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- February 2014
- Case
The Fall of the 'Fabulous Fab'
By: Eugene F. Soltes and Nanette Byrnes
Fabrice Tourre, a mid-level trader at Goldman Sachs, seeks to understand how he was one of the only executives of any Wall Street firm held accountable in the aftermath of the financial crises. The case includes commentary from Tourre and jurors that found him guilty...
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Keywords:
Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Ethics;
Financial Crisis;
Finance;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Soltes, Eugene F., and Nanette Byrnes. "The Fall of the 'Fabulous Fab'." Harvard Business School Case 114-063, February 2014.
- 10 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
The Evolving Basis for Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: Dispute Settlement and the Rebalancing of Global Interests
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by Arthur Daemmrich
- 22 Jun 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Surprising Power of Age-Dependent Taxes
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by Matthew Weinzierl
- Working Paper
The Long-Run Dynamics of Electricity Demand: Evidence from Municipal Aggregation
By: Tatyana Deryugina, Alexander MacKay and Julian Reif
Economic theory suggests that demand is more elastic in the long run relative to the short run, but evidence on the empirical relevance of this phenomenon is scarce. We study the dynamics of residential electricity demand by exploiting price variation arising from a...
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Deryugina, Tatyana, Alexander MacKay, and Julian Reif. "The Long-Run Dynamics of Electricity Demand: Evidence from Municipal Aggregation." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 23483, October 2017.
Experimentation Matters: Unlocking the Potential of New Technologies for Innovation
Every company's ability to innovate depends on a process of experimentation whereby new products and services are created and existing ones improved. But the cost of experimentation is limiting. New technologies—including computer modeling and simulation—promise to...
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The Visible Hand of History
person nearly every day, from different research backgrounds spanning business, architecture, history, economics and even genetics. HBS, south of the River Charles and the wider Harvard community north View Details
- 20 Dec 2019
- News
The 19 Musts of 2019
worker productivity, equality of opportunity and economic mobility, even economic growth—are consequently all eroding and threatening the economic, civil, and political life...
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- February 2008
- Case
Entrepreneurial Leadership in Forming High Tech Enclaves: Lessons from the Government of Andhra Pradesh
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Ramiro Montealegre and Espen Andersen
This case provides an overview of the entrepreneurial leadership taken by the government of India's Andhra Pradesh state in promoting the IT sector and using it to improve the status of the state's economic position in the early years of the third millennium.
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Keywords:
Economic Sectors;
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Business and Government Relations;
Welfare;
Information Technology;
Andhra Pradesh
McFarlan, F. Warren, Ramiro Montealegre, and Espen Andersen. "Entrepreneurial Leadership in Forming High Tech Enclaves: Lessons from the Government of Andhra Pradesh." Harvard Business School Case 308-079, February 2008.
- March 2024
- Case
Negotiating the Gift of Life (A)
By: Alex Chan
Describes a negotiation where lives are truly at stake, where key lessons on persuasion and the role that identity might play in a negotiation are on display through an effort by a frontline negotiator from OneLegacy, the US's largest organ procurement organization. As...
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Keywords:
Economics;
Negotiation;
Communication;
Diversity;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Emotions;
Health Industry
Chan, Alex. "Negotiating the Gift of Life (A)." Harvard Business School Case 924-020, March 2024.
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
stem cell–based products and therapies for the treatment of autoimmune and blood disorders, infectious diseases, and cancer. “The economics of our industry are still driven by...
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Garry Emmons
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
Keeper, a faith-inspired humanitarian organization that partners with South Sudanese women in support of social, political, and economic justice. In 2016, Brooks and a friend spent four days hiking the...
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Jennifer Myers
- Web
Hidden Workers, Untapped Talent - Managing the Future of Work
Coverage Leading in the Wake of Hybrid Work, AI, and Shifting Employee Expectations Re: Joseph Fuller 02 Sep 2024 | Future Ready Leadership Skill-Based Hiring and the Impact of View Details
Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights Under Reform
Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over the last several decades, yet land in China remains publicly owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development...
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- 1 Nov 2012
- Other Presentation
Profile of the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Profile of the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster
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Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Profile of the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Reykjavik, Iceland, November 1, 2012.
- 13 Nov 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
A New Framework for Analyzing and Managing Macrofinancial Risks of An Economy
- 26 Sep 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Merchants and the Origins of Capitalism
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by Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona
- 23 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Overcoming Institutional Voids: A Reputation-Based View of Long Run Survival
- March 2016 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Express Scripts: Promoting Prescription Drug Home Delivery (A) and (B)
By: John Beshears
The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) sector processes prescription drug claims on behalf of companies that offer a prescription drug benefit to their employees. The case associated with this teaching note follows Bob Nease, chief scientist at Express Scripts, as he...
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Keywords:
Pharmaceuticals;
Prescription Drugs;
Pharmacy Benefit Manager;
PBM;
Healthcare;
Behavioral Economics;
Choice Architecture;
Active Choice;
Service Delivery;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Consumer Behavior;
Distribution Channels;
Health Care and Treatment;
Service Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
- March–April 2017
- Article
Advancing Conservation by Understanding and Influencing Human Behavior
By: Sheila M. Reddy, Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher and Stanley T. Asah
Behavioral sciences can advance conservation by systematically identifying behavioral barriers to conservation and how to best overcome them. Behavioral sciences have informed policy in many other realms (e.g., health, savings), but they are a largely untapped resource...
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Keywords:
Adaptive Management;
Awareness;
Behavioral Economics;
Behavioral Science;
Conservation Intervention;
Conservation Planning;
Decision-making;
Incentives;
Nudge;
Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Behavior;
Marketing;
Decision Making;
Environmental Sustainability;
Economics
Reddy, Sheila M., Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher, and Stanley T. Asah. "Advancing Conservation by Understanding and Influencing Human Behavior." Conservation Letters 10, no. 2 (March–April 2017): 248–256. (doi:10.1111/conl.12252.)
- January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
IBM Transforming, 2012–2016: Ginni Rometty Steers Watson
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
To transform IBM for the next technology wave, Ginni Rometty, who became CEO in 2012, led divestment of declining businesses, made acquisitions in digital innovation and cloud computing, formed partnerships with former competitors such as Apple and tech startups, and...
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Keywords:
Digital;
Technological Change;
Artificial Intelligence;
Data;
IBM;
Watson;
Internet Of Things;
Innovation and Invention;
Management;
Sales;
Information Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Transformation;
AI and Machine Learning
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "IBM Transforming, 2012–2016: Ginni Rometty Steers Watson." Harvard Business School Case 317-046, January 2017. (Revised March 2017.)