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- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
to explore the impact of a specific media source on the business landscape. "Depending on what the media reports on, it can actually create reputational costs for firms," says Jonas Heese, an assistant professor in the... View Details
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
North Rhine-Westphalia, which made their reputations especially vulnerable to criticism. The research supports organizational sociology theory, which has identified the importance of visibility in corporate green strategies. The German... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Paul Lenehan
they could break down and analyze problems – especially the MBAs from HBS. Their case background was a foundation for much of the analytical work." Paul came to HBS on the strength of its reputation and "the quality of its... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
industry giants such as Brandon Tartikoff and Grant Tinker. There he began honing the skills that have since secured his own reputation as a television programmer extraordinaire. The key, Sagansky observes, is finding the right niche, "a... View Details
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
reputation and status? A: Intangible resources are non-financial, non-material assets that a firm possesses by virtue of the social structure in which it is embedded. Although firms are economic entities, they are nevertheless affected by... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
fashion e-commerce company, Peach. It’s also a challenge to an industry where a company’s potential is often predicted based on its similarity to other successful ventures, most often led by CEOs who look a whole lot like Mark Zuckerberg. Tech has long had a View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Arjun Goyal
at the back of my mind.” HBS stood out for two reasons. “It has a great network of alumni and professors in the biotech and pharmaceutical fields – both in world-leading corporations and startups,” says Arjun. “And HBS has a reputation... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Guitar Hero
when engaged in artistic soul-searching, they looked to their roots - Gibson's reputation for quality. Today, attention to quality is evident in the Nashville plant's assembly area, where workers equipped with precision chisels and gauges... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
however, DiRomualdo has carefully maintained the original company's reputation for selection, service, and ambience - including in-store espresso cafés. "People come to our stores not because they have to but because they want to," says... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
only time you get an offer is when you have literally helped the decision maker feel you are a safe person to hire, and you will help his or her reputation by being there,” says MacKenna, who has made a video of his teachings, which is... View Details
- October 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
Citizens of the World: The International Legacy of Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
By: Lauren Cohen, Maximilian Form and Sophia Pan
When her husband passed away and inheritance taxes struck, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis took decisive action to preserve her family’s fortune and legacy. The Thurn und Taxis family, one of Europe’s oldest aristocratic dynasties, had built their wealth through... View Details
Keywords: Family Office; Real Estate; Legacy; International Business; Germany; Family Business; Economy; Macroeconomics; Financial Crisis; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Global Strategy; Reputation; Diversification; Real Estate Industry; Germany
Cohen, Lauren, Maximilian Form, and Sophia Pan. "Citizens of the World: The International Legacy of Gloria von Thurn und Taxis." Harvard Business School Case 225-038, October 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
kickbacks. A corruption scandal in Lagos could harm KPMG's reputation in New York or Shanghai. Moreover, foreign firms are bound by many laws of their home country and by international laws, notably the antibribery convention of the... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
David M. Hughes
110 percent" of himself to anything he's involved in, earned a reputation among students and staff at HBS as someone who could always be counted on to do a job - and another and another - and do it right. Sometimes in highly visible... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
strikes a lot of people as the wrong answer, myself included, but what's interesting is how different people reach that conclusion. Some people say that the father's attitude is shortsighted, for instance, that he failed to take into account how his View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Profile
Mengwen Zhao
was HBS. That's how strong the reputation is. It might've seemed irrational, but I figured, if I had a chance to achieve my dreams, why not go for it? Also, lots of people from local Chinese companies come to HBS. Going there would help... View Details
- 10 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governance in India and Around the Globe
powerhouses and because India is generally very far from world standards in what constitutes good corporate governance. The success and generally positive reputation of India's software firms—in contrast to most of India's other... View Details
- Profile
Alex Roth
list," says Alex. "It's the standard bearer, the place where the case method was conceived. And its reputation is known all over the world. As a European, I want that extra seal of approval to make my MBA pop on my resume."... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
serve on the board of the NASD, and in 2001 he became chairman and CEO. Despite his inexperience in running a private-public enterprise, Glauber excelled, and earned high praise upon his 2006 departure from NASD (now FINRA) for “leaving it with an unchallenged View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
provide firms with an opportunity to leverage their know-how and reputation across countries to create value. However, it remains challenging for them to actually capture that value using traditional Intellectual Property (IP) tools. In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2011
- Article
Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation
By: Chen Lin, Yue Ma and Yuhai Xuan
This article examines the impact of the divergence between corporate insiders' control rights and cash-flow rights on firms' external finance constraints via generalized method of moments estimation of an investment Euler equation. Using a large sample of U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Ownership; Social Enterprise; Reputation; Cash Flow; Annuities; Investment; Investment Funds; Financial Reporting; Accounting Audits; Financial Services Industry; United States
Lin, Chen, Yue Ma, and Yuhai Xuan. "Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation." Journal of Financial Economics 102, no. 2 (November 2011): 416–431.