Voting - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

voting voice to determine which pieces by new, independent designers will be offered for sale on the site. Those who vote for the winning item of the day receive credits and rewards. The business launched... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Jun 2011
News

The Best-Laid Plans

MBA 2011) were semifinalists in the 2010 contest with FashionStake, a “community-curated marketplace for independent fashion” that circumvents the traditional department store model by giving consumers a voting voice to determine which... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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

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

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising

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

15 Dec 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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

18 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands

play together. For example, PepsiCo invited the public to propose new Lay's potato chip flavors, offering $1 million to the person whose flavor earned the most votes on the Lay's website. While many people offered real flavor suggestions,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising

09 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

been ever upward. There was some hope that the concept of "say-on-pay," where shareholders vote on the CEO's compensation, might have some impact by making compensation committees more cautious, but we clearly still have a long... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

06 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School

In 1962, the Harvard Business School faculty voted for women to be directly admitted to the two-year MBA Program for the first time. In September 1963, eight female students enrolled in the Class of 1965, alongside 676 men. The School has... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

01 Mar 2013
News

Opening the Door

to be on the faculty—on a tenure track—and not in the classroom. I won that argument, but it was a tough introduction. The students who voted me the best teacher in 1997 had no idea what it meant in my case. HASHING IT OUT: Herzlinger... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

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

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

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

is paying attention and is effectively punishing brands that do not deliver 100 percent food safety,” Quelch says. “The consumer is voting at the cash register.” Related Reading The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring? Decommoditizing... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

25 Apr 2023
News

Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition

voted Crowd Favorite, is the brainchild of cofounders Wood and Royle, who met at HBS in the Startup Bootcamp program. Tilden is aiming to change the game in the nonalcoholic beverage market by producing a line of sophisticated adult... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 1999
News

Q & A: Herb Kohl

are probably a dozen different things that I work hard on that have a direct impact on young people and the quality of their lives. What are some of the other issues you're involved in? I fight for consumer and business issues. I'm always ranked at the very top of the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

14 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your 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 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

Commission sought to prevent investment companies from extending their control through investment pyramids, as was done frequently in the 1920s. Consequently, one section of the Act stated that an investment company could not own more than 3 percent of another... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

19 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

the United States and use this list to analyze the relationship between insider ownership and firm value. Our data have two useful features. First, since dual-class stock separates cash-flow rights from voting rights, we can separately... View Details