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  • 12 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 12

experiment to examine the effect of management fiduciary duties on equity‐debt conflicts. A 1991 Delaware bankruptcy ruling changed the nature of corporate directors' fiduciary duties in firms incorporated in that state. This change... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 8

  PublicationsConcentrating on Governance Authors:Dalida Kadyrzhanova, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract This paper develops a novel trade-off view of corporate governance. Using a simple model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Sep 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?

firms to 400 to 1 just prior to the current economic meltdown, because pay for performance most often applies only to a small cadre of managers in many organizations. Further, pay for performance, when structured poorly, is believed to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 29 Sep 2015
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September 29, 2015

identity and reputation, acting as a “federated republic.” Research limitations/implications—The new and combined application of the Heritage Quotient framework and the Corporate Brand Identity Matrix in the Heritage Brand Identity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

China‘s income inequality has risen rapidly over that same time frame, Vietnam‘s has only grown moderately. Structural and socio-cultural determinants fail to account for these divergent pathways. Existing political variables are also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Lesson from the Fall

"...But the good news is your old Enron stock has become a high-priced collectible." © 2008 www.cartoonstock.com Nearly seven years after its collapse, Enron continues to fascinate those interested in corporate leadership and governance.... View Details
Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • 01 Dec 2004
  • News

A Life by Design

inspiration from Margaret J. Wheatley’s Leadership and the New Science, a challenging scientific examination of change, leadership, and the structure of groups. Ross’ penchant for eclectic reading fortuitously led her to a new way of... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade
  • 04 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 4

  Working PapersThe Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Corporate Tax Avoidance Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This study investigates how private equity ownership affects View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 May 2014
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First Look: May 6

August 2013 Management Science The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance By: Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Abstract—We investigate the effect of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

rescue a leading energy corporation from ever-increasing debt and a lack of executive accountability, he faced an uphill battle. Not only had he never before stepped into the role of CEO, he also had no experience in the rapidly evolving... View Details
  • 17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17

knowledge-intensive multinational corporation suggest that reluctance to speak up, even with pro-organizational suggestions, is driven by specific implicit theories about speaking up in hierarchies. Study 2 uses open-ended survey... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

structurally attractive for soft drink firms, and b) if so, how can Pepsi best "catch-up" with Coca-Cola in a given market. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

organizational units and corporations are likely to match the boundaries of underlying technological modules. (This correspondence is called "mirroring.") In this article, I explain the concept of modularity and describe how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jan 2022
  • In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

power sharing—the structural redistribution of resources from the hands of the few to the many—is essential. It must take place within companies too. Research indicates that corporations have contributed to... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
  • 10 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 10

in terms of both the bankruptcy code and the cultural attitudes toward corporate restructuring. This case can fit into an introductory course in a module on capital structure and the tradeoff between the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

of the American Marketing Association's 2010 Sports Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award. The power of "The Rings"—the brand power of the Olympics—derives from the global recognition of the five rings (representing the five continents), the wide array of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports
  • 20 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

beneficiaries," wrote Werker in an e-mail from Liberia, where he was conducting another study.   The World Bank was a necessary subject for investigating such issues, continued Werker.  "While the consequences of bad corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

without informing other departments, leading to waste and duplication. Respect among peers declined. Employees regularly went to the press to air grievances, reinforcing the BBC's culture of blame.— Rosabeth Moss Kanter BBC: In 1999, the British Broadcasting View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/articles/2010/fall/52118/how-to-do-well-and-do-good/ Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors Authors:Feng Li and Suraj Srinivasan Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

outsider's view to challenge the status quo. Given the string of ethical failures of corporations around the world in recent years-from BP to GM to JPMorgan Chase-it's clear that leaders not only need to act more responsibly themselves,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel