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- 04 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?
they’ll be called anti-national and accused of not helping the right cause and only being after the profits. All technology companies will face this at some point. You’ll remember Google walked out of China when China demanded data for... View Details
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
care of the other brother's family, but instead, George's branch accused Mike's branch of defrauding them out of their shares in the company. The two branches went to war. A buyout was proposed, but the two sides were far apart on price.... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
guess one could have accused me of being opportunistic in writing this book, but the fact is the book was finished last year and is only now getting published. I actually wrote my dissertation in 1998 on this topic. The common thread that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Oct 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers
trade favors” “Why don’t you tell him to stop?” she was asked. The answers were familiar. She didn’t want to seem unfriendly. She didn’t want to be accused of having no sense of humor. She didn’t want to become known as a troublemaker.... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
a long time to build up a culture of integrity for any inspection service,” Quelch says. Plus in China, some suspect that foreign brands are at times unfairly targeted, accused of food safety violations that may be fabricated or... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
mixed success, to make immigration a hot-button issue, accusing Edwards of being soft on illegal immigrants. Talking tough, Taylor vows to fight any amnesty plan and favors deporting illegals. “I’m for zero penetration on the border,” he... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
harassment, especially in the workplace, to our attention. High-profile accusations of gender bias and sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, in the worlds of entertainment, athletics, media, and government drew our attention to the issue.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
residents were killed and homes and businesses along 35 square blocks of the city were destroyed at the hands of a white mob over the course of 18 hours. Unfounded accusations that a young Black shoe shiner had assaulted a white woman... View Details
- 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 corporate tax avoidance. Private equity (PE) firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
and Gerardo Pérez Cavazos Abstract— This paper examines whether fraud allegations affect firms’ contracting with the government. Using a dataset of whistleblower allegations brought under the False Claims Act against firms accused of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
the research in Imperial Reckoning. “They wanted to bring forward the strongest claimants in what would be a tort claim—basically a big personal injury case that accused the British government of systematically torturing them and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
in the form of implied accusations or aggravated tones of voice. These dynamics are virtually inevitable, even when managers try hard to avoid them. We introduce the distinction between hot and cool topics to help clarify when avoiding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
handful of educators, nonprofit leaders, and criminal justice reformers to find pathways to success for these young people. In the author's words, “As a juror in a criminal trial, your vote is one of 12 determining whether the accused... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal
think about which college to attend,” Luca says. Rolling Stone has been responsible for three long-form articles about campus scandals in the past decade, including the Dartmouth incident; a 2006 case at Duke University in which three members of the men’s lacrosse team... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
option that is often more convenient than a traditional taxicab service—not to mention less expensive. With these benefits, consumers and investors are also tempted to give these companies a pass for accusations that they cut corners on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
Christopher Hitchens, a surprising Iraq war advocate, quit in a huff in 2002, accusing the magazine of being soft on Saddam. Firebrand columnist Alexander Cockburn remains on board, but derides The Nation as only “slightly left of center... View Details
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
a large stake in Dell, Inc., accused Dell of trying to steal the company, and urged shareholders to rebel and demand a "leveraged recapitalization" instead. This case presents the information the Dell board worked with as it... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
protection, and could even leave companies facing accusations of greenwash—a term that describes the deceptive use of green marketing to incorrectly portray a company as environmentally friendly. Even some at News Corporation acknowledge... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?
potential to produce remarkable services and longer lives. But before we become too enamored with them, it's important to remember what happened to Tom Cruise in the movie. He is eventually accused on a precrime basis of murder, with only... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
disrupting one’s own products and services, and operating with a nonhierarchical organization (à la Hamel). Salim presented many examples of exponential organizations under development; nearly all originated on or near the West Coast. The role of education By now... View Details