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  • April 2008
  • Supplement

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (B)

By: Paul W. Marshall, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
In late November 2000, Chung Telecom Co., Ltd., the once-monopolized telecom operator owned by the Taiwanese government, was on its way to privatization. Mr. C.K. Mao, Chairman of the company, was headed the job only three months earlier, after its prior chairman... View Details
Keywords: State Ownership; Jobs and Positions; Monopoly; Privatization; Competition; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Labor and Management Relations; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Price; Status and Position; Telecommunications Industry; Public Administration Industry; Taiwan
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  • August 1992 (Revised September 2002)
  • Case

Star Distributors, Inc. (A)

By: David A. Thomas
Depicts the conflict and organizational problems that emerged in a franchise operation owned by Paul Logan, an African American, and John Heyman, a white American. Provides the opportunity to examine the ways in which race influences managerial behavior and... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Performance Effectiveness; Franchise Ownership; Race; Management Style; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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  • 29 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 29

Exchange Authors:F. Gino and F. Flynn Publication:Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract Five studies show that gift recipients are more appreciative receiving gifts they explicitly request than those they do... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Article

Why Do Pro Forma and Street Earnings Not Reflect Changes in GAAP? Evidence from SFAS 123R

By: Ian D. Gow, Mary E. Barth and Daniel Taylor
This study examines how key market participants—managers and analysts—responded to SFAS 123R's controversial requirement that firms recognize stock-based compensation expense. Despite mandated recognition of the expense, some firms' managers exclude it from pro forma... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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  • February 2011
  • Supplement

The Fox Islands Wind Project (B)

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Evan Richardson
Fox Island Wind Cooperative faces criticism from local residents. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Cooperative Ownership; Business and Community Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry; Maine
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  • 05 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

psychological mechanism whereby price format determines how many product attributes are actively processed at the time of valuation. Three studies support the hypothesis that price partitioning acts as an incentive to process multiple... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Oct 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

of direct oversight of management by owners—an important element of owners' capitalism—through the vehicle of private equity ownership is the answer. Adrian Grigoriu maintains that "A private ownership... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 02 Jan 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?

successful and unsuccessful experiences with teams. Improper uses of teams were cited. Phil Clark said that "Often teams are formed to 'look good' but truly are not teams Ownership of the outcome is directly related to the success of a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 22 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: November 22

psychology that accounts for behaviors inconsistent with ethical beliefs and describe how people reconcile their immoral actions with their ethical goals through the process of moral disengagement. We then examine how the mind selectively... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jun 2012
  • Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

most likely to occur," Toffel says. (In related research, Pierce and Toffel have investigated two other factors associated with leniency of vehicle testing facilities: the other business lines these facilities are engaged in, and their governance and View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto
  • 30 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

ownership patterns that help to explain the dispersion. For instance, government-owned organizations tend to receive low management scores across all the sectors and countries in the study. "They are particularly weak at... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

August 14, 2017 Harvard Business Review Study: More Frequent Sales Quotas Help Volume but Hurt Profits By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53137 July 2017 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2005
  • Chapter

The New International Property Rights: Can the Foreign Investor Rely on Them?

By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Property; Rights; Foreign Direct Investment; Trust
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  • January 2010
  • Teaching Note

IFRS in China (TN)

By: Karthik Ramanna
Teaching Note for [110037]. View Details
Keywords: Planning; Adoption; State Ownership; Corporate Disclosure; Interests; Economic Growth; Financial Reporting; Standards; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Power and Influence; China
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  • March 2023
  • Case

Between Two Minds: The Staglin Family

By: Lauren Cohen, Ronnie Stangler and Grace Headinger
Garen Staglin, Founder and Chairman of One Mind, reflected on his life’s work in brain health. As he contemplated stepping down in the next few years, he weighed how to pass along this legacy to his son, Brandon Staglin, the impetus behind and next generation of the... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Well-being; Management Succession; Family Ownership; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry
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  • 30 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 30, 2008

disbursements are relatively more staggered. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://www.nber.org/papers/w14074 Attitude-Dependent Altruism, Turnout and Voting Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper presents a goal-oriented model of political participation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

specific mechanics, he is chosen directly or indirectly by the very people he is expected to lead. In addition, his peers also have an ownership interest in the firm. So unlike the senior executives in a corporation, who defer to their... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
  • July 2022
  • Teaching Note

Arçelik (A), (B): From a Dealer Network to an Omnichannel Experience

By: Ayelet Israeli, Fares Khrais and Menna Hassan
Arçelik Turkey, the country’s market leader in household appliances, was at an omnichannel crossroads in January 2020. Arçelik was a B2B player utilizing a dealership network with an umbrella of brands and had one of the largest brick-and-mortar store networks in... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Bricks And Mortar; Franchise Management; Franchising; Dealer Network; Dealers; B2B; B2B2C; Tradition; Culture Change; Cultural Adaptation; Omnichannel; Omnichannel Retail; Omni-channel; Omnichannel Retailing; Sales Channels; Sales Channel Development; Channel Management; Channels Of Distribution; Marketplace; Platforms; Collaboration; Online Channel; Online Data; Online Sales; Online Shopping; Online; Retail; Retailing; Disruption; Transformation; Franchise Ownership; Change Management; Partners and Partnerships; Consumer Behavior; Sales; Internet and the Web; Marketing Strategy; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Organizational Culture; Distribution Channels; Digital Transformation; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Turkey
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  • 18 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

Hedonic Treadmill, One Step at a Time: The Impact of Regular Religious Practice and Exercise on Well-Being Authors:Daniel Mochon, Michael I. Norton, and Dan Ariely Publication:Journal of Economic Psychology 29 (2008): 632-642 Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing

eleven thousand dollars count. Car-sharing is now a familiar concept, but creative companies are making it possible for their clients to share ownership and access to just about everything, from villas and handbags to dogs and French... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton

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