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- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
consulting. I set my sights on consulting when recruiting for summer internships. I didn't end up finding a consulting internship, but I landed a role at a start-up analyzing opportunities and developing a plan for international... View Details
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Social Enterprise Track | New Venture Competition
idea, its potential for social value creation, and the likelihood of achieving success based upon the team’s plan and experience. Prizes & Benefits Descriptions of the cash and in-kind prizes for winning teams. Tools Across Harvard... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
The Risk And Opportunity For America's Corporate Pension Plans
- 06 Dec 2024
- News
Retirement Plan Auto-Enrollment: Good Intentions, Mixed Results
- February 2020
- Article
Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating Managerial Discretion in a Geographically Dispersed Organization
By: Carolyn Deller and Tatiana Sandino
Using retail chain data, we study the effects of a tournament incentive plan based primarily on objective performance, but incorporating managerial discretion in the selection of winners. In principle, such plans could motivate employees to perform both at a high... View Details
Keywords: Tournaments; Subjectivity; Motivation and Incentives; Fairness; Performance Improvement; Geographic Location
Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino. "Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating Managerial Discretion in a Geographically Dispersed Organization." Management Science 66, no. 2 (February 2020): 911–931.
- January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Roush Performance: How to Design a Sales Force Compensation Plan
By: Doug J. Chung
Roush Performance manufactured and marketed factory-modified performance vehicles and high-end aftermarket automotive performance parts. Since its inception, Roush Performance had focused on building its engineering technology competency and diversifying its product... View Details
Keywords: Sales Force Management; Motivation; Compensation; Salary; Commissions; Bonuses; Quotas; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives
Chung, Doug J. "Roush Performance: How to Design a Sales Force Compensation Plan." Harvard Business School Case 519-066, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
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Independent Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Document) Resources for Students MBA Program website on Independent Projects (login required) Independent Projects Postings (login required) Find team members in the Social Enterprise Club , searching... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- News
Harvard Business School Holds 13th Annual Business Plan Contest
- 19 Apr 2018
- Video
SHLD Final Pitch New Venture Competition 2018 Social Enterprise Track
- 15 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This
“Defined benefit (DB) plans have largely gone the way of the dodo,” Beshears said in a recent interview. “They’ve been replaced with defined contribution (DC) plans. In those situations, it’s incumbent upon the individual to be saving... View Details
- April 2014
- Article
The Cost of High-Powered Incentives: Employee Gaming in Enterprise Software Sales
By: Ian Larkin
This paper investigates the pricing distortions that arise from the use of a common non-linear incentive scheme at a leading enterprise software vendor. The empirical results demonstrate that salespeople are adept at gaming the timing of deal closure to take advantage... View Details
Keywords: Incentives; Motivation; Compensation; Gaming; Sales Force Management; Motivation and Incentives; Salesforce Management; Software; Compensation and Benefits; Information Technology Industry
Larkin, Ian. "The Cost of High-Powered Incentives: Employee Gaming in Enterprise Software Sales." Journal of Labor Economics 32, no. 2 (April 2014): 199–227.
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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
to support local nonprofit organizations Career Resources The Social Enterprise Initiative, in collaboration with Alumni Career Services and Baker Library, provides resources... View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Portfolio Firms' Corporate Tax Planning
By: Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz and Sonja Olhoft Rego
This study investigates whether private equity (PE) firms influence the tax practices of their portfolio firms. Prior research documents that PE firms create economic value in portfolio firms through effective governance, financial, and operational engineering. Given... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance; Taxation; Ownership Stake; Value Creation
Badertscher, Brad, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego. "The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Portfolio Firms' Corporate Tax Planning." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-004, July 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
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Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Demystifying the Family Enterprise Course Number 2158 Senior Lecturer Christina Wing Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Project Office: Morgan T93; Telephone: 617-495-2481; E-mail: cwing@hbs.edu Assistant: Mads... View Details
- January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
- Teaching Note
The LEGO Group: Envisioning Risks in Asia (A) and (B)
By: Anette Mikes
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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Social Enterprise Executive Education programs, designed for nonprofit and social enterprise leaders. Develop the strategic knowledge, practical tools, and leadership skills you need to lead a thriving,... View Details
- September 2010 (Revised October 2014)
- Teaching Note
Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One - Multimedia
By: Anette Mikes
Teaching Note for 110-707 View Details
- 1991
- Article
How Management Bonus Plans Affect Reported Earnings
By: Paul M. Healy
Healy, Paul M. "How Management Bonus Plans Affect Reported Earnings." CPE Program Lesson 90-11. Accounting Today (1991).
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
arrangements (HRA) rule and Joe Biden’s Public Option would go a long way to bringing more choice, affordability, and personal control to the purchase of health insurance. Trump’s rule enables employees in small- and medium-sized View Details
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Reflections: Toward a Normative and Actionable Theory of Planned Organizational Change and Development
By: Michael Beer
A normative and actionable theory of planned organizational change and development is proposed based on fifty years of engagement by the author as a scholar-consultant. Five principles are central features of the theory and practice proposed: 1) Organizations are... View Details
Keywords: Consultant; Process; Systems; Silence; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Learning; Management Teams
Beer, Michael. "Reflections: Toward a Normative and Actionable Theory of Planned Organizational Change and Development." Journal of Change Management 21, no. 1 (2021).