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January 2009 (Revised May 2009)
Case

College Summit: Rethinking the Relationship Between Growth and Impact

By: Stacey M. Childress and Geoff Eckman Marietta

College Summit, a nonprofit organization "committed to the day when every student who can make it in college makes it to college," was faced with an important strategic decision. After growing rapidly at more than 30% a year for the last several years, founder and CEO,... View Details

Keywords: Secondary Education; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry

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01 Jun 2005
News

Do You Speak Business?

be deeply embedded throughout the organization.” These findings suggest that excellence in global corporate competition demands certain success-enabling organizational characteristics, attributes that of course must be introduced and/or... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 2, 2007

This paper examines the effect of corporate governance on investor reactions to accounting choice in the context of accounting for business combinations. Using a sample of 324 recent stock swap acquisitions I find that, contrary to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2024
News

Conducting Business

about the fact that you’re at HBS. Raise your hand when you hear ‘Who’d like to start?’ and give a common-sense analysis of the case. You’ll freak everyone out.” Professor Dick Vancil published more than 20 books during his tenure at HBS and became an expert on how... View Details

Keywords: Michael Farmer (MBA 1971); illustration by Lucinda Rogers; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

outsider's view to challenge the status quo. Given the string of ethical failures of corporations around the world in recent years-from BP to GM to JPMorgan Chase-it's clear that leaders not only need to act more responsibly themselves,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

Abstract The financial crisis of 2008-2009 has revealed that our broad model of corporate governance is broken, independent of the shortcomings in the regulatory system. Managers and boards of directors in scores of systemically important... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

Corporate Strategy Development group and that was really life changing for me. I hadn't realized that corporate strategy at a place like Nike existed,” Leahy says. Nike was also where Leahy learned the power... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

Thomas M. Siebel

development of systems which have the potential to deliver the oft-heralded, yet mostly untapped potential of customer relationship management. As corporations sought to better service their customers, they often turned to Siebel Systems... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

George J. Mecherle

differential rates, Mecherle started his own firm, State Farm Insurance and began a career that would revolutionize the insurance business – introducing low risk rates, safe driver discounts, and semi-annual payment plans. His company became the largest property and... View Details

Keywords: Finance

12 Jun 2017
News

Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO

headquarters—a move spurred in part by the CEO’s professed desire to shake up the corporate mindset: Immelt, 61, also wanted a big culture shift. He asked employees to think more like they work for a startup and less like they work for a... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

HBSAAAA Convenes in San Francisco

a panel of prominent African-American CEOs and executives. The conference included a session on navigating corporate environments, moderated by Associate Professor David A. Thomas, and a workshop led by Professor Linda A. Hill on... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

Several best practices, as explained by past and current masters of judo strategy, can help you reach the top of your game. While there are no substitutes for mastering the concepts of judo strategy and carefully studying your industry and your competition, keeping... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

April 1979 (Revised June 1988)
Case

Receiving Tube Industry in 1966

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Competition

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February 1994 (Revised February 1996)
Case

Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management

By: Peter Tufano

Union Carbide's board of directors is asked to evaluate a proposal from the staff treasurer's that would articulate policies to manage its debt portfolio. The staff proposes that shareholder value will be maximized if the firm manages its exposure to interest rates by... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Interest Rates; Corporate Finance; Chemical Industry

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Editorial

Why CEOs Should Share Their Long-Term Plans with Investors

By: Christina Rehnberg, George Serafeim and Brian Tomlinson

Rather than requiring less short-term information, the key to combating short-termism is to encourage companies to share more information about their long-term plans. Analysis of companies that have done so suggests that long-term plans are not mere marketing... View Details

Keywords: CEO; Investor Relations; Disclosure; Long-term Growth; Investing; Business and Shareholder Relations; Strategy; Corporate Disclosure

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April 2016
Teaching Note

The Fall of the 'Fabulous Fab'

By: Eugene F. Soltes

Teaching note for HBS Case#114-063 View Details

Keywords: Management; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Financial Crisis; Finance; Financial Services Industry; United States

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October 2005 (Revised December 2012)
Case

Productos Finas

By: David F. Hawkins

Provides a simple exercise to illustrate consolidation accounting. View Details

Keywords: Consolidation; Accounting; Financial Statements; Corporate Finance

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October 2018
Supplement

Zenefits Board of Directors (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; California

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November 2011
Article

The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Social Issues; Global Range; Adoption

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Article

Investors as Stewards of the Commons?

By: George Serafeim

Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of initiatives seeking to mobilize investor voice towards positive social impact. In this paper, I provide a framework outlining the role of investors as stewards of the commons. While... View Details