Going Public - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

common cause does not mean that the production line is secure. In fact, the nesting dolls model may be the best way to go wrong while seemingly doing the right thing. Rosabeth M. Kanter The frail, forlorn face of Rupert Murdoch in the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing

11 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

going to get a sit-down with the CEO,” says Eugene F. Soltes, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, whose research focuses on corporate misconduct and compliance systems. “So these... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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For Guests - Commencement 2025

Ceremonies will be held outdoors, rain or shine. In the event of extreme weather (lightning, high winds), HBS will implement a Severe Weather Plan. In the case of severe weather on Class Day, only graduating students with Harvard IDs go... View Details

20 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 20

and test an empirical framework which allows us to separate selection from treatment effects of large shareholders. Individual blockholders tend to hold blocks in public firms located close to where they reside. Using this empirical... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2001
News

September 11: A Community Reflects

Shanoff also wondered what the MBA Class of '42 might have been thinking about "right around first-term exams in December 1941, when the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the country into World War." As students struggled with a new sense of vulnerability, a number of... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

04 Mar 2015
What Do You Think?

Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?

"Instead of an outside regulation, an internal governance on salary structure, which is based on a value that 'Every employee should go home with a smile on his face' will create win-win situations for employees and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

29 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?

So on the one hand, the political policy is to extend credit; on the other, the government-owned enterprises (Fannie and Freddie Mac) are trying to narrow the credit box because they so afraid of incurring a loss. Q: Tax reform is high on the View Details

Keywords: Construction; Real Estate

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Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part - Recruiting

an impact on the world. Then they witnessed a series of heartbreaking events, watching alongside the rest of the world as Ahmaud Arbery, Christian Cooper, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade were targeted in public places for... View Details

25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

company, Eva Cosmetics, dedicated most of its capacity towards manufacturing alcohol-based disinfectants, gloves, and masks primarily to support public and private hospitals and doctors. We also recognized that the availability of... View Details

19 Jun 2018
News

Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry

was one of the original and largest HBS alumni clubs for a long time,” Slivka says. “Our records show that our first club president was Nathan Pearson (MBA 1934) who served in 1941 to 1942. So we go back close to 80 years.” Slivka said... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 2002
News

Banishing Balkan Ghosts

sociology, were married. While at RCA, Djelic had heard from colleagues about Harvard's first-rate schools in both business and public administration and decided to enroll in the joint MBA/MPA Program. “My time at HBS was a wonderful... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

employers, ISO adopters had higher growth rates for sales, employment, payroll, and average annual earnings. Injury rates declined slightly for ISO 9001 adopters, although total injury costs did not. These results have implications for organizational theory, managers,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

their non-patenting counterparts, our findings suggest that patenting behavior is also a function of scientific opportunities. This result has important implications for the public policy debate surrounding academic patenting.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2006
News

India Arrives

heading a services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions to over 150 Fortune 500 clients. With 28,000 employees located in 54 countries, Satyam, founded in 1987, had revenues of $1 million when it went public in 1992. In... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Apr 2002
News

Back in Business

banking and - as a new owner of an apartment - threw herself into interior design and antiques, taking courses and attending events and lectures. More recently, she's been helping develop The Franklin Report, a start-up publication that... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

how is internal adaptation in employment practices linked to external shifts in gendered beliefs and practices? The authors began by comparing thousands of pages of the firm's internal documents, such as surveys and interviews, as well as View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

10 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Coming Out at Business School

effeminate classmates. To go on dates with women in hopes of 'making it work.' To ignore my feelings for Ben. To binge drink and feel less. It took me years to accomplish what my parents did that evening: Accepting me for who I am. I am... View Details

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

relief support to those affected by the earthquakes. “We rushed to the aid of our people by activating all of our means, in coordination with the relevant public institutions and organizations,” writes Şen. “A total of 531 of our trained... View Details

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

should go public at some point. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/312013-PDF-ENG Scotty Smiley Scott A. Snook and Doug CrandallHarvard Business School Case 412-058 U.S. Army Lieutenant... View Details