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- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
the national microfinance markets of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru within the context of global microfinance. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=307060 Foreign Direct Investment and South... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
Like many business leaders, Donovan Neale-May routinely seeks out information on business innovation and management trends. He reads reports from market analysis firms, white papers from companies in his field, and articles in online... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat
in the August 2015 issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, the paper was co-authored by a team of behavioral economists and psychologists: Jooa Julia Lee, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University; Francesca Gino, a professor in the Negotiation,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Dec 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
How to Design a Better Customer Experience
ho-hum and quickly forgotten? Stefan Thomke, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, explains that “the difference has less to do with catchy marketing and everything to do with the... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
imported goods shipped and delivered in a timely fashion. What is happening? Willy Shih: The biggest importers in the US—Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target—they’re all suffering from congestion in Los Angeles and Long Beach, in the Port... View Details
- 01 Sep 2021
- Op-Ed
How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback
feedback (which tend to disadvantage women, who often are less comfortable with self-promotion than men) or focusing on skills tied to the job rather than allowing manager to provide unstructured feedback. But these efforts often take a LONG View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
topic for future research. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-016.pdf Stability and Nash Implementation in Matching Markets with Couples Authors:Claus-Jochen Haake, Bettina-Elisabeth Klaus Abstract We consider... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
brought on board were also close in a way Shelman found surprising when she spent time with them when researching the case. "There was huge camaraderie evident in the way that the top management team interacted with each other they... View Details
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
PublicationsThe Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using state-level... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2019 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
The Dutch East India Company’s board of directors must decide what to do about an impending legal requirement to liquidate the company’s assets and return to shareholders their capital and any profits earned during a ten-year lock-up period. The charter granted to the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Laws and Statutes; Financial Markets; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Shipping Industry; Netherlands
Paine, Lynn S., and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci. "The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-047, December 2019. (Revised June 2024.)
- February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff
By: Navid Mojir, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
Lilium is a German company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) that can be used to offer air taxi services. The company went public in September 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, raising more than... View Details
Keywords: SPACs; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Green Technology; Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Rural Scope; Urban Scope; City; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Technological Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Market Timing; Industry Growth; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Design; Product Development; Production; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Urban Development; Sustainable Cities; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation; Aerospace Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Green Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Germany; Munich; Brazil; United States; Florida
Mojir, Navid, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emer Moloney. "Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff." Harvard Business School Case 522-084, February 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
ethically by cheating less. We further found that priming time reduces cheating by making people reflect on who they are. Implications for the use of time versus money primes in discouraging or promoting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2012
- Case
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble
Considers whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok—a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique... View Details
Keywords: Production; Competitive Strategy; Supply Chain; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry; Retail Industry; Asia; United States
Bowen, H. Kent, Robert S. Huckman, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Matthew Preble. "New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 613-006, November 2012.
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
School Case 207-084 Following a successful model in Europe, JP Morgan has introduced a set of five U.S. retail mutual funds with an investment philosophy and marketing strategy grounded in behavioral finance. The asset management group... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
was a marketing executive at American Express. Shelly, thanks for joining me today. Santana: Thanks for having me. Kenny You're listening in on the 100th episode of Cold Call, so we're excited to be here today to share this with you.... View Details
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal
economics, and market design, was that the right was structured as what he terms a Before and After Right of First Refusal (BA-ROFR). The right holder is offered an initial deal by the asset owner—the landlord offers to sell the flat to... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
strategies: matching, within-firm variation, and instrumental variable. Public firms' greater access to capital accounts for about one-quarter of the difference. The remainder can be explained by differences in the extent to which public and private firms engage in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce
“If I increase your bargaining power over the share of household income you benefit from, I strengthen your position in the household,” she explains. “And, because you’re now in a position to assert your preferences more, traditional models suggest that you would have... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Teaching Interest
Overview
By: Jill J. Avery
Creating Brand Value (MBA elective course)
Overview:
In the consumer/retail space, brands are often companies’ most valuable assets and sources of their sustainable competitive advantage. But, managing brands to achieve their full value potential... View Details
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In the consumer/retail space, brands are often companies’ most valuable assets and sources of their sustainable competitive advantage. But, managing brands to achieve their full value potential... View Details