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- February 2015
- Case
Continental Hope Group
By: Christopher Marquis and Qi Li
This case provides an opportunity to examine and discuss how a traditional Chinese private business was launched and developed into a globalizing, multi-industry corporation. It also highlights how second generation entrepreneurs successfully developed an innovative... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; China; Technology; Real Estate; Talent Retention; Incentives; Talent and Talent Management; Diversification; Family Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Construction Industry; Tourism Industry; Energy Industry; Real Estate Industry; Chemical Industry; China
Marquis, Christopher, and Qi Li. "Continental Hope Group." Harvard Business School Case 415-050, February 2015.
- January 2006 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Negotiating Star Compensation at the USAWBL (A-1): Confidential Instructions for Jesse J.
By: Ian Larkin, James K. Sebenius and Guhan Subramanian
In this three-party negotiation exercise, Jesse J, star center in the U.S.A. Women's Basketball League, with her agent, is negotiating a possible compensation package with the Boston Sharks involving a base salary, a possible share of team merchandising profits, and a... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Contracts; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Conflict and Resolution; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
Larkin, Ian, James K. Sebenius, and Guhan Subramanian. "Negotiating Star Compensation at the USAWBL (A-1): Confidential Instructions for Jesse J." Harvard Business School Case 906-026, January 2006. (Revised October 2009.)
- 15 Apr 2015
- News
Has Obamacare Turned Voters Against Sharing the Wealth?
- 21 Oct 2022
- News
Climate Regulations Are About to Disrupt Global Shipping
- 03 Jan 2022
- News
Pushing Social Media Platforms to Self-Regulate
- November 2010 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas
By: Benjamin C. Esty and David Lane
This case analyzes Dow Chemical Company's proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas in 2008. The $18.8 billion acquisition was part of Dow's strategic transformation from a slow-growth, low-margin, and cyclical producer of basic chemicals into a higher-growth,... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Crisis; Capital Structure; Financial Condition; Financial Management; Contracts; Lawsuits and Litigation; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Chemical Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and David Lane. "Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas." Harvard Business School Case 211-020, November 2010. (Revised May 2014.)
Joshua D. Margolis
Joshua Margolis is James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration and the Unit Head for the Organizational Behavior unit. He is also Faculty Chair of the Program for Leadership Development. His research and teaching revolve around leadership... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Patent Disclosures and Standard-Setting
- Article
Why ‘Tell Them Something They Don't Know’ Is Bad Advice in B2B Sales
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Tracy DeCicco
Common advice in sales is to provide insights to customers during sales calls. But this advice generally stays at the level of “tell people something they don’t already know” and results in sales conversations littered with many irrelevant factoids. This article... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V., and Tracy DeCicco. "Why ‘Tell Them Something They Don't Know’ Is Bad Advice in B2B Sales." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 19, 2019).
- 31 May 2017
- News
You Can Blame Wall Street For Your Crappy Flight
- 03 Oct 2016
- News
Immigrants Play a Disproportionate Role in American Entrepreneurship
- September 2019
- Article
Trading Networks with Frictions
By: Tamás Fleiner, Ravi Jagadeesan, Zsuzsanna Jankó and Alexander Teytelboym
We show how frictions and continuous transfers jointly affect equilibria in a model of matching in trading networks. Our model incorporates distortionary frictions such as transaction taxes and commissions. When contracts are fully substitutable for firms, competitive... View Details
Keywords: Trading Networks; Frictions; Competitive Equilibrium; Matching With Contracts; Stability; Trail Stability
Fleiner, Tamás, Ravi Jagadeesan, Zsuzsanna Jankó, and Alexander Teytelboym. "Trading Networks with Frictions." Econometrica 87, no. 5 (September 2019): 1633–1661.
- March 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Transforming Mitsubishi Corporation, 2004
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Haruki Umezawa
A leading Japanese general trading company with an extensive global presence is in the process of transformation. For some time, in response to the rapidly changing business environment, the company has made serious efforts to transform itself from an organization... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Transformation; Change Management; Problems and Challenges; Diversification; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Globalized Firms and Management
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Haruki Umezawa. "Transforming Mitsubishi Corporation, 2004." Harvard Business School Case 904-419, March 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- March 2001
- Background Note
Extracting Information from the Futures and Forwards Markets: The Relation between Spot Prices, Forward Prices and Expected Future Spot Prices
Discounted cash flow valuation calls for using expected future prices of inputs or outputs. This case describes the relationship between spot prices, forward/future prices, and expected future prices. Knowing current forward and future prices alone is not enough to... View Details
Meulbroek, Lisa K. "Extracting Information from the Futures and Forwards Markets: The Relation between Spot Prices, Forward Prices and Expected Future Spot Prices." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-109, March 2001.
- 28 Mar 2013
- News
Advancing the World's Leading Women
- 07 Sep 2010
- News
Customers always know best
- 10 Jun 2022
- News