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- August 2003
- Case
SEC Proposal for Nomination of Directors by Shareholders
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Describes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 2003 proposal to allow shareholders to nominate a "short slate" of directors for the board of listed companies. Includes comment letters for and against the proposal. View Details
Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "SEC Proposal for Nomination of Directors by Shareholders." Harvard Business School Case 404-048, August 2003.
- 26 Mar 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Managed Ecosystems and Translucent Institutional Logics: Engaging Communities
- October 2010
- Case
CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Shaohui Chen and Lisa Kwan
China Data Group (CDG) is a leading business processes outsourcing company based in Beijing, China. Roc Yang, chairman of CDG, had to confront a dilemma when he discovered that one of his senior managers gave a gift to a potential client in an effort to win a large... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Management Practices and Processes; Emerging Markets; Negotiation Deal; Relationships; Networks; Societal Protocols; China
Chua, Roy Y.J., Shaohui Chen, and Lisa Kwan. "CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 411-067, October 2010.
- March 2014
- Article
Do Analysts Follow Managers Who Switch Companies? An Analysis of Relationships in the Capital Markets
By: Francois Brochet, Gregory S. Miller and Suraj Srinivasan
We examine the importance of professional relationships developed between analysts and managers by investigating analyst coverage decisions in the context of CEO and CFO moves between publicly listed firms. We find that top executive moves from an origin firm to a... View Details
Keywords: Management Turnover; Analyst Coverage; Capital Market Relationships; Capital Markets; Relationships
Brochet, Francois, Gregory S. Miller, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Do Analysts Follow Managers Who Switch Companies? An Analysis of Relationships in the Capital Markets." Accounting Review 89, no. 2 (March 2014).
- 25 Dec 2014
- News
Management in a Digital Economy
- June 1989 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Ingersoll-Rand (C): Managing Multiple Channels--1987
Describes the actions taken by Peter Baldwin to address the issues. View Details
Keywords: Industrial Products Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Ingersoll-Rand (C): Managing Multiple Channels--1987." Harvard Business School Supplement 589-123, June 1989. (Revised November 1991.)
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Strategy + Business Magazine's Best Management Book
- February 2023
- Article
The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting
By: Aishwarrya Deore, Susanna Gallani and Ranjani Krishnan
While budgetary controls with capital rationing are optimal in theory and widespread in practice, empirical research documents their association with higher employee dishonesty compared to budgetary controls without rationing. In this study, we examine whether... View Details
Keywords: Directing Controls; Misreporting; Mission Statements; Participative Budgeting; Stewardship Theory; Systems Of Management Controls; Capital; Budgets and Budgeting; Mission and Purpose
Deore, Aishwarrya, Susanna Gallani, and Ranjani Krishnan. "The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting." Art. 101401. Accounting, Organizations and Society 105 (February 2023).
- Research Summary
Management Control Issues of International Ventures
William J. Bruns, Jr. is conducting (with Sharon M. McKinnon of Northeastern University) a field study of control issues that arise in international ventures between U.S. and European companies. Bruns' research is aimed at answering questions raised by earlier... View Details
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Entrepreneurial Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students July–August 2025 Article Case Study: Do We Reskill or Replace Our Workforce? By: William R. Kerr August 2025 Article Revenue... View Details
- 13 Oct 2020
- Video
Managers, respect your workers’ time by setting the right tone
Certificate in School Management and Leadership
Certificate in School Management and Leadership is an innovative collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School, powered by HBS Online. CSML is designed to provide preK-12 school leaders at all stages of their careers with... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Examining Global Workforce Management
downturn and recovery. She hopes that American companies will become more open to this approach. Sucher’s goal is to change the way practitioners—and MBA students—think about workforce management by... View Details
- 9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 03 Oct 2018
HBX Becoming A Better Manager
Maximize your managerial effectiveness by shaping and influencing processes in the critically-important treetop level between 50,000 feet (strategy) and ground level (daily tasks and activities). Program Dates: October 3, 2018 - November 28, 2018 View Details
Inventing the Future of Management
Bhaskar Chakravorti speaks on a "design flaw" in large organizations and the need to renew a business by selectively "burning down" elements of the model to enable islands of entrepreneurial activity that will regenerate its ability... View Details
- February 1994 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management
By: Peter Tufano
Union Carbide's board of directors is asked to evaluate a proposal from the staff treasurer's that would articulate policies to manage its debt portfolio. The staff proposes that shareholder value will be maximized if the firm manages its exposure to interest rates by... View Details
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-057, February 1994. (Revised February 1996.)
- 06 Apr 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The World Management Survey at 18: Lessons and the Way Forward
- September–October 2024
- Article
How AI Can Power Brand Management
By: Julian De Freitas and Elie Ofek
Marketers have begun experimenting with AI to improve their brand-management efforts. But unlike other marketing tasks, brand management involves more than just repeatedly executing one specialized function. Long considered the exclusive domain of creative talent, it... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; AI and Machine Learning; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Customer Focus and Relationships
De Freitas, Julian, and Elie Ofek. "How AI Can Power Brand Management." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 5 (September–October 2024): 108–114.
Who Benefits Most in Disease Management Programs?
Disease management programs aim to reduce cost by improving the quality of care for chronic diseases. Evidence of their effectiveness is mixed. Reducing health care spending sufficiently to cover program costs has proved particularly challenging. This study uses a... View Details