Publications

April 2020
Teaching Note

Executive Compensation at Talent Partners

By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce G. Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 211-073. Talent Partners, a payroll service firm focused on actors in commercials, hired Paul Muratore to be its CEO in 2002. His compensation package included a fixed salary and a bundle of Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) that would... View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Stock Options; Compensation and Benefits

November 1989
Case

NYNEX: An Executive Development Process

By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen

Keywords: Executive Education; Leadership Development; Telecommunications Industry

2000
Chapter

The Taxation of Executive Compensation

By: Brian Hall and Jeffrey B. Liebman

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Taxation

Teaching Interest

Agribusiness Seminar - Executive Education

By: David E. Bell

In the agribusiness industry, every year brings new trends and challenges. While demand continues to grow, consumer needs shift, production challenges increase, and evolving technology impacts every part of the value chain. The complex... View Details

Teaching Interest

Executive Education: Driving Corporate Performance

By: Robert Simons

As companies strive to sustain a competitive advantage in a global economy, they must continue to assess their corporate mission and reset their strategic goals. Driving Corporate Performance is designed to help business leaders accurately... View Details

2000
Working Paper

Stock Options for Undiversified Executives

By: Brian Hall and Kevin J. Murphy

February 2002
Article

Stock Options for Undiversified Executives

By: Brian J. Hall and Kevin J. Murphy

Keywords: Management; Stock Options

2010
Book

The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge

By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble

Discover the best practices for executing any innovation initiative. View Details

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

financial crises, and weak intellectual property rights. HBS professors Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu, authors of the new book Winning in Emerging Markets: A Road Map for Strategy and Execution (Harvard Business Press), offer an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Oct 2006
Op-Ed

Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance

The latest corporate governance crisis is buried in the details of executive compensation contracts. Don't like the timing of the stock option grant you got or the strike price of the contract? No worries! It turns out that this is... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis

Research Summary

How Executives and Artists Approach Ill-Structured Problems

By: Gerald Zaltman

An ill-structured problem is one which is not routine, has no obvious best answer, and even the nature of the problem may be unclear. Ill-structured problems tend to be particularly significant when they arise. Using ZMET, this research investigates how experienced... View Details

Teaching Interest

Senior Executive Leadership Program - Middle East (SELPME)

By: Stefan H. Thomke

Change is everywhere in the Middle East today, as many countries seek to diversify their economies and encourage new industries. While the region's complexity includes distinct political and economic conditions in each country in addition to an uncertain global... View Details

March 2009 (Revised August 2009)
Exercise

Managing Your Own Human Capital: Executive Interview Exercise (2008)

By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

This note contains instructions for an exercise in which students interview C-level executives on how they have managed their careers. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Leadership Development

April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
Case

Executive Compensation at General Electric (A)

By: V.G. Narayanan and Michele Jurgens

Faced with falling share prices and the critical eye of the media focused on Jack Welch's retirement plan, newly appointed CEO Jeff Immelt had the challenge of reassessing GE as a leader of corporate integrity and good governance. Presents the changes Immelt initiated... View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Governing and Advisory Boards; Media; Governance; Corporate Accountability

Educators

January 1989 (Revised March 1990)
Case

Xerox Corp.: Executive Support Systems

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

April 1987 (Revised July 1989)
Case

Lockheed-Georgia Co.: Executive Information Systems

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Business Divisions; Information Technology Industry

March 1996
Supplement

Executive Shirt Company, Inc.: Analysis

By: Janice H. Hammond

Presents a follow-up. View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

Teaching Interest

Transforming Customer Experiences - Executive Education

By: Ryan W. Buell

In today's fast-growing service sector, a new set of frameworks are required to build a robust and competitive service business. Transforming Customer Experiences draws upon the latest research and insights to equip senior managers with a new toolkit for leading... View Details

Keywords: Service Delivery; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Loyalty; Quality; Employees; Service Models; Service Industry

October 2019
Supplement

Impax Laboratories: Executing Accretive Transactions (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher

Impax Laboratories was a technology-based pharmaceutical company that used a “dual platform” strategy to sell both generic and branded treatments. While Impax had grown organically for most of its history, it was beginning to use major acquisitions for growth. In the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Financial Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States