Fair Values - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

risk of forfeiture, then the IRS doesn't view the purchase as being closed until that risk goes away. When the stock vests, that risk evaporates, so the IRS considers the deal closed. The IRS then calculates the difference between the price paid at the outset and the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

04 Apr 2023
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Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

future value proposition for consumers reconcile with the financial sustainability of restaurants and the well-being of employees? Will consumers be willing to pay more to help ensure fair wages and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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FAQ - Alumni

donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu . To ensure proper processing of your gift, complete this online form to notify us of your stock transfer. Donors may take a charitable income tax deduction for its mean fair market View Details

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New Regulations

Government regulations have become more complex and challenging for organizations. However, fair and effective regulations can often generate great value not only for consumers but also for businesses, as... View Details

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

productive. Sincere, informed acknowledgement of these efforts can go a long way. Recognize outstanding accomplishments during meetings or some other way. For example, gifts and services are appreciated by people more than ever before. Gifts of consumable items are... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

31 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies

regulation has aimed to increase competition among raters ever since the Enron debacle. "As researchers we feared that increased competition may have detrimental effects in this setting." In our e-mail Q&A, Becker discusses the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

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5.1 Information Technology - MBA

copyrights in works that are accessible through computers connected to the Harvard network. Federal copyright law prohibits the reproduction, distribution, public display, or public performance of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright owner, unless... View Details

01 Jan 2011
News

Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

History and Ourselves 2008 Selected lead editor of Graham and Dodd's classic Security Analysis, 6th edition Seth Klarman wrote the book on value investing. Literally. His 1991 Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse View Details

01 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018

emerged as a core subfield (Messick & Tenbrunsel, 1996). This paper draws on that framework and applies it to negotiations, arguing that not all unethical behavior is intentional; rather, negotiators fall prey to bounded ethicality, engaging in behavior that is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

value provided, and excel in the specific set of microeconomic dimensions that support this particular positioning. Companies need to choose locations that provide the specific assets and capabilities that are best placed to strengthen... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Dean Srikant Datar Statements & Speeches | About

students all experience our School as a place of belonging and inclusion; and how we ensure we create an educational environment that deepens understanding and advances learning. Hate can have no place at Harvard Business School. Published November 9, 2023 Our View Details

2011
Working Paper

The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures

By: Thomas F. Hellmann and Noam Wasserman

This paper examines the division of founder shares in entrepreneurial ventures, focusing on the decision of whether or not to divide the shares equally among all founders. To motivate the empirical analysis we develop a simple theory of costly bargaining, where... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Equity; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Deal; Ownership Stake; Value

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07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

and weigh the consequences of each approach. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309056 Sub-Prime Crisis and Fair Value Accounting Harvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2023
News

Case Study: Staking a Claim

Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

They're well intended, but a fair number of them derail or kind of get stuck." Hill specifically targets that audience in her new book, Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader, cowritten with Kent Lineback.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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2.4 Disciplinary Process - MBA

Publishing Policies 6. Important Contact Information The MBA disciplinary process reflects and safeguards the HBS Community Values . It is designed to be fair and transparent to all students involved. MBA... View Details

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

Ramanna, who holds appointments as the Henry B. Arthur Fellow, supporting the research and teaching of business ethics, and as a Marvin Bower Fellow, helping faculty launch innovative new business agendas. "Capitalism delivers on certain normative goals such as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?

claim a fair share of that value—enough to justify building the system in the first place? One possibility is to seek government funding. That's not a bad idea—so much transit is government-funded—but it's a tough requirement for an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Transportation

25 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 25

Allocation for Kidney Transplantation Authors:Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias, and Nikolaos Trichakis Abstract We propose a scalable, data-driven method for designing national policies for the allocation of deceased donor kidneys to patients on a waiting list in a... View Details