Publications

February 1992
Article

Nihon-gata Corporate Governance: Koe naki Stakeholder no Fushigi (Japanese-style Corporate Governance: The Mystery of the Voice-less Stakeholder)

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Japan

2024
Working Paper

Scaling Core Earnings Measurement with Large Language Models

By: Matthew Shaffer and Charles CY Wang

We study the application of large language models (LLMs) to the estimation of core earnings, i.e., a firm's persistent profitability from its core business activities. This construct is central to investors' assessments of economic performance and valuations. However,... View Details

Keywords: Large Language Models; AI and Machine Learning; Accounting; Profit; Corporate Disclosure; Analytics and Data Science; Measurement and Metrics

SSRN

October 2001
Supplement

Plum Creek Timber (B)

By: Max H. Bazerman and Nicole Nasser

May 2001 (Revised November 2001)
Case

Plum Creek Timber (C)

By: Max H. Bazerman, Nicole Nasser, Hannah Bowles and Jack Troast

Supplements the (A) and (B) cases. View Details

Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

04 Jun 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Political Influence and Merger Antitrust Reviews

Keywords: by Mihir N. Mehta, Suraj Srinivasan, and Wanli Zhao

November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
Case

Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Industry Groups and the European Commission

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres

Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Chemical Industry; Europe

October 2011
Case

Patricia Gottesman at Crimson Hexagon

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Mary Beth Findlay

After successful capital raises and significant progress in gaining market acceptance of its tools for analyzing public opinion, Crimson Hexagon's CEO prepares to address the company's investors on the question of exit strategy. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Strategic Planning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Policy; Information Industry; Web Services Industry

08 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan

those who claim them, while cuts to mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions can be seen as efforts to get the government out of the business of distorting prices. “Discussing values gives the... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

1989
Other Unpublished Work

Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition - HBS Analysis and Decision Case

By: J. Ronald Fox

Keywords: National Security; Contracts; Policy; Business and Government Relations

01 Jun 2007
News

Fixing America’s Leadership Deficit

CLOSING THE GAP: Bill George makes a point about how business leaders often are chosen for the wrong reasons. He’s flanked by moderator Jonathan Kelly (HBS ’08) and HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. From Enron and WorldCom to Hurricane... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Sep 2017
News

Research Brief: As the Wind Blows

with the oil crises of the 1970s, but unlike the United States, where the government invested hundreds of millions in technology development, the Nordic country saw more organic and long-term growth. Its smaller private firms focused on... View Details

Keywords: Government; Government

February 2011
Background Note

GUIDESlines: Benchmark Values for the GUIDES Framework

By: Matthew C. Weinzierl, Jacob Kuipers and Jonathan Schlefer

GUIDESlines provides benchmark values of the key economic indicators identified in the GUIDES framework for both developed countries (the OECD) and fast-growing emerging markets (the BRINCS countries). View Details

Keywords: Economics; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Framework; Business and Government Relations

Educators

25 Apr 2014
News

Strategists analyze market forces—great strategists also look beyond the market

approach is not enough to ensure extraordinary financial performance, according to Felix Oberholzer-Gee, the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program. He has defined a broader... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

A reformed fiscal policy is vital to renewing US productivity

Richard H. K. Vietor, Baker Foundation Professor, is an expert on how nations compete—and he’s worried about the United States. Vietor focuses on government policies, laws, and other actions that affect competitiveness, defined as the... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

A Growing Array of Engagement Opportunities

entire HBS community, and we are grateful for your involvement.” Das Narayandas, Senior Associate Dean, External Relations and Harvard Business Publishing Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of View Details

31 May 2016
HBS Case

Who Owns Space?

space, or who are just smart business people that want to be part of a growing industry.” Related Reading: Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX) Leadership Lessons From Outer... View Details

Keywords: Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl; Aerospace

March 2007 (Revised October 2008)
Case

The New York Times Co.

The Sulzberger family owns 20% of the New York Times Co. (NYT) but controls 70% of the board through a dual-class share structure. At the company's April 2006 annual shareholder meeting, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and other investors, holding 28% of... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Investment Activism; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Publishing Industry; New York (city, NY)

Educators