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- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell Sandra J. Sucher and Elena CorsiHarvard Business School Case 610-056 Royal Dutch Shell has been among the early players to implement diversity and inclusion policies in the 1990s, first in the U.S. and then globally. In May 2009, Peter...
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
commissioned his CFO Bonnie Tu to open the first all-women's bicycle store in Taipei and charged her not only with figuring out the needs of women customers, but also mandating that she turn a profit. "Because your only customers are...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
company as an undervalued stock. CEOs and CFOs put themselves in a bind by providing earnings guidance and then making decisions designed to meet Wall Street's expectations for quarterly earnings. When earnings appear to be coming in...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
focus of most panelists is the importance of a capital structure and risk management approach that complement the strategy and operations of the business. Instructive examples are provided by Judy Lewent, former CFO and head of strategic...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
post-investment value-added all contribute to value creation, the VCs rate deal selection as the most important of the three. We also explore (and find) differences in practices across industry, stage, geography, and past success. We compare our results to those for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
fast. What has recently happened in that environment is it has become necessary to hire senior people with real experience. In September, we had the good fortune of hiring a world-class CFO. She had worked at AT&T for 15 years in various financial roles and had...
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- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
developed between analysts and managers by investigating analyst coverage decisions in the context of CEO and CFO moves between publicly listed firms. We find that top executive moves from an origin firm to a destination firm trigger...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 119-029 Revenue Recognition at HBP In early 2014, Paul Bills, CFO of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), sat down with David Wan, the company’s CEO, to discuss budget preparations for the coming year. Bills...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
realization that his products were not meeting the needs of women customers (including particularly his wife). As a result, Lo commissioned his CFO Bonnie Tu to open the first all-women's bicycle store in Taipei (owned by corporate, not...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
Brandless be the final nail in the coffin? Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518044-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 418-011 Kids & Company: Entering the U.S. : In April 2017, Victoria Sopik and Jennifer Nashmi, CEO and View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
open up within them, giving companies a powerful mechanism for arbitrage across national financial markets. Managing these internal markets to build an advantage requires that CFOs must balance new financial opportunities with the...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
"hot money" moving quickly in and out of the Fund. This short-term trading is an attempt to take advantage of the difference between the closing times of the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges. The CFO of the fund manager...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
from within (the CFO was 31-years-old and had spent a decade working at the company). On the other hand, employees were encouraged to make the juice bars their homes. There were no required uniforms or scripts on how to interact with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
more than 400 CFOs indicates that career concerns is a primary motivator for management—even more so than short-term compensation motivation—for hitting earnings benchmarks.
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- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
May 2009, Peter Voser, CFO and soon-to-be CEO, wants to adjust the company's business, headcount, and cost levels to adapt to changing economic conditions after one of the worst economic downturns in decades. His all-male executive...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
materials for its biscuits and chocolate production, and Topbas family would be able to create its own private label dairy products for its nation-wide hard-discount chain BIM. Following Yıldiz Holding’s acquisition of United Biscuits for over $3 billion in 2014, the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
announcement of a huge and unexpected second quarter loss, the CFO was removed from her post after only seven months in the job. This case explores the challenges faced by a firm leader as she attempts to manage a situation that threatens...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
extreme, poorly implemented risk management can lead to the firm's demise. Under Sarbanes-Oxley 404, both the CEO and CFO have to attest with personal liability to the accuracies of the financial statements (including footnotes with...
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- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded...
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by Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
higher-end goods at Target. In the 1990s, its growth stemmed mainly from acquisitions, not all of which proved beneficial in the long term. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/718510-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-048 The Transformation of...
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Dina Gerdeman