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  • October 2007
  • Article

The Power of Stars: Do Star Actors Drive the Success of Movies?

By: Anita Elberse
Is the involvement of star actors critical to the success of motion pictures? Film studios, which they regularly pay multimillion-dollar fees to star actors, seem driven by that belief. I shed light on the returns on this investment using an event study that considers... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Film Entertainment; Investment Return; Revenue; Compensation and Benefits; Resource Allocation; Success; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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  • March 1987 (Revised October 1993)
  • Case

Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program

By: W. Earl Sasser
In recent years, Au Bon Pain (ABP), a chain of upscale French bakeries/sandwich cafes based in Boston, confronted a set of human resource problems endemic to the fast food industry (i.e., a labor shortage which made it difficult to attract and maintain quality crew... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Managerial Roles; Retention; Employees; Performance Improvement; Recruitment; Problems and Challenges; Compensation and Benefits; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Boston
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  • December 1998 (Revised June 1999)
  • Case

STT Aerospace

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Jeremy Dann
Experienced entrepreneur Charles Damon conducted a "roll-up" from 1987-1994 within the commercial airliner interior products industry. Damon's company, STT Aerospace, took advantage of an industry-wide recession in the early 1990s by buying when asset prices were low.... View Details
Keywords: Retention; Business Strategy; Selection and Staffing; Entrepreneurship; Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy; Compensation and Benefits; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Acquisition; Product Development; Aerospace Industry
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  • September 2018 (Revised August 2021)
  • Teaching Note

Blackstone at Age 30 and Blackstone at 35

By: Josh Lerner
This teaching note is meant to guide in the instruction of HBS No. 316-013 "Blackstone at 30" case. It examines the process of institutionalization and scaling in private equity and alternative investments more generally, looking specifically at how Blackstone's size... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Blackstone; Alternative Assets; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Business Growth and Maturation; Public Ownership; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Services Industry
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  • August 2011 (Revised October 2014)
  • Supplement

High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (B)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The B case describes the process and terms of the very successful offerings of contingent capital in February 2011, as well as The Basel Committee's preliminary decision not to allow contingent capital to count as Tier 1 equity. View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Financial Crisis; Finance; Capital; Financial Instruments; Leadership
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  • November 2007 (Revised February 2011)
  • Case

The Ice King

By: Tom Nicholas and Sandra Nicholas
Provides an opportunity to examine the risk-reward tradeoff and the travails of entrepreneurial venturing in the nascent U.S. economy. Traces the origins and development of Frederic Tudor's Ice Company, a business which developed during the 19th century to hack chunks... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Cost vs Benefits; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Business History; Operations; Risk and Uncertainty; United States
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  • Fast Answer

Sustainability in VCPE & Investing

investment with a focus on the benefits of sustainable investment, best practices, and lessons for the future. Private Equity for the Public Interest: The Evolution of ESG and Considerations for Asset Managers and Investors Article... View Details
  • Web

Emerging Topics - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Oil and Gas and Mining Sectors’ Companies and Communities On Investors’ Role: “Directing capital to companies that can use it productively is ultimately the most profound benefit investors can have on society.” -Michael E. Porter View Details
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • News

Rethink pricing to create shared—and expanded—value

revenue and increased consumer satisfaction and loyalty. First, focus on relationships rather than transactions (see customers as “people, not wallets”). Be proactive by setting prices that benefit both the firm and its customers. Design... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Extending goodwill to all in the global community

As a person who is blind, Jim Gibbons (MBA 1994) is no stranger to workforce challenges. In his role as president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, he leads initiatives that improve lives, benefit communities, and help the... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2010
  • News

A Day’s Pay

FLOREZ: Back to his roots. Before term limits force him out of office, California State Senate majority leader Dean Florez (MBA ’93) has one final bill he wants to get through the legislature: extending overtime benefits to hundreds of... View Details
Keywords: overtime pay; Crop Production; Agriculture
  • 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 30 Oct 2019
  • HBS Online

HBS Online Disruptive Strategy

Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time World's Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: October 30, 2019 - December 11, 2019 View Details
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

Private Equity under Investigation

behavior in the Justice Department’s crosshairs — deal sharing — is an important aspect of this competition that benefits us all. To understand the benefits of deal sharing, it is helpful to look at private... View Details
Keywords: Josh Lerner; syndication; antitrust enforcement; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
  • Portrait Project

Mamongae Mahlare

Allocate time and energy to initiatives for the primary benefit of my beloved South Africa Many lives were sacrificed for my freedom And with political freedom comes great responsibility To achieve economic emancipation So our children... View Details
  • 9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 05 Sep 2018
  • HBS Online

HBX Disruptive Strategy

Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time Worlds Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: September 5, 2018 - October 17, 2018 View Details
  • Web

The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success - Course Catalog

politically, socially, and morally. Second, to think critically and strategically about the power of DEI in a range of organizations. In examining the relationship among diversity, equity, inclusion, and business performance, we will gain a greater understanding of the... View Details
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • News

Action Plan: Just Breathe

executives would find out that I was meditating,” Burton admits. Today, he wants everyone to know about the workplace benefits of meditation and other stress-management techniques. Six years ago, Burton founded Whil, a digital training... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines

school better, and you educate students better. When there is overlap in interest and curiosity about what’s happening on the other side, that’s when the magic occurs. That’s when the idea of One Harvard takes root.” Key to furthering collaborations that View Details
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • News

The End of the Noncompete Clause

image by Edmon de Haro image by Edmon de Haro Tech recruiters often tout enviable perks as they lure new employees, promising free meals, yoga classes, and unlimited vacation days. But those benefits can come at a cost: Sign on the dotted... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • Blog Post

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

Whillans co-wrote a recent article in Compensation & Benefits Review, “Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees,” with Anais Thibault-Landry of the Université du Québec à Montréal... View Details
Keywords: All Industries