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      • September 2023
      • Case

      The Meteoric Rise of Skims

      By: Ayelet Israeli, Jill Avery and Leonard A. Schlesinger
      Since its founding in 2019 by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, Skims, a solutions-oriented brand creating the next generation of underwear, loungewear, and shapewear with an eye toward body-type and skin-tone inclusivity, has experienced a meteoric rise. Kardashian, who... View Details
      Keywords: Brand; Branding; Direct-to-consumer; DTC; Influencers; Influencer Marketing; Fashion; Growth; Direct Marketing; Influence; Reputation; Social Inference; Consumer Goods; Consumer Products; Female Entrepreneur; Female Protagonist; Entrepreneurship And Strategy; Brand & Product Management; Competitive Advantage; Online Followers; Retail; Retail Formats; Retailing; Online Retail; Celebrities; Celebrity; Celebrity Endorsement; Go To Market Strategy; Apparel; Startup Marketing; Startups; Social Influencers; Brands and Branding; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Distribution Channels; Digital Marketing; Advertising; Power and Influence; Social Media; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Israeli, Ayelet, Jill Avery, and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "The Meteoric Rise of Skims." Harvard Business School Case 524-023, September 2023.
      • May 2021 (Revised May 2022)
      • Supplement

      Odebrecht's 'Transformation Journey' (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Pedro Levindo
      The case describes the changes in Odebrecht’s board of directors while the company had to file for court-supervised reorganization and cope with an ongoing feud within its founding family, and the new challenges that the Group’s leadership has to face. The changes in... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Reputation; Mission and Purpose; Business and Government Relations; Engineering; Family Business; Emerging Markets; Construction Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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      Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Pedro Levindo. "Odebrecht's 'Transformation Journey' (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 321-093, May 2021. (Revised May 2022.)
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      Bank Boards: What Has Changed Since the Financial Crisis?

      By: Shiva Rajgopal, Suraj Srinivasan and Forester Wong
      Several government-mandated committees investigating the financial crisis highlighted four key deficiencies in the composition of bank boards before the crisis: (i) group think among bank board members; (ii) absence of prior banking experience of board members; (iii)... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis; Change; Diversity
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      Rajgopal, Shiva, Suraj Srinivasan, and Forester Wong. "Bank Boards: What Has Changed Since the Financial Crisis?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-108, April 2019.
      • February 2017 (Revised May 2017)
      • Case

      Rapid7

      By: Mitchell Weiss, Paul Gompers and Silpa Kovvali
      That Corey Thomas, vice president at Boston-based Rapid7, Inc., was about to enter his investor’s boardroom to negotiate a potential acquisition of Metasploit, LLC, was already an unlikely achievement of sorts. After all, Rapid7 was a venture-backed, corporate... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Computer Hacking; Open-source; Corey Thomas; Rapid7; Exploit Testing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cybersecurity; Computer Industry; North and Central America; Boston
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      Weiss, Mitchell, Paul Gompers, and Silpa Kovvali. "Rapid7." Harvard Business School Case 817-077, February 2017. (Revised May 2017.)
      • March 2015
      • Teaching Note

      McKinsey & Co.—Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)

      By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
      McKinsey & Co—Protecting its Reputation (A&B) is a field case written from the perspective of the Firm's Managing Director Dominic Barton. The two cases describe the actions McKinsey & Co took to protect the firm's reputation after the Rajat Gupta matter.
      The... View Details
      Keywords: Consulting Firms; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership And Change Management; Leadership And Managing People; Leading A Global Business; Corporate Culture; Professional Service Firms; Professional Service Firm; Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Consulting Industry; United States
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      Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co.—Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 415-067, March 2015.
      • July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
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      McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A)

      By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
      On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,... View Details
      Keywords: Board; McKinsey; Consulting Firms; Risk; Risk Assessment; Partnerships; Insider Trading; Confidentiality; Personal Investing; Reputation; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Consulting Industry; United States; California
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      Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 415-021, July 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
      • July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
      • Supplement

      McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (B)

      By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
      On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,... View Details
      Keywords: Board; McKinsey; CONSULTING Firms; Risk; Risk Assessment; Partnerships; Insider Trading; Confidentiality; Personal Investing; Reputation; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Construction Industry; United States; California
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      Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 415-022, July 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
      • February 2014
      • Article

      Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation

      By: Francois Brochet and Suraj Srinivasan
      We examine which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial- and disclosure-related fraud. Investors can name independent directors as defendants in lawsuits, and they can vote against their re-election to express displeasure over... View Details
      Keywords: Independent Directors; Litigation Risk; Class Action Lawsuits; Director Accountability; Reputation; Boards Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Debt Securities; Corporate Accountability; Lawsuits and Litigation
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      Brochet, Francois, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation." Journal of Financial Economics 111, no. 2 (February 2014): 430–449.
      • 2016
      • Working Paper

      Consequences to Directors of Shareholder Activism

      By: Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin and Suraj Srinivasan
      Using a comprehensive sample for 2004–2012, we examine the impact of shareholder activist campaigns on the careers of directors of targeted firms. We find that activism is associated with directors being almost twice as likely to leave—and performance-sensitivity of... View Details
      Keywords: Shareholder Activism; Hedge Funds; Independent Directors; Director Reputation; Accountability; Shareholder Voting; Voting; Retention; Investment Funds; Management Teams; Investment Activism
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      Gow, Ian D., Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Consequences to Directors of Shareholder Activism." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-071, February 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
      • January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
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      Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers (A)

      By: Srikant M. Datar, Anjali Raina and Namrata Arora
      Set in 2008, the case details Tech Mahindra, an information technology (IT) company within the Mahindra Group, an Indian multi-industry company with a diverse stable of businesses including automotives, farm equipment, and financial services, and its decision to... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Computer Industry; India
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      Datar, Srikant M., Anjali Raina, and Namrata Arora. "Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 114-049, January 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
      • October 2012 (Revised February 2013)
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      Jim Johnson's Re-election to the Goldman Sachs Board

      By: Suraj Srinivasan and Kelly Baker
      The case presents the opposition by a leading institutional investor in Goldman Sachs to the re-election of Jim Johnson to the board of directors of the company. The investor, Sequoia Fund, opposes the re-election citing Jim Johnson's prior track record as the CEO of... View Details
      Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Director Elections; Goldman Sachs; Reputation; Institutional Investing; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Accountability; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY)
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      Srinivasan, Suraj, and Kelly Baker. "Jim Johnson's Re-election to the Goldman Sachs Board." Harvard Business School Case 113-050, October 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
      • July 2012
      • Case

      Barclays Capital and the Sale of Del Monte Foods

      By: John Coates, Clayton Rose and David Lane
      This case explores the reputational and legal issues that arise as Barclays Capital attempted to manage client conflicts by following established industry practice in the face of changing legal norms. In February 2011, Judge Travis Laster granted a preliminary... View Details
      Keywords: Client Management; Fiduciary Duty; Mergers & Acquisitions; Investment Banking; Private Equity; Ethics; Finance; Reputation; Banking Industry; United States
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      Coates, John, Clayton Rose, and David Lane. "Barclays Capital and the Sale of Del Monte Foods." Harvard Business School Case 313-036, July 2012.
      • July 2012
      • Case

      Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee

      By: Linda A. Hill and Mark Rennella
      Johannes Linden is the Director of the Washer and Dryer division of Fluss, a large Swiss appliance manufacturer. Soon after the company completes its revenue projections and bonus targets for the upcoming year, Linden shares some good news with his leadership team, the... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Style; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence; Multinational Firms and Management; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland
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      Hill, Linda A., and Mark Rennella. "Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-509, July 2012.
      • June 2012
      • Case

      PV Technologies, Inc.: Were They Asleep at the Switch?

      By: Frank V. Cespedes and Diane Badame
      PV Technologies, Inc. is an industry-leading manufacturer of photovoltaic inverters used to convert the direct current output of solar panels into alternating current for the commercial power grid. In conjunction with a request for proposal, the company's largest... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Competitive Strategy; Product Marketing; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Cespedes, Frank V., and Diane Badame. "PV Technologies, Inc.: Were They Asleep at the Switch?" Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-505, June 2012.
      • May 2011 (Revised June 2011)
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      The Crisis at Tyco - A Director's Perspective

      By: Suraj Srinivasan and Aldo Sesia
      In 2002, Wendy Lane had been a member of the board of directors at Tyco International a little more than a year when the company's CEO Dennis Kozlowski and other top executives were accused of fraud, which ultimately led to resignations, imprisonments, lawsuits, and... View Details
      Keywords: Management Teams; Reputation; Governing and Advisory Boards; Crisis Management; Accounting Audits; Problems and Challenges; Risk Management; Finance; Managerial Roles; Lawsuits and Litigation; Service Industry; United States
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      Srinivasan, Suraj, and Aldo Sesia. "The Crisis at Tyco - A Director's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 111-035, May 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
      • March 2011 (Revised December 2019)
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      Wealth Management Crisis at UBS (A)

      By: Paul M. Healy
      The case describes the challenges that UBS faced as a result of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation for tax fraud, that claimed that UBS had helped some 52,000 U.S. residents hide billions of dollars in untaxed assets in secret Swiss accounts between... View Details
      Keywords: Fraud; Regulatory Enforcement; Reputation Incentives; Crony Capitalism; Tax Havens; Legitimacy; Multinational; Strategic Change; Incentives; Transparency; Financial Services; Taxation; Crime and Corruption; Global Range; Asset Management; Ethics; Problems and Challenges; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Governance; Financial Services Industry; United States; Switzerland
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      Healy, Paul M., George Serafeim, and David Lane. "Wealth Management Crisis at UBS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-082, March 2011. (Revised December 2019.)
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      Consequences of Financial Reporting Failure for Outside Directors: Evidence from Accounting Restatements and Audit Committee Members

      By: Suraj Srinivasan
      I use a sample of 409 companies that restated their earnings from 1997 to 2001 to examine penalties for outside directors, particularly audit committee members, when their companies experience accounting restatements. Penalties from lawsuits and Securities and Exchange... View Details
      Keywords: Outcome or Result; Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Lawsuits and Litigation; Labor; Markets; Financial Reporting; Accounting Audits; Cost; Reputation
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      Srinivasan, Suraj. "Consequences of Financial Reporting Failure for Outside Directors: Evidence from Accounting Restatements and Audit Committee Members." Journal of Accounting Research 43, no. 2 (May 2005): 291–334.
      • March 2004 (Revised January 2008)
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      Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations

      By: John A. Quelch
      Samsung's global marketing director is assessing how to build the global brand reputation of the company further and upgrade the company's worldwide brand image. To show how to build a global brand. View Details
      Keywords: Global Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Brands and Branding; Reputation
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      Quelch, John A., and Anna Harrington. "Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations." Harvard Business School Case 504-051, March 2004. (Revised January 2008.)
      • January 1997 (Revised December 1999)
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      OXO International

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Marilyn Matis and Sylvie Ryckebusch
      OXO, a kitchen tools and gadgets company, was started by a businessman who had 30 years of experience in the housewares industry. With his wife and son as founders, he creates a new niche in the gadgets industry for high-end gourmet stores. The company has headquarters... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Supply Chain Management; Production; Design; Ownership; Business Startups; Acquisition; Consumer Products Industry; Asia; New York (city, NY); Connecticut
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Marilyn Matis, and Sylvie Ryckebusch. "OXO International." Harvard Business School Case 697-007, January 1997. (Revised December 1999.)
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      What Board-level Control Mechanisms Changed in Banks Following the 2008 Financial Crisis? A Descriptive Study

      By: Shelly Li, Shivram Rajgopal, Suraj Srinivasan and Forester Wong
      Following the 2008 financial crisis, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) identified major shortcomings in bank board governance, contributing to systemic risk management failures. This study adapts a management control framework and empirically examines... View Details
      Keywords: Banks; Board Of Directors; Financial Crisis; Management Control; Risk Management; Change Management
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      Li, Shelly, Shivram Rajgopal, Suraj Srinivasan, and Forester Wong. "What Board-level Control Mechanisms Changed in Banks Following the 2008 Financial Crisis? A Descriptive Study." Accounting, Organizations and Society (forthcoming).
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