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- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
strategic guidelines to shape strategies at lower levels of the organization. Board and shareholder alignment: The corporation's board of directors reviews, approves, and monitors the View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
corporations need corporate boards that are also ambitious and accommodative of them. According to the authors, good corporate governance and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2017 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Snap Inc. Goes Public (A)
By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Will Hurwitz
Snap Inc.’s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company’s unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming IPO. The case is set in early 2017 following the public availability of Snap’s IPO filing with the U.S. Securities... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Business and Shareholder Relations; Leadership; Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Venture Capital; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; California
Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Will Hurwitz. "Snap Inc. Goes Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-042, October 2017. (Revised April 2024.)
- 04 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Should You Outsource Your Marketing?
she was president of the Fidelity Personal Investments unit of Fidelity Investments, serving 4 million customers with $500 billion in assets. She answers our questions in this e-mail Q&A. Poping Lin: We are familiar with the benefits of outsourcing various View Details
Keywords: by Poping Lin
- 05 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade
firms' corporate board members, using data from a private research company specializing in biographical information on company officials. Looking at the data, the team found a large correlation between the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- March 2018
- Supplement
China Vanke: Battle for Control (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau and Anthony K. Woo
In the battle for control over China Vanke, the Chinese securities regulator steps in to censure Vanke and Baoneng for acting against the interests of the market and minority shareholders. The Chinese insurance regulator also finds Baoneng to be in violation of... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Real Estate Industry; China
Paine, Lynn S., Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau, and Anthony K. Woo. "China Vanke: Battle for Control (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-120, March 2018.
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
nonprofits to achieve their missions. How Do I Sell Csr To Investors And Other Stakeholders During A Financial Crisis? Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn Financial turmoil is not a reason to scale back on CSR programs—quite the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
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 corporate managers is to encourage subsidiaries to adopt innovative... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
Publications August 2013 Journal of Corporate Finance Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders By: Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—Golden parachutes (GPs) have attracted substantial attention from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It
substantially more Swedish companies on the list than US companies. The comparability caveat is that Sweden may be more egalitarian than most countries. Globally, Sweden has the fourth-largest female representation in the corporate View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- June 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)
By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Julia Kelley
In March 2020, as coronavirus reduced demand for air travel, an analyst was forecasting American Airlines’ (American’s) first quarter financial results. To develop a forecast, she needed to familiarize herself with Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, “Leases... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leasing; Accounting Industry; Air Transportation Industry; North and Central America; United States
Heese, Jonas, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, and Julia Kelley. "Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-069, June 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
come to the rescue. However, before we jump to conclusions, we are cautioned to assemble more information. Dr. B. V. Krishnamurthy pointed out that "odds are heavily stacked against (investors)," because "it is difficult to believe that View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- April 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Supplement
Governance at Metallgesellschaft (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Accountability; Business Conglomerates; Governing and Advisory Boards; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Mining Industry; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Governance at Metallgesellschaft (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-056, April 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- July 1999 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (G)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (G)." Harvard Business School Case 400-012, July 1999. (Revised December 2005.)
- August 2011
- Case
Ockham Technologies (A): Building the Team
By: Noam Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a founder-ceo regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing development work. View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology
Wasserman, Noam. "Ockham Technologies (A): Building the Team." Harvard Business School Case 812-021, August 2011.
- November 2007
- Case
Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (Abridged)
By: Noam T. Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a Founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology
Wasserman, Noam T. "Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 808-089, November 2007.
- June 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Say on Pay
By: Jay W. Lorsch, V.G. Narayanan and Alexis Chernak
Briefly describes the trend in 2006 and 2007 in the United States to give shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation. Highlights a few examples where shareholders have successfully garnered a majority in support of an advisory vote measure on company proxy... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., V.G. Narayanan, and Alexis Chernak. "Say on Pay." Harvard Business School Case 407-129, June 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- December 2019 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Priscilla Zogbi
The case concerns the sale of Mãe Terra, one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods, to the consumer goods giant Unilever in 2017. Working with Unilever management, Mãe Terra’s CEO Alexandre Borges must determine whether and how to keep Mãe Terra's B... View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; Latin America
Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-075, December 2019. (Revised June 2025.)
- 05 Dec 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing
can be low growth and declining margins. The key challenge in aligning marketing activities with corporate strategy is to develop a set of metrics to be used by top executives and the board that measure the... View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
excerpt, Thomas describes the key factors that made the initiative a success. Any major corporate change will succeed only if a few key factors are in place: strong support from company leaders, an employee base that is fully engaged with... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas