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Socialization at the Top: How CEOs and Subordinates Develop Interpersonal Contracts
By: John J. Gabarro
Gabarro, John J. "Socialization at the Top: How CEOs and Subordinates Develop Interpersonal Contracts." Organizational Dynamics 7, no. 3 (Winter 1979).
- Article
A Theory of Predation Based on Agency Problems in Financial Contracting
By: David S. Scharfstein and Patrick Bolton
Scharfstein, David S., and Patrick Bolton. "A Theory of Predation Based on Agency Problems in Financial Contracting." American Economic Review 80, no. 1 (March 1990).
- September 1992
- Case
Star Cablevision Group (C): Responding to a Credit Market Contraction
Third case in a series of six cases. This case describes the company as it adjusts to a credit market contraction. View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Star Cablevision Group (C): Responding to a Credit Market Contraction." Harvard Business School Case 293-038, September 1992.
- 01 Aug 2018
- News
Nobel Prize Winner Joins Blockchain Startup To Fix Smart Contracts
Keywords: blockchain
- 2000
- Working Paper
Contractibility and Asset Ownership: On-Board Computers and Governance in US Trucking
By: George P. Baker and Thomas Hubbard
Baker, George P., and Thomas Hubbard. "Contractibility and Asset Ownership: On-Board Computers and Governance in US Trucking." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 7634, April 2000.
- Article
Contracting in a Supply Chain with Stochastic Demand and Substitute Products
By: Santiago Kraiselburd, V.G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman
Kraiselburd, Santiago, V.G. Narayanan, and Ananth Raman. "Contracting in a Supply Chain with Stochastic Demand and Substitute Products." Production and Operations Management 13, no. 1 (March 2004).
- 1982
- Article
The Contraction Mapping Approach to the Perron-Frobenius Theory: Why Hilbert's Metric?
By: Elon Kohlberg and John W. Pratt
Kohlberg, Elon, and John W. Pratt. "The Contraction Mapping Approach to the Perron-Frobenius Theory: Why Hilbert's Metric?" Mathematics of Operations Research, no. 7 (1982): 198–210.
- 2010
- Article
Budgeting, Psychological Contracts, and Budgetary Misreporting
By: Susanna Gallani, Ranjani Krishnan, Eric J. Marinich and Michael D. Shields
This study examines the effect of psychological contract breach on budgetary misreporting. Psychological contracts are mental models or schemas that govern how employees understand their exchange relationships with their employers. Psychological contract breach leads... View Details
Gallani, Susanna, Ranjani Krishnan, Eric J. Marinich, and Michael D. Shields. "Budgeting, Psychological Contracts, and Budgetary Misreporting." Management Science 65, no. 6 (June 2019): 2924–2945.
- November 2004
- Article
Contractibility and Asset Ownership: On-Board Computers and Governance in US Trucking
By: George P. Baker and Thomas Hubbard
Keywords: Assets; Ownership; Technology; Governance; Contracts; Transportation Industry; United States
Baker, George P., and Thomas Hubbard. "Contractibility and Asset Ownership: On-Board Computers and Governance in US Trucking." Quarterly Journal of Economics 119, no. 4 (November 2004).
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Giving back is part of the social contract for any business
Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details
- April 2013
- Teaching Note
Konys, Inc. (TN)
By: Deishin Lee and Tunay Tunca
This case describes the sourcing policy for a consumer electronics company. The company must decide how to structure contracts with their supplier—using a purchase contract, an option contract, or combination of the two. The company can also buy from the spot market.... View Details
- 1981
- Other Unpublished Work
Comet Energy (B) DoD Incentive Contracting - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox and Louis B. Smith
- Aug 2015
- Conference Presentation
Familiar vs. Trusted Partners: Relationship Length and Strength In Interfirm Contract Design
By: Ranjay Gulati, Martina Luetkewitte and Thomas Mellewigt
- 1999
- Working Paper
Enterprise Design: A Task Structure Plus a Contract Structure - Chapter 8
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim Clark
- 1981
- Other Unpublished Work
Comet Energy (A) DoD Incentive Contracting - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox and Louis B. Smith
- 08 Sep 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Through the Grapevine: Network Effects on the Design of Executive Compensation Contracts
Keywords: by Susanna Gallani
- February 2019 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Populism in Bolivia: From Goni's Neoliberal Shock to Evo's Oil Contract Renegotiations
By: Vincent Pons, Rafael Di Tella and Annelena Lobb
Pons, Vincent, Rafael Di Tella, and Annelena Lobb. "Populism in Bolivia: From Goni's Neoliberal Shock to Evo's Oil Contract Renegotiations." Harvard Business School Case 719-001, February 2019. (Revised March 2019.)
- spring 1990
- Article
Testing the Optimality of a Performance Evaluation Measure for a Gainsharing Contract
By: S. Datar, R. Banker and M. Mazur
Datar, S., R. Banker, and M. Mazur. "Testing the Optimality of a Performance Evaluation Measure for a Gainsharing Contract." Contemporary Accounting Research 6, no. 2 (spring 1990): 809–824.
- Research Summary
Contract Rights and Risk Aversion: Foreign Banks and the Mexican Economy, 1997-2004
In 1997 Mexicos banking laws were reformed, allowing foreign banks, for the first time since the nineteenth century, to purchase controlling interests in the countrys largest banks. Foreign banks controlled 16 percent of Mexican bank assets in March 1997. By June... View Details