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  • 09 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

political, as they faced widespread host government hostility and expropriation. In the contemporary global economy, political risk partially declined with the spread of liberalization, although the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Nov 2016
  • Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

break out the fees they add to loans. 6. Create a National Advisory Board on Responsible Financial Innovation We are aware that all too often, the creation of a national View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services
  • 05 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54150 Can Staggered Boards Improve Value? Evidence from the Massachusetts Natural Experiment By: Daines, Robert, Shelley Xin Li, and Charles C.Y. Wang... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

diversification to long-term investors do not recede when the source of increased global return correlations is correlated discount rates. Empirically, we document a secular increase in the cross-country correlations of both stock returns View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • November 2010 (Revised September 2015)
  • Case

American International Group - 2010

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The AIG Board underwent significant restructuring after the company was bailed out by the U.S. government in September 2008 in the midst of the financial crisis. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business and Government Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Restructuring; Financial Services Industry
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  • 19 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

versus the board knowing enough to fulfill its independent governance responsibilities. I have observed that improved director insight invariably clears the air, reduces behind-the-scenes speculation about... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing
  • June 2007 (Revised April 2008)
  • Case

Say on Pay

By: Jay W. Lorsch, V.G. Narayanan and Alexis Chernak
Briefly describes the trend in 2006 and 2007 in the United States to give shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation. Highlights a few examples where shareholders have successfully garnered a majority in support of an advisory vote measure on company proxy... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
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    Christina R. Wing

    Christina Wing is a Senior Lecturer in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research focuses on families in business, and she is the creator of Demystifying the Family Enterprise, a course that explores... View Details

    • 18 Dec 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

    R&D-intensive firms react to negative shocks to their existing products? We explore this question using detailed project-level data from drug development firms. Using FDA Public Health Advisories as an exogenous View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • July 2016 (Revised January 2019)
    • Case

    Cyber Breach at Target

    By: Suraj Srinivasan, Lynn S. Paine and Neeraj Goyal
    In November and December of 2013, Target Corporation suffered one of the largest cyber breaches to date. The breach that occurred during the busy holiday shopping season resulted in personal and credit card information of approximately 110 million Target customers... View Details
    Keywords: Safety; Credit Cards; Customer Relationship Management; Internet and the Web; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crisis Management; Retail Industry
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    • 22 Jan 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

    and Galanz, which has brought microwave ovens to millions of Chinese consumers previously considered too poor to buy such an appliance. What’s more, the essentials of development can be “pulled in” by market-creating innovators—and over... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 01 Mar 2023
    • News

    March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

    board papers, policy papers, management strategy reports, business proposals, a commission of inquiry report, minutes of meeting, corporate letters, audit reports, opinion editorials and blog articles. The... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
    • 30 Oct 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

    https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55179 When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct By: Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru Abstract—We examine gender differences in misconduct punishment in the... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • October 2008 (Revised June 2010)
    • Case

    Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A)

    By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and Lisa Brem
    The credit crisis of 2008 placed compensation practices at publicly traded firms in the United States under scrutiny. This case examines perceived excessive pay and severance packages at several firms implicated in the credit crisis of 2008, the executive compensation... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Crisis; Governing and Advisory Boards; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; United States
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    • 16 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

    band together to lobby for government support, the concerns of restaurant owners and the unique realities and concerns of their industry remain largely unaddressed by View Details
    Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage
    • 01 Mar 2019
    • News

    Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”

    Initiative. One such tactic, from HBS professor of management practice Mitchell Weiss, is “fast experimentation,” which combines the concepts of parallel processing, piloting, and learning to drive change at a faster rate, with more... View Details
    Keywords: homelessness

      How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?

      During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely. To better... View Details

      • 19 Mar 2019
      • First Look

      New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

      Kevin J., and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We provide fresh evidence regarding the relation between compensation consultants and CEO pay. First, firms that employ consultants have higher-paid CEOs—this result is... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • 01 Dec 2018
      • News

      Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

      life as a trained assassin, working directly for the South African government to take down prominent political players when requested to maintain national security and apparent order. Join the Dots by... View Details
      • 01 Mar 2010
      • Op-Ed

      A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM

      Having weathered the 2008 crisis without U.S. government support, Ford has $23 billion in cash in the bank and a lineup of eco-friendly automobiles to which U.S. consumers are gravitating. GM only emerged... View Details
      Keywords: by Bill George; Auto