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    Michael A. Wheeler

    Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

    Keywords: arts; construction; e-commerce industry; energy; federal government; green technology; internet; legal services; nonprofit industry; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; publishing industry; real estate; service industry; sports; state government; utilities
    • 20 Jan 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

    perspectives might the wealthy businessman draw on as he transitions from CEO to commander in chief? To get a better sense of the months ahead, The Gazette asked Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members how Trump’s nearly 50 years of experience in building a... View Details
    Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
    • Program

    Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

    Summary As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy program explores the best... View Details
    • Research Summary

    Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and Beyond

    Part of the fear and misunderstanding of state capitalism in the post-Berlin Wall era stems from the fact that most observers see state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as inefficient soviet companies. In Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and... View Details

    Keywords: State Capitalism; State-owned Enterprises; Development Banks; State Ownership; Development Economics; Management; Energy Industry; Banking Industry; Brazil; China; Europe; Latin America; Asia
    • November 2005 (Revised July 2007)
    • Case

    Pine Ridge Winery, LLC (A)

    By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Lauren Barley
    George Scheppler, president and CEO of Pine Ridge Winery, LLC, (the "Company") sat in his office overlooking the steep hillside vineyards of the Pine Ridge Winery in Napa Valley. It was June 2005, and he was preparing for the upcoming board of managers meeting where he... View Details
    Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Corporate Strategy; Napa Valley
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    • April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
    • Case

    Verge Software (A)

    By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Elizabeth Kind
    Scott Rozic, CEO of start-up Verge Software, has just told his board that he is taking the company in a totally new direction, moving from enterprise knowledge management software to Internet direct marketing. This case covers the start-up of the business, and Rozic's... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Technological Innovation; Applications and Software; Management Teams; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Product Development; Information Technology Industry; United States
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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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      James E. Austin

      Dr. Austin holds the Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. Previously he held the John G. McLean Professorship and the Richard P. Chapman Professorship. He has been a member of the Harvard... View Details

      Keywords: agribusiness

        James L. Heskett

        James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details

        • November 2008 (Revised April 2010)
        • Case

        The Bridgespan Group: Chapter 2

        By: Allen S. Grossman, Naomi Greckol-Herlich and Cathy Ross
        The Bridgespan Group was launched in 2000 by management consulting group Bain & Company as a nonprofit focused on strategy consulting for nonprofits and philanthropists. Over the next eight years, Bridgespan expanded its services to include executive search, knowledge... View Details
        Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Expansion; Consulting Industry
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        • 01 May 2006
        • Research & Ideas

        What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure

        sensitive and important issue in practice, as evidenced by corporate pushback to recent proposals for additional mandatory disclosures. For example, the SEC has proposed mandatory disclosure of certain compensation information; however,... View Details
        Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
        • 01 Aug 2005
        • What Do You Think?

        Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

        consider showing up for work?" Bill Bittner observed that, "Those boards that recognize the need for change early can use the existing talent to make it happen, and save both money and careers." Anshu Vats said, " . .... View Details
        Keywords: by James Heskett
        • March 2017 (Revised December 2018)
        • Case

        Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company

        By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
        Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and Buzz Lightyear strolled down Main Street at the grand opening of Hong Kong Disney in the fall of 2005, pausing to snap selfies with enthusiastic children in Mickey Mouse ears. Bob Iger, newly appointed CEO of The Walt Disney Company,... View Details
        Keywords: Franchise Management; Brand Management; Culture Change; Business Units; Acquisition Strategy; Technological Change; Disney; ESPN; Cord-cutting; Bob Iger; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Integration; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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        • 25 Feb 2014
        • First Look

        First Look: February 25

        Corporate Performance By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we develop a... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • Career Coach

        Michele Chambliss

        hiring/interviewing/performance management process in the West Coast office of a global management consultancy. She attributes a mid-career stint in strategic software sales for significantly honing her listening skills. Her current work in preparing start-up leaders... View Details
        Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology
        • Program

        Compensation Committees

        Should Attend Directors on boards of publicly listed companies who serve as chairs or members of compensation committees Senior corporate executives who participate in compensation planning Also appropriate... View Details
        • August 1998
        • Case

        General Motors Corp. (D),The : 1993-1996

        By: Peter Tufano
        The fourth in a four-part series, the case details the financial policies and practices at General Motors from 1990 to 1996. This case describes the set of financial decisions taken by the firm as its business recovered, and focuses on an immediate decision faced by... View Details
        Keywords: Corporate Finance; Auto Industry; United States
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        • 10 Nov 2011
        • HBS Case

        HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

        the same numbers of two decades ago. Levy's genius, says Harvard Business School's Allen S. Grossman, was in not only recognizing the problem, but also bringing together resident organizations and board members to start solving it. “I... View Details
        Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation
        • February 2009 (Revised June 2010)
        • Background Note

        Note on Measuring Controlling Shareholder's Ownership, Voting, and Control Rights

        Founders and their families can raise equity without relinquishing control of their companies through the use of mechanisms such as dual-class stock, pyramidal ownership, voting agreements, and disproportionate board representation. The use of these mechanisms in... View Details
        Keywords: Equity; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Measurement and Metrics; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation
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          Luis M. Viceira

          Luis M. Viceira is the George E. Bates Professor in the Finance Unit and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research, course development, and teaching focus on the areas of investment management... View Details

          Keywords: banking; education industry; financial services; nonprofit industry; retail financial services