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- 20 Feb 2020
- Op-Ed
Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.
usually undisclosed, although they are typically well known within the organization. Innocent bystanders become collateral damage. The lack of disclosure corrodes institutional trust from within. Thus, when McDonald’s CEO was fired, an...
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by Regina Herzlinger
- July 2006 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Changan Automobile Co., Ltd.
By: Dennis Campbell and Donglin Xia
Chairman Yin Jiaxu must communicate that the company's extraordinary reported performance in 2002 reflects Changan's unique strategy within the competitive dynamics of China's automobile industry. Changan's 2002 annual report demonstrated an extraordinary level of...
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Financial Reporting;
Ethics;
Corporate Disclosure;
Media;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Auto Industry;
China
Campbell, Dennis, and Donglin Xia. "Changan Automobile Co., Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 107-006, July 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
discuss how these findings advance understanding of how organizational structure and corporate leadership interact and of how organizations can more effectively realize the strategic value of corporate social responsibility activities....
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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Fellow of the International Academy of Management in 2013. George Serafeim: Winner of the second place 2013 Hermes Fund Managers' Best Paper Prize for the paper "Causes and Consequences of Firm Disclosures of Anticorruption Efforts" (with...
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- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
Author:Francois Brochet Publication:The Accounting Review (forthcoming) Abstract This paper examines the information content of Form 4 filings under the more timely disclosure regime introduced by Section 403 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of...
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Martha Lagace
- 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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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.
- Fast Answer
Patent terminology: Classification codes
establishment of an effective search tool for patent document retrieval by intellectual property offices and other users, in order to establish the novelty and evaluate the inventive step of technical disclosures in patent applications....
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
Net Zero In addition to his role at GFANZ, Curtis Ravenel is a founding member of the secretariat for the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a distinguished fellow in sustainable...
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- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
increases that would solve these problems are not expected in the near- or medium-term. The paper outlines first a number of directions for effecting improvement through marginal capacity increases and better management of demand and available capacity. It then...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Social Enterprise | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Guides Social Enterprise Social Enterprise This guide highlights key sources of information on social enterprise, including topics such as social entrepreneurship, non-profit organizations social investing, and strategic philanthropy....
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- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
volatility, the length of time investors held a firm's stock, and the cost of capital. The results showed that short-term companies attracted short-term investors (bringing with them a whole new set of performance pressures on executives) and that the financial and...
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- 08 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder
channel may force firms to reduce horizontal inequality, firms do not face resistance to increasing vertical inequality.” Transparency policies, such as disclosure of CEO pay, “may be less effective at curbing inequality than previously...
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by Rachel Layne
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
Companies can create shareholder value through more effective governance, and through boards that do not simply ensure compliance, but focus their time and efforts on the most critical strategic areas. Past board results have often not...
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Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
and the resulting “Munich Agreement” of 1938, are often considered among the greatest strategic and moral failures in history. Is this a fair characterization of what transpired in the lead-up to World War II? What could have been done...
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- June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
The cases discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the and shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from a renowned shareholder advocacy...
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ESG;
Sustainability;
Shareholder Activism;
Dollar Tree;
Sustainability Reporting;
ESG Reporting;
Board Of Directors;
Shareholder Engagement;
GHG;
Environmental Accounting;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Trends;
Communication;
Announcements;
Voting;
Environmental Management;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Reports;
Business or Company Management;
Risk Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Outcome or Result;
Strategic Planning;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Situation or Environment;
Opportunities;
Civil Society or Community;
Social Issues;
Public Opinion;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Alignment;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Virginia
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan Ni. "Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 122-044, June 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
key role business leaders have to play in confronting climate change—and the power of HBS alumni to make a positive difference. Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) President, J Adams Strategic Communications; co-author of A Blessing: Women of...
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- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
multiple stakeholders, including funders, boards, and clients—all while staying true to a core mission and values. In today's climate of scarce economic resources, the pressure for nonprofits to show quantifiable results is greater than ever; as a result, an...
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by Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
but to practice," says Groysberg, who seems well on his way in this regard. He was recently honored by the Strategic Management Society (SMS) with the Booz-Allen & Hamilton/SMS Best Ph.D. Conference Paper Fellowship for his paper on star...
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- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
the second. The firm's strategy consists of choosing what level of disclosure to engage in and how to price the service to consumers. These choices reflect the two revenue sources available to the firm, View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty
experience in the supermarket industry and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. Bruce Harreld (MBA ’75) is applying his considerable experience as a strategic and marketing leader at IBM and as a speaker and writer on corporate...
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Margie Kelley