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- January 2015 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Dogs of the Dow
By: Malcolm Baker, Samuel G. Hanson and James Weber
This case describes the Dogs of the Dow investment strategy, value investing, and using dividend yields as a means to determine intrinsic value. It also describes exchange traded notes and a particular exchange traded note, known as the Dogs of the Dow, which tracks... View Details
Keywords: Dow Jones; Dow Jones Industrial Average; Exchange Traded Note; Exchange Traded Fund; Value Investing; Benjamin Graham; Investment Strategy; Dividend Yield; Intrinsic Value; Dividend Discount Model; Michael O'Higgins; Financial Instruments; Investment; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
- October 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Integrated Reporting at Aegon
By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim, Sydney Ribot and Michael Krzus
In 2011, Aegon adopted integrated reporting—a corporate reporting approach that sought to present company performance in a holistic light by considering medium- to long-term issues, stakeholder opinions, and the relationship between material financial and nonfinancial... View Details
- April 2014
- Article
The Emergence of 'Us and Them' in 80 Lines of Code: Modeling Group Genesis in Homogeneous Populations
By: Kurt Gray, David G. Rand, Eyal Ert, Kevin Lewis, Steve Hershman and Michael I. Norton
Psychological explanations of group genesis often require population heterogeneity in identity or other characteristics, whether deep (e.g., religion) or superficial (e.g., eye color). We use game-theoretical agent-based models to explore group genesis in homogeneous... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams
- October 2013
- Case
FasterCures: Removing Barriers to Treatments
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and James Weber
In mid-2013, as FasterCures celebrated its 10th anniversary as a center of the Milken Institute, Executive Director Margaret Anderson thought about what the organization should do to ensure it had even more impact in its next 10 years. FasterCures was a non-profit... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Industry; Health Care Policy; Health Services; Healthcare; Healthcare Reform; Healthcare Ventures; Nonprofit; Non-profit Management; Not-for-profit; Incubator; Accelerator; Venture Philanthropy; Medical Services; Medical Solutions; Medical Research; Medical Treatment; Clinical Trials; Drug Reimbursement; Early Stage; Early Stage Research Funding; Early Stage Funding; Milken Institute; Michael Milken; David Baltimore; Partnering For Cures; National Institutes Of Health; Cancer Care In The U.S.; Cancer Care Services; Policy-making; Health Care and Treatment; Health; Health Testing and Trials; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Policy; Health Industry; United States; District of Columbia
- November 2012
- Article
An Age Penalty in Racial Preferences
By: Deborah A. Small, Devin G. Pope and Michael I. Norton
We document an age penalty in racial discrimination: charitable behavior toward African American children decreases-and negative stereotypical inferences increase-with the age of those children. Using data from an online charity that solicits donations for school... View Details
- November 30, 2012
- Article
Vast Pools of Money Still Ignore Sustainable Investing
By: Michael Baldinger, Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
- Spring 2012
- Article
The Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers and George Serafeim
Even though the supply of sustainability information has increased considerably in the last decade, companies are still failing to disclose material information in a comparable format. We believe this has two downsides. On the one hand, companies are not adequately... View Details
- November 2011
- Teaching Note
InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Consulting (TN)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Michael W. Toffel
Keywords: Consulting Industry
- Article
Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information
By: R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and George Serafeim
Market interest in nonfinancial (e.g., Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG]) information, including data produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), is growing. Using data from Bloomberg we analyze this interest from a variety of different perspectives, and... View Details
- May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Consulting
By: Michael W. Toffel, Robert G. Eccles and Casey Taylor
InterfaceRAISE is a sustainability management consulting firm created to leverage the capabilities of its parent company Interface Inc., a carpet manufacturer recognized as a global leader in corporate environmental sustainability. This case illustrates the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Environmental Accounting; Profit; Marketing Strategy; Human Resources; Business Model; Leveraged Buyouts; Salesforce Management; Consulting Industry; Manufacturing Industry
- November 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Computerized Provider Order Entry at Emory Healthcare
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, F. Warren McFarlan, Mark Keil, Andrew Katz, Michael Morgan and David LaBorde
The Computerized Provider Order Entry at Emory Healthcare case presents one hospital system's efforts to implement computerized provider order entry (CPOE) across all of its hospitals and the challenges they faced in doing so. Issues such as standardization of care,... View Details
- April 2009
- Journal Article
Perspectives on the Productivity Dilemma
By: Paul S. Adler, Mary Benner, David James Brunner, John Paul MacDuffie, Emi Osono, Bradley R. Staats, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Michael Tushman and Sidney G. Winter
For more than a century, operations researchers have recognized that organizations can increase efficiency by adhering strictly to proven process templates, thereby rendering operations more stable and predictable. For several decades, researchers have also recognized... View Details
- March 12, 2009
- Article
A Nonsimultaneous, Extended, Altruistic-Donor Chain
By: Michael A. Rees, Jonathan E. Kopke, Ronald P. Pelletier, Dorry L. Segev, Matthew E. Rutter, Alfredo J. Fabrega, Jeffrey Rogers, Oleh G. Pankewycz, Janet Hiller, Alvin E. Roth, Tuomas Sandholm, Utku Unver and Robert A. Montgomery
- April 2008
- Supplement
ProfitLogic (CW)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael J. Roberts
This interactive spreadsheet accompanies the ProfitLogic case (#802-110) to enable analysis of the cash flow implications of three business models that the company is considering. Students are able to change key assumptions and see the impact on cash flow. View Details
- October 2007 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Offering the Right Service in the Right Place: Growing Orthopedics at the Brigham and Women's/Faulkner (BW/F) Hospitals
By: V.G. Narayanan, Michael G. Wilson and Rachel Gordon
After the merger of two local hospitals, hospital leaders much decide how to reorganize services to take advantage of newly created efficiencies. Focuses on the Orthopedics department at one of the hospitals. View Details
- 7 Aug 2007
- Conference Presentation
From the Structure of the Value Chain to the Strategic Dynamics of Industry Sectors
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Michael Jacobides and Reza Dizaji
- December 2006
- Supplement
Michael Jemal, CEO, Haier America--video
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
- 2006
- Book
New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur
By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- October 2005
- Supplement
ProfitLogic: Scott Friend, CEO (DVD)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael J. Roberts
- September 2005
- Teaching Note
ProfitLogic (TN)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael J. Roberts
Teaching Note to (9-802-110), (9-806-702), and (9-806-705). View Details