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- 20 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Income Inequality and Social Preferences for Redistribution and Compensation Differentials
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by William R. Kerr
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
Criticisms of CEO pay have two related themes: It is too high, and is not closely related to company performance. These problems persist for complex reasons even as directors worry about them. The most significant reason is that board...
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Compensation by Industry/Position/Location
How can I get compensation data by industry, position, and/or location? Current HBS MBA students - See MBA Career & Professional Development HBS Alumni - Please see Alumni Career & Professional Development Glassdoor.com...
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Who Benefits from Religion?
By: Daniel Mochon, Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely
Many studies have documented the benefits of religious involvement. Indeed, highly religious people tend to be healthier, live longer, and have higher levels of subjective well-being. While religious involvement offers clear benefits to many, in this paper we explore...
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Mochon, Daniel, Michael I. Norton, and Dan Ariely. "Who Benefits from Religion?" Social Indicators Research 101, no. 1 (March 2011): 1–15.
- 2014
- Article
Executive Compensation and Human Capital Investments Through Industry Selection
By: Boris Groysberg and Eric Lin
We use proprietary data capturing compensation levels of executives placed by a global search firm to investigate how executives evaluate rewards and risks of human capital investment choices. Our findings suggest that more isolated industries with lower opportunity to...
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Groysberg, Boris, and Eric Lin. "Executive Compensation and Human Capital Investments Through Industry Selection." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2014).
- February 2004 (Revised July 2004)
- Background Note
Retiree Benefit Note Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Walks the reader through the retiree benefit note disclosures required by SFAS 132, which were revised in 2003.
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Hawkins, David F. "Retiree Benefit Note Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 104-065, February 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
- 10 Mar 2014
- News
The Costs And Benefits Of Sarbanes-Oxley
- November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
American Airlines (B): Compensation and Cost Reduction
American Airlines' strategy in the 1990s calls for continued growth, improvements in customer service, and cost reduction. Central to cost reduction efforts is the need to contain labor costs. After having signed a very expensive new contract with its pilots' union in...
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Cost Management;
Labor Unions;
Compensation and Benefits;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Loveman, Gary W. "American Airlines (B): Compensation and Cost Reduction." Harvard Business School Case 491-060, November 1990. (Revised August 1992.)
- April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Executive Compensation at General Electric (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Michele Jurgens
Faced with falling share prices and the critical eye of the media focused on Jack Welch's retirement plan, newly appointed CEO Jeff Immelt had the challenge of reassessing GE as a leader of corporate integrity and good governance. Presents the changes Immelt initiated...
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Executive Compensation;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Media;
Governance;
Corporate Accountability
Narayanan, V.G., and Michele Jurgens. "Executive Compensation at General Electric (A)." Harvard Business School Case 105-072, April 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
- 27 Jul 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Evolution of CEO Compensation in Venture Capital-Backed Startups
- July 2007 (Revised September 2007)
- Background Note
Compensating Family Employees in a Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Explores the core issues involved in compensating family employees in a family business. Explains family interests and other factors that shape family employee compensation practices. Distinguishes between achieving effective compensation practices, which help to...
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Davis, John A. "Compensating Family Employees in a Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-021, July 2007. (Revised September 2007.)
- June 1993 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs
A private company is considering an introduction of a long-run incentive compensation system in which payoffs to managers are determined by the economic value added for shareholders by their individual business units. The proposed new system is compared to a number of...
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Keywords:
Executive Compensation;
Management Teams;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Motivation and Incentives;
Value Creation
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs." Harvard Business School Case 293-091, June 1993. (Revised November 2007.)
- February 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Background Note
Note on Physician Compensation and Financial Incentives
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Melanie M Harshbarger
A review of the use and effectiveness of financial incentives in changing physician behavior.
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Change;
Finance;
Compensation and Benefits;
Performance Effectiveness;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Melanie M Harshbarger. "Note on Physician Compensation and Financial Incentives." Harvard Business School Background Note 699-151, February 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- June 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Case
Compensation and Performance Evaluation at Arrow Electronics
By: Brian J. Hall and Carleen Madigan
Describes a company's struggles in implementing a subjective performance rating system for its employees. In particular, it describes the difficulties faced by the CEO in getting managers to combat "ratings inflation"--that is, to produce numerical ratings that are...
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Hall, Brian J., and Carleen Madigan. "Compensation and Performance Evaluation at Arrow Electronics." Harvard Business School Case 800-290, June 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Business Model: Nature and Benefits
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron
This paper considers the nature of the business model and its strategic relevance to negotiations. We elaborate a substantive definition of the business model as decisions enforced by the authority of the firm; this definition enables the analysis of business models...
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Keywords:
Business Models;
Value Capture;
Value-Based Business Strategy;
Ambivalent Value;
Business Model;
Negotiation Deal
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and John Heilbron. "The Business Model: Nature and Benefits." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-089, May 2015. (Revised June 2015.)
- August 1996 (Revised January 2004)
- Background Note
Retiree Benefits
By: David F. Hawkins
Note on accounting for retiree benefits.
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Hawkins, David F. "Retiree Benefits." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-021, August 1996. (Revised January 2004.)
- July 2010
- Supplement
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (C) case describes the results of Credit Suisse's PIP I program, the value of PAF, shareholders' vote on the new compensation plan supported by management, and the impact of the company's approach to the U.K. banker's tax.
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Voting;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-007, July 2010.
- 12 Aug 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity
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by Eric J. Van den Steen
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
conclusions about the costs of hiding information carry implications for individuals and companies alike. It turns out that who benefits from disclosing information has everything to do with how they reveal...
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by Michael Blanding