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Program for Research in Markets & Organizations - Doctoral

and a modest research stipend. As part of the community of researchers, students will participate in enrichment activities such as faculty lectures, professional development workshops, presentation opportunities, and social events.... View Details
  • October 2008
  • Article

Sociopolitical Dynamics in Relations Between Top Managers and Security Analysts: Favor Rendering, Reciprocity, and Analyst Stock Recommendations

By: James Westphal and Michael B. Clement
We examine how the disclosure of negative firm information may prompt top executives to render personal and professional favors for security analysts, who may reciprocate by rating firms relatively positively. We further examine how negative ratings may prompt... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Relationships; Power and Influence; Ethics
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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Learning by Doing: The Value of Experience and the Origins of Skill for Mutual Fund Managers

By: Elisabeth Kempf, Alberto Manconi and Oliver Spalt
Learning by doing matters for professional investors. We develop a new methodology to show that mutual fund managers outperform in industries where they have obtained experience on the job. The key to our identification strategy is that we look "inside" funds and... View Details
Keywords: Fund Managers; Experience and Expertise; Performance; Forecasting and Prediction
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  • May 2015
  • Case

China Yintai: Developing Shared Value in China

By: Christopher Marquis, Ying Zhang and Shiyu Yang
Under the leadership of CEO and President Shen Guojun, China Yintai was increasingly committed to philanthropic initiatives. Drawing upon his experience as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Mr. Shen saw the urgent need to build bridges between business practices... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; China
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  • 21 Oct 2021
  • News

Four Leadership Principles That Reflect the True Heart of Business

    Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: Transforming Resources into Performance

    In knowledge-based environments, teams must develop a systematic approach to integrating knowledge resources throughout the course of projects in order to perform effectively. Yet, many teams fail to do so. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, we examine... View Details

    • 25 Aug 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal

    maintain a company's culture."—Nabil N. El-Hage "The case highlights some interesting tensions and conflicts in the private equity business between generating wealth for the firm's investment professionals via the fee stream,... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services
    • 17 Feb 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

    Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant (Princeton University Press), looks at how craftsmen establish and fulfill professional identity while simultaneously skirting rules against the creation of personal artifacts... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • June 2016
    • Article

    Managing the High Intensity Workplace: An 'Always Available' Culture Breeds a Variety of Dysfunctional Behaviors

    By: Erin M. Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan
    People today are under intense pressure to be “ideal workers”—totally committed to their jobs and always on call. But after interviewing hundreds of professionals in many fields, the authors have concluded that selfless dedication to work is often unnecessary and... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Working Conditions; Work-Life Balance; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture
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    • Program

    Launching New Ventures

    required resources and support Recruit and develop the talent needed to support an entrepreneurial mindset and effort Balance vision and pragmatism as you pursue growth Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by... View Details
    • 26 Jun 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: June 26

    influential. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-068.pdf Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic Similarity among Professionals Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn and Katherine L. Milkman Abstract We... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 24 Feb 2023
    • Blog Post

    My Classroom Experience During Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program

    discussion groups; and trading stories of life experiences and sidesplitting tales of professional gaffes in the HBS courtyard. Whatever awaited me at Harvard Business School, I thought, would be unforgettable. The SVMP Class of 2022 met... View Details
    • Program

    Driving Digital Strategy

    omnichannel strategies Engage customers through digital, social, and mobile marketing Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds,... View Details
    • November 2023
    • Article

    When Executives Pledge Integrity: The Effect of the Accountant's Oath on Firms' Financial Reporting

    By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Caspar David Peter
    We study the effect of executives’ pledges of integrity on firms’ financial reporting outcomes by exploiting a 2016 regulation that requires holders of Dutch professional accounting degrees to pledge an integrity oath. We identify chief executive officers (CEOs) and... View Details
    Keywords: Integrity; Financial Reporting; Accounting; Earnings Management
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    • June 2012 (Revised October 2018)
    • Case

    Home Nursing of North Carolina

    By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
    Ari Medoff's (HBS '11) goal was to control his own professional destiny by owning his own company. His search identified a suitable acquisition in Home Nursing of North Carolina, and he had negotiated a purchase price of $3.5 million, or 4.2x trailing EBITDA. Medoff... View Details
    Keywords: Search Funds; Small Companies; Acquisitions; Negotiation; Medical Services; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Investment; Acquisition; Health Industry
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    • October 2010
    • Case

    CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation

    By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Shaohui Chen and Lisa Kwan
    China Data Group (CDG) is a leading business processes outsourcing company based in Beijing, China. Roc Yang, chairman of CDG, had to confront a dilemma when he discovered that one of his senior managers gave a gift to a potential client in an effort to win a large... View Details
    Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Management Practices and Processes; Emerging Markets; Negotiation Deal; Relationships; Networks; Societal Protocols; China
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    • 24 May 2010
    • News

    Doctoral Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

      Towards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting

      Journal of Accounting and Economics Vol. 55, No. 1 (February 2013), pp. 66–90.

      We investigate the effect of standard setters in standard setting. We examine how certain professional and political characteristics of FASB members and SEC commissioners... View Details
      • Program

      Building a Legacy

      mid-career professionals who face new investments or major life decisions. In this program, you will gain an in-depth understanding of best practices in family wealth management; explore the governance, structure, and investment... View Details
      • Program

      Agribusiness Seminar

      Adapt internal processes, cultures, and communication strategies to attract the next generation of innovators and leaders Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished... View Details
      Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture