Corporate Governance - Publications - Faculty & Research

November–December 1991
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Advice and Dissent: Rating the Corporate Governance Compact

By: C. R. Wharton, J. W. Lorsch and L. Hanson

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Information

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30 Oct 2013
Conference Presentation

Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy

By: Dante Roscini

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2009
Book

Experiments in Financial Democracy: Corporate Governance and Financial Development in Brazil, 1882-1950

By: Aldo Musacchio

In Experiments in Financial Democracy, I challenge the idea that it was colonial institutions that sent Brazil, a civil law country, down a particular path of corporate governance and finance. Detailed archival research reveals significantly different patterns of... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business History; Business and Shareholder Relations; Brazil

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August 2011 (Revised October 2015)
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Boardroom Battle Behind Bars: Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings—A Corporate Governance Drama

By: William C. Kirby and Tracy Yuen Manty

Despite widespread news of the incarceration of Gome Electronics' CEO, Huang Guangyu, Bain Capital felt they carefully undertook due diligence before making a significant investment in the company. The venture capital firm was confident that it and the current... View Details

Keywords: China; Legal Aspects Of Business; Corruption; Risk; Corporate Governance; Crime and Corruption; Power and Influence; Risk Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Venture Capital; Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Values and Beliefs; Private Equity; China

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January 2024 (Revised November 2024)
Technical Note

Legal Analysis: Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors

By: Louis Caldera

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1998
Working Paper

Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu

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June 2003 (Revised June 2003)
Background Note

M & A Legal Context: Basic Framework for Corporate Governance

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Constance E. Bagley and James Quinn

Students are introduced to the basic framework for corporate governance. Begins by describing the complex role of the modern corporation, then proceeds by discussing the fiduciary duties to which a board of trustees is bound (duty of care, duty of loyalty, etc.), and... View Details

Keywords: Framework; Corporate Governance

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Empirical Research in Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance

By: Suraj Srinivasan

This course is a survey of financial accounting research intended for doctoral students. The primary purpose of the course is to introduce fundamental research themes and methodologies used in empirical financial accounting research. Participants will become... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

The topic of governance is hot. Shareholders, managers, and business advisors are demanding improved governance of (typically public) companies by strengthening their boards of directors and developing more... View Details

March 2020
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Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior

By: Akash Chattopadhyay, Matthew D. Shaffer and Charles C.Y. Wang

After decades of deprioritizing shareholders' economic interests and low corporate profitability, Japan introduced the JPX-Nikkei400 in 2014. The index highlighted the country's "best-run" companies by annually selecting the 400 most profitable of its large and liquid... View Details

Keywords: JPX-Nikkei 400 Index; Status Incentives; Return On Equity; Capital Efficiency; Social Norms; Index Inclusion; Reputation Incentives; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Governance; Behavior; Investment Return; Status and Position; Japan

2013
White Paper

Building and Governing a Democratic Federation: The ActionAid International Story

By: Sherine Jayawickrama and Alnoor Ebrahim

This report examines the governance model and reform process of an international nongovernmental organization (INGO), ActionAid International (AAI). It describes the evolution of AAI's governance model and draws key lessons for peer INGOs. The paper is based on a... View Details

Keywords: Governance; NGO; Accountability; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Non-Governmental Organizations

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22 Aug 2017
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Governance through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior in Japan

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Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; Corporate Governance; Globalized Economies and Regions

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08 Apr 2013
News

Ray Lane, Hewlett-Packard, and the State of Corporate Governance

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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors Course Number 2010 Baker Foundation Professor Lynn Paine Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Exam Click here for a sample syllabus for this... View Details

2014
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Governing Misvalued Firms

By: Dalida Kadyrzhanova and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

Equity overvaluation is thought to create the potential for managerial misbehavior, while monitoring and corporate governance curb misbehavior. We combine these two insights from the literatures on misvaluation and governance to ask, when does governance matter?... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Performance; Corporate Governance

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