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- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Catherine Zhang
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm, started in January 2006, is a rapidly growing law firm in China's burgeoning legal services market. In addition to the usual challenges facing all professional service firms (picking and retaining talent and building a desired client...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Compensation and Benefits;
Retention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Operations;
Motivation and Incentives;
Legal Services Industry;
China
Eccles, Robert G., and Catherine Zhang. "Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-065, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
is whether or not the students can use this experience to get to where they want to be in ten or fifteen years. In the end, the most significant benefit any MBA experience can give students is a better idea of who they are View Details
A Practical Approach to Sales Compensation: What Do We Know Now? What Should We Know in the Future?
Personal selling represents one of the most important elements in the marketing mix, and appropriate management of the sales force is vital to achieving the organization’s objectives. Among the various instruments of sales management, compensation plays a pivotal...
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- 23 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Do US Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies
- January 2002
- Background Note
A Note on Incentives in the NFL
By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
This case describes compensation and incentive issues in one of the major U.S. professional sports leagues, the National Football League (NFL). It first provides some background information on the labor market for players and the salary cap and then describes incentive...
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Labor and Management Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Motivation and Incentives;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
United States
Hall, Brian J., and Jonathan Lim. "A Note on Incentives in the NFL." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-129, January 2002.
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
polesnoy As technology commoditization begins speeding up again, it’s a great time to be a consumer in search of a state-of-the-art flat panel TVs, but less comfortable for manufacturers hoping to make a profit. That’s according to recent research by Willy Shih, Robert...
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- 02 Aug 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
To Groupon or Not to Groupon: The Profitability of Deep Discounts
- 12 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Pay Workers More So They Steal Less
more than workers in competing organizations? Would theft decrease? Before doing her research, Sandino hypothesized that higher compensation would discourage stealing for several reasons. First, employees receiving higher pay would feel...
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- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
Sara's Options
By: Peter Tufano, Brian J. Hall and Joshua Musher
This case describes the pay packages offered to Sara Becker, a graduating MBA student, including detailed information about two stock option packages (one of which is an indexed option package). She gathers the information and attempts to compare those compensation...
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Tufano, Peter, Brian J. Hall, and Joshua Musher. "Sara's Options." Harvard Business School Case 201-005, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
- June 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Platinum Capital
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
How should a venture capital firm divide compensation and decision rights between its founders and its next-generation partners? Platinum Capital faced this decision in July 2020. Platinum’s younger partners had just requested a piece of the firm’s highly lucrative...
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Keywords:
Decision Rights;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Compensation and Benefits;
Governance;
Retention;
Negotiation;
Partners and Partnerships
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Platinum Capital." Harvard Business School Case 822-134, June 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details
- June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Lotus Development Corp.: Spousal Equivalents (B)
Details Lotus's decision to extend benefits to spousal equivalents of lesbian and gay employees.
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Gentile, Mary C., and Sarah Gant. "Lotus Development Corp.: Spousal Equivalents (B)." Harvard Business School Case 394-201, June 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
what resonates with online users. Google and Amazon are among a growing list of companies running tens of thousands of tests per year. A growing number of companies are applying these techniques to marketing, strategy, View Details
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by Danielle Kost
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
the vesting period—appears to vitiate many of the benefits of incentive alignment. How might option compensation be refashioned to deliver the benefits without the distortions?...
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by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- February 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
NanoGene Technologies, Inc.
Describes a company during the start-up phase and focuses on the founders' decisions regarding splitting the equity and compensation. Also considers establishing policies and practices that will set the tone for the company as it grows. Discusses a number of specific...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Business or Company Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Selection and Staffing;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Policy;
Technology Industry
Cyr, Linda A., and Michael J. Roberts. "NanoGene Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 803-117, February 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- January 2013
- Case
Say on Pay at The Walt Disney Company
By: Ian D. Gow and Gaizka Ormazabal
This case focuses on the lead-up to Disney's 2012 annual meeting where Disney would face a vote on the compensation package of its CEO, Robert Iger. Leading proxy advisory firms were recommending that shareholders reject the proposed compensation.
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Keywords:
Shareholder Votes;
Executive Compensation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Gow, Ian D., and Gaizka Ormazabal. "Say on Pay at The Walt Disney Company." Harvard Business School Case 113-052, January 2013.
- 2012
- Article
Hiring Cheerleaders: Board Appointments of 'Independent' Directors
By: Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini and Christopher Malloy
We provide evidence that firms appoint independent directors who are overly sympathetic to management, while still technically independent according to regulatory definitions. We explore a subset of independent directors for whom we have detailed, micro-level data on...
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Keywords:
Recruitment;
Management;
Corporate Governance;
Performance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Executive Compensation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Prejudice and Bias
Cohen, Lauren, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher Malloy. "Hiring Cheerleaders: Board Appointments of 'Independent' Directors." Management Science 58, no. 6 (June 2012): 1039–1058.
- June 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions
By: Arthur I Segel, Jeff Mandelbaum and Armen Panossian
Summarizes several of the major federal environmental statutes, most notably the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or "Superfund"). Also discusses several state and local regulations.
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Segel, Arthur I., Jeff Mandelbaum, and Armen Panossian. "Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-185, June 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- 14 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery
benefits from regulatory and enforcement agencies if something goes amiss. For example, showing that a firm took pains to educate employees on legal regulations can potentially reduce fines by up to 95...
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by Michael Blanding
- 2007
- Case
Continuous Process Improvement at Deere & Company
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
After decades of tense relationships with the United Auto Workers, Deere & Company broke through with a landmark agreement that built an expectation of continuous improvement into the compensation plan. The company then built a set of management forums and processes to...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Machinery and Machining;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Management Practices and Processes;
Labor Unions;
Compensation and Benefits;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "Continuous Process Improvement at Deere & Company." 2007. (Case No. 2-0024.)