Publications

21 Aug 2015
News

Tsipras' second chance: Greece to hold elections

26 Jan 2021
News

Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

disease affects women differently than men. In the health care industry, a 155-pound male is considered the average patient, but women are not just smaller men,” says Linda Greub (MBA 1987), cofounder of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Mar 09 2016
Testimonial

A New Outlook on the Day-to-Day

Research Summary

Competitive Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter

Porter is engaged in a major new body of work on the theoretical foundations of competitive positioning and the underpinnings of sustainable competitive advantage. This research highlights the distinction between positioning and operational effectiveness; the... View Details

February 1997
Case

Arch Communications Group, Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan

The market values Arch differently from analysts' values. View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Framework; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment; Stocks

February 2016
Exercise

Jim Sharpe: Operational Cash Flow Tool

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton

In this exercise, you will examine the cash flow implications of different operating model assumptions and the effect that this has on financing decisions. View Details

Keywords: Cash Flow; Financing and Loans

July 2001 (Revised May 2002)
Case

WWWW - Who Will Win Wireless?

This case discusses different players in the wireless Internet industry and asks readers to evaluate the likelihood that they will create and capture value. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Success; Mobile and Wireless Technology

Find at Harvard

06 Dec 2013
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela

made a difference in the world for all time. Dean Nitin Nohria, George F. Baker Professor of Administration: In the face of great odds and through acts of courage and... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Linda Hill, Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Gautam Mukunda

19 May 2017
News

Faculty Advice for Graduates

August 2010 (Revised December 2010)
Case

Malcolm Life Enhances Its Variable Annuities

By: Robert C. Pozen and David J. Pearlman

The case involves an insurance CEO choosing between different designs for a variable annuity product in light of hedging, marketing, and pricing issues. The case provides students with background on the economics and regulation of life insurance and variable annuities.... View Details

Keywords: Annuities; Insurance; Investment Return; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Product Design; Insurance Industry; United States

25 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) has been named the first recipient of the Harvard Business School (HBS) RISE (Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity) Career Fellow, with his income supplemented for one year following graduation so he can work with, learn from, and make... View Details

October 2004 (Revised February 2007)
Background Note

Foreign Exchange Markets and Transactions

By: Mihir A. Desai, Christina Pham, Kathleen Luchs and Yanjun Wang

Provides information on the foreign exchange market and exchange rate movements. Describes the different types of foreign exchange transactions, including spot transactions, forwards, swaps, futures, and options. Includes worked examples to help students understand the... View Details

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate

11 Feb 2019
News

Does 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar have a temper? Does it matter?

21 May 2020
News

How To Build An Inclusive Virtual Culture With These 4 Effective Strategies

28 Sep 2010
News

Interview with Jay Light

Video

Patrick Chalhoub

Patrick Chalhoub, CEO of Dubai-based luxury retailer Chalhoub, explains the national differences between markets for luxury products in the Gulf.

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02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

would run. It was during these early days that Microsoft began to invest in creating libraries of programming "components": building blocks of intellectual property that could be used to develop View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
Case

Glass Egg Digital Media

Glass Egg is an outsource games development firm in Vietnam. They are able to offer brand-name publishers-Microsoft EA, Atari-significant cost savings in the development of art assets for their video games. However, the firm's management find themselves at a point at... View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Product Development; Organizational Structure; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

March 2020
Case

ZEISS Group: Organize by Customer Culture?

By: Willy C. Shih

How should ZEISS, the German manufacturer of precision optical and optoelectronic systems manage two historic businesses that operated fairly autonomously? The Industrial Quality Solutions (IQS) business sold measurement equipment to manufacturing companies in sectors... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; Europe; Germany