Robert C. Clark - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2002
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Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago

Since last July, Molly C. Baskin (MBA '77) and Peter M. Mott (111th AMP) have served as copresidents of the HBS Club of Chicago (HBSCC), the third-largest HBS club in the United States. With fast-paced careers — Mott is a director at... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton

01 Dec 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs

governance and management and citing examples of executives' tendency to avoid reality when times get tough. Maritime Piracy by Robert Haywood (MBA 1977, DBA 1979) and Roberta Spivak (Routledge) After summarizing the historical... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

March 2003
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For the Last Time: Stock Options Are an Expense

By: Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan and Robert C. Merton

Keywords: Stock Options; Finance

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21 Mar 2019
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Helping Veterans Build Careers

its Seal of Distinction, along with a $30,000 prize and access to restricted grants that average more than $500,000 annually. “One of the few textbooks I kept after HBS was from a performance-measurement course taught by Professor Robert... View Details

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03 Aug 2016
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How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?

in the first place,” Lloyd wrote. Bealeader commented: “ leadership training is too often: (1) an infrequent, if not one time, event, and (2) offered to a select few.” In citing the pressures of market norms, Clark & Associates... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

January 1982 (Revised November 1982)
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General Foods: Productivity Measurement Program

By: Robert H. Hayes and Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Performance Productivity; Performance Improvement; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

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01 Dec 2011
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Letters to the Editor

university in the world and definitely enhances the greatness of HBS and Harvard University. Thank you, Mr. Spangler, Anna, and your family. Warren C. Nagler (MBA 1988) Manhattan Beach, CA Green Energy and Government Subsidies Regarding... View Details

Keywords: HBS Show; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

Organizations, explores the internal complexities of people in control. Plus: Book excerpt. 16. Rethinking Retirement Planning Many of us are relying on defined contribution plans to help fund retirement. But Harvard Business School professor View Details

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01 Dec 2002
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Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics

2002 Alumni Achievement Awards Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68) Chairman, President, and CEO, Merck & Co. Since June 1994, when Gilmartin became its president and CEO, Merck has launched seventeen new drugs and increased revenues from $15 billion to nearly $50 billion.... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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Faculty News

from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Other Promotions New Associate Professors (and the faculty units to which they belong) include Bharat Anand (Strategy), Amy C. Edmondson (Technology and Operations Management), and Jonathan... View Details

Keywords: reunions; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

2019
Working Paper

Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation

By: Robert Scherf and Matthew C. Weinzierl

The normative principle of benefit-based taxation has exerted substantial influence on many areas of public finance, but it has been largely set aside in the modern theoretical approach to optimal income taxation, where welfarist objectives dominate. A prerequisite for... View Details

Keywords: Benefit-based Taxation; Taxation; Theory

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July 2013
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Searching for a Retirement Plan

By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman

Keywords: Retirement

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July 2013
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Searching for a Retirement Plan

By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman

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October 21, 2012
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Social Media is a Thorny Issue in the U.S.

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

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October 2, 2012
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Fund Managers Eager to Use Social Media are Held Back by Industry Regulations

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

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April 4, 2012
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Public-pension Pitfalls: What Municipal Budget Pressures Mean for Bond Investors

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

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April 5, 2011
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A Bond Backfire After Racing to Buy Long-term Treasuries and Sell Tax-exempt Funds

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

Keywords: Revenue; Taxation

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June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
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Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)

By: Robert C. Pozen and Steven Vickers

Vanguard Group management, led by CEO John Brennan, was considering whether to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2000. ETFs, first created in the early 1990s, combined aspects of traditional mutual funds and closed-end funds. The US ETF industry had reached... View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Market Entry and Exit; Network Effects; Profit; Business and Shareholder Relations; Product Launch; Asset Management; Distribution Channels; Ownership; Financial Services Industry; United States

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April 2011 (Revised June 2014)
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Securities Lending After the Financial Crisis

By: Robert C. Pozen and Gayle Hameister

In April 2009, Wendy Jefferson had just returned to her office following a whirlwind day of meetings with her newest client, Star Advisor. Jefferson, a financial services consultant, was eager to dig into the information provided to her and her team about the Star... View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Debt Securities; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information

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