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- October 2018
- Case
BBVA: Corporate Governance & Corporate Strategy
By: Krishna Palepu and Jordi Canals
BBVA is a very successful Spanish bank facing a number of challenges as a result of significant industry and regulatory changes. The company takes pride in its board structure and excellent corporate governance. The Chairman of the Board was wondering how best to...
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- November 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Tyco International: Corporate Governance
By: Rakesh Khurana and James Weber
Examines how Tyco and its board recovered from its corporate scandals. Describes how its CEO and board set out to institute processes, guidelines, and a culture that would make Tyco into a company widely recognized for its world class corporate governance.
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business Processes;
Organizational Culture
Khurana, Rakesh, and James Weber. "Tyco International: Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Case 408-059, November 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
- 10 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets
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by Zacharias Sautner & Belén Villalonga
- Research Summary
Shareholders and Corporate Governance
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The data gathering has been completed and an article is being written about the role shareholders can and cannot play in corporate governance. This article should be completed by the spring of 2012.
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- 26 Nov 2010
- News
Pricing Corporate Governance
- June 2010
- Article
A Gap-Filling Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice
By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel G. Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein
We argue that time-series variation in the maturity of aggregate corporate debt issues arises because firms behave as macro liquidity providers, absorbing the large supply shocks associated with changes in the maturity structure of government debt. We document that...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Liquidity;
Investment Return;
Government and Politics
Greenwood, Robin, Samuel G. Hanson, and Jeremy C. Stein. "A Gap-Filling Theory of Corporate Debt Maturity Choice." Journal of Finance 65, no. 3 (June 2010): 993–1028. (Supplementary results in Internet Appendix.)
- 12 Oct 2009
- News
Masters of Corporate Governance
- Research Summary
Comparative Financial Systems and Corporate Governance
One implication of the inherent logic of a financial system lies in the effects on corporate governance. Differences in financial systems across countries -- for instance, in terms of the role of banks, equity markets, and shareholder voting systems -- result in...
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- January 2009
- Article
Bank Debt and Corporate Governance
By: Victoria Ivashina, Vinay Nair, Anthony Saunders, Nadia Massoud and Roger Stover
In this paper, we investigate the disciplining role of banks and bank debt in the market for corporate control. We find that relationship bank lending intensity and bank client network have positive effects on the probability of a borrowing firm becoming a target. This...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Borrowing and Debt;
Banks and Banking;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Governance Controls;
Managerial Roles
Ivashina, Victoria, Vinay Nair, Anthony Saunders, Nadia Massoud, and Roger Stover. "Bank Debt and Corporate Governance." Review of Financial Studies 22, no. 1 (January 2009): 41–77.
- Research Summary
Current Research: Issues in Corporate Governance
Effectiveness of shareholder voting
Reform of shareholder voting is a key component of legislation arising from the financial crisis of 2008. Professor Gow examines the effect of shareholder voting on corporate actions, particularly on...
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- 2010
- Working Paper
Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets
We exploit an exogenous shock to corporate ownership structures created by a recent tax reform in Germany to explore the link between corporate governance and internal capital markets. We find that firms with more concentrated ownership are less diversified and have...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Capital Markets;
Corporate Governance;
Taxation;
Ownership;
Performance Efficiency;
Diversification;
Germany
Sautner, Zacharias, and Belen Villalonga. "Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-100, May 2010.
Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation
As the financial crisis has shown, neither traditional market failure models nor public choice theory, by themselves, sufficiently inform or explain our current regulatory challenges, nor point us toward the best solutions. Regulatory studies, long neglected in an...
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- 2014
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?
By: Christopher Marquis and Cuili Qian
This study focuses on how and why firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how...
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Keywords:
Institutional Theory;
Political Strategy;
Non-market Strategy;
China;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Emerging Markets;
Government and Politics;
China
Marquis, Christopher, and Cuili Qian. "Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?" Organization Science 25, no. 1 (January–February 2014): 127–148.
- December 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China (A)
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Ning Xiangdong and Tracy Manty
With its dual listings on the Hong Kong stock market and New York Stock Exchange, state-owned enterprise, China Netcom was mandated to meet the listing requirements of these exchanges. From this initial step, China Netcom's Chairman, Zhang Chunjiang, began a program...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
State Ownership;
Public Ownership;
Financial Markets;
Capital Markets;
Telecommunications Industry;
China
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Ning Xiangdong, and Tracy Manty. "China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 308-027, December 2007. (Revised December 2008.)
- 2021
- Article
The Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative in Europe
By: Mark Roe, Holger Spamann, Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
In July 2020, the European Commission published the “Study on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance” by EY. The Report purports to find evidence of debilitating short-termism in EU corporate governance and recommends many changes to support sustainable...
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Keywords:
Short-termism;
Hedge Funds;
Shareholder Activism;
Securities Regulation;
Agency Costs;
Political Economy;
Payouts;
Repurchases;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Funds;
Investment Activism;
Research and Development;
Investment;
European Union
Roe, Mark, Holger Spamann, Jesse M. Fried, and Charles C.Y. Wang. "The Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative in Europe." Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin 38 (2021): 133–153.
- January 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Supplement
China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China (B)
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Yuen Manty
Supplements the A case [308027]. With its dual listings on the Hong Kong stock market and New York stock Exchange, state-owned enterprise, China Netcom was mandated to meet the listing requirements of these exchanges. From this initial step, China Netcom's Chairman,...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Corporate Governance;
State Ownership;
Standards;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Telecommunications Industry;
China
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, and Tracy Yuen Manty. "China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 308-091, January 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- 2011
- Module Note
Insights into Governance at Wipro Ltd.: A Case Study
By: Shashank Shah
Shah, Shashank. "Insights into Governance at Wipro Ltd.: A Case Study." 2011.