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  • 14 May 2013
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First Look: May 14

Rhodes-Kropf, and Soojin Yim Abstract—We study how corporate governance affects firm value through the decision of whether to fire or retain the CEO. We present a model in which weak governance-which prevents shareholders from controlling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

commitments for repayment. Research suggests that a common commitment mechanism is to borrow U.S. securities laws, which involves listing the emerging economy firm's shares on a U.S. exchange. This paper uses a quasi-natural experiment from Mexico to examine the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

reforms that began in 1978 have stoked annual growth in excess of 9 percent, three times that of the United States. Per capita income among the nation’s 1.3 billion inhabitants has more than quadrupled, surpassing $1,000 last year. View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

forthcoming Journal of International Business Studies Organizational Innovation in the Multinational Enterprise: Internalization Theory and Business History By: da Silva Lopes, Teresa, Mark Casson, and G. Jones Abstract—This article... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30

shareholders. These results suggest that the domestic operations of U.S. multinationals were not financially constrained and that these firms were reasonably well-governed. The results have important implications for understanding the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

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  • 24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

distribution services (GDSs)—such as SABRE—to reach travel agents. But GDSs held significant tactical advantages. For example, GDSs had signed long-term exclusive contracts with the corporate customers who were American's best customers.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21

the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-002.pdf Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity Author:Eric Van den Steen Abstract This paper develops an economic theory of the costs and benefits of corporate culture—in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed

temperature control—had sold 2,200 units and raised more than $300,000 on IndieGoGo. It’s the first time, they believe, that a multinational corporation has crowdfunded from its customers. Rogers, who has... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007

to developing a strategy map and Balanced Scorecard that places economic, environmental, and social objectives as the highest-level objectives. He faces the challenges of cascading the corporate Balanced Scorecard to operating units... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Mar 2005
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Answering the Call

international students do seem more familiar with it from observing it in their own countries. As it happens, the Lincoln Electric Company is now a thriving multinational — and its Cleveland plant remains as successful as ever.” Good... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 30 Jan 2012
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Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

for the survey included primarily middle managers in manufacturing plants, although over time the data collection was extended to other industries, such as retail, schools, and hospitals. The approach was to interview those who were high enough on the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

multinational corporations in six main world regions: Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, North America, and Oceania (N = 5,852). Consistent with our theorizing, we found cross-cultural evidence that reward... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

changing circumstances, both within and outside of the gaming context. Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information Authors:R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, and George Serafeim Publication:Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 4... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade

manage them properly. This frenetic activity was more than a game of corporate musical chairs. More fundamentally, it was a story of a search for identity by an industry whose borders were still unclear. It was also a search for the right... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade
  • 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

license from multinational companies in 1994, the “old generation” of lab managers disagreed with these aims and failed to adequately support scientists’ efforts. First, we show that the introduction of new lab managers aligned with the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507050 E.ON Corporate Strategy Harvard Business School Case 706-015 Examines the corporate strategy of German energy giant E.ON. The firm is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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  • 28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

scant direct empirical research on how human interaction patterns change as a result of these architectural changes. In two intervention-based field studies of corporate headquarters transitioning to more open office spaces, we... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007

over the estate from her father in 1980, wonders whether a new lower-priced wine should be added to the portfolio. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507033 Philips Electronics NV Harvard Business School Case 407-047... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne