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    Randolph B. Cohen

    Randolph B. (Randy) Cohen is the MBA Class of 1975 Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Management in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. Cohen’s main research focus has been the identification of top investment managers and the prediction of manager... View Details

    Keywords: financial services; investment banking industry
    • September–October 2020
    • Article

    Social-Impact Efforts That Create Real Value

    By: George Serafeim
    Until the mid-2010s few investors paid attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data—information about companies’ carbon footprints, labor policies, board makeup, and so forth. Today the data is widely used by investors. How can organizations create... View Details
    Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Management; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Disclosure; ESG Disclosure Metrics; ESG Ratings; ESG Reporting; Social Impact; Impact Measurement; Social Innovation; Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategy; Social Enterprise; Society; Accounting; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; Chemical Industry; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; North America; Europe; Japan; Australia
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    Serafeim, George. "Social-Impact Efforts That Create Real Value." Harvard Business Review 98, no. 5 (September–October 2020): 38–48.
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    Advanced Management Program

    Letter of Reference To gain a deeper understanding of your background and your potential as a leader, we require a letter of reference from a senior executive within your organization, a board member, or an HBS graduate familiar with your... View Details
    • April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
    • Case

    Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital

    By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
    Lex Service company has grown into a large multidivisional company with a substantial capital budget. In 1993, the board was reviewing its capital budgeting procedures. Specifically, it sought to determine the company's cost of capital and whether it should use... View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost of Capital; Equity; Capital Budgeting
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    Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Case 296-003, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
    • November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
    • Case

    Merchant Card Services, Inc. (A)

    By: Constance E. Bagley and David Lane
    Explores the interaction between a venture capital firm that negotiates a good deal for itself and the portfolio company that seeks to extricate itself from its obligations. Exemplifies the potential conflicts between the fiduciary duty of board members and the... View Details
    Keywords: Negotiation Deal; Legal Liability; Conflict and Resolution; Financial Services Industry
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    Bagley, Constance E., and David Lane. "Merchant Card Services, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-042, November 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
    • 27 Jan 2015
    • News

    Airline profits soar yet no relief for passengers

    • 09 Mar 2016
    • News

    Time for a shake-up at United Airlines

      Summer R. Jackson

      Summer Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Management in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches LEAD in the MBA required curriculum.

      Professor Jackson is an organizational ethnographer... View Details

        Matthew C. Weinzierl

        Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development at Harvard Business School, where he is the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration in the... View Details

        Keywords: aerospace
        • August 2016 (Revised May 2017)
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        eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014

        By: David B. Yoffie and Eric Baldwin
        This case explores Carl Icahn's attack on eBay, starting in January 2014. The case examines how John Donahoe, CEO of eBay, should respond to Icahn's demand that eBay spin off PayPal and accept Icahn's two nominees to the board of directors. View Details
        Keywords: Activist Shareholder; Activist Investors; Technology; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; Retail Industry
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        Yoffie, David B., and Eric Baldwin. "eBay vs. Carl Icahn, 2014." Harvard Business School Case 717-417, August 2016. (Revised May 2017.)
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        Kelly Kung

        Kelly wants to help students explore opportunities available to HBS students in finance (New York, London) and start-ups (founder, joiner). Having worked across private equity, investment banking and start-ups, Kelly can provide insights into how these industries... View Details

          Joseph L. Badaracco

          Joseph L. Badaracco is the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses on business ethics, strategy, and management in the School's MBA and executive programs.
           
          Badaracco is a graduate of St. Louis... View Details

            Robin J. Ely

            Robin Ely is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change.... View Details

            • August 2006 (Revised July 2007)
            • Background Note

            Governance of the Family Business

            By: John A. Davis
            Reviews the ways to achieve governance of the family business. Points out the importance of plans (e.g., strategic plans), statements (e.g., mission statements), policies, rules, and agreements to the governance process. Discusses the roles of three structures in... View Details
            Keywords: Family Business; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Mission and Purpose
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            Davis, John A. "Governance of the Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-022, August 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
            • May 2013
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            Altius Golf and the Fighter Brand

            By: Robert J. Dolan and Sunru Yong
            Altius Golf is the clear leader in the golf ball market despite a long-term decline in the number of golfers and a drop in sales following the financial crisis. The firm has maintained its position by introducing generations of advanced, super-premium golf balls that... View Details
            Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Competitive Advantage; Decision Choices and Conditions; Distribution Channels; Sports; Financial Crisis; Brands and Branding; Segmentation; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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            Dolan, Robert J., and Sunru Yong. "Altius Golf and the Fighter Brand." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-578, May 2013.

              Leonard A. Schlesinger

              Leonard A. Schlesinger is Baker Foundation Professor at the Harvard Business School where he serves as Chair of the School’s Practice based faculty and faculty Chair of the MBA Field Global Immersion program. He has served as a member of the HBS faculty from 1978 to... View Details

              • July 2016
              • Case

              'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company

              By: Ian Gow, Suraj Srinivasan and Neeraj Goyal
              In November 2014, The Dow Chemical Company was faced with the prospect of a proxy battle with prominent hedge fund and activist investor Third Point Management. The activist had criticized Dow’s recent performance and advocated that the company split itself to maximize... View Details
              Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry
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              Gow, Ian, Suraj Srinivasan, and Neeraj Goyal. "'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company." Harvard Business School Case 117-029, July 2016.
              • November 2018 (Revised October 2019)
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              Rebuilding Puerto Rico

              By: Laura Alfaro, Laura Phillips Sawyer and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
              On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria swept over Puerto Rico, devastating the island’s infrastructure and agriculture. The natural disaster was layered atop years of mounting financial distress. Before the hurricane, Puerto Rico had accumulated $74 billion in debt and... View Details
              Keywords: Natural Disasters; Financial Crisis; Infrastructure; Borrowing and Debt; Economy; Strategic Planning; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Puerto Rico
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              Alfaro, Laura, Laura Phillips Sawyer, and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason. "Rebuilding Puerto Rico." Harvard Business School Case 719-018, November 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
              • November 2011
              • Article

              Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors

              By: Feng Li and Suraj Srinivasan
              We examine CEO compensation, CEO retention policies, and M&A decisions in firms where founders serve as a director with a non-founder CEO (founder-director firms). We find that founder-director firms offer a different mix of incentives to their CEOs than other firms.... View Details
              Keywords: Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Retention; Policy; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Wages; United States
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              Li, Feng, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors." Journal of Financial Economics 102, no. 2 (November 2011): 454–469.
              • December 1961 (Revised January 1994)
              • Case

              Plowman Poultry Farm

              By: Samuel L. Hayes III
              A poultry farmer wanted to expand production greatly and sought a large extension of his line of credit from his bank in addition to his existing loan on which he had not made payment. The Board of Directors must review a detailed account of events leading to this... View Details
              Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financing and Loans; Commercial Banking; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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              Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Plowman Poultry Farm." Harvard Business School Case 262-003, December 1961. (Revised January 1994.)
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