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  • 08 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 8, 2015

the need for increased upfront financing, but this protection lowers the real option value of the new venture. In equilibrium, financing risk disproportionately impacts innovative ventures with the greatest real option value. We propose... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Research Summary

The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management

In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details

  • 29 Feb 2024
  • HBS Case

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

biggest sports stage to cementing a legacy as a businessman, entrepreneur, and club owner. What’s the best way to build a team around a top performer? How do you value the asset of a star to the broader organization? And, how can an... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports

    Frances X. Frei

    Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders create the conditions for organizations and individuals to thrive by designing for excellence in operations, strategy, and culture.... View Details

    Keywords: airline; banking; fast food; financial services; health care; hotels ＆ motels; management consulting; media; nonprofit industry; professional services; retail financial services; service industry; sports; telecommunications; tourism; travel
    • 24 Oct 2023
    • HBS Case

    From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

    said, ‘we can turn this into a business,’ and he did this with enormous success,” says Simons. “He had an absolute eye on the customer. He knew what the customer wanted, and he gave it to them.” Steve Jobs: Be demanding Today’s tech world... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • January 2021 (Revised February 2021)
    • Case

    TCS: From Physical Offices to Borderless Work

    By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Malini Sen
    Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a multinational IT services company headquartered in Mumbai, is a subsidiary of one of India’s most reputed conglomerates, the Tata Group. In 2020, TCS was valued at $144.7 billion, the highest for any company in the IT sector,... View Details
    Keywords: Remote Work; Organizational Structure; Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Customer Satisfaction; Information Technology Industry; India; Asia; United States; Europe
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    Strategic Positioning - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Business Strategy Business Strategy The Five Forces Strategic Positioning The Value Chain... View Details
    • 28 Nov 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    B2B Branding: Does it Work?

    enterprise customers. They cannot do so economically using the traditional direct sales force. Second, if left unattended, individual managers will each do their own ad hoc marketing. The result will be a hodgepodge of corporate logos, taglines, and packaging. View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products
    • 21 Aug 2018
    • News

    The Business Shelf: Driving Digital Strategy

      The New Rules for Bringing Innovations to Market, Harvard Business Review, March 2004

      It's tough to get consumers to adopt innovations--and it's getting tougher all the time. That's because more and more markets are taking on the characteristics of networks. The interconnections among today's companies are so plentiful that often a... View Details
      • 18 May 2007
      • Working Paper Summaries

      An Empirical Approach to Understanding Privacy Valuation

      Keywords: by Luc Wathieu & Allan Friedman
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      Giving - Alumni

      Pledges: Pledges must be paid by the end of the fiscal year, June 30, to be counted in that year’s giving totals and listed in HBS's annual Report on Giving . For questions about an existing pledge or to View Details
      • 03 May 2011
      • First Look

      First Look: May 3

      next-generation product. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/05/the-best-way-to-name-your-product-20/ar/1 Think Customers Hate Waiting? Not So Fast... Authors:Ryan W. Buell and Michael I. Norton Publication:Harvard Business Review 89,... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • Web

      Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

      Porter, Value-Based Health Care is a framework for restructuring health care systems around the globe with the overarching goal of value for patients. Key Concepts Value-based health care is one of the most important topics in health care... View Details
      • 17 May 2011
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      First Look: May 17

      that estimate the amount of money "left on the table" by stronger founders who agree to an equal split. We estimate that the value at stake is approximately 10% of the firm equity, 25% of the average founder stake, or $450K in... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • February 2008 (Revised December 2023)
      • Case

      Digital Music: From MP3 to Streaming

      By: Willy Shih
      The emergence of the MP3 file-based music format not only disrupted the market for portable audio players, it also impacted the business models of major record labels. Modularity, and the commoditization spillover enabled by modularity in the personal computer... View Details
      Keywords: Recording; Digital Devices; Digital Media; Digital Music; Digital; Digital Economics; Consumer Electronics; Customer Value and Value Chain; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Music Industry; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry; United States
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      • 22 Nov 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

      people, deeply in your context,” explains Edward McFowland III, assistant professor at Harvard Business School and one of the study’s authors. "The challenge right now is that this is brand new. Companies cannot simply ignore these tools, because they have tremendous... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology
      • June 2006 (Revised February 2007)
      • Case

      De Beers at the Millennium

      At the time of the millennium, diamond demand was threatened by an increasing awareness among jewelry customers that diamond production and trading in some countries was being linked to growing inequities and human rights violations. This, in turn, had an impact on De... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Strategic Planning; Social Issues; Luxury; Consumer Products Industry; Mining Industry; Africa
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      • 25 Oct 2011
      • First Look

      First Look: October 25

      stores are multi-sided platforms (MSPs). We propose a definition that provides a more precise notion of MSPs by requiring that they enable direct interactions between the multiple customer types that are affiliated with them. Several... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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      Curriculum - MBA

      Designing Technology Ventures Joint Course Launching a successful startup requires a business model that defines the venture’s customer value proposition; plans for technology, operations, and marketing; and... View Details