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- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
from the current level of $6,634, the plan included measures to improve human capital, reduce migration, and privatize inefficient government linked corporations (GLCs). However, the most controversial part of the NEM was the dismantling...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
Long-Run Investment: The Case of Innovation Authors:Josh Lerner, Morten Sørensen, and Per Strömberg Abstract A long-standing controversy is whether LBOs relieve managers from short-term pressures from public shareholders, or whether LBO...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/chinas_quest_to_adopt_electric_vehicles Why 'Fair Value' Is the Rule: How a Controversial Accounting Approach Gained Support Authors:Ramanna, Karthik Publication:Harvard Business Review Abstract For...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
autumn 2005, the company had to weight its decisions in a controversy surrounding a nearly 6 billion euro profit. How did the company explain the profit to investors, customers, the public, and government? How much was the reaction...
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- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
to write this work? What are some of the illusions you uncovered, and which ones strike you as most important to grapple with? A: Our country is in the midst of a major controversy regarding U.S. foreign relations and questions of war and...
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by Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
practice. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52649 Physician Beliefs and Patient Preferences: A New Look at Regional Variation in Health Care Spending By: Cutler, David, Jonathan Skinner, Ariel Dora Stern, and David Wennberg...
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Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
to the U.S. offices of the firm and immediately sparked controversy, as some female associates claimed that the gender-specific advice in the memo was condescending and sexist. This controversy came close on the heels of a memo released...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
competition takes place at a very conceptual level, Li Ning has chosen to adopt a very controversial "oriental theme" for its brand, while becoming at the same time a major sponsor of international athletes of the highest...
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
controversy. This controversy centered around a number of insider trading cases that had been brought against consultants working for competing expert network firms. While GLG was in no way implicated in these cases, and GLG had invested...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
been dubbed the "Chongqing Model," a controversial bundle of reforms that promised public and private sector growth with benefits more equitably shared by all citizens. Yet critics found the model politically suspect and over...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/416022-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 116-063 Controversy over Executive Remuneration at BP In March 2016, BP disclosed that its chief executive officer, Bob Dudley, would receive a $19.6...
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Carmen Nobel
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
controversies regarding "reverse racism" highlight Whites' increasing concern about anti-White bias. We show that this emerging belief reflects Whites' view of racism as a zero-sum game, such that decreases in perceived bias...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
performance is controversial and the empirical evidence is mixed. High pay dispersion may act as an extra incentive for employees' effort or it may reduce motivation and team cohesiveness. These effects can also coexist and the prevalence...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Lerner, Morten Sorensen, and Per Strömberg Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract A long-standing controversy is whether LBOs relieve managers from short-term pressures of dispersed shareholders, or whether LBO funds...
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Carmen Nobel
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
Field Experiment in Zambia Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract The controversy over whether and how much to charge for health products in the developing world...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
antagonistic students, sexism, and racism. Even when case discussions raised controversial topics, Christensen's leadership was informed by clarity and confidence. David Garvin, the C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business...
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- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
pleasant surprises, simply because it has performed so poorly in recent years. The surprise election as President of the center-right opposition candidate Mauricio Macri last December resulted in significant policy shifts. He abolished the View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
KironHarvard Business School Case 412-036 In 2005, Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Zensar, a Pune, India-based software company, and his senior management team are considering consolidating staff and resources at the firms. Natarajan proposes an additional, possible View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
influential with children: can the company use its "magic" to get children to switch from sugary, processed foods and become lifelong converts to a more nutritious diet? What is the food industry's responsibility in this View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
emissions than were released by the company's operations and products. The case examines the controversies surrounding this program as well as the program's impacts on the environment and FIJI Water's brand image. The company also faced...
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Sean Silverthorne