Microsoft Azure and the Cloud Wars
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Wu, Andy, and Cindy Na. "Microsoft Azure and the Cloud Wars." Harvard Business School Case 720-409, November 2019. View Details
Working Paper | HBS Working Paper Series | 2016 The Structure of Board Committeesby Kevin D. Chen and Andy Wu |
We document and analyze board committee structures utilizing a novel dataset containing full board committee membership for over 6,000 firms. Board committees provide benefits (specialization, efficiency, and accountability benefits) and costs (information segregation). Consistent with these benefits and costs, we find that committee activity increases with firm size, the proportion of outside directors, board tenure and size, and public information available to outside directors. Moreover, boards allocate directors in ways to alleviate information segregation through multi-committee directors. Specifically, multi-committee directors tend to serve on related committees and be outside directors with more expertise and experience. Also, busy directors are less likely to serve on multiple committees, possibly to avoid being overloaded.
Keywords: corporate governance; board of directors; board committees; specialization; accountability; information segregation; overloaded directors; multi-commitee directors; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Accounting; Corporate Governance;
Language: English | Format: Print | 37 pages | Read Now |
Chen, Kevin D., and Andy Wu. "The Structure of Board Committees." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-032, October 2016.
Case | HBS Case Collection | November 2019
Microsoft Azure and the Cloud Wars
Andy Wu and Cindy Na
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Wu, Andy, and Cindy Na. "Microsoft Azure and the Cloud Wars." Harvard Business School Case 720-409, November 2019. View DetailsCase | HBS Case Collection | October 2019 (Revised October 2019)
Andy Wu and Christopher Zhang
Keywords: industry analysis; Video Games; platforms; Comparative Advantage; growth strategy; innovation focused strategy; Pricing strategy; Strategy; Competition; Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Technology Industry;
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Wu, Andy, and Christopher Zhang. "Epic Games." Harvard Business School Case 720-380, October 2019. (Revised October 2019.) View DetailsBackground Note | HBS Case Collection | October 2019
Evolution of the Drone Industry
Rory McDonald, Andy Wu, Emilie Billaud and Ryan Bayer
Keywords: drones; Technology; Disruption; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Engineering; Product Development; Technology Industry; Asia; Europe; North America; United States;
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McDonald, Rory, Andy Wu, Emilie Billaud, and Ryan Bayer. "Evolution of the Drone Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 620-053, October 2019. View Details