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- 22 Aug 2017
- News
Corporate Responsibility In The Age Of Trump
- January 13, 2003
- Other Article
The Pluses in Corporate Philanthropy
By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
Keywords: Strategy
Porter, Michael E., and Mark R. Kramer. "The Pluses in Corporate Philanthropy." Boston Globe (January 13, 2003).
- 1991
- Chapter
Eclipse of the Public Corporation
By: Michael C. Jensen
Keywords: Public Ownership
Jensen, Michael C. "Eclipse of the Public Corporation." In The Law of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Reorganizations, edited by D. A. Oesterle. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Company, 1991. (Forthcoming in Management Revolution: The Legacy of the Market for Corporate Control, (Harvard University Press))
- 13 Jan 2003
- News
The Pluses in Corporate Philanthropy
- 2025
- Working Paper
Partisan Corporate Speech
By: William Cassidy and Elisabeth Kempf
We construct a novel measure of partisan corporate speech using natural language
processing techniques and use it to establish three stylized facts. First, the volume
of partisan corporate speech has risen sharply between 2012 and 2022. Second, this
increase has... View Details
Keywords: Natural Language Processing; Perspective; Communication; Public Opinion; Business and Shareholder Relations; Trends
Cassidy, William, and Elisabeth Kempf. "Partisan Corporate Speech." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-056, May 2025.
- 1998
- Case
Nucor Corporation (A)
By: Vijay Govindarajan
Under the leadership of CEO Ken Iverson, Nucor thrived. Nucor's structure was decentralized, with only four management layers. Only 22 employees worked at the corporate headquarters; plants were located in rural areas across the U.S. and the general manager of each... View Details
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
with HBS Working Knowledge's Carla Tishler, Paine explains why this shift has occurred, and why now. Tishler: Your research on corporate values and ethics dates back to the 1980s, including much work done... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 1977
- Book
Men and Women of the Corporation
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. Men and Women of the Corporation. New York: Basic Books, 1977. (Italian, Edizioni Olivares; Japanese, Japan Productivity Center. Excerpts in Working in America, edited by A.S. Wharton, Mountain View, Calif.: Mayfield, 1998. Other reprinting information available from publisher.)
- November 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Governing Sumida Corporation
By: Lynn S. Paine, Masako Egawa, Chisato Toyama and Kim Bettcher
Describes the corporate governance changes adopted by Japan's Sumida Corp. between 1999 and 2005, setting them in the context of changes in Japan's commercial code during this period. Sumida was the first Japanese company to adopt a new U.S.-inspired "committee system"... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Change Management; Business or Company Management; Management Teams; Law; Japan
Paine, Lynn S., Masako Egawa, Chisato Toyama, and Kim Bettcher. "Governing Sumida Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 306-022, November 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- January 2004
- Article
Corporate Venturing: The Origins of Unilever's Pregnancy Test
By: Geoffrey Jones and Alison Kraft
The relative ability of different sizes of firm and organisational designs to develop and sustain dynamic capabilities in innovation and create new businesses remains a matter of contention. While Chandler among many others has emphasised the pre-eminent role of large... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Brands and Branding; Multinational Firms and Management; Product Development; Product Launch; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Great Britain
Jones, Geoffrey, and Alison Kraft. "Corporate Venturing: The Origins of Unilever's Pregnancy Test." Business History 46, no. 1 (January 2004): 100–122.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Improving Corporate Governance with the Balanced Scorecard
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Michael E. Nagel
- 2020
- Article
Public Sentiment and the Price of Corporate Sustainability
By: George Serafeim
Combining corporate sustainability performance scores based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data with big data measuring public sentiment about a company’s sustainability performance, I find that the valuation premium paid for companies with strong... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Investment Management; Investment Strategy; Big Data; Machine Learning; Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Governance; Performance; Asset Pricing; Investment; Management; Strategy; Human Capital; Public Opinion; Value; Analytics and Data Science
Serafeim, George. "Public Sentiment and the Price of Corporate Sustainability." Financial Analysts Journal 76, no. 2 (2020): 26–46.
- January 2006 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
E.ON Corporate Strategy
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Sebastian Frankenberger
Examines the corporate strategy of German energy giant E.ON. The firm is vertically integrated, horizontally diversified across electricity and natural gas, and active in numerous countries in Europe as well as in the United States. Explores the costs and benefits of... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Vertical Integration; Corporate Strategy; Globalization; Energy Sources; Economics; Energy Industry; Germany; United States; Europe
Reinhardt, Forest L., and Sebastian Frankenberger. "E.ON Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 706-015, January 2006. (Revised February 2006.)
- December 1995
- Case
Precision Agriculture: The Vigoro Corporation
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Charlotte A. Tasker
Keywords: Agribusiness; Change Management; Competitive Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Charlotte A. Tasker. "Precision Agriculture: The Vigoro Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 596-079, December 1995.
- February 1992
- Teaching Note
Midwest Corporate Fund, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and Elizabeth McLoughlin
- April 1998 (Revised May 2001)
- Supplement
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lori A. Flees and Mathew M Millett
Eight days after CSX announced it was going to buy Consolidated Rail (Conrail) for $88.65 per share, Norfolk Southern made a hostile $100 per share bid for Conrail. Over the next several months, the potential acquirers upped their bids while exchanging criticism in the... View Details
Keywords: Law; Valuation; Rail Transportation; Bids and Bidding; Governance Controls; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Strategy; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., Lori A. Flees, and Mathew M Millett. "Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 298-095, April 1998. (Revised May 2001.)
- 31 Oct 2006
- HBS Case
Governing Sumida Corporation
Issues surrounding corporate governance are a source of ongoing debate in the boardrooms of companies around the world—not just the United... View Details
- Program
Driving Corporate Performance
Summary Corporate performance is about much more than financial results. How can your organization align its structures, systems, talent, and processes to execute a winning strategy? In Driving Corporate... View Details