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- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
was undergoing the non-tradable share reform. Its current controlling shareholder, private equity firm Newbridge Capital LLC, needs to negotiate with its diverse minority shareholders to find a compromise on the terms of the conversion of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
said in the working paper, Tariff Passthrough at the Border and at the Store: Evidence from US Trade Policy. The US-China trade tensions, which have been roiling global stock markets, will likely dominate conversations when leaders... View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
downturn in 2001, however, Anderson said that the dialogue changed, shifting to her suitability for the work at hand. "That was a conversation I was absolutely unprepared for," she recalled. "I questioned every aspect of my... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
conversation platform in addition to a publication, and of course we couldn’t do that without you. So, we'd like to extend a big thanks to our readers! With that, we ask you to answer these two questions in the comments section below: ... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
exposure is not much of an issue. A convertible bond can be viewed as a simple coupon paying corporate bond plus a conversion option. A bond pricing model discounts the promised payments at a rate that compensates for time, risk, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
accomplishments speak for themselves - together they have developed the type of chemistry on and off the field that is crucial to success,” said the Buccaneers general manager, Jason Licht. When asked if he and Brady had ever discussed playing together again,... View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
Allianz supervisory board and the board of management in addition to the process of becoming an SE, including the change in the composition of the supervisory board as a result of the merger and the conversion to an SE. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
conversation in America around small business. Indeed, President Trump’s business background, if applied in the right way, could help him understand the needs of American small business. There are certainly thousands of small businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social, and political concerns. Could China... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often
wouldn’t account for ad hoc phone calls, in-person meetings not recorded on a calendar, or impromptu conversations that may occur following a CEO turnover, but said the overall drop in emails and scheduled meetings was significant. When... View Details
Keywords: by Ami Albernaz
- 14 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?
countries, the conversation has to shift from talking about whether diversity affects performance to talking about the conditions under which you'd expect diversity to have a positive effect on performance." This article is part of a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
is." Some variant of that conversation can go on for years. If that is all that has happened about succession, then when the time comes, the board may have to go outside. Q: You argue that the best candidate for the top job is an... View Details
- 28 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates
variation of online shopping. Rather than just study the problem, they also came up with a possible solution: Virtual Dates. The researchers began their work by talking to online-dating-site users about their experiences, supplementing these View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
view, the fact remains that an effective conversation about sustainability requires the participation of both sides of the market. There are two main mechanisms for companies to communicate to the market as a way of starting this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump
Strategy and Policy Forum, recognized the deep unrest among his members after multiple conversations with them, and decided to call a telephone meeting of the forum members for late Wednesday morning. In addition to those who indicated... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
retailer, we find that showrooms (1) increase demand overall and in the online channel as well; (2) generate operational spillovers to the other channels by attracting customers who, on average, have a higher cost-to-serve; (3) improve overall operational efficiency by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
early 1720, the South Sea Company and the Bank of England were competing for the right to issue new shares and to exchange those shares for government bonds that were then in the hands of the public. The British government had already executed two such debt View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Read... View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?
Are candor, humility, and trust making a comeback among leadership concepts? If so, what will the impact be on leaders and their organizations? What do you think? References: Michael Beer, Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett