Filter Results:
(2,251)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,251)
- People (6)
- News (491)
- Research (1,415)
- Events (12)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (621)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,251)
- People (6)
- News (491)
- Research (1,415)
- Events (12)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (621)
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
competitive standing of their domestic pharmaceutical industries. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-118.pdf Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
People Express Airlines Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lauren BarleyHarvard Business School Case 812-134 Recounts the history of People Express Airlines, which grew rapidly after its inception in 1980 then failed spectacularly in 1986. Profiles... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
Santos Abstract—The breadth of human generosity is unparalleled in the natural world, and much research has explored the mechanisms underlying and motivating human prosocial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
current fiscal policy is eroding competitiveness in several ways, and business conditions in the U.S. will deteriorate if there's no change in direction. The authors examine how fiscal policy relates to the three drivers of productivity:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Harvard Business School faculty offer their views: Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Geoff Jones, who researches the evolution, impact, and responsibility of global business and has authored... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
not only experience project-level success with the implementation of new work practices, but also organizational-level success as indicated by overall measures of performance. We tested our hypothesis in a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- April 2015 (Revised October 2017)
- Teaching Note
Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Annelena Lobb
On May 12, 2012, BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, announced an offer to buy Media General's (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and provide debt financing to the struggling firm. Reactions from investors and industry... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Executive Compensation; Cash Flow; Business Exit or Shutdown; Media; Advertising; Restructuring; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
- June 2013 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
On May 12, 2012, BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, announced an offer to buy Media General's (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and provide debt financing to the struggling firm. Reactions from investors and industry... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Executive Compensation; Cash Flow; Business Exit or Shutdown; Media; Advertising; Restructuring; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers." Harvard Business School Case 213-142, June 2013. (Revised April 2015.)
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
real-world relevance. This relevance-rigor gap affects the quality of our teaching as well as the institutional legitimacy of our business schools. We argue that executive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Fall 2016
- Article
Global Talent Flows
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Human Capital; Entrepreneurship; Global Range; Competency and Skills; Immigration
Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden, and Christopher Parsons. "Global Talent Flows." Journal of Economic Perspectives 30, no. 4 (Fall 2016): 83–106.
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
produce benefits, particularly in light of what's going on now in terms of a number of these privatized firms being de-listed? What is the role View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
Consumers pay handsomely for products that are considered the best of the best in their league, whether they are the fastest cars, the fanciest handbags, or the finest wines. But for what, exactly, are they paying a premium? The superior... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
an especially promising area for studying the effects of top executives' social capital on their ability to secure resources. "In biotech, it can take eight to ten years to developa product and cost hundreds... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
explore the consequences of scientific publication-an instance of public disclosure-for a core set of activities within the firm. Specifically, we link publications to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
these modalities. An incomplete understanding of the value of costly, yet effective, technologies could impede medical innovation and decrease the quality View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
have capital requirements tied to the credit ratings of their investments. Conditional on ratings, insurance portfolios are systematically biased toward higher yield, higher CDS bonds. This behavior appears... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Investing in Scalable Impact on K-12 Education
Vivian Wu (MBA 2000) manages Zuckerberg Education Ventures, an impact investing initiative that supports education entrepreneurs who are developing scalable businesses that will improve learning outcomes and increase access to high-quality education for large numbers... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
seek the best health care value regardless of location. (Some consumers will continue to choose local care because of greater convenience even if the quality is not as good.)... View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
NorrisHarvard Business School Case 113-035 In October 2011, noted hedge fund manager David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital delivered a presentation at an investors' conference analyzing the business and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 1996
- Case
Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver and David Stemerman
A company nears the end of a long multiyear turnaround and now must consider how to "cash out" so its management can realize a financial return on investment. The privately held company has several options, including a leveraged ESOP and a leveraged recapitalization. View Details
Gilson, Stuart C., Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver, and David Stemerman. "Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 296-035, January 1996.