Publications

September 2005
Teaching Note

ProfitLogic (TN)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael J. Roberts

Teaching Note to (9-802-110), (9-806-702), and (9-806-705). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Service Industry

January 1978
Case

Studsel Automotive Co.

By: Robert G. Gilbertson and F. Warren McFarlan

Keywords: Auto Industry

Spring 2012
Article

Sustainability at Dow Chemical

By: Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen M. Perkins and Mark Weick

Dow Chemical Company, which was founded in 1894, is now the second-largest chemical company in the world. From the outset, the company has been committed to high-technology research and commercial innovation in chemistry, advanced materials, and agro-sciences. But if... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Corporate Strategy; Chemicals; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention; Chemical Industry

April 2, 2004
Article

A Simple Way to Value Stock Options

By: Roberto G. Mendoza, Robert C. Merton and Peter Hancock

Keywords: Valuation; Stock Options

November 2014
Teaching Note

Claritas Genomics

By: Robert F. Higgins and Matthew G. Preble

Dr. Patrice Milos is the first CEO of Claritas Genomics (Claritas) and she faces a number of challenges in scaling the young company. Claritas was formed around a lab spun out from Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) which had performed genomic tests for the hospital. Now... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare; Healthcare Startups; Genetic Testing; Genetics Diagnostics; Spinning Out Hospital Services; Spin-out; Health Care and Treatment; Genetics; Entrepreneurship; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; United States

November 2005 (Revised November 2011)
Background Note

Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in Healthcare Fall Term 2011: Course Outline and Syllabus

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Robert F. Higgins

Provides an overview of the second-year MBA elective course Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in Healthcare. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Health Care and Treatment

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October 2005
Supplement

ProfitLogic: Scott Friend, CEO (DVD)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael J. Roberts

December 2003
Article

Expensing Stock Options: A Fair-Value Approach

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Stock Options; Value

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08 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 8, 2010

determinant of choices than fairness, and iii) agents display a marked propensity to work for principals with similar distributional concerns. Working PapersReport on the State of Available Data for the Study of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 28

while more equal ones dislike competitive groups and do not necessarily respect them as competent. Unequal societies may need ambivalence for system stability: income inequality compensates groups with partially positive social images. Sustainability at Dow Chemical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2010
Working Paper

Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?

By: Annissa Alusi, Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul

Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This paper reviews the goals, business models, and partnerships involved in eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technology; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Urban Development; Information Technology; Green Technology Industry; Real Estate Industry

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2012
Chapter

Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?

By: Robert G. Eccles, Annissa Alusi, Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul

Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This paper reviews the goals, business models, and partnerships involved in eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; City; Urban Development; Infrastructure; Housing; Urban Scope; Business Ventures; Business Model; Green Technology Industry

10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim, and Beiting ChengHarvard Business School Supplement 112-058 The case describes the challenges that Foxconn faced after a series of suicides took place at its plants. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2014
Report

Managing the Talent Pipeline: A New Approach to Closing the Skills Gap

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Robert G. Sheets and Jason A. Tyszko

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October 2014 (Revised March 2015)
Case

Integrated Reporting at Aegon

By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim, Sydney Ribot and Michael Krzus

In 2011, Aegon adopted integrated reporting—a corporate reporting approach that sought to present company performance in a holistic light by considering medium- to long-term issues, stakeholder opinions, and the relationship between material financial and nonfinancial... View Details

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December 2010 (Revised November 2013)
Case

Talent Recruitment at frog design Shanghai

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Yi Kwan Chu

This case illustrates the complexity and importance of hiring decisions in the Chinese operation of a global design and innovation firm. View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Talent and Talent Management; Decision Making; Complexity; Innovation and Invention; Shanghai

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