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  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Lesson from the Fall

competitors often lead to overcompensation and lull executives into a false sense of superiority. Pay-for-performance systems that ignore rigorously applied subjective judgments often promote gaming behavior and otherwise provide insufficient direction to executives.... View Details
Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • 26 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

management. Instead, Perlman mapped backward from his VC target, reasoning that WebTV's appeal and value to the VCs would be greatly enhanced by partnership with a prominent consumer electronics firm. Perlman started by pitching his... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
  • 16 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

(Bazerman, Loewenstein & White, 1992). The present analysis, however, shows that the perceived value of such tradeoffs—the transaction utility (Thaler, 1985; 1999)-depends on whether the allocation occurs within a particular social... View Details
  • 06 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 6

quality. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1557231 Evidence on the Use of Unverifiable Estimates in Required Goodwill Impairment Authors: Karthik Ramanna and Ross L Watts Abstract SFAS 142 requires managers to estimate the current fair View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

sufficiently broad to fulfill its mission or, on the contrary, whether it needed to be narrowed in order to eliminate organizational challenges and external perceptions of conflicts of interest. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Aug 1998
  • News

A Roaring Success in the Windy City

focusing on to this end: information technology, entrepreneurial studies, globalization, and community standards. Of the latter, he said: "We are working to instill in every member of our community the fundamental values of integrity,... View Details
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Transportation - Business & Environment

that are driving emission increases. Infrastructure investments would enable shifts to less energy-intensive modes, including walking, cycling, micromobility options (e-scooters and e-bikes), and public transit. [41] Spotlights Stephanie... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Case Study: Citizen Buffett

trigger a crippling default on an amended loan agreement, Morton has to take a hard look at the numbers, industry trends, strategy considerations, shareholder interests, and several other financing options and come up with a plan to save... View Details
Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 20 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

distinguish between these mechanisms. Approaches that seek to identify true value from demand, without specifying mechanisms behind this wedge, are most useful when researchers are interested in evaluating allocation policies that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007

case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207010 Timing of Option Grants at UnitedHealth Group (B) Harvard Business School Supplement 107-037 Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2006
  • News

Getting on Board

specific skills and impartial judgment.” Stautberg and Carolyn Chin (MBA ’71) were featured speakers at a recent HBS Club of Greater New York presentation on board membership strategies. Chin, a consultant and professional options trader,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management
  • Profile

Ann DeWitt

After five years as a research scientist at 3M, Ann DeWitt was ready for managerial responsibilities that would require a new set of skills. "I wondered how I would make the transition," Ann says. "In slow steps or in one big leap?" Subsequent... View Details
  • 03 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 3

quite limited. The best path forward involves extensive experimentation and careful evaluation. Publisher's link: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/I/bo18508109.html August 2013 Advances in Strategic Management The Effect of Institutional Factors on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 25, 2006

in individual information processing steps of the S&OP process, a tradeoff which to our knowledge has not been highlighted in the supply chain management literature. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-001.pdf Optimal View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Preparing to Sell

the right owners for your next chapter of wealth-generating (and social value-generating) ventures. Selling a family business can be a wrenching decision, but is an option more families should follow. ©iStock.com/PeopleImages But it's... View Details
Keywords: by Jonathan Pellegrin; Food & Beverage; Retail
  • 21 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

Eleanor W., and Christopher T. Stanton Abstract—Small business owners and others who are self-employed have the option to transition to paid work. If there is initial uncertainty about entrepreneurial earnings, this View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 25 Mar 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

which interventions had staying power. Focusing too much on “what” instead of “why.” Companies often set out to test a particular question or compare a short slate of options with the goal of finding what works best with customers.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa

The daughter of Nigerian and Togolese immigrants who settled in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001) was raised to know the value of a strong family and a good education. In light of the sacrifices her parents made to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; UNICEF; Educational Services
  • 28 Nov 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?

compensation at least since proponents of agency theory 25 years ago began advocating the use of stock options in compensation packages. Its use is a source of praise in the evaluation of governance by rating agencies that provide... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 04 Oct 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

should be answerable to directors for poor performance but in fact are not. Directors, representing an indirect form of governance, are poor representatives of owners. They are far too lax in influencing employment contracts and management incentives. The View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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