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  • 16 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

    Robert J. Dolan

    Robert J. Dolan is the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester and began his academic career in 1976 as a faculty member at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. He joined... View Details

    • 03 Mar 2003
    • What Do You Think?

    Are Conditions Right for the Next Accounting Scandal?

    same accounting firm, suggest hiring someone else, even though accountants for both clients insist that proper barriers are maintained within their firm. A search for another Big Four accounting firm is... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Accounting; Financial Services
    • Program

    Investment Management Workshop

    Summary The Investment Management Workshop convenes the world's top principals, portfolio managers, and executives to explore the latest industry strategies and best practices. Focused on asset management, business strategy, business... View Details
    • 14 Mar 2023
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Can AI and Machine Learning Help Park Rangers Prevent Poaching?

    Keywords: Re: Brian L. Trelstad; Computer; Information Technology; Technology
    • 03 May 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    What Is the Future of MBA Education?

    degrees, even though it set out each year to hire twice as many. These latter individuals are viewed as essential because the fields of finance and strategy have become increasingly analytical and because leading financial services firms... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education
    • 17 Sep 2024
    • HBS Case

    The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

    Professor of Business Administration; a new cohort begins every few months. First, a math lesson Many firms use the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol developed by the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • September 2017 (Revised June 2019)
    • Case

    Dianrong: Marketplace Lending, Blockchain, and 'The New Finance' in China

    By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Anthony K. Woo
    This case examines the strategic positioning of Dianrong, one of the largest online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in China, in its attempt to become a foundational player in the expansion of the FinTech sector in Asia. Dianrong had recently announced the... View Details
    Keywords: Financing and Loans; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain; Finance; Innovation and Invention; Competition; Product Positioning; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China
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    • 18 May 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Embracing Paradox

    Keywords: Re: Michael L. Tushman
    • 07 Apr 2003
    • What Do You Think?

    Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

    perceive to be a fundamental shift in U.S. foreign policy to appropriate worldwide responses to such things as terrorism and twenty-first-century plagues. Based on an unscientific sample, is it my imagination or is it possible that a more muted but related conversation... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • February 2015 (Revised May 2017)
    • Case

    Delhaize Group: Developing Leaders

    By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
    Delhaize Group, the Belgian-based global food retailer, was focused on competing in the food retailing industry by developing leading positions in key markets via localized retailing strategies. Delhaize was committed to offering its customers superior value while... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Organizational Alignment; Talent Management; Leadership Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Belgium
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    • Research Summary

    Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry

    Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.

    Professor Higgins has written... View Details

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    Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

    Case What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders by Avery Forman What can corporate leaders learn from executives who served their country during wartime conflicts? Drawing on a series of case studies, Robert Simons shares... View Details
    • December 1998 (Revised December 1999)
    • Case

    Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Client Services

    By: Thomas J. DeLong, David M. Darst, Ann K Rusher and Catherine M. Conneely
    The 1997 merger of retail giant Dean Witter and investment bank Morgan Stanley was a year old when Bob Sculthorpe was appointed director of Private Client Services (PCS) at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW). The firm was still operating under two separate broker-dealer... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Divisions; Investment Banking; Brands and Branding; Salesforce Management; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry
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    • September 21, 2018
    • Article

    Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn't It?

    By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Boris Groysberg
    Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We conducted a survey of over 5,000 board members... View Details
    Keywords: Board Of Directors; Innovation; Technology; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Strategy
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    • March 2009
    • Article

    The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of Employee Stock Options Expensing

    By: F. Ferri and Tatiana Sandino
    We examine the economic consequences of more than 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004, the first case in which the SEC allowed a shareholder vote on an accounting matter. Our results... View Details
    Keywords: Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Votes; Stock Option Expensing; Executive Compensation; Financial Reporting; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Corporate Governance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Investment Activism
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    • 2007
    • Working Paper

    The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of Employee Stock Options Expensing

    By: Fabrizio Ferri and Tatiana Sandino
    In this paper we examine the economic consequences of over 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004–the first case where the SEC has allowed an accounting matter to be subject to an advisory... View Details
    Keywords: Executive Compensation; Financial Reporting; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations
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    • 16 Apr 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

    all become consumers of the health care industry. Indeed, health care affects everyone and encompasses a diverse set of services from childbirth, to illness prevention, to the management of chronic disease and end-of-life care. Health care in the United States is View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 02 Mar 2018
    • HBS Seminar

    William F. Maloney, World Bank, Chief Economist, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions

    • 17 Jan 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: January 17

    growth was driven primarily by functional managers rather than general managers. Using panel data on senior management positions, we explore the relationship between changes in executive team composition, View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne