Executive Compensation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

restructuring before they are hit with a financial crisis. When is a preemptive restructuring appropriate? A: If a company waits too long to address problems with its business, the resulting restructuring may be very painful. This may deter View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

From Lone Star to Team Player

his or her job but does not help others. Or one asks for help and is sometimes even abrasive when asked to do something for the company that does not benefit him or her directly. The problem with these people is that they can poison the organization—they set a bad... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

Leading in the 21st Century is an HBS Executive Education program being held in January 2000. Professors Gary Hamel and John Kotter talk about the course and the new realities of leadership and competitive success. Q: What led the two of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

20 Jul 2020
Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

self-insured increased competition and choice. This union could be created by using a presidential executive order to designate the Public Option as a “qualified health plan” for purposes of Internal Revenue Code section 36B(c)(3)(A). It... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

some people believe," he emphasizes. The fact that such strategies often do not exist or are ineffective is frequently the result of how CSR efforts start. At many companies, these efforts may begin by executive mandate or somewhat... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
Case

Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)

By: Jonas Heese and Susan Pinckney

The case describes Ball’s multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world’s leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied... View Details

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15 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 15

Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation By: Gartenberg, Claudine, and Julie Wulf Abstract—This study suggests that peer comparison affects both wage setting and productivity within firms. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 5, 2009

oversight by the board of directors. The case explores the history of AFSCME's shareholder activism on this front and particularly its use of shareholder proposals voted on by shareholders at annual meetings. The case then looks at the issue of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

to boards, or investment professionals needing to assess the governance of companies you invest in. Over the longer term, many of you will serve in CEO or other senior executive roles working with your company’s board. And, of course,... View Details

06 Oct 2003
What Do You Think?

Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?

business processes [are outsourced] under the pretext of 'cost savings' ... huge compensation packages [encourage cautious leadership]." Mainak Banerjee, in concurring with Eckel's latter point, says, "The worst thing that can... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

shuttle disaster to explore the relationship between data visualization, effective communication, and decision-making. Students review and analyze excerpts from the 13 charts engineers presented to NASA executives the night before the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

granted a Fellowship award and your employment start date, you decide to close your venture. You are required to inform HBS if, within 12 months of your employment start date, either of the following occur: Your total guaranteed annual 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

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

at the issue of executive compensation and the idea that excessive compensation is a sign of poor governance. It also discusses the union's 'Say on Pay' proposals that sought... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

How Activist Investors Became Respectable

to challenge the leadership of large companies, and ballot initiatives were rare. Today, firms like RiskMetrics and Glass Lewis evaluate everything from executive compensation to minutiae in corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Financial Services; Banking

05 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues

and believe that it makes a difference, engagement drops off dramatically. When engagement falls, so does productivity. Message Not Being Heard Many senior executives have been focused on building mission-driven organizations for the last... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

focus on educational program innovations, and other initiatives, in fiscal 2023, the School continued to execute its pedagogical mission: to educate the next generation of global leaders who make a difference in the world. For the first... View Details

20 Oct 2015
First Look

October 20, 2015

wide range of issues—from corporate governance and executive pay, to strategic direction and excessive corporate overhead. Yet one of the most common concerned the scope of the corporation. In many cases, activists demanded the splitting... View Details