Filter Results
:
(102)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (102)
- Faculty Publications (20)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (102)
- Faculty Publications (20)
- November 2010 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Magna International, Inc. (A)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan
Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a...
View Details
Keywords:
Family Business;
Restructuring;
Cost vs Benefits;
Governance Controls;
Ownership Stake;
Family Ownership;
Auto Industry;
Canada
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Yuhai Xuan. "Magna International, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-044, November 2010. (Revised April 2011.)
- 03 May 2021
- What Do You Think?
Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?
(Image credit: iStockphoto/adamkaz) CEO activism entered a new chapter with the decision by more than 200 leaders of large corporations last month to publicly declare their support for voting rights for Americans and, by extension, their...
View Details
Keywords:
by James Heskett
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
Diether, and Christopher Malloy Abstract—We demonstrate that legislation has a simple, yet previously undetected impact on stock prices. Exploiting the voting record of legislators whose constituents are the affected industries, we show...
View Details
Keywords:
Anna Secino
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
demands, and the potential for wrongdoing, even the temptation for wrongdoing, is much stronger. Markets require faith. They require trust and faith in the integrity of data and information and in the reliability of promises. Even more,...
View Details
Keywords:
by Kim B. Clark
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
and healthy innovation. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54851 in press Management Science Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting By: Kim, Tami, Leslie John, Todd Rogers, and Michael I. Norton...
View Details
Keywords:
by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/articles/2010/fall/52111/selling-to-many-cultures-within-the-us/ Building Intercultural Trust at the Negotiating Table Authors:Sujin Jang and Roy Y.J. Chua Publication:In Negotiation Excellence:...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- August 2010 (Revised October 2012)
- Exercise
To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Ruwan Tharindu Gunatilake and Meredith Hodges
This exercise is based on the "Mafia" game created by psychologist Dimma Davidoff, and is designed to give students a broad introduction to multiple theories of influence and to challenge their instincts about which techniques are the most powerful and how they may be...
View Details
Keywords:
Nonverbal Communication;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Management Skills;
Groups and Teams;
Power and Influence;
Trust
Cuddy, Amy J.C., Ruwan Tharindu Gunatilake, and Meredith Hodges. "To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 911-013, August 2010. (Revised October 2012.)
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
global businesses where if we aren’t talking about the politics in those countries, how do we have a proper supply chain? Do we just guess?” Wing asks. While personal voting records and political party affiliations don’t need to be...
View Details
Keywords:
by Avery Forman
- 27 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership
In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and...
View Details
Keywords:
by Francesca Gino
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
partner of Founder Collective. He serves as a director on the board of Rand Merchant Bank and is involved with a variety of nonprofit organizations. In 2000, he was voted the South African Technology Achiever of the Century, and was later...
View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
more articles. I trusted the writers about what was happening with COVID. And I relied on the information. And also, there was a column by Arthur Brooks on how to build a life. And I started reading that. And then I was like, well, when...
View Details
Keywords:
by HBS Staff
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
challenge in the British public’s vote for the United Kingdom to exit the European Union. The outcome of the vote led to uncertainty around investment conditions, instability in the British pound, growth in...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
lately, Sweden doesn’t seem as traditionally Swedish. The far-right Sweden Democrat party finished second in September’s election, touting an anti-immigrant campaign. The party’s parliamentary votes will influence the nation’s policies in...
View Details
Keywords:
by Lane Lambert
- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
actions follow their words. For individuals to stay at an organization, they must have trust in their leadership and in the organization’s mission and goals, and organizations must be responsive to their employees’ needs. Worker...
View Details
Keywords:
by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
Can there be corporate democracy if employees can’t vote on the actions its companies take? Yes, and it’s needed now more than ever. The pandemic has brought much employee discontent and activism. Last January, for example, with one-third...
View Details
Keywords:
by Michael Beer
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
passed a bill requiring that TikTok sell itself to a US buyer or be banned; the Senate voted in favor of the legislation and US President Biden swiftly signed it into law in April. What happens next is being closely watched by users,...
View Details
- Web
Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Television Entertainment (3) Theory (159) Time Management (10) Trade (19) Training (18) Transformation (10) Transition (7) Transportation Networks (2) Transportation (10) Trends (6) Trust (27) Urban Development (13) Urban Scope (1)...
View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year
In Brazil, [there is] widespread sentiment that the government is corrupt, or that the government is not present in several areas of the country. Because of that, many citizens do not trust the state to provide a safety net. As a result,...
View Details
Keywords:
by Rachel Layne
- Web
Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Place Winner of the 2023 Jensen Prize for the best corporate finance paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics for “How Much Should We Trust Staggered Difference-In-Differences Estimates?” (May 2022) with Andrew Baker and...
View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Surround’s niche but results can be a little all over the place, Terry acknowledges, and the organic content is probably better for top-of-the-funnel awareness. As a small startup with no brand awareness, Surround needs more activity at the bottom of the funnel, Terry...
View Details