Publications

July 2023 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Miracle Therapeutics: Negotiating an IP License (A)

By: Satish Tadikonda, Michael Singer, William Marks and Wendi Yajnik

(General Experience Case) Beth Sharp and Jennifer Brilliant founded Miracle Therapeutics based on intellectual property developed by Brilliant and her post-doctoral student, John Supreme, in Brilliant’s lab at Elite University (EU). Miracle will have to obtain a... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Patents; Negotiation Process

October 1997 (Revised May 1998)
Case

Busang (A): River of Gold

By: Debora L. Spar

In 1995, Bre-X Minerals, a tiny Canadian mining firm, struck gold. Deep in the heart of the Borneo jungle, it discovered what appeared to be one of the world's largest and most cost-effective gold deposits. Almost immediately, the firm's stock price shot upwards and... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Partners and Partnerships; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Mining; Mining Industry; Canada; Indonesia

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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details

10 May 2016
First Look

May 10, 2016

that “Gathering direct and original facts is a tedious and dif cult task, and it is not surprising that such work is avoided.” For the 50th JAR Conference, we introduce a framework to help researchers understand View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Profile

Raymond Hwang

group dynamic that enabled us to get more out of ourselves and each session. Also, TOM was interesting.” What advice would you give doctors considering attending HBS? “The learning environment at HBS rewards engagement. The View Details

Keywords: Services; Entrepreneurship; Health Care

05 Jun 2009
What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

markets and in the case of the U.S., the dollar, and the Treasury's ability to borrow at reasonable rates of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

TeachingInterests

Driving Digital Strategy

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Technology, like a relentless force of nature, is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. It poses a threat to those who resist and fail to adapt. But it also presents unparalleled opportunities to those audacious enough to harness its... View Details

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Research - Private Capital Project

Research Research November 2024 Case Moonfare and the Democratization of Private Equity By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu Founded in 2016, Moonfare headquartered in Europe, was a pioneer in View Details

September 2008
Case

Samoa Tala

By: Joshua D. Coval, Bhagwan Chowdhry and Konark Saxena

This case examines currency risks faced by Microfinance Institutions, and evaluates strategies to hedge them in countries with pegged currency regimes and no derivatives markets. An MFI based in Western Samoa borrows in different currencies like the US dollar and the... View Details

Keywords: Cash Flow; Currency Exchange Rate; Microfinance; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry; Samoa

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1.24 Commencement - MBA

the stage; they cannot be given to a student ahead of time. Only students with full administrative clearance will receive the diploma. If a student cannot attend the ceremony,... View Details

31 Jul 2023
News

Striving for Imperfection

me more about this case that you’re making for leaning into ambiguity and imperfection. Why is that a good solution for this moment in time? Charles Conn: Yeah, when most of us learn strategy, and many of us learned it from Michael... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

09 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 9

changes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-019.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAreva Harvard Business School Case 109-092 Areva, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Sam Perez Diarte - MBA

Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to... View Details

22 May 2018
Blog Post

How to Engage a Search Firm

it?" One does not know if email or Priority Mail is the best method in a particular situation. After receiving this information, continue with: "If something comes to your attention for which I am not... View Details

12 May 2023
News

Alabama's Yella Fella

he took inspiration from an HBS case about Frank Perdue's efforts to brand chicken with the tagline, "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken." From the 1980s and 1990s,... View Details

Keywords: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; Wholesale Trade

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us and our organizations. CASE STUDY Behavioral Economics and Choice Architecture: Helping Customers and Employees Make Better... View Details

August 2019
Case

Preserving Trust at Care.com (A)

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Julia Kelley

Care.com was an online platform designed to match caregivers with individuals seeking care for themselves, others, and pets, through job postings, caregiver profiles, and directories of local day care centers. In March 2019, the Wall Street Journal had just published a... View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Governance; Digital Platforms; Market Design; Emerging Markets; Trust; Technology Industry; United States

January 2018
Case

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Quits President Trump's Advisory Council

By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley

In the first six months of Donald Trump’s presidency, Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier appeared alongside Trump at least three times at press events, one of which commemorated the first and only meeting of the president’s Manufacturing Job Initiative (better known at the... View Details

Keywords: CEO Role; Politics; Corporate Governance; Moral Sensibility; Managerial Roles; United States

June 2009 (Revised July 2010)
Case

Microfin

By: Michael Chu and Enrique Kramer

The case presents the management dilemmas of a new institution in an undeveloped microfinance market in Latin America. Supported by a globally recognized industry player, it is the result of the efforts of two fledgling local entrepreneurs with a business model they... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Microfinance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Latin America