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  • 01 May 2012
  • News

Can Advanced Manufacturing Help Spark an American Industrial Renaissance?

  • 26 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 26

Real Rates By: Hanson, Samuel G., and Jeremy C. Stein Abstract—Changes in monetary policy have surprisingly strong effects on forward real rates in the distant future. A 100 basis point increase in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

Choosing the Right Student Loan

wisely, you can minimize the amount you owe and the time it takes to pay them off. There are tons of student loan options out there, so how do you choose which one is right for you? Here are five important things to consider when choosing... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • News

IBM Deploys Talent, Technology and Innovation for Global Social Progress

  • Research Summary

Valuation Theory and Practice

Timothy A. Luehrman's primary research interest is in the application of valuation methods to companies, businesses, and individual assets. Some of his work involves applications of tools originally developed for valuing derivative securities to the valuation of other... View Details
  • July 2009 (Revised September 2009)
  • Case

The Blackstone Group: Merlin Entertainment

The Blackstone Group had conducted a roll-up of theme parks and attractions business in Europe. It was considering how to generate liquidity for its investors. Blackstone entered the theme parks and attractions business in Europe by acquiring a majority stake in... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost vs Benefits; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment Return; Risk Management; Leasing; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe
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    Building Climate-Resilient Cities and Infrastructure

    This episode in our climate adaptation series features HBS Professor John Macomber. John discusses how companies and governments need to incorporate climate resilience as they develop and finance real estate and infrastructure to address the risks of flooding,... View Details
    • 01 May 2020
    • Blog Post

    5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

    prior to HBS, where he was an investment professional at Artemis Real Estate Partners. He discovered his interest in real estate while pursuing his undergraduate degree in Finance at Cornell University.... View Details
    • 18 Mar 2016
    • Blog Post

    What is an IFC?

    ideas to put forth options that were novel and feasible. The biggest reward was building real connections with our partners. We had a great focus group in Lima, for example, that was a fantastic... View Details
    • 15 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

    Unfortunately, superior decision making is distressingly difficult to assess in real time. Successful outcomes—decisions of high quality, made in a timely manner and implemented effectively—can be evaluated only after the fact. But by the... View Details
    Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
    • 05 Oct 2023
    • Blog Post

    A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025)

    range of elective options from both schools. What was your background before attending Harvard Business School? I was a helicopter pilot! Upon graduating from West Point in 2014, I commissioned as an Army aviation officer. My service... View Details
    • 04 Feb 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

    "There are very few who are doing that yet," he added. "As a result, truly few Muslims who are international businesspeople are exposed to the vagaries of currency exchanges." There are religiously acceptable options... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • April 2021
    • Case

    Transforming BlackBerry: From Smartphones to Software

    By: Ranjay Gulati and Nicole Tempest Keller
    On the verge of failure, BlackBerry brought in John Chen as CEO in 2013 to orchestrate a bold turnaround of the company. Once an iconic leader in the smartphone market, BlackBerry was best known for its tactile QWERTY keyboard, strong security, and a focus on business... View Details
    Keywords: Pivot; Managing Change; Turnaround; Smartphone; Change Management; Leading Change; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Change; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Competitive Strategy; Cybersecurity; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Canada
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    Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience - MBA

    Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
    • October 2009
    • Case

    Low-k Dielectrics at IBM

    By: Willy C. Shih and Giovanni Carraro
    Innovations at the frontiers of technology carry enormous risk of making wrong choices. This case examines a decision made by IBM in its semiconductor process technology strategy: a material to use as a dielectric insulator in its leading edge silicon chip technology.... View Details
    Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Science; Creativity; Semiconductor Industry; United States
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    • 13 Jun 2011
    • HBS Case

    Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

    bank accounts at all—they wanted effective ways to send money home to their families. The case's key lesson is the importance of meeting the real needs of your target audience, not the needs as you perceive them, says professor V. Kasturi... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications

      W. Carl Kester

      Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

      Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
      • September 2005 (Revised July 2008)
      • Case

      Rancho Cucamonga

      By: Arthur I Segel and David Robert Cotterman
      Mikey Jones must decide what type of senior housing to develop, whether he should operate the facility himself, and what financing option he should pursue. View Details
      Keywords: Financing and Loans; Investment; Housing; Real Estate Industry
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      • 02 Jan 2020
      • Op-Ed

      Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

      allow people to choose Medicare or private insurance. The Republicans, for their part, have focused on dismantling Obamacare and making hospital prices more transparent. Which, if any of these, can solve these serious problems? We think that a public View Details
      Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace; Health; Public Administration
      • 23 Jul 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19

      confirmed this notion using the detailed database, updated in real time until the end of May. There is a “stark difference between the announcements as a share of GDP in the developed countries relative to the developing countries,” says... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne