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  • 26 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 26

April 2002, started providing its branch managers with customer lifetime value (CLV) information about mortgage applicants. The data allow us to gauge the effects of enriching the information set of these employees in an environment where View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2

corporate directors' fiduciary duties in that state. This change limited incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt. We show that, as predicted, this increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

focuses on incentives, responsibilities, and structures, we adopt a process perspective and find that integration was achieved despite an incentive structure which did not support it. By drawing a distinction between the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/118054-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-108 Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey The case opens with Said Darwazah, chairman and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the multinational generics... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment... View Details
  • 27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27

crossed with small financial incentives (ranging from U.S. $3 to $14) to open bank savings accounts. We find that the financial literacy program has no effect on the likelihood of opening a bank savings account in the full sample, but do... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

partner levels. Firms therefore began aggressively hiring over the last four to five years, which in turn has significantly increased firm size and highlighted the limitations of existing partnership governance structures. Many firms... View Details
Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting
  • 12 Jun 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

They therefore contemplate a channel incentive program; a special promotion is planned, more trade promotion and advertising are planned, and channel margins are enhanced. This is channel management as most of us know it, but we might as... View Details
Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products
  • 02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising

requirement for operating in the country—sometimes requires creativity. A recent umbrella order took about three months to fill (“I guess there are no umbrellas in Cuba”), and even something as common as room upgrades requires oversight by View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
  • 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

show that independent retailers were actually harmed by the creation of entry barriers against large stores. Instead of simply reducing the number of new large stores entering a market, the entry barriers created the incentive for large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

implicit incentives in the form of sharp increases in employee termination linked to "excessive" use of decision rights. Consistent with these implicit incentives, we find that employees in tightly monitored business units are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

Review, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase the book: http://hbr.org/product/guide-to-managing-up-and-across/an/11126-PDF-ENG Empirical Observations on Incentives for Weight Loss Authors:Leslie John, George Lowenstein,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 04 Aug 2020
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How Business Can Advance Racial Equity

sectors. And then I think—perhaps a story that is still emerging—are asset allocators, sovereign funds, pension funds that are steadily embracing what are called, you know, ESG principles (environmental, social, governance criteria) and... View Details
  • January 2025
  • Case

Constitutional Fiction: John Miller & the Legitimacy of Family Constitutions

By: Lauren Cohen, Octavian Graf Pilati and Sophia Pan
John Miller sat reviewing his family’s Constitution, grappling with how best to implement and enforce its provisions. Designed to prevent ambiguity in governance, the Family Constitution set out core values and guidelines to promote harmony and cohesion among family... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Resolution; Perspective Taking; Liabilities; Family Business; Family Ownership; Business Growth and Maturation; Alignment; Cooperation; Attitudes; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Conflict Management; Conflict of Interests; Power and Influence; Perception; Trust; Perspective; Motivation and Incentives; Happiness; Identity; Goals and Objectives; Legal Liability; Contracts; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Family and Family Relationships; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
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  • 09 Aug 2016
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August 9, 2016

paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51309 Innovation under Regulatory Uncertainty: Evidence from Medical Technology By: Stern, Ariel Dora Abstract—This paper explores how the regulatory approval process affects innovation View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

Susanna Gallani, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We analyze the effects of a field experiment introducing a values-based 360-degree assessment system at an Indian retailer. The director intended to encourage store managers, rewarded based on high-powered View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

monetary incentive to join the company more quickly than originally planned. The case provides an opportunity to analyze negotiation strategy and the importance of emotional intelligence and effective interpersonal communication during a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 7

policy solutions, a challenging proposition in a politically polarized environment. This paper focuses on how CEOs engage in the political process to encourage government policies that will foster sustainability transitions and address... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

feature advertisements, and aisle displays) at the fiscal quarter end when they have greater incentive to boost earnings. Our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth earnings (Graham,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

those created by well-designed policy (the PPF). Specifically, this note analyzes how differences in governance structure, termination capabilities, funding mechanisms, and asset management policies created distinctly different financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne