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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Hierarchy's Last Stand
underperform and be overcompensated. A caricature, but sadly still true: consider the enormous pay packages for CEOs in companies that lose money. Shareholder protests (such as those in the United Kingdom), voting against compensation... View Details
- 02 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
from shareholders to make changes that you know will threaten the long-term future of your company. This situation reflects the experiences of Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever. On the second season of my podcast Deep Purpose, I... View Details
- June 2025
- Case
Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
On January 27, 2025, the head of a relatively small hedge fund named Late Apex Partners sent a highly critical letter to the board of directors of Vail Resorts, the world’s largest ski resort operator. In his letter, and the 88-slide presentation that accompanied his... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Finance; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Governance; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Leading Change; Valuation; Investment Activism; Climate Change; Management Succession; Financial Management; Risk Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Travel Industry; United States; Australia; Canada
Esty, Benjamin C., and Edward A. Meyer. "Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)." Harvard Business School Case 225-082, June 2025.
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
United States. But because most American corporations are currently designed and mandated to fulfill dA [the drive to acquire] exclusively, both top management and shareholders might object to incurring any costs in Mexico beyond those... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
respond to a revised proposal from two private equity firms to take the company private. In November of 2006, the Board had unanimously approved an offer of $37.60 per share after going through intense negotiations with numerous firms, but institutional View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
practice. What keeps you up at night? Right now, I’m thinking a lot about the preservation of our balance sheet and cash position. Whatever spending we have ongoing, it clearly has to be for the highest shareholder value. We have... View Details
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409002 OppenheimerFunds and Take-Two Interactive (A) Harvard Business School Case 408-074 Describes the dilemma faced by Emmanuel Ferreira, a fund manager at OppenheimerFunds. As the largest View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CVS Health
prescriptions annually, and has supported 28 million patient visits through MinuteClinic since its inception. Ultimately, this one-of-a-kind, integrated business model is focused on creating superior value for patients, payers and providers, while driving continued... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
business that can help the poor while remaining economically viable is in keeping with Ayala’s career shift away from the for-profit focus on maximizing shareholder value. In his new venture, he told BusinessWorld, “We want to maximize... View Details
- July 1993
- Case
Richardson Hindustan Limited (Abridged)
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Deals with the problems of a country manager building and balancing a constituency relationship. Explicitly examines the demands and responsiveness of four major constituencies: corporate headquarters; the national organization; the Indian government; and the public... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business and Government Relations; Adoption; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; India
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Richardson Hindustan Limited (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 394-025, July 1993.
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
financial measures makes little sense. All the financial incentives in the world won't transform CEOs into better decision makers. And bad decisions can bring companies down. Boards have an obligation to shareholders to ensure that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
always insist on the highest standards. Indian companies had begun to wake up to this problem even before the crisis in corporate America. They have also observed how shareholder value multiplies in those Indian companies that adhere to... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
changes made over the previous year to address concerns expressed by proxy advisors and some shareholders about Hikma’s reliance on a combined chairman/CEO position, the long tenure of some directors, and the company’s approach to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
viewed as mavericks, outside the mainstream. Companies are being pressured by foreign shareholders and competitive challenges. Many Japanese companies now have 25% of their stock owned by foreigners. In the case of the government, part of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
complete abandonment of the current system. Download the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/W13213 Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy Authors:Mihir A. Desai and Li Jin Abstract This paper employs heterogeneity in institutional View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
prioritize social benefits over shareholder reward. CEOs adding their signature to the pledge included Apple's Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, IBM's Ginni Rometty, and GM's Mary Barra. Moving corporate social... View Details
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
alternative explanations for some important empirical observations in IB, such as bunching and second-mover advantage in market entries. 2006 Journal of Financial Economics How Do Staggered Boards Affect Shareholder Value? Evidence from a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
forward, he concluded, there are still some old rules that need to be lifted (state shareholdings protect European airlines from takeovers, for example), but a new Europe enters the twenty-first century headed in the right direction. View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
working-class people to earn interest on their savings, and become part owners in the process. “This is a model that was designed for stakeholder value, although people didn’t call it that 200 years ago,” Cummings notes. But there’s new resonance in the modern era, “at... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Peter Harf, MBA 1974
detergent part of Benckiser public. Subsequently, in 1999, this company merged with Reckitt & Colman, forming Reckitt Benckiser. The new firm thrived, reaching a total shareholder return of 16.5 percent per year over a period of 10 years.... View Details