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  • February 1996 (Revised November 1998)
  • Case

Brown Group, Inc.--The Dividend Decision

By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Restructuring; Investment Return
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  • January 2025
  • Case

Cyber Oversight: SolarWinds Board of Directors

By: Lynn S. Paine
In 2020, just two years after its IPO, information technology company SolarWinds discovered that it was the victim of an attack on its information systems by Russian hackers. The incident, known as the Sunburst attack, was costly for the company, and certain... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Cybersecurity; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Risk Management; Information Technology Industry; United States; Texas; Delaware
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  • October 2011 (Revised November 2011)
  • Case

Verengo Solar Plus!

By: William A. Sahlman, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Liz Kind
In the three years since Bishop and Button purchased Verengo in a leveraged buyout (LBO), the company had gone through dramatic changes. Initially a residential windows and insulation firm, after the economic recession of 2008 the company switched gears and began... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Growth Management; Restructuring; Renewable Energy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Product Development; Energy Industry; California
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  • 2010
  • Working Paper

The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
What does it mean for a nonprofit organization to be accountable? Nonprofit leaders tend to pay attention to accountability once a problem of trust arises—a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Performance Evaluation; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Strategy
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    Henry R. Kravis

    By making LBOs part of the financial mainstream of American business, Kravis reshaped the perception of debt as a motivating factor for corporate performance. View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • Web

    Chemical research - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

    The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next Chemical research ca. 1937 General Motors Corporation Photographer unknown Explore the full size image Chemical research , ca.... View Details
    • Web

    Bank Summary Sheets - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    Banking System Bank Summary Sheets JPMorgan Chase & CO. JPMorgan Chase & CO. Bank of America Corporation Wells Fargo & Co. Citigroup Inc. 5 6 7 8 9 10 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Balance Sheet Risk & Return View Details
    • Profile

    Farah Ahmed

    Going outside of her comfort zone, Farah Ahmed, MBA 2015, put nine hours of distance between herself and her family, her friends, and the corporate networking opportunities she would otherwise have in her company's Houston office, to gain... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Services; Manufacturing/Energy
    • 01 Feb 2002
    • News

    HBS Expands Global Presence

    impact, and visibility of HBS international research efforts. Dessain, who speaks five languages, has extensive experience in business and higher education throughout Europe, most recently as a senior director in charge of managing View Details
    Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
    • 27 Jan 2011
    • News

    The Joys of Cooking

    THE JOYS OF COOKING: Bibi Kasrai (MBA '96) has hit an entrepreneurial sweet spot as the Harvard Cookie Girl. After years in high-tech marketing and non-profit fundraising, Bibi Kasrai (MBA ’96) found a way to blend her talent for business with her passion for cooking.... View Details
    Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services
    • November 2005 (Revised November 2007)
    • Case

    Meisterchef.com

    By: Henry B. Reiling
    Two underperforming companies are seeking to combine on terms that will preserve the net operating loss of one for use against their combined future profits or at least against the future profits of the company that generated the losses. The questions are whether the... View Details
    Keywords: Code Law; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost Accounting; Taxation; Corporate Strategy; Profit; Crisis Management; Financial Management; Legal Services Industry; Service Industry; United States
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    • 20 Aug 2019
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World?

    Keywords: Re: Rebecca M. Henderson & George Serafeim; Financial Services
    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Executive Compensation and Environmental Harm

    By: Dylan Minor
    We explore the relationship between managerial incentives and environmental harm. We find that high-powered executive compensation packages can increase the odds of environmental law breaking by 40%–60% and the magnitude of environmental harm by over 100%. We document... View Details
    Keywords: Misconduct; Environmental Performance; Accounting Scandal; Sustainable Finance; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Executive Compensation; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Governance
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    • November 2017 (Revised June 2019)
    • Case

    Measuring True Value at Ambuja Cement

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Suraj Srinivasan and Namrata Arora
    The case discusses the measurement of social and environmental impact at Ambuja Cements, one of India’s leading cement companies. Ambuja is a leader in CSR activities and is attempting to quantify its impact, both positive and negative, using the “True Value” framework... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Value; Measurement and Metrics; Framework; Cost vs Benefits
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    • 09 Mar 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: March 9

    legal event as a natural experiment to examine equity-debt conflicts in the vicinity of financial distress. A 1991 Delaware bankruptcy ruling changed the nature of corporate directors' fiduciary duties in that state. This change limited... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace

      Stanley C. Allyn

      As leader of National Cash Register, Allyn was an ardent supporter of first-class working conditions for employees and a strong believer in corporate citizenship for his company. By 1947, Allyn had tripled National Cash Register’s sales... View Details
      Keywords: Computers & Electronics
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      The final inspection - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next The final inspection ca. 1932 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation Russell Aikins Explore the full size... View Details
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      Breaking down the ingot - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next Breaking down the ingot ca. 1932 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation Russell Aikins Explore the full... View Details
      • Web

      Speeding to the marketcoiling - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next Speeding to the marketcoiling ca. 1932 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation Russell Aikins Explore the... View Details
      • Web

      Charging molten pig iron - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next Charging molten pig iron ca. 1932 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation Russell Aikins Explore the full... View Details