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- 2007
- Working Paper
The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Financial Reporting and Compensation: The Case of Employee Stock Options Expensing
By: Fabrizio Ferri and Tatiana Sandino
In this paper we examine the economic consequences of over 150 shareholder proposals to expense employee stock options (ESO) submitted during the proxy seasons of 2003 and 2004–the first case where the SEC has allowed an accounting matter to be subject to an advisory...
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- June 2007
- Article
Which Levers Boost ROI?
By: Margeaux Cvar and John A. Quelch
The article refers to ROI, or return on investment, and focuses on a rational strategy for financial markets that uses outside industry comparisons. The first step is to identify parallel businesses that have similar characteristics such as growth, capital, and market...
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Cvar, Margeaux, and John A. Quelch. "Which Levers Boost ROI?" Harvard Business Review 85, no. 6 (June 2007): 21–24.
- October 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
King Arthur Flour
By: Thomas J. DeLong, James Holian and Joshua Weiss
Steve Voigt, the CEO of King Arthur Flour, must determine how the company can continue to grow, whilst preserving its unique culture. In 1996, the company was sold to employees in as ESOP transaction. The following decade saw significant growth, despite declining sales...
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Keywords:
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Business or Company Management;
Organizational Culture;
Employee Ownership
DeLong, Thomas J., James Holian, and Joshua Weiss. "King Arthur Flour." Harvard Business School Case 407-012, October 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- September 2005 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
E-Duction, Inc.
By: Peter Tufano
E-Ductions, a small privately held start-up, developed a new voluntary employee benefit: a payroll-deduction-linked credit card. The CLEAR card provided workers, especially low-income and credit-challenged employees, access to a card with tight credit limits, zero APR,...
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Tufano, Peter, and Daniel Schneider. "E-Duction, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 206-006, September 2005. (Revised January 2009.)
- 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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Keywords:
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.)
- January 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Executive Remuneration at Reckitt Benckiser plc
Reckitt Benckiser plc has developed an executive compensation system. This case outlines the structure of the system, its emphasis on performance-based pay and a global outlook, and explains the role of the human resources department, the board of directors, and...
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Employee Relationship Management;
System;
Executive Compensation;
Retention;
Performance;
Human Resources;
Recruitment;
Business and Shareholder Relations
Lorsch, Jay W., V.G. Narayanan, Krishna G. Palepu, Lisa Brem, and Ashley Robertson. "Executive Remuneration at Reckitt Benckiser plc." Harvard Business School Case 104-062, January 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
In the early 1990s Sears faced and allegations by the California Department of Consumer Affairs that the company's auto repair centers had been overbilling customers and making unnecessary repairs. Top management must evaluate the problem and come up with a plan to...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Corporate Accountability;
Ethics;
Organizational Culture;
Compensation and Benefits;
Management Teams;
Employees;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Performance Improvement;
Auto Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 304-063, December 2003. (Revised May 2004.)
- December 2003 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Managing Segway's Early Development
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and David Kiron
Describes the early development of the Segway Human Transporter and focuses on the organizational issues that arise between the parent company and the new company that is being spun out to produce and market the Segway. Key issues are the distribution of bonuses and...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Startups;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Resource Allocation;
Organizational Design;
Technology Adoption
Hamermesh, Richard G., and David Kiron. "Managing Segway's Early Development." Harvard Business School Case 804-065, December 2003. (Revised September 2004.)
- September 2003
- Case
Executive Compensation at Reckitt Benckiser plc
By: V.G. Narayanan, Krishna G. Palepu and Lisa Brem
Investors felt betrayed by the increasingly lucrative pay packages awarded to CEOs and other top executives at multinational companies. Yet, board members charged with adequately rewarding executives were forced to compete with rising packages of salaries and stock...
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- August 2003 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Old Tex College
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ray Herschman
Requires student to choose among the following health insurance options for employers: number of plans offered, managed care and consumer-driven options, and self-funding vs. full insurance. Teaching purpose: To Understand the design of health insurance. Includes color...
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ray Herschman. "Old Tex College." Harvard Business School Case 304-014, August 2003. (Revised April 2005.)
- February 2003 (Revised August 2004)
- Background Note
Note on Valuation-Compensation Tradeoff in Professional Service Firm Acquisitions
By: Ashish Nanda
This case highlights the tradeoff between valuation ascribed to professionals at the time of a professional services firm (PSF) acquisition and the postacquisition compensation of these professionals. It emphasizes how a high valuation at acquisition carries with it...
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Nanda, Ashish. "Note on Valuation-Compensation Tradeoff in Professional Service Firm Acquisitions." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-111, February 2003. (Revised August 2004.)
- July 2002 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Crucial Conversations
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayraghavan
Todd McKenna, a third-year associate at an investment banking firm, confronts his boss. His boss had told him he would be the top paid associate at the firm, and McKenna finds out that this isn't true. He approaches his boss to find out why he was lied to.
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Investment Banking;
Executive Compensation;
Employee Relationship Management;
Rank and Position;
Banking Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Vineeta Vijayraghavan. "Crucial Conversations." Harvard Business School Case 403-027, July 2002. (Revised November 2002.)
- July 2002 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc: Rewarding Our People
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
Marilyn Winn, head of human resources at Harrah's Entertainment, must make a recommendation to the company's president and CEO about whether the existing bonus payout program is effective at motivating employees or whether it should be revised and/or replaced. A recent...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Human Capital;
Management Style;
Motivation and Incentives;
Alignment;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan. "Harrah's Entertainment, Inc: Rewarding Our People." Harvard Business School Case 403-008, July 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
- March 2002
- Teaching Note
Akamai's Underwater Options (A) and (B) TN
By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
Teaching Note for (9-902-069) and (9-902-195).
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- March 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Akamai's Underwater Options (A)
By: Brian J. Hall, Houston Lane and Jonathan Lim
Akamai's stock price declines dramatically with the NASDAQ in 2000, causing virtually all employee options to go underwater. Ownership and retention incentives are largely destroyed, and employee morale falls sharply. Management weighs the pros and cons of various...
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Hall, Brian J., Houston Lane, and Jonathan Lim. "Akamai's Underwater Options (A)." Harvard Business School Case 902-069, March 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- December 2001
- Exercise
Exercise on Employee Stock Option Dilution
By: Brian J. Hall
Discusses the effects of option dilution on stock prices and shareholder value. To simplify the example and isolate the complexity of option dilution, we make a number of simplifying assumptions.
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Keywords:
Stocks;
Price;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Complexity;
Value
Hall, Brian J. "Exercise on Employee Stock Option Dilution." Harvard Business School Exercise 902-162, December 2001.
- October 2001
- Exercise
Liability Problems
By: Robert S. Kaplan
This case provides three examples of the recognition and measurement of liabilities. The first focuses on recognizing when employees have rendered services for which future period benefits have been earned, that is, whether unused vacation, sick, and personal days at...
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Keywords:
Cash;
Annuities;
Interest Rates;
Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Wages;
Problems and Challenges;
Value
Kaplan, Robert S. "Liability Problems." Harvard Business School Exercise 102-035, October 2001.
- August 2001 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Medtronic's Health Insurance Options
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, John Hurwitch and Seth Bokser
Describes the variety of health insurance plans that this medical device company offers, including a high-deductible, consumer-driven health plan with a health reimbursement account that also enables health care providers to quote their own prices. Asks students to...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Insurance;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Compensation and Benefits;
Demand and Consumers
Herzlinger, Regina E., John Hurwitch, and Seth Bokser. "Consumer-Driven Health Care: Medtronic's Health Insurance Options." Harvard Business School Case 302-006, August 2001. (Revised February 2020.)
- December 2000
- Case
Stock Options at Virtua.Net
By: Brian J. Hall, Noam T. Wasserman and Carleen Madigan
Describes issues facing three young founders of a high-tech start-up in Silicon Valley, including hiring an experienced CEO and negotiating with a potential VC investor. Focuses on the incentive and compensation aspects of negotiating with job candidates (e.g., what...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Stock Options;
Executive Compensation;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Negotiation
Hall, Brian J., Noam T. Wasserman, and Carleen Madigan. "Stock Options at Virtua.Net." Harvard Business School Case 801-324, December 2000.
- November 2000
- Background Note
Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans
By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
Provides a brief overview of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and phantom stock plans for owners of closely held companies. ESOPs can be used as a tool of corporate financing, and can provide employees with ownership interests. Phantom stock plans can reward...
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Teams;
Corporate Governance;
Ownership Stake;
Taxation
Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-034, November 2000.