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Trump's Populism: What Business Leaders Need To Understand
By: Rafael Di Tella
In the 2016 United States presidential election, candidates from both major political parties used anti-establishment messaging to appeal to Americans, a theme that had been on the sidelines of US political discourse for decades. Donald Trump, in particular, played...
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Keywords:
Populism;
Globalization;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Government and Politics;
Demographics;
United States
Di Tella, Rafael. "Trump's Populism: What Business Leaders Need To Understand." HBS Working Knowledge, March 2018.
- Article
Why Compliance Programs Fail: And How to Fix Them
By: Hui Chen and Eugene Soltes
Firms spend millions of dollars annually on whistle-blower hotlines, training, and other efforts to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, and company policies. Yet malfeasance remains entrenched in the corporate world. Why? Too many firms treat compliance as a...
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Keywords:
Governance Compliance;
Programs;
Employees;
Training;
Performance Effectiveness;
Measurement and Metrics
Chen, Hui, and Eugene Soltes. "Why Compliance Programs Fail: And How to Fix Them." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 2 (March–April 2018): 116–125.
- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Chase Sapphire: Creating a Millennial Cult Brand
By: Shelle Santana, Jill Avery and Christine Snively
Teaching Note for HBS No. 518-024.
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- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Indonesia—Unity in Diversity
Teaching Note for HBS No. 715-035.
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- February 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Steinhoff International and the Stock Exchange
By: Siko Sikochi and Austin Lim
Nicky Newton-King, the Chief Executive Officer of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), was put in a difficult position. A scandal had broken out at Steinhoff, a JSE-listed company, under her watch and there were calls to suspend listing of the company securities from...
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Keywords:
Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Markets;
Corporate Governance;
Retail Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Africa;
South Africa
Sikochi, Siko, and Austin Lim. "Steinhoff International and the Stock Exchange." Harvard Business School Case 118-066, February 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- February 2018
- Case
Whole Foods and JANA Partners
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher
In 2017, JANA Partners decided to launch an activist campaign at struggling supermarket chain Whole Foods Market. The company had struggled for the past several years, and JANA thought the presence of new directors could help turn around its operations, while Whole...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Information Technology;
Institutional Investing;
Investment Activism;
United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Quinn Pitcher. "Whole Foods and JANA Partners." Harvard Business School Case 118-076, February 2018.
- Other Article
Why I Volunteer at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Why I Volunteer at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair." Science News (February 28, 2018).
- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Going Rogue: Choson Exchange in North Korea
Teaching Note for HBS No. 717-015.
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- February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
KT Corporation in the New Energy Market
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Dawn H. Lau
Keywords:
South Korea;
Korea Telecom;
Energy Markets;
Chang-Gyu Hwang;
KT;
Energy;
Energy Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
South Korea;
Korean Peninsula
Reinhardt, Forest L., and Dawn H. Lau. "KT Corporation in the New Energy Market." Harvard Business School Case 718-051, February 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Piracy in Somalia (A) and (B)
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 718-018 and 718-019.
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- February 2018 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Wellington Global Impact
By: Shawn Cole and Lynn Schenk
Wellington Global Impact is one of the first public equities impact investing strategies in the market. The case explores how the strategy was developed at Wellington, including an analysis of the culture that supported its development. It also explores the difficulty...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Impact Investing;
Investment;
Strategy;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Culture;
Analysis
Cole, Shawn, and Lynn Schenk. "Wellington Global Impact." Harvard Business School Case 218-067, February 2018. (Revised October 2018.)
- February 2018
- Supplement
Air Products' Pursuit of Airgas (C)
By: Charles C.Y. Wang, Paul M. Healy and Kyle Thomas
Wang, Charles C.Y., Paul M. Healy, and Kyle Thomas. "Air Products' Pursuit of Airgas (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 118-080, February 2018.
- February 2018
- Supplement
Air Products' Pursuit of Airgas (D)
By: Charles C.Y. Wang, Paul M. Healy and Kyle Thomas
Wang, Charles C.Y., Paul M. Healy, and Kyle Thomas. "Air Products' Pursuit of Airgas (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 118-081, February 2018.
- February 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Gurgaon
By: John Macomber and Vidhya Muthuram
Macomber, John, and Vidhya Muthuram. "Gurgaon." Harvard Business School Case 218-081, February 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- February 2018
- Case
Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments
By: John Macomber and Pippa Tubman Armerding
The so-called “infrastructure finance gap” was a problem in Nigeria as in many parts of the world. Infrastructure projects like power plants and dams were very large capital investments that could generate long-term consistent cash flows, but their financing and...
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Keywords:
Pension Fund Investing;
Infrastucture;
Power/Energy;
Credit Enhancement;
Infrastructure;
Project Finance;
Investment Funds;
Emerging Markets;
Nigeria;
Africa
Macomber, John, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments." Harvard Business School Case 218-071, February 2018.
- February 2018 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty
By: Paul Gompers, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
Being an entrepreneur was a childhood dream for Falguni Nayar. The opportunity to build Nykaa.com, a woman-centered business, with a multi-brand retail format in the beauty and wellness space, and the fact that she was doing it with her daughter Adwaita (HBS MBA 2013)...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Information Technology;
Human Resources;
Brands and Branding;
Operations;
Marketing;
Decision Making
Gompers, Paul, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 218-049, February 2018. (Revised August 2023.)
- February 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Technical Note
The Art and Science of Brand Valuation
By: Jill Avery
Brand valuation, the art and science of calculating the economic value accruing to a firm from its use of an intangible brand asset, yields frustratingly inconsistent, discrepant, and, therefore, controversial results. While it is widely accepted that brands are...
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Keywords:
Brand Valuation;
Brand Value;
Brand;
Brand Management;
Marketing ROI;
Brand Equity;
Analytics;
Return On Investment;
Brands and Branding;
Valuation;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Investment Return;
Consumer Behavior;
Advertising Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Auto Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Avery, Jill. "The Art and Science of Brand Valuation." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-086, February 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- February 2018
- Background Note
Patent Trolling
By: Lauren H. Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, Scott Duke Kominers and George Hou
The U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Ecosystem is one of the most robust and dynamic in the world—and has been for centuries. The bedrock of this system is the "patent," a legal document that allows its holder exclusive commercialization rights of a part of the "idea...
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Cohen, Lauren H., Umit G. Gurun, Scott Duke Kominers, and George Hou. "Patent Trolling." Harvard Business School Background Note 218-085, February 2018.
- February 2018 (Revised December 2020)
- Supplement
People Analytics at Teach For America (Data Set)
This data set is a supplement to the People Analytics at Teach For America (A) case.
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- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Advika Consulting Services: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Human Capital
By: Alison Wood Brooks, Francesca Gino, Julia J. Lee, Bradley R. Staats, Andrew Wasynczuk and John Beshears
Teaching Note for HBS No. 916-033.
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Keywords:
Consulting Firms