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- August 1993
- Supplement
You've Just Got to Fire Him (C)
Presents a continuation of the (B) case. View Details
Barnes, Louis B. "You've Just Got to Fire Him (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-030, August 1993.
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Playing with Fire at Sittercity (A) (TN)
By: Noam T. Wasserman and Rachel Gordon
Note: This mini-Teaching Note was created to provide a brief overview of the teaching plan for this case. Please see the upcoming, fuller Teaching Note for an extensive overview of the underlying research, pedagogical approaches, and other teaching issues. View Details
- Article
Ten Reasons Amazon Kindle Fire Will Succeed
By: Sunil Gupta
Gupta, Sunil. "Ten Reasons Amazon Kindle Fire Will Succeed." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 4, 2011).
- July 24, 2014
- Blog Post
How Internal Entrepreneurs Can Deal With Friendly Fire
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Charlie Kiefer
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Charlie Kiefer. "How Internal Entrepreneurs Can Deal With Friendly Fire." Harvard Business Review Blogs (July 24, 2014). https://hbr.org/2014/07/how-internal-entrepreneurs-can-deal-with-friendly-fire/.
- November 2007
- Article
Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets
By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets." Journal of Financial Economics 86, no. 2 (November 2007).
- September 2008 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Hearts On Fire - Brand Development Manager
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Benson P. Shapiro
Hearts On Fire, a successful branded diamond producer, established the position of Brand Development Manager (BDM) to build the company's presence, sales, and relationships with its retail customers. After one year, the CEO, CFO and President must evaluate the impact... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Investment Return; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Business Processes; Salesforce Management; Business Strategy
Cespedes, Frank V., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Hearts On Fire - Brand Development Manager." Harvard Business School Case 709-436, September 2008. (Revised June 2010.)
- August 1993
- Supplement
You've Just Got to Fire Him (B)
Presents a continuation of the (A) case. View Details
Barnes, Louis B. "You've Just Got to Fire Him (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-029, August 1993.
- 2005
- Working Paper
Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets
By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Asset Fire Sales (and Purchases) in Equity Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-077, May 2005.
- May 2022
- Article
When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct
By: Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos and Amit Seru
We examine gender differences in misconduct punishment in the financial advisory industry. We find evidence of a “gender punishment gap”: following an incident of misconduct, female advisers are 20% more likely to lose their jobs and 30% less likely to find new jobs... View Details
Keywords: Financial Advisers; Brokers; Gender Discrimination; Consumer Finance; Financial Misconduct And Fraud; FINRA; Financial Institutions; Employees; Crime and Corruption; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Finance; Financial Services Industry
Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru. "When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct." Journal of Political Economy 130, no. 5 (May 2022): 1184–1248.
- January 19, 2019
- Article
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
By: Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht and Abhijit Naik
Groysberg, Boris, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik. "What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (January 19, 2019).
- September 2017
- Teaching Note
The Allergan Board Under Fire (A) and (B)
By: John C. Coates, Lynn S. Paine and Suraj Srinivasan
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 316-010 and 316-029. View Details
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
(iStockphoto/tofumax) A corporate board’s most important decision is selecting the organization’s CEO. By the same token, one could argue that a board’s most distasteful decision concerns firing a CEO. Once directors agree to release the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
Six National Football League head coaches were fired on December 31, or “Black Monday,” as it’s known in the sport. The infamous tradition begins immediately after the conclusion of each NFL regular season and represents efforts by... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?
track5 How Does a Board Introduce to the Organization a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior? The question of conditions under which a board might hire a CEO fired elsewhere for inappropriate... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- November 1992
- Case
Ashland Oil, Inc.: Fire Aboard the M/V Jupiter
Livesey, Sharon M. "Ashland Oil, Inc.: Fire Aboard the M/V Jupiter." Harvard Business School Case 393-004, November 1992.
- 08 Nov 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct
- August 29, 2007
- Editorial
Why Not Treat Ineffective Presidents Like CEOs: Fire Them
By: A. Zelleke
Zelleke, A. "Why Not Treat Ineffective Presidents Like CEOs: Fire Them." Christian Science Monitor (August 29, 2007).
- 2017
- Book
Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming
By: Niels Viggo Hauter and Geoffrey Jones
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of the reinsurance industry from the nineteenth century to the present day. Reinsurance developed at the fringe of financial services and, for most of its existence, was largely unnoticed outside the expert... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Risk Management; Business History; Globalization; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; Africa; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America; Asia
Hauter, Niels Viggo and Geoffrey Jones, eds. Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.