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- August 10, 2022
- Article
The Virtues of Stock Buybacks
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
Keywords: Stock Buybacks
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "The Virtues of Stock Buybacks." Wall Street Journal (August 10, 2022).
- July 9, 2018
- Editorial
The Real Problem with Stock Buybacks
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "The Real Problem with Stock Buybacks." Wall Street Journal (July 9, 2018).
- Article
Are Buybacks Really Shortchanging Investment?
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
It’s no secret that the American economy is suffering from the twin ills of slow growth and rising income inequality. Many lay the blame at the doors of America’s largest public corporations. The charge? These firms prefer to distribute cash generated from their... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Investment; Stocks; Business and Shareholder Relations; Equality and Inequality; United States
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Are Buybacks Really Shortchanging Investment?" Harvard Business Review 96, no. 2 (March–April 2018): 88–95.
- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
time. Stock buybacks and dividends, which lower cash and the book value of equity, also distort the book-to-market ratio, the researchers argue. It is no accident that the rising popularity of View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
their businesses to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends rather than invest for the long term, undermining job growth and putting the country’s economic future at risk, often pointing to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
DexAI
By: Jo Tango and Christina Wallace
During a challenging fundraising environment, the DexAI founders received two term sheets with nearly identical economic terms but very different legal ones. The entrepreneurs had to navigate: representations and warranties (their personal guarantees that the company's... View Details
- November 2007 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
British Land
By: Lucy White
British Land's shares traded below NAV. Laxey investments tried to force British Land into share buybacks and criticized its corporate governance. Laxey voted borrowed shares at the AGM. View Details
Keywords: Stock Shares; Valuation; Property; Investment; Corporate Governance; Real Estate Industry; London
White, Lucy. "British Land." Harvard Business School Case 208-064, November 2007. (Revised June 2016.)
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
shareholders more than $3.95 trillion via stock buybacks and $2.45 trillion via dividends—$6.4 trillion in total. These shareholder payouts amounted to over 93% of the firms' net income. Academics, corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Payout Policy
- 24 Jan 2024
- Op-Ed
Why Boeing’s Problems with the 737 MAX Began More Than 25 Years Ago
corporate executives from its engineering and product decisions and alienated its Seattle-based engineers. Leader turnover, ethical lapses, and buybacks After Condit resigned in 2003 following an ethics scandal, Boeing’s board convinced... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
disproportionate stock price hit to an earnings miss reflects that informational problem. The promise of private equity involves solving that gap between owners and managers. Buybacks must be interpreted in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
million stock buyback. Then, in January 2018, Harley-Davidson’s management announced plans to close its Kansas City plant, putting 800 workers out of work and moving 450 of those jobs elsewhere in the United States. The View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
simplifying decisions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53178 Short-Termism and Capital Flows By: Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—During the period 2007–2016, S&P 500 firms distributed to shareholders more than... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
to shareholders $7 trillion via buybacks and dividends, over 96% of their aggregate net income, prompting claims that "short-termism" is impairing firms' ability to invest and innovate. We show that, when taking into account both direct... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
preparations for its future are. To justify buybacks and savings, the IR team makes sure all communication, even in good times, always contains some caution for the things that may go wrong tomorrow. Miller: Moreover, there is an... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
shareholders more than $3.95 trillion via stock buybacks and $2.45 trillion via dividends—$6.4 trillion in total. These shareholder payouts amounted to over 93% of the firms' net income. Academics, corporate... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
stock prices had been reached. Despite Fisher's poor prediction on that occasion, he played a neglected, but significant role in the growth of the forecasting industry and in the rise of a class of early business analysts. An... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace