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- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
specific case of Acme, sack the guy If the contract is watertight, be prepared to fight." In chastising those taking a more tentative position, Phil Clark asked, "Is leadership (presumably referring to that of both the CEO and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Profile
Ben Steiner
the phone with VCs, and negotiating contracts with suppliers. I had one sectionmate who had used Zipcars and wanted to take the idea to the next level of efficiency. He’s founded a company called RelayRides that will allow anyone to rent... View Details
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
employees so they would be viable candidates for jobs long after they left the company. It developed systems to promote employee innovation as well as offering flexible work options such as part time work so employees could focus on... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
allows bank depositors to remain "sleepy": they do not have to pay attention to transient fluctuations in the market value of bank assets. In contrast, shadow banks create money-like claims by giving their investors an early exit View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
Research Symposium on May 20, Narayanan described some problems common both to major corporations and Mom-and-Pop shops, and offered practical solutions based on his new research. Contract incompleteness is one reason why control problems... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
April 2016 Review of Economic Studies Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring By: Stanton, Christopher, and Catherine Thomas Abstract—Online markets for remote labor services allow workers and firms to contract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
results suggest for-profit insurers are likelier than not-for-profit insurers to exercise market power when they possess it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55635 forthcoming Journal of Accounting Research Fraud Allegations and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
external CEO is probably the 'easiest, politically correct' option . . . where there would typically be two or three close [internal] contenders for the top job." A number of ways of meeting these challenges were suggested. Klopack's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
pricing model, you can try a tiered pricing structure. Option 1: Refundable deposit paid up front plus a loyalty discount. Option 2: Equity participation (noncontrolling stake) plus volume discounts. View Details
- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
when they radically restructured their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The new CBA instituted a uniform cap (as well as a floor) on team payrolls. It also set maximums and minimums for individual contracts and declared many more... View Details
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘The Art of Negotiation’
was the shyest person Dell had ever met. "Almost seven feet tall and all kneecaps and elbows, he couldn't bring himself to look at me." Dell was getting nowhere trying to explain the unfairness of the contract clause that gave the pro... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael A. Wheeler
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
options to assist people with substance use issues. Then he learned that there were better treatments available—a category of interventions known as contingency management, which offer motivational incentives for staying sober. “But no... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
case:http://hbr.org/search/513058-PDF-ENG Konys, Inc. Lee, Deishin, and Tunay I. TuncaHarvard Business School Case 613-065 This case describes the sourcing policy for a consumer electronics company. The company must decide how to structure View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The End of the Noncompete Clause
noncompete clauses that could limit their work options should they decide to move to a new company—or even start a company themselves. Kevin Johnson (MBA 1986), who has worked for both large tech companies and small startups, wants to... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- Profile
Mina Kazanlieva
situations. "We were value investors and were active throughout the economic cycle." Leadership made personal For Mina, getting an MBA was driven by both professional and personal motivations. "When you evaluate investments," she says,... View Details
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
Working PapersNone this week. Cases & Course MaterialsArtisan Entertainment Inc. Harvard Business School Case 207-067 Geoff Rehnert and Marc Wolpow have left Bain Capital to launch Audax Group. As part of their separation, they have been granted 90-day View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
undertake coordinated action despite the fact that they are often composed of very diverse units; and the role families play in these organizations. Court systems, contract law, stock markets, accounting standards, and other elements that... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
Porteus Abstract—We extend the Clark–Scarf serial multi-echelon inventory model to include procuring production inputs under short-term take-or-pay contracts at one or more stages. In each period, each such stage has the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
adult decision maker. Finally, we list a set of open questions that could be profitably addressed by future research. Social Preferences and Strategic Uncertainty: An Experiment on Markets and Contracts Authors:Marco Piovesan, Antonio... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2017
- News
Pioneer Spirit
engaged, which led him to exploring government contracts. First came several contracts with the US Postal Service to produce lobby desks, which were followed by several deals to build waterproof plywood shipping containers for gas masks... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman