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15 Mar 2016
First Look

March 15, 2016

like Webvan failed? What are the questions that this exploratory venture needs to answer? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515089-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 216-029 Public Capital View Details

23 Feb 2016
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February 23, 2016

the slot-specific priorities framework and can be found by a cumulative offer mechanism that is strategy proof and respects unambiguous improvements in priority. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50637 Patent View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

for it to back away from the public commitment he made. If the company now fails to respond with a competitive bid, it is likely to take a greater hit in the stock market than if he had simply kept quiet and... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

response services by connecting customers’ distributed energy resource assets (DERs) to every wholesale electricity market in North America. The Product Partnerships team is responsible for conducting market... View Details

October 2006 (Revised April 2007)
Case

Ayala Corporation

Ayala Corporation is the oldest conglomerate in the Philippines and has been controlled by the Zobel de Ayala family for seven generations. Over the past 25 years, Ayala has evolved from a real estate family business into a highly diversified and professionally managed... View Details

Keywords: Diversification; Family Business; Business Conglomerates; Valuation; Financial Strategy; Public Ownership; Real Estate Industry; Philippines

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December 2017 (Revised November 2018)
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Tesla Motors (A): Financing Growth

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

The case analyzes the equity market value of Tesla Motors, the electric car company founded and led by Elon Musk. Wall Street analysts are wildly divided on the future growth prospects for this company, and analysts’ one year share price targets range from $160 to... View Details

Keywords: Valuation Methodologies; Investing; Equities; Public Equity; Finance; Valuation; Equity; Auto Industry; Energy Industry; United States

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22 Nov 2023
News

So You Want to Join a Startup

sells, There's enough left over after the preferred shareholders get paid out that the common shareholders get paid out. There's so many risks that startups have to go through in order to reach success, right? There's technology risk, there's View Details

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

your online profiles, so that your public persona reflects your personal experiences. Keeping your resume current allows you to remain relevant, regardless of where you are in your life and career path. Returning to Work If you’re coming... View Details

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

does it take to find a reliable vaccine? What can you tell ... Could you just help me understand what does it take? Frazier: Well, first of all, it takes a lot of time. I think the record for the fastest vaccine ever brought to market was... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

marketing to them. I had the opportunity to work with brands on exclusive show sponsorships, large tentpole events and the VH1 Save the Music Foundation to restore public school music programs. When my... View Details

21 Nov 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

A worldwide economic crisis. Intense scrutiny from board members, customers, and government regulators. Expanding global markets. Public protests aimed squarely at your industry. Running a financial institution, never easy to begin with,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

12 Dec 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock

that Clocky wouldn't even hit the market until 2007. “I would kill Clocky in about two days." —Diane Sawyer At that point, the device was just a project that Gauri Nanda, a graduate student at MIT's Media Lab, had developed for an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

01 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan

stability's sake. "They remain fragmented due to Italian tradition," he says. "Most of these families have been producing cheese for centuries and take pride in what they do, resisting becoming part of larger corporations." And there are other View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Food & Beverage

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Maha Malik

View Video Born and raised in Islamabad by two parents actively involved in the public sphere—her mother worked at the Ministry of Labor and Manpower, her father at the World Bank—Maha Malik (MPP/MBA 2019) appreciated politics at the most... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

Johnson and Monroe Davis Dowling were deeply felt in both the private and public sectors. From 1915 to the founding of the African-American Student Union in 1968, however, fewer than 50 African American students had attended HBS. Norris... View Details

12 Apr 2016
First Look

April 12, 2016

link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50897 forthcoming Journal of Marketing Research Repairing the Damage: The Effect of Gender and Price Knowledge on Auto-Repair Price Quotes By: Busse, Meghan, Ayelet Israeli, and Florian... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Predicting Competition in Local Markets Competing Against Dominant Platforms Platforms in Your Value Chain Serial Acquirers Show Hide Details Concepts Understanding Network Effects Which Markets Will Tip... View Details

20 Oct 2015
First Look

October 20, 2015

Collaborative Marketing by a Global Financial Institution and a Major Art Museum By: Lund, Ragnar, and Stephen A. Greyser Abstract—Purpose: This paper examines cultural sponsorship from a partnership and relationship View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?

often fail. Why are consumers so blind? And why can’t scientists and public policy makers help them more effectively? A new study suggests that researchers are not diving deeply enough into root causes, consequently creating solutions, or... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Consulting; Retail

October 2023
Case

Kevin O'Leary: Building a Brand in Shark-infested Waters

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti

For more than fifteen years, successful Canadian entrepreneur and investor Kevin O’Leary had developed his brand into a global powerhouse. Since his first appearance on the Canadian television program Dragons’ Den in 2006 and his meteoric rise to stardom through the... View Details

Keywords: Personal Brand; Crisis; Brands and Branding; Entrepreneurship; Crisis Management; Social Media; Public Opinion; Power and Influence; Financial Services Industry

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