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- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Because P&O operated some port terminals in the United States, DP World obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States before P&O shareholders approved the...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
The firm has also innovated in sourcing capital from a variety of limited partners. Blackstone's culture of centralized investment processes and risk management coupled with entrepreneurial leadership contributed to its growth in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
educate leaders who make a difference in the world. For IBM, one of its central values is innovation that makes a difference for its customers and the world. The company hopes that statement of values will be used to make money for its View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
and the long-awaited breakthrough in R&D productivity has yet to materialize. This disappointing performance raises a question: Can organizations motivated by the need to make profits and please shareholders successfully conduct basic...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
holding out as a strategic but minority shareholder in Endesa; or negotiating an agreement with Enel and/or E.ON. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210029-PDF-ENG AME Learning Inc. Thomas Eisenmann and Ann...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
in conjunction with debt, to be the best policy alternative under real external shocks for emerging nations. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44340 How Do Staggered Boards Affect Shareholder Value? Evidence from...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers...
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- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
particularly strongly and to construct risk indicators to predict taxpayers' responses. We show results from an application in Chile and describe lessons learned during the implementation. August 2013 JAMA Surgery Informal Peer...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
compensation incentives for CSR. We test our predictions using novel executive compensation contract data and find that firms with more shareholder friendly corporate governance are more likely to provide compensation to executives linked...
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Carmen Nobel
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
War II when the issue became a particular concern. Policy makers considered that existing financial institutions could neither provide the necessary due diligence nor the pool of risk capital that was necessary to spur entrepreneurial...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807145 Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk Harvard Business School Case 307-089 The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
SesiaHarvard Business School Supplement 110-050 The (B) case describes shareholder and investor reactions to the 2008 compensation awarded Aubrey McClendon, founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, which according to Fortune Magazine made...
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Carmen Nobel