Environments and Strategic Choice: Quasi-Experimental Designs for Comparative Research." Management Science 32, no. 5 (May 1986): 608–621.
- September 1986
- Article
Technological Discontinuities and Organizational Environments
By: Michael Tushman and Philip Anderson
Tushman, Michael, and Philip Anderson. "Technological Discontinuities and Organizational Environments." Administrative Science Quarterly 31, no. 3 (September 1986): 439–465.
- Article
Unconventional Insights for Managing Stakeholder Trust
By: Michael Pirson and Deepak Malhotra
Initiatives to build and maintain trust with various stakeholders, including customers, employees, suppliers and investors, are at the top of the executive agenda at many organizations. But most companies don't really understand how to manage stakeholder trust... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Perspective; Trust; Cooperation
Pirson, Michael, and Deepak Malhotra. "Unconventional Insights for Managing Stakeholder Trust." MIT Sloan Management Review 49, no. 4 (Summer 2008): 43–50.
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers
By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor
We examine long-horizon stock returns around hedge fund activism in a comprehensive sample of 13D filings by portfolio investors between 1993 and 2006. Abnormal returns surrounding investor activism are high for the subset of targets that are acquired ex-post, but not... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance
Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Schor. "Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers." 2007.
- June 1999
- Supplement
ASDA: An Interview with Archie Norman and Allan Leighton, April 1998
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "ASDA: An Interview with Archie Norman and Allan Leighton, April 1998." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 499-506, June 1999.
- autumn 1986
- Article
Top Management Teams and Corporate Success in an Emerging Industry
By: Michael Tushman and B. Virany
Tushman, Michael, and B. Virany. "Top Management Teams and Corporate Success in an Emerging Industry." Journal of Business Venturing 1, no. 3 (autumn 1986): 261–274.
- February 2007
- Article
Strategic Bidder Behavior in Sponsored Search Auctions
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Ostrovsky
We examine sponsored search auctions run by Overture (now part of Yahoo!) and Google and present evidence of strategic bidder behavior in these auctions. Between June 15, 2002, and June 14, 2003, we estimate that Overture's revenue from sponsored search might have been... View Details
Keywords: Auctions; Strategy; Behavior; Revenue; Performance Efficiency; Bids and Bidding; Search Technology
Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Ostrovsky. "Strategic Bidder Behavior in Sponsored Search Auctions." Decision Support Systems 43, no. 1 (February 2007): 192–198. (Winner of Emerald Citations of Excellence.)
- April 1979
- Article
Communication Patterns, Project Performance, and Task Characteristics: An Empirical Evaluation and Integration in an R&D Setting
By: Ralph Katz and Michael Tushman
Katz, Ralph, and Michael Tushman. "Communication Patterns, Project Performance, and Task Characteristics: An Empirical Evaluation and Integration in an R&D Setting." Organizational Behavior and Human Performance 23, no. 2 (April 1979): 139–162.
- 1980
- Article
External Communication and Project Performance: An Investigation Into the Role of Gatekeepers
By: Michael Tushman and R. Katz
Tushman, Michael, and R. Katz. "External Communication and Project Performance: An Investigation Into the Role of Gatekeepers." Management Science 26 (1980): 1071–1085.