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- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public scrutiny. The authors of a new...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- November 2007
- Article
If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business
By: Robert C. Pozen
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. As the dust settles on the recent frenzy of private equity deals (including...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Capital Structure;
Private Equity;
Investment Return;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Executive Compensation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry
Pozen, Robert C. "If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007).
- April 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Ping An: Pioneering the New Model of ‘Technology-driven Finance’
By: Feng Zhu, Anthony K. Woo and Nancy Hua Dai
In mid-December 2018, Peter Ma, Chairman and CEO of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. was considering whether the company should grow a fifth ecosystem of Smart City Services. Established in 1988, Ping An was one of the top 10 global financial...
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Business Ecosystems;
Fintech;
Finance;
Information Technology;
Business Model;
Expansion;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Technology Industry
Zhu, Feng, Anthony K. Woo, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Ping An: Pioneering the New Model of ‘Technology-driven Finance’." Harvard Business School Case 620-068, April 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- January 2002
- Case
Banco Solidario: The Business of Microfinance
Examines the founding and evolution of a for-profit microlending organization in Bolivia. Explores the mechanics of microlending, nonprofit and for-profit approaches to serving the informal sector, and how the industry evolves over a 15-year period.
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Kennedy, Robert E. "Banco Solidario: The Business of Microfinance." Harvard Business School Case 702-019, January 2002.
- November 2017
- Technical Note
21st Century Populism
By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
While the first decade of the 21st century saw a massive financial crisis that led to significant economic downturn, the second decade saw the rise of political leaders, who built their support upon a political message that championed the common person against the...
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Populism;
Market Efficiency;
Market Liberalization;
Political Influence;
Political Instability;
Capital Controls;
Partnerships;
Coalition;
Inequality;
Role Of Business In Society;
Government Intervention In The Markets;
Labor Market;
Equality and Inequality;
Financial Markets;
Social Issues;
Immigration;
Financial Crisis;
Capital Markets;
Business and Government Relations
Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "21st Century Populism." Harvard Business School Technical Note 118-029, November 2017.
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
explore interactions between private business and public health, and demonstrate how consumers can create better and less expensive care for themselves. Book Excerpt: Consumer Power in Shaping Public Health Healthcare and education are...
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- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
could lead to substantial growth.” But new research suggests that small businesses are far more fiscally conservative than banks realize. In fact, firms with up to 10 employees hold back spending on their revolving credit lines to create...
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- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
How do countries and companies work to achieve their carbon reduction goals? Is a Green New Deal necessary to transform the United States economy? These were just a few of the questions driving discussions at the 16th annual Symposium hosted by the Energy &...
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- 25 Feb 2020
- News
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business
for example, they are less interested in protecting what was previously considered proprietary information. “Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Alibaba now open-source all their algorithms to make the most of their data,” observes Karim Lakhani, the Charles Edward Wilson...
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Susan Young
- November 1989 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Du Pont's Titanium Dioxide Business (A)
This case series is a vehicle for examining the strategic logic and risks of preemption. Rewritten versions of earlier cases.
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Ghemawat, Pankaj. "Du Pont's Titanium Dioxide Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-112, November 1989. (Revised April 2004.)
- 13 Oct 2022
- Other Presentation
4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Disruptive Innovation
By: Amy Bernstein, Rita McGrath, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Derek van Bever
A roundtable conversation takes stock of Clayton Christensen’s influential theory. This first in a series of roundtable conversations assessing the origins and impact of four breakthrough ideas.
In the 1980s, Clayton Christensen cofounded a startup that... View Details
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Disruptive Innovation
"4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Disruptive Innovation." HBR IdeaCast (podcast), Harvard Business Review Group, October 13, 2022.
- 19 Oct 2017
- HBS Seminar
Dennis Carlton, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
intellectual challenge of chemical engineering and her work in the refinery was a match with only one part of her personality. Yet, she also needed an outlet for her creativity. Nneka knew her next professional stop would be combining her love for challenge and...
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- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
learn from business? I think there's a lot of room for cross-learning here. One of the things I think the religious community can learn from the business community is that the realm of business is not as...
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by Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
the same time expanding the art appreciation of the staff members,” he says. “We have no market for contemporary art by young artists here,” notes Shibayama, who also teaches the business of art at two...
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- July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Property Finder's Strategy for Online Classifieds in the MENA Region
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Gamze Yucaoglu and Fares Khrais
The case opens in 2020 as Michael Lahyani, founder and CEO of Property Finder, Dubai’s leading online real estate classifieds portal, contemplates the company’s five-year growth strategy.
Since its founding in 2005 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Property...
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General Business;
Real Estate;
Entrepreneurship;
Property;
Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Growth Management;
Online Technology;
Real Estate Industry;
Technology Industry;
United Arab Emirates;
Saudi Arabia;
Egypt;
Turkey
Palepu, Krishna G., Gamze Yucaoglu, and Fares Khrais. "Property Finder's Strategy for Online Classifieds in the MENA Region." Harvard Business School Case 321-009, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
ahead for Japan's business leaders and for global companies operating in Japan. Rohit Deshpande, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing The culture of Japan tends to be outer directed. Thus, taking care...
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century Request the Data A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Robert S. Abbott Chicago Defender, 1905–1940 Benjamin Abrams Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation, 1922–1966...
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