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- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
case describes the role of the compensation committee and the company's executive performance measurement factors. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110047-PDF-ENG Aubrey McClendon's... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
self-employment. Using the reform to instrument for private-sector labor supply, we find that private-sector labor demand is very elastic, with elasticity estimates ranging between -3.1 and -5.3. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report
expenditures and innovation to the extent such projects are not specially funded by gifts. Revenues from Executive Education and publishing activities help fund research and curriculum development. As in any large service organization,... View Details
- April 2015 (Revised October 2017)
- Teaching Note
Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Annelena Lobb
On May 12, 2012, BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, announced an offer to buy Media General's (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and provide debt financing to the struggling firm. Reactions from investors and industry... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Executive Compensation; Cash Flow; Business Exit or Shutdown; Media; Advertising; Restructuring; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
- June 2013 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
On May 12, 2012, BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, announced an offer to buy Media General's (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and provide debt financing to the struggling firm. Reactions from investors and industry... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Executive Compensation; Cash Flow; Business Exit or Shutdown; Media; Advertising; Restructuring; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers." Harvard Business School Case 213-142, June 2013. (Revised April 2015.)
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
weren't getting appropriate information and that was compounded by directors' complacency because everything seemed to be going well. Palepu: Mention of compensation committees brings to mind the issue of dramatic escalations in View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
An Intellectual Capital: Some Influential HBS Ideas, at a Glance
Initiative to apply innovative business practices to drive high-impact social change. 1994 Building on his earlier work, Michael Jensen advances “agency theory,” the underpinning for compensating executives... View Details
Keywords: Professor Elton Mayo: Professor Fritz Roethlisberger; George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Professor Emeritus Ray A. Goldberg; Professor Abraham Zaleznik; Professor Alfred Chandler; Professor Michael Porter; Professor Robert S. Kaplan; Professor Michael C. Jensen; Professor C. Roland Christensen; Professor Robert Menton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
wrong: I don't want to return to some "idyllic" past when markets were less powerful and effective. I want to go forward. But I think we have problems that we need to address. The trouble with executive View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
revenue, and industry, Ferracone provides boards and individuals evaluating executive pay with the ability to analytically determine an appropriate compensation package. The Other Side of Innovation: Solving... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
Four Weeks on the Road with MBAs Across America
compost accelerator), plant trees, and restore Detroit’s urban canopy. We worked with Sebastian on his community and environmental engagement strategy, compensation model, and team culture.We also held a community workshop on inclusive... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- Profile
Hunter Goble
of the totem pole, it’s hard to make a significant impact; there’s a long slog to accumulate influence. Meanwhile, you’re not getting paid, and future compensation is not very attractive. That’s when I started thinking about business. The... View Details
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
percent. The cost of creating this closed ecosystem of top-tier executives is more than the price of CEO compensation and searches. It is also the cost of the failed messiahs who could not deliver the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?
really know? Has enough attention been focused on what is an admittedly difficult issue to examine, considering that compensation is only one of many factors in an organization's performance? Given the fact that we're talking about tens... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
governance of companies you invest in. Over the longer term, many of you will serve as a CEO or other senior executive working with your company’s board. And, of course, many of you will serve on one or more boards during your careers,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
trying to get on top of it by holding morning and evening standup meetings of the entire executive team, which we’ve continued with to this day. By mid-March we were getting local and federal guidance and trying to figure out what it was... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Get Companies to Invest More in Low-Wage Workers?
Inequality in society has been studied from almost every angle. Among others, French economist Thomas Piketty has provided ample evidence of trends in inequality, their causes, and their consequences. We’re reminded constantly of the growing View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
human-resource foundation. As more and more companies come to that conclusion, competition for scarce human resources heats up. The Role Of The Executive In The "war For Talent" Era Senior managers at most traditional companies... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
It is a classic leadership challenge of the early twenty-first century: How do you steer your business and motivate your people to pursue breakthrough growth while giving proper attention to executing the here and now with the utmost care... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
declines in 2008 (leading to potential violation of regulatory capital). Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111041-PDF-ENG Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A) Clayton Rose and Aldo Sesia, Jr. Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
maximizing shareholder value as the primary focus and motivation for a corporation's existence” Topics tackled include how boards can most effectively oversee company strategy, CEO succession, and executive compensation. Also considered... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna