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- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
the number of candidates willing to consider such CEO positions, even though their willingness might be an indicator of potential success in these jobs. Taking the matter to an extreme, shareholders more frequently might vote not to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Management Training Program - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
difficult fiscal situation, however, the President and Council of Radcliffe College voted to terminate the program in 1953. Beginning in 1954, HBS decided to assume the educational component of the program and absorb some of the costs.... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
consumers to vote on suggested new flavors for Crest toothpaste. H.J. Heinz worked with Google to invite submissions of thirty-second video ads for Heinz ketchup; over 2,000 entries were received. Then-Senator Obama's website was an... View Details
- 13 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams
people are voting on ethnic lines. Other research has found that teams made up of people from diverse cultural viewpoints show more creativity and versatility in unfamiliar situations. “Indeed, ethnic diversity may be very useful in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
Business Education & The Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Dean asked for a faculty vote that the instruction method, referred to as the “problem method,” be called the “case system,” reflecting the formalization of the pedagogy at the School. Previous Page The General Shoe Company, 1921 Business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Looking back; looking forward
a vote of the Harvard Corporation on April 8, 1908, and President Eliot’s choice for its first dean — a young Harvard economist named Edwin F. Gay — was confirmed that day. The following fall, 24 candidates arrived ready to pursue a... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
Cong. Don Beyer, Anne Kelly (HKS 1996), Elizabeth Lewis (MBA 2006), Sarah Wright (MBA 1997), Prof. Michael Toffel, and Matt Sonnesyn (HKS 2002). Fifty years ago, the Clean Air Act passed the United States Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support; in the Senate,... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
Ford v Ferrari. Only judges from the sound editing branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote in the category. Interest is confined to a small group of experts, much like a group of VCs used to talking to each other.... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
40%. Shareholder pressure (e.g., the voting outcome and the influence of the proponent) and the type of proposals are the main determinants of the implementation decision, while traditional governance indicators do not seem to matter.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
anyway. On the contrary, citizens registered due to the visits became more interested in and knowledgeable about the elections as a result of being able to participate in them, and 93% voted at least once in 2012. The results suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
equity firm, Silver Lake Partners, have made an offer for the company, which Dell Inc.'s board has accepted. The deal requires the vote of a majority of shareholders. Southeastern Asset Management, an investment firm and Dell Inc.'s... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
CEO Compensation at GE: A Decade with Jeff Immelt V.G. Narayanan and Lisa BremHarvard Business School Case 112-003 When ISS, a large shareholder advisory group, recommended a "no" vote on Jeff Immelt's award of 2 million stock... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
imbroglio—with only 0.58 percent of the vote separating the two leading candidates—poses an opportunity for the country's new democracy, says Maurer. "Despite some intemperate statements, the major players show every sign of playing... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization
Manso-Brown encourages others to seek out historical context as a critical foundation of anti-racism work. “We’re not talking about things that happened that long ago either,” she said. “MLK would be the same age as Barbara Walters if he was still alive. My grandfather... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
mandate of modernizing the IRS was Rossotti, who was recruited by then U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin and other top government officials because of his experience in running a major service- and technology-oriented business. Approved in 1997 by a Senate View Details
- 09 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
programs, including the forthcoming Winter Olympics. Thales Teixeira Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration My top vote for best Super Bowl spot goes to Amazon's Alexa voice-loss ad. In a year in which Amazon and... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
2012 French presidential election. While existing experiments randomized door-to-door visits at the individual level, the scale of this campaign (five million doors knocked) enabled randomization by precinct, the level at which vote... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
mothers, for example, could no longer use the extra hour to pick up children from school and share a meal with the entire family. Yet a majority of the company's employees voted to make the change. In moving closer to the international... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons