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- August 2019
- Case
The Allstate Corporation, 2019
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In July 2019, Allstate, the United States’ number-three property and casualty (P/C) insurer, released its second-quarter earnings, which reported first-half revenues of $22.1 billion, up 11.4% year-over-year. Shareholders cheered the top-line growth, but P/C premiums...
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Insurance Companies;
Strategic Analysis;
Strategic Change;
Insurance;
Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy;
Insurance Industry;
North America
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "The Allstate Corporation, 2019." Harvard Business School Case 720-366, August 2019.
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1.11 Leaves of Absence - MBA
Student & Academic Services ordinarily will consult with Harvard University Health Services (which may consider information from the student’s current and/or former health care providers, if made available...
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- January 2017
- Case
T. Rowe Price and the Dell Inc. MBO (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg
T. Rowe Price’s mutual funds, separate accounts, institutional investors, and retirement accounts were, in the aggregate, Dell Inc.’s third largest shareholder in 2013 when Dell announced a management-led buyout, or MBO, structured as a merger. In considering whether...
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Fiduciary Duties;
Management Buy-out;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Valuation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Delaware
Goldberg, Lena G. "T. Rowe Price and the Dell Inc. MBO (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-088, January 2017.
- September 2001 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Webvan
Examines Webvan's operations and the processes by which it delivers groceries that were ordered from the Internet to customers' homes. Recounts Webvan's history from founding through early 2001 and concentrates on the unique approaches to warehousing, delivery,...
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- 22 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution
the desired direction of the business. Strategic boundaries can also protect you from the types of errant actions that destroyed Enron and brought financial service firms such as Fannie Mae and Lehman Brothers to their knees. 5. How Are...
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by Robert Simons
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Crossing the Bridge: A Reflection on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program - MBA
academia at Harvard, I was a management consultant advising clients in the financial services industry and a residential real estate broker primarily serving first-time home buyers in the Chicago, Illinois market. At what point did you...
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Other Student Organizations - MBA
community for curriculum and services that better meet our needs. Association Officers (Co-Presidents) Brandon Moore, bmoore@mba2025.hbs.edu (EC Co-president) Dano Lemu, dlemu@mba2026@hbs.edu (RC Co-president) MD/MBA Association Mission...
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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Nonprofit Performance and Innovation - Virtual Rod Santiago Central Executive Officer | Archway Community Services "I got to be a part of an incredible cohort of people from all over the world." Driving Nonprofit Performance and...
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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Alumni work in social enterprise $12m Pro bono services provided annually by alumni clubs Contact Do you have questions, comments, or suggestions about social enterprise alumni engagement? Please email se@hbs.edu . Join Our Mailing List...
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Klarman Hall | About
basis of health and disease, supporting the Jewish community and Israel, expanding access to services and enrichment opportunities in Greater Boston, and ensuring a healthy democracy. In view of the transformative influence HBS has had on...
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- October 2001 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Herman Miller(B): Creating Innovation Streams
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
In 1997, Mike Volkema faced the difficulty of attempting to revitalize a once dynamic organization. Volkema wondered how he could incorporate advances made within subsidiaries, such as Miller SQA's business model innovation, into the company as a whole while also...
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Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Product;
Supply Chain Management;
Business Model;
Service Delivery;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Herman Miller(B): Creating Innovation Streams." Harvard Business School Case 602-024, October 2001. (Revised November 2002.)
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Cross-Registration Policies and FAQ - MBA
permission from your home school as well as from HBS. Email mbacrossreg@hbs.edu to request an exception from the HBS Registrar's Office to drop a course after the deadline and to share your home school's permission, if granted. The course...
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- 18 Jul 2023
- Interview
Jeffrey Rayport on Product Market Fit, Profit Market Fit and Whiplash, and More
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Doug Levin
This episode of "Lessons from Startup Life" podcast features Jeffrey Rayport, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Jeffrey specializes in teaching and researching growth-stage technology ventures and their scalability. Prior to...
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Scaling And Growth;
Start-up;
Diversity;
Equity;
Inclusion;
Technology;
Business Startups;
Product Marketing;
Business Growth and Maturation
"Jeffrey Rayport on Product Market Fit, Profit Market Fit and Whiplash, and More." Lessons from a Startup Life (podcast), July 18, 2023.
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
answered the right question poorly (Study 2). Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-048.pdf Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality Authors:Alvin J. Silk and Charles...
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Martha Lagace
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Dissemination (5) Knowledge Management (40) Knowledge Sharing (14) Knowledge Use and Leverage (11) Knowledge (68) Labor and Management Relations (3) Labor (135) Law Enforcement (2) Lawfulness (1) Laws and Statutes (11) Lawsuits and...
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- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate...
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by Rachel Layne
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HBS Veteran Spotlight: Rex Willis (MBA 2024) - MBA
carrying that torch forward by providing underserved communities, especially those of color, with opportunities to actualize their dreams via scholarship and mentorship programs. Attending Harvard Business School as an active-duty service...
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- 04 Apr 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?
they have decided to give up their weekend to come up with a better idea? Would they have agreed to break the routine of Mondays working remotely to share their response in the relative privacy of the office (vs. online)? Would the five...
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by James Heskett
- 17 Jan 2020
- In Practice
6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart
theme." Leonard A. Schlesinger, Baker Foundation Professor and co-author of What Great Service Leaders Know and Do. 6. They avoid distractions “They focus!” Rebecca M. Henderson (@RebeccaReCap), John and Natty McArthur University...
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by Danielle Kost
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
strategy. Heads of shared service units—marketing, human resources, and information technology, among others—were included in the membership of the leadership team to ensure that information about customers,...
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by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton