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- February 2011 (Revised April 2011)
- Background Note
Note on the Reinsurance Industry
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
This note begins with an overview of reinsurance contacts - their mechanics, types and pricing. It then discusses the structure of the reinsurance industry and the impact of recent crises on this industry.
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Insurance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Industry Structures;
Insurance Industry
Pozen, Robert C., and Henoch Senbetta. "Note on the Reinsurance Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-102, February 2011. (Revised April 2011.)
- October 1997 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Graham Family and the Washington Post Company, The
The Washington Post is now headed up by its fourth family member in three generations. The Graham family has somehow transcended the problems and pitfalls that overtake so many family-owned and operated businesses.
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Barnes, Louis B. "Graham Family and the Washington Post Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 498-031, October 1997. (Revised July 1998.)
- August 1994
- Case
Southwest Airlines: 1993 (Abridged Update)
By: James L. Heskett
Southwest Airlines management is faced with increasing competition. It must decide which of several route extensions provide the appropriate competitive response while preserving the internal culture that has made the airline so successful.
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Management Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Air Transportation Industry
Heskett, James L. "Southwest Airlines: 1993 (Abridged Update)." Harvard Business School Case 395-025, August 1994.
- 17 May 2011
- News
Sustainable growth is the new incarnation of capitalism
- 18 May 2021
- News
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
- 24 May 2018
- News
‘Uncle Drew’: Branding Vehicle or Feature Film? Yes
- Video
Patrick Chalhoub
Patrick Chalhoub, CEO of Dubai-based luxury retailer Chalhoub, discusses how his business in the 1980s identified the luxury brands it sold in the region, and how the family developed the first Concept...
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- April 2022
- Teaching Note
Banorte Móvil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth
By: Ayelet Israeli and Carla Larangeira
In mid-2019, Carlos Hank was deliberating over the results for Banorte Móvil—the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico’s most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte´s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had...
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- Web
Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment
focused on environmental issues. HBS Forward Fellowship: Helps support students from lower-income backgrounds who have carried significant financial burdens or obligations. It helps ensure that students from all socioeconomic walks of...
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- 22 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Meet LASO: The HBS Latino Student Organization
through several approaches. First, we plan to bring back in-person traditions and institute new events; we recently hosted our first Taco Tuesday of the semester and it was wonderful to see new and old LASO members all together! Second,...
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- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
HBS faculty this fall after earning her doctorate from the London School of Economics. “If that credit stops, it can have a huge effect. We wanted to understand how firms deal with that, and what firms might not do that they otherwise...
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- 11 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reimagining Fashion For The Good Of All
Zalando is a fairly unknown brand in the U.S., but the leading online fashion platform in Europe. Growing at a yearly rate of +20%, it was founded 10 years ago and it currently has more than 15,000 employees...
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Keywords:
Consumer Products / Retail
- 10 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Using an MBA for a Career Change
expectation of staying at Deloitte for six years. It was great. I learned a lot. But I started to wonder if it was what I wanted to do all of my life. I got to thinking - when I’m on my deathbed, would I...
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- August 10, 2019
- Editorial
E-Commerce Promised the World. Are We Happy With Our Purchase?
By: Louis Hyman and Kwelina Thompson
It has been 25 years since the first online transaction, but we are still struggling with the balance between convenience and security.
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Technology Adoption;
E-commerce;
Consumer Behavior;
Internet and the Web
Hyman, Louis, and Kwelina Thompson. "E-Commerce Promised the World. Are We Happy With Our Purchase?" New York Times (August 10, 2019).
- June 18, 2022
- Article
In Defense of Online Anonymity
By: Michael Luca
Lack of transparency on the internet may help fuel toxic dialogue, but it also encourages honest feedback and protects people against discrimination
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Luca, Michael. "In Defense of Online Anonymity." Wall Street Journal (June 18, 2022).
- May 1998 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
City of New York, The
By: Paul M. Healy
This case examines the economics of a municipality, and then explores its financial position from the perspective of a bond rating firm.
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Keywords:
Bonds;
Financial Management;
Public Sector;
City;
Financial Statements;
Government Administration
Healy, Paul M. "City of New York, The." Harvard Business School Case 198-030, May 1998. (Revised April 2000.)
- June 2001
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (I): The Sony PlayStation
Describes Sony's entry into the home video-game market and its strategy for gaining market share. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Coughlan, Peter J. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (I): The Sony PlayStation." Harvard Business School Case 701-099, June 2001.