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  • 15 Aug 2006
  • First Look

First Look: August 15, 2006

contingent reserves, and reserve dependent output costs. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-010.pdf Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

could not afford them. The executives were far from naive, however, about how tough it can be to create the corporate conditions that also foster social good. When a CEO tries to extend the company mission beyond short-term quarterly... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Dec 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019

women back in the workplace. Now, researchers add a new twist: They can even cause women to question their own abilities. How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely Letting independent workers choose their locations can boost... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
  • Case

Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)

By: Lynn S. Paine
In the early 1990s Sears faced and allegations by the California Department of Consumer Affairs that the company's auto repair centers had been overbilling customers and making unnecessary repairs. Top management must evaluate the problem and come up with a plan to... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams; Employees; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
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  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Hard Choices

that the system is today less popular than it once was. There are other reasons, as well, that could be covered in a different, longer speech. But we should all keep in mind that the benefits of capitalism are not so obviously and... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
  • 14 May 2024
  • Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship

products and services, large companies have bought into the success of the trend by making bold “100% sustainable” statements about their business models. However, concerns over greenwashing – a term referring to misleading claims about View Details
  • February 1996 (Revised November 1996)
  • Case

Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem

By: Joseph L. Bower and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Viacom has reached a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and very bold acquisitions. Now its further expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdock's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Entertainment; Global Strategy; Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

the Corporate Image Gary Works Photograph Album Resources Research Links Films & TV Bibliography From the Director Site Credits Special Collections Search Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion... View Details
  • 29 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

  Working PapersProduct Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges Are the Benefits Authors:Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard Abstract The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy

not benefit the company, individuals will undertake the task, but it will not have any effect on corporate performance. In contrast, when the task benefits the company but does... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 05 Dec 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

Summing Up When Does Friction Trump Scale in the Corporate Life Cycle? This month's column raised the issue of size limits on an organization's ability to compete In today's global economy. The specific case in point was Walmart and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

    Carl C. Icahn

    Throughout his career, Icahn specialized in and greatly benefited from orchestrating complex financial transactions including arbitrage. At the height of the “go-go eighties,” Icahn became a quintessential Wall Street View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • 30 Nov 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU

    Keywords: by Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    Do U.S. Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies

    By: Joseph J. Gerakos, Joseph D. Piotroski and Suraj Srinivasan
    This paper examines the extent that interactions with U.S. markets impact the compensation practices of non-U.S. firms. Using a sample of large U.K. companies, we find that the total compensation of U.K. CEOs is positively related to the extent of the firm's... View Details
    Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Management Practices and Processes; Motivation and Incentives; United Kingdom; United States
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    • 01 Mar 2006
    • News

    Second Acts

    When Glen Meakem (MBA ’91) couldn’t persuade his employer, General Electric, that he was on to a hot idea to revamp corporate purchasing using the Internet, he quit and started his own firm, FreeMarkets, which charted the way for... View Details
    Keywords: e-commerce; B2B; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
    • 06 Dec 2010
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets

    entrepreneurs are innovating products to attract the emerging middle class. Such innovations could potentially benefit consumers living in mature markets. How Important Are Relations With The Host Country? HBS Cases: Looking Behind... View Details
    • 23 Feb 2023
    • News

    In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot

    part of that evolution—as the cofounder of a professional services firm, an investor, a developer, and a corporate board member. “The challenge and the opportunity is to work to ensure all Pittsburghers View Details
    Keywords: April White
    • 02 Mar 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision

    implications. In this excerpt, they discuss how corporate managers should consider the interaction of open source and proprietary on software they develop and use. Implications For Corporate Managers Be... View Details
    Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Mark Schankerman; Technology
    • 04 Apr 2005
    • What Do You Think?

    Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

    the phenomenon in large, publicly-listed business organizations. What are the causes? As Simon Griffiths puts it, "While we continue to focus on the short term, we will lose the benefits of working for the long term. Wisdom is only... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 04 Oct 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

    of treating the topic of e-commerce with awe and confusion, we can now discuss the subject more objectively." What follows is an excerpt from his new book, Implementing E-commerce Strategies: A Guide to Corporate Success after the... View Details
    Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein