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  • July 2018
  • Teaching Plan

Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism

By: Geoffrey Jones and Valeria Giacomin
This Teaching Plan accompanies the case HBS No. 317-028, “Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism.” It provides guidelines for class discussion, as well as a board plan. The case traces the origins of sustainable finance and investor activism through the career... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Investment; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career
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    Howard H. Stevenson

    Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details

    Keywords: broadcasting; communications; computer; construction; financial services; forest products; health care; high technology; industrial goods; insurance industry; investment banking industry; manufacturing; paper; professional services; real estate; service industry; software; venture capital industry

      David A. Thomas

      David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.  His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change.  He recently served as a... View Details

      Keywords: biotechnology; consulting; consumer products; education industry; financial services; media
      • Teaching Interest

      Short Intensive Program (SIP): Effective Strategic Philanthropy

      By: Brian L. Trelstad
      Non-profit organizations and social enterprises play an important role in every country in the world: as laboratories for social innovation, as the delivery system for critical goods and services at scale, as the stewards of our cultural heritage, and as advocates for... View Details

        Richard G. Hamermesh

        Richard Hamermesh was the MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. While at HBS Richard served as co-chair of the HBS Healthcare... View Details

        Keywords: health care
        • October 2002 (Revised January 2003)
        • Case

        Hermitage Fund, The: Media and Corporate Governance in Russia

        William Browder, the top executive of the Hermitage Fund, the best-performing international equity fund over the last five years, attributed much of his funds' strong returns to its focus on shareholder activism and corporate governance. In 2001, he was putting this... View Details
        Keywords: Media; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; Russia
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        • November 2014 (Revised June 2016)
        • Case

        Lobbying at eCab

        By: Karthik Ramanna
        Erin Jones' ridesharing startup in her mid-sized hometown is finally picking up. She's hoping to reach a sustainable scale so that she can sell to a large player such as Uber in a year. But suddenly, she hits political roadblocks—the local Democratic mayor, facing a... View Details
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        • September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
        • Case

        Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1)

        By: Fabrizio Ferri, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber
        Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother, and the two created a chain of full-service restaurants. In 1979, they... View Details
        Keywords: Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict of Interests; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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        • February 2009 (Revised March 2009)
        • Case

        AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A)

        By: Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
        Union seeks to protect its pension funds through shareholder activism focused on corporate governance and executive compensation. The case uses Countrywide Financial as an example. Richard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest... View Details
        Keywords: Financial Crisis; Mortgages; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Labor Unions; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
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        • 14 Nov 2011
        • Working Paper Summaries

        The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Process and Performance

        Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou & George Serafeim; Accounting

          Pietro Satriano

          Pietro Satriano is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School.  He sits on the boards of CarMax, the largest omni-channel used car retailer in the U.S. and Metro, a large regional grocery retailer in Canada.  Pietro advises a number of food-tech startups and acts... View Details

          • 29 Jul 2011
          • Working Paper Summaries

          Who Is Governing Whom? Senior Managers, Governance and the Structure of Generosity in Large U.S. Firms

          Keywords: by Christopher Marquis & Matthew Lee
          • Teaching Interest

          Compensation Committees

          By: Suraj Srinivasan
          Executive compensation has become a flashpoint issue for board members, institutional investors, regulators, and the media. Compensation committees are challenged to design compensation programs that not only tie business or corporate strategies to company performance,... View Details
          • 2014
          • Working Paper

          Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

          By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe and Susana Garcia-Robles
          Venture capital (VC) investment has long been recognized as an engine for economic growth and development. Unlike bank loans, where the entrepreneur receives money and is left alone as long as the payments arrive on the pre-arranged schedule, venture capital... View Details
          Keywords: Venture Capital; Value; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Latin America; West Indies
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          • 09 Jul 2013
          • Research & Ideas

          Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

          When most people think of a company's organization chart, they put the chief executive officer at the top of the pyramid. But those with an interest in corporate governance know that's not correct. After all, the CEO reports to the board... View Details
          Keywords: by Jim Aisner
          • 14 Jan 2013
          • Research & Ideas

          Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

          average. They also found that the majority of female board members reported having actively sought their board seats. The same was not true of male View Details
          Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

            Forest L. Reinhardt

            Forest L. Reinhardt is the John D. Black Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and HBS’s Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure.

            Professor Reinhardt is interested in the relationships between market and nonmarket... View Details

            Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; beverage; biotechnology; chemical; energy; federal government; food; food processing; forest products; nonprofit industry; oil ＆ gas; paper; petroleum; tourism; transportation
            • Research Summary

            Overview

            Professor Sherman's research has long focused on financial reporting, performance measurement/management, and financial literacy issues facing corporate management and Boards of Directors in global businesses. He also actively studies methods to improve productivity in... View Details

              James I. Cash

              Professor Cash received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Christian University; a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University's Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information... View Details

              Keywords: accounting industry; computer; e-commerce industry; financial services; health care; information technology industry; software
              • 25 Feb 2014
              • First Look

              First Look: February 25

              Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1999484 Consequences to Directors of Shareholder Activism By: Gow, Ian D., Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract—We examine how shareholder activist... View Details
              Keywords: Sean Silverthorne