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  • 31 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies

In the run-up to the global financial crisis, credit rating agencies gave high marks to such risky financial vehicles as collateralized debt obligations, which few people understood. It has been argued that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

financial and strategic decision making. But along the way, I also noted another important aspect of this leadership task, a related line of effort that seemed to go largely unnoticed and unstudied by observers but that was just as vital... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 26 Aug 2020
  • News

Empowering Rural Communities

it be limited by the financial restrictions that govern nonprofit electrical cooperatives. Instead, the company would have both the incentive and the flexibility to bring renewable power to communities that... View Details
Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • 07 Aug 2017
  • Working Paper Summaries

Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior in Japan

Keywords: by Akash Chattopadhyay, Matthew D. Shaffer, and Charles C.Y. Wang; Financial Services

    Sanford I. Weill

    on strong execution and delivery of services, stock-based incentive compensation plans, and skillful blending of complimentary strengths and weaknesses, has helped to achieve his mission of building a brand name View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • 01 Sep 2008
    • News

    Faculty Research Online

    governance and financial incentives as well as organizational processes that strengthen ethical discipline, says Professor Emeritus Malcolm Salter. His new book, Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy... View Details
    Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
    • March 2005
    • Supplement

    Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm (B)

    By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
    Supplements the (A) case. View Details
    Keywords: Financial Liquidity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Leadership Development; Personal Development and Career; Motivation and Incentives; Service Industry; Computer Industry
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    • Portrait Project

    Lorrayne Ward

    align incentives across the public and private sectors by distributing medicine to rural areas via the existing network of drugstores. Profits for shopkeepers, more lives saved for society – a perfect plan, I had naively thought. But I... View Details
    • 28 Aug 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: August 28

    recent evidence suggests that high-powered incentives also provide managers with incentives to manipulate the firm's reported earnings. The previous literature has focused primarily on Chief Executive... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 27 Mar 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

    (benefits) for firms with weak (strong) nonfinancial performance and disclosure. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54302 Government Incentives and Financial Intermediaries:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 17 Feb 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions

    difficult question, How are we going to make good on those promises? Pensions are a costly legacy for many companies. Photo: iStockPhoto The question is particularly urgent now, says Viceira, who teaches in the area of investment management and capital markets. For... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Financial Services
    • 13 Aug 2024
    • Op-Ed

    Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?

    revenue and physician compensation. Unfortunately, attempting to save time with an AI tool in taking visit notes may actually translate into increased patient loads. If volume-driven financial incentives... View Details
    Keywords: by Susanna Gallani, Lidia Moura, and Katie Sonnefeldt; Health
    • February 2008
    • Teaching Note

    Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm (TN) (A) and (B)

    By: Bill George
    Teaching Note for 405050 and 405065. View Details
    Keywords: Financial Liquidity; Crisis Management; Profit; Leadership Development; Personal Development and Career; Motivation and Incentives; Knowledge Acquisition; Service Industry; Computer Industry
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    • March 2010 (Revised December 2012)
    • Background Note

    A 'Rich-vs.-King' Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations

    By: Noam Wasserman, Furqan Nazeeri and Kyle Anderson
    This note offers a new approach to venture capital term-sheet negotiations, with actionable steps based on insights from Professor Wasserman's "Rich-vs.-King" approach to founder decisions. A core thesis of this note is that trying to negotiate all terms in a term... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Framework; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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    • 30 Sep 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: September 30, 2008

      Working PapersParallel Search, Incentives and Problem Type: Revisiting the Competition and Innovation Link Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract This paper presents econometric evidence of two... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 20 Feb 2018
    • First Look

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

    American tradition of a well-regulated society with the legacy of Gilded Age laissez-faire capitalism produced the modern American regulatory state. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48304 forthcoming Review of Finance View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 12 Oct 1999
    • Research & Ideas

    Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs

    When large public companies perform poorly, do the CEOs running them share the financial pain? That question, according to HBS associate professor Brian Hall, is not answered by looking at their salary and bonus but rather by a careful... View Details
    Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
    • 01 Aug 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

    funded HIV clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Intervention: The study involved three arms. First, participants in the provider visit incentive (PVI) arm received $30 after attending each scheduled provider visit. Second, participants in the... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 08 Jul 2002
    • What Do You Think?

    Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?

    responsible for the accuracy of financial reports. Others might include directors among those held responsible, with at least the confiscation of all incentive pay gained as a result of deliberate... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 01 Mar 2023
    • News

    The Latest Model

    Unlike some consultancies, Prysm is industry-agnostic. Rather than working in siloed practice areas like transportation or financial services, Barrera and Hurder use their understanding of fundamental economic principles—and their... View Details
    Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; blockchain; cryptocurrency; economic models; innovation; consulting; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services