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25 Nov 2014
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Checking out Dublin's Tech Scene

you about your hiring needs for the coming year. With 6% of the Class of 2014 who sought employment accepting jobs in Europe and 17% accepting jobs in technology overall, there’s an ongoing pool of... View Details

April 1985 (Revised November 1987)
Case

American Express Travel Related Services Co.

Describes the company's new focus on entrepreneurship during the era of Lou Gerstner, chairman and CEO since 1982. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Travel Industry

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2009
Article

Empirical Capital Structure: A Review

By: Christopher Parsons and Sheridan Titman

This survey provides a synthesis of the empirical capital structure literature. Our synthesis is divided into three parts. The first part examines the evidence that relates to the cross-sectional determinants of capital structure. This literature identifies and... View Details

Keywords: Capital Structure; Corporate Finance

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26 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 26, 2008

Working PapersDiffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision Authors:Michael J. Lenox and Michael W. Toffel Abstract A key role of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2012 (Revised July 2012)
Supplement

Caijing Magazine (B)

By: Karthik Ramanna and G.A. Donovan

In late 2009, Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing Magazine, widely regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Restructuring; Corporate Disclosure; Organizations; Publishing Industry; China

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August 2012
Supplement

William Jeffrey: Performance at Bay Colony (B)

By: Lena G. Goldberg

The decision-making process, policies and procedures, and legal obligations of the Board, the company's inside counsel and the company's outside counsel are explored in connection with on-boarding, investigating alleged misconduct of, and terminating a company's CEO,... View Details

Keywords: Leadership And Managing People; Employment Law; Business or Company Management; Law; Leadership; Governing and Advisory Boards; Employment; Corporate Governance; Financial Services Industry; Massachusetts

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Career Coach

Jonathan Shepherd

Jonathan is CPD's Corporate Relations Director overseeing principal investing: VC/PE, investment management and real estate. Since 2007, he has coached thousands of students & alumni and forged recruiting relationships with hundreds... View Details

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

The art of business today seems to be the ability to influence resources your company doesn't own—resources such as the production scheduling of manufacturing partners, View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

Erling Lorentzen

Keywords: Pulp and Paper

Video

Alan Tabourian

Alan Tabourian, Chairman of Interbrand S.A.L., shares his views on the responsibility of business to society. View Details

November 2006 (Revised December 2006)
Case

Pitney Bowes Inc.

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Ho Howard Yu

Pitney Bowes, the world's dominant maker of equipment used in generating and handling mail, is facing flattening growth in its core businesses and needs to create new growth products and businesses. Describes how a group of employees use state-of-the-art techniques for... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Distribution Channels; Growth and Development Strategy; Manufacturing Industry

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16 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 16, 2015

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/415051-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-062 Responsibilities to Customers This note introduces the module on Responsibilities to Customers taught in Leadership and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2024
Technical Note

Measuring Concentrated Ownership

By: Christina R. Wing, Everett Alexander and Justin Huang

Firms with strong governance practices exhibit lower control premiums due to reduced risks and more efficient operations. Conversely, poorly governed firms may exhibit higher control premiums as new owners anticipate the need for substantial governance improvements.... View Details

Keywords: Concentrated Ownership; Ownership; Corporate Governance; Valuation

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04 Jan 2012
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changing circumstances, both within and outside of the gaming context. Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information Authors:R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, and George Serafeim Publication:Journal of Applied View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Aug 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?

strongly pro-Trump Fox News) wrote to all employees that he was donating $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League in reaction to the president’s statements. This issue raises View Details

Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda

February 2019
Article

Does It Matter If Your Health Insurer Is For Profit? Effects of Ownership on Premiums, Insurance Coverage, and Medical Spending

By: Leemore S. Dafny

There is limited empirical evidence about the impact of for-profit health insurers on various outcomes. I study the effects of conversions to for-profit status by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) affiliates in 11 states, spanning 28 geographic markets. I find both the... View Details

Keywords: Health Insurance; Medical Loss Ratio; Blue Cross; Corporate Governance; Health; Insurance; For-Profit Firms; Insurance Industry; United States

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April 2022 (Revised August 2022)
Case

Conflicts of Interest at Uptown Bank

By: Jonas Heese

In 2013, two employees debated whether to blow the whistle on their employer, Bell Bank, after completing an internal review that revealed undisclosed conflicts of interest. Bell Bank’s Asset Management business disproportionately invested clients’ money in Bell Bank’s... View Details

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Career Coach

Lisa Li

entrepreneurship with low risk, finding networking only roles, 3) leveraging your STEM background - navigating the corporate business side with STEM expertise and resume reviews. Work Experience: Trinity... View Details

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

Even in firms that have public shareholders or corporate parents, removing the firm leader can only be done effectively with the consent of the... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

09 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

When most people think of a company's organization chart, they put the chief executive officer at the top of the pyramid. But those with an interest in View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

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Checking out Dublin's Tech Scene

American Express Travel Related Services Co.

Empirical Capital Structure: A Review

First Look: March 26, 2008

Caijing Magazine (B)

William Jeffrey: Performance at Bay Colony (B)

Jonathan Shepherd

Strategy for Small Fish

Erling Lorentzen

Alan Tabourian

Pitney Bowes Inc.

First Look: June 16, 2015

Measuring Concentrated Ownership

First Look: January 4

Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?

Does It Matter If Your Health Insurer Is For Profit? Effects of Ownership on Premiums, Insurance Coverage, and Medical Spending

Conflicts of Interest at Uptown Bank

Lisa Li

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch