Publications

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

actions the activist investors took to get the attention of management, the board, and other investors. The businesses, secure transportation, and home security monitoring are described from both a business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

difference between k-means and Gaussian mixture models. They also learn the value of collaborative filtering for predicting customer preferences. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518009-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-078 View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma

strategic advice for potential disrupters, both entrepreneurs and angels. As new investors begin to evaluate business plans, he said, they should rely on certain litmus tests. One is that the right strategy... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

September 2016 (Revised February 2019)
Case

KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby

A case on scaling social impact for nonprofits. Founded in 1995, KaBOOM! quickly became a nationally recognized nonprofit in building playgrounds with strong corporate partnerships and volunteer-organizing capabilities. Over the years, KaBOOM! developed new programs,... View Details

Keywords: Scaling Social Impact; Scaling; Nonprofit Scaling; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; United States

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups... View Details

16 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

evidence was overwhelming and not pretty. The rise in the power of institutional investors has led to the creation of an "external" market for CEOs that is wracked with irrational decision making.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

statements for the purpose of deception. Reader responses to the story included surprising references to the 1st Earl of Balfour, the Book of Leviticus, and the 1966 sci-fi... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

also apparent using only portfolio investment responses to within-country corporate tax rate changes in a panel from 1994 to 2005. Investors... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”

best program for me.” Stan had already gained an impressive amount of experience at Microsoft where he worked on operating systems and with online payments technology, responsibilities that “shaped my view on software development and how... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

March–April 2016
Article

Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing

By: Christopher Marquis, Michael W. Toffel and Yanhua Zhou

Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance. We identify key company- and country-level factors that limit firms' use of... View Details

Keywords: Disclosure Strategy; Disclosure; Environmental Performance; Environmental Strategy; Environment; Symbolic; Reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

behavior. In a laboratory experiment, I show that crowd out in response to public incentives is much less likely among those with public, as opposed to private, reputations.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 15, 2006

institutions that accompany it (e.g., financial disclosure rules, investor protections, etc.) allows corporations to rely less on connections to banks. There are two specific... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2018 (Revised June 2019)
Case

THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds

By: Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Nathaniel Schwalb

After much internal debate, THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS of Denmark have decided to allocate a small percentage of their investment portfolio to impact investments. Cambridge Associates, one of the leading investment advisory firms in the world, has been engaged to assist... View Details

Keywords: Impact Investing; Mission-Related Investing; Foundations; Investment; Venture Capital; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Investment Funds; Decision Making; Consulting Industry; Financial Services Industry; Denmark; Europe

15 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 15

Institutional Logics By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim Abstract—We explore the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings on sell-side analysts' assessments of firms' future financial performance. We suggest that when... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands

by investors and government regulators for hyping stocks and other questionable practices. The last CEO spent over one million dollars to redecorate his office and pushed through $3.6 billion in executive... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Banking; Financial Services

January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
Case

Heineken NV: Workplace HIV/AIDS Programs in Africa (B)

Second in a three-part series that explores the multifaceted organizational and strategic choices that companies now face as a result of the global AIDS epidemic. Heineken is considering becoming one of the first companies to offer AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy)... View Details

Keywords: Health Disorders; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Employees; Food and Beverage Industry; Africa