Publications

August–October 2003
Article

The Economic Performance of Regions

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Economics; Performance

May 2013
Article

The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

By now most companies have sustainability programs. They're cutting carbon emissions, reducing waste, and otherwise enhancing operational efficiency. But a mishmash of sustainability tactics does not add up to a sustainable strategy. To endure, a strategy must address... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Innovation; Environment; Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility; Governance; Strategy; Value; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention

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2010
Working Paper

Investment Taxation and Portfolio Performance

By: Daniel B. Bergstresser and Jeffrey Pontiff

Taxes have a first-order impact on portfolio returns. Most research mistakenly assumes that portfolios command similar tax burdens, or that tax burdens are proportional to dividend yields. Portfolio strategies differ in the pace of capital gains realization. We use the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Performance Evaluation

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2009
Working Paper

Private Equity and Industry Performance

By: Josh Lerner

The growth of the private equity industry has spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Common Law; Industry Growth; Performance Productivity; Europe; United Kingdom; United States

October 1995 (Revised January 1999)
Case

Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement (A)

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Roger Atherton

The president and controller of Western Chemical Corp. are discussing the best way to measure and report performance of foreign subsidiaries. One subsidiary is a joint venture with its own borrowing capacity; another is wholly owned; and a third is wholly owned and... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Financial Reporting; Performance Evaluation; Chemical Industry

01 Jun 2000
Conference Presentation

Motivation, Learning, and Performance Management

By: Dutch Leonard

Keywords: Performance; Management; Learning; Motivation and Incentives

June 1992
Article

Incentive Contracts and Performance Measurement

By: George P. Baker

Keywords: Contracts; Performance; Measurement and Metrics; Motivation and Incentives

2013
Article

Boardroom Centrality and Firm Performance

By: David F. Larcker, Eric C. So and Charles C.Y. Wang

Firms with central or well-connected boards of directors earn superior risk-adjusted stock returns. Initiating a long position in the most central firms and a short position in the least central firms earns an average risk-adjusted return of 4.68% per year. Firms with... View Details

Keywords: Networks; Governing and Advisory Boards; Forecasting and Prediction; Performance

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September 2017 (Revised October 2017)
Case

Scaling Yesware—The Star Performance Framework

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton

June 1996
Background Note

Summary of The Winning Performance

By: Lynn S. Paine

May 1987 (Revised March 1990)
Background Note

Development Strategies and Economic Performance

By: Bruce R. Scott

September 1989
Background Note

Industrial Governance and Corporate Performance

By: John T. Dunlop and Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Governance; Performance

Article

Lead Learning: Achieve High Performance

By: Michael Beer

Keywords: Learning; Performance

13 Jan 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Private Equity and Industry Performance

Keywords: by Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, Morten Sørensen & Per Strömberg

2017
Working Paper

Discretion under Pay for Performance

By: Maria Ibanez

August 1997 (Revised November 1997)
Background Note

Performance Evaluation of Family Members

By: John A. Davis

winter 1992
Article

Financial Innovation and Economic Performance

By: Robert C. Merton

Keywords: Finance; Innovation and Invention; Economics; Performance

July 2021
Case

Performance Review: Joseph Park and Elena Ramírez

By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti

Niya Jones, a Partner at a major management consulting firm, must review the work of two of her mentees––Joseph Park and Elena Ramírez––for their first end-of-year performance review as new Project Leaders. Both have produced strong results in their new roles, but... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Management Style; Goals and Objectives; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Leadership Style