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Globalization - Faculty & Research

is a high propensity for earnings management. Overall, these findings suggest that country factors explain mean reversion in accounting returns and are therefore relevant for firm valuation. Article Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and... View Details
  • 07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

and that this difference is associated with significant performance differentials. We propose three possible reasons for the managerial gap of founder CEO firms: a) informational problems preventing a clear understanding of the weakness... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • December 2001 (Revised February 2003)
  • Case

Netherlands:The, A "Third Way?"

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews
The economic success of The Netherlands in the 1960s can be attributed to Dutch wages that were kept substantially below those in neighboring countries. But increased pressures in the 1970s led to a wage explosion, which in turn pushed unemployment and disguised... View Details
Keywords: Wages; History; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Macroeconomics; Economic Systems; Employment; Performance Productivity; Jobs and Positions; Economic Growth; Netherlands
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  • 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007

Egyptian Retailers Harvard Business School Case 106-065 CEMEX has pursued an aggressive decommoditization strategy focused on its relationship with small Egyptian retailers. In particular, the strategic role and effectiveness of the Rewards Program, a tournament that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

University of Virginia (Darden) Center for Teaching and Learning University of Washington Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab Wharton SLATE Harvard Kennedy School of Government Additional Case Resources Case Place Aspen Institute The Case Center... View Details
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Nonprofit Board Service - Alumni

Executive Education programs on nonprofit leadership: Governing for Nonprofit Excellence , Accelerating Board Capacity for School District Board Members and Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation .... View Details
  • 09 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

embedded in the product. When you look at a rug, for example, you can't tell whether bonded or child labor were used to create it. Most of these programs have been initiated by industry associations, standards bodies like ISO, or NGOs. Even View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2

can learn the truth about gaps between vision and reality. Without a commitment to a vision and an institutionalized learning and governance system, well intentioned boards will continue to be surprised ethical, human, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007

by contrast, developed an explicit strategy for collaboration and made organizational changes to aid performance in these efforts. Ultimately, these actions allowed them to identify and exploit new business opportunities. In sum,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2009 (Revised May 2011)
  • Case

Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Acumen Fund is a global venture capital firm with a dual purpose: it looks for a return on its investments, and it also seeks entrepreneurial solutions to global poverty. This case examines Acumen's new projects in Kenya. The organization's investment committee and its... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry; Kenya
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  • 2006
  • Working Paper

Too Motivated?

By: Eric J. Van den Steen

I show that an agent's motivation to do well (objectively) may be unambiguously bad in a world with differing priors, i.e., when people openly disagree on the optimal course of action. The reason is that an agent who is strongly motivated is more likely to follow... View Details

Keywords: Governance Controls; Employees; Wages; Measurement and Metrics; Outcome or Result; Performance; Agency Theory; Motivation and Incentives
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  • 24 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

requirements and other rules, and boards and managers comply. Economies with good governance structures perform better than those lacking such systems. · A board's key functions are overseeing a company's... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
  • 30 Jul 2001
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?

go astray. An organization's books may be in order, but its performance may be going down the tubes. What's to be done? Should the growing number of governance committees require management to establish... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

understand. The bits that classical computers use to store data and perform calculations have only two possible states: 0 or 1. But the laws of quantum mechanics, which govern the world of atomic and... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 10 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

40 or so years, SASB hopes to simplify and standardize how businesses report data from their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. George Serafeim is the... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Corporate Compliance Programs: Establishing a Model for Prosecutors, Courts, and Firms

By: Eugene F. Soltes
When prosecutors, courts, and regulators make charging and sentencing decisions, they must evaluate whether firms have effective compliance programs. Such evaluations are difficult because of the challenges associated with measuring effectiveness. Notably, these... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Evaluation
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Resolving Information Asymmetries in Markets: The Role of Certified Management Programs

By: Michael W. Toffel
Firms and regulators are increasingly relying on voluntary mechanisms to signal and infer quality of difficult-to-observe management practices. Prior evaluations of voluntary management programs have focused on those that lack verification mechanisms and have found... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Information; Standards; Performance Improvement; Programs; Environmental Sustainability; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

diasporas , economic development , emerging markets , globalization , migration, remote work, strategy Interviews Runa Khan Mahbubur Rahman Laila Tyabji Srikant M. Datar George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean of the Faculty Research Interests : balanced... View Details
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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

the CFA Institute Investment Management Program for asset managers at HBS. Post Doctoral Jinlin Li Post Doctoral Jinlin Li completed his PhD in Economics at Peking University in 2021. His dissertation examined the behavior and performance... View Details