Investment Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Cameron’s low profile makes him the perfect candidate for an FBI investigation that he wants no part of. Before he knows it—and with his family’s future at stake—he discovers DC’s darkest secrets as he races to expose a deadly conspiracy. The Next Factory of the World:... View Details

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

supplying superior bottleneck components while outsourcing non-bottleneck components. I show that a firm pursuing this strategy will have a higher return on invested capital (ROIC) than competitors with a less modular design. Over time,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

message to all businesses, Paine says: Even though the claims against the board were ultimately dismissed, the saga underscored the importance of the board’s role in fostering a safe and respectful organizational culture through its oversight View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

01 Mar 2009
News

Your Taxi Is Waiting

bankruptcy court protection in November 2008 despite high advance demand for its planes. In January, a judge approved the sale of Eclipse’s assets to Eclipse Jet Aviation International, an affiliate of Luxembourg-based European Technology and View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

with direct incentives for CSR is an effective tool to increase firm social performance. The findings provide evidence identifying corporate governance as a determinant of managerial incentives for social performance and suggest that CSR View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

and not those of third parties. Michael Porter points out that when social activities lack a strategic dimension, Milton Friedman's well-known criticism that philanthropy has no place in business, suddenly seems to take on more... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

incentives to invest in the face of potential holdup problems and also with the proposition that exclusive arrangements lead firms to seek contingent control rights to avoid lock-in when environmental uncertainty is high. Private Equity... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

09 Sep 2016
News

MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

your 10th anniversary with MaiTai Global this year. Tell me how MaiTai got started. Bill Tai: So MaiTai, first of all, it's a very unusual group. It's a collection of athletes, and entrepreneurs, and innovators. And we have active... View Details

13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

sacrifice long-term growth to boost short-term performance. We investigate 495 transactions with a focus on one form of long-term activities, namely investments in innovation as measured by patenting activity. We find no evidence that... View Details