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  • 09 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

  PublicationsDid Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings? Authors:Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract The credit rating industry has historically been dominated by just two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

synchronicity with market and industry returns. We find that firms voluntarily disclosing more sustainability information, identified as material by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), have lower stock price... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • February 2011
  • Supplement

Carbon Trading Simulation: Black Cement Inc.

By: Peter A. Coles
This simulation presents students the opportunity to experience firsthand the economics of carbon markets and permit trading. Each student has private role information about a company he or she manages. The student must make decisions about pollution-reducing... View Details
Keywords: Market Design; Pollutants; Investment; Price; Profit; Agreements and Arrangements; Decisions; Service Industry; Service Industry
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  • November 2007 (Revised March 2009)
  • Case

Allston: Brand vs. Architecture

By: Andre F. Perold, Arthur I Segel and Christopher M. Gordon
Harvard President Lawrence Summers had presided over the final interviews of world-renowned architects being considered for the science complex planned for Harvard's expanded campus in Allston. The selection process had absorbed nine months in 2005 and amplified the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Brands and Branding; Design; Urban Development; Selection and Staffing; Construction Industry; Boston
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  • June 2004
  • Case

Aventis SA (A): Planning for a Merger

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Eight executives at Hoechst and Rhone-Poulenc must make four crucial decisions on the eve of merging their companies to become Aventis--what would become the world's third largest pharmaceutical firm. In addition to formulating a vision and strategy, the two firms must... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Mergers and Acquisitions; Horizontal Integration; Organizational Design; Organizational Culture; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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  • Web

Disability Pride Month | Baker Library

of the featured women, Dr. Temple Grandin, transformed the cattle industry by applying her understanding of animal behavior to design low-stress livestock handling systems, now used in facilities processing... View Details
  • Web

Burden Park | About

Business School campus, proudly serving as the School’s large-scale gathering space for thousands of classes and lectures, visiting luminaries, alumni reunions, and student events including the HBS Show. Designed by Lincoln Center... View Details
  • 24 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 24

is currently provided by GAAP financial reporting. The purpose of this paper is to examine the optimal design of information intermediaries that can increase the impact of sustainability information on corporate conduct. Specifically, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

  Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many independent rating systems are designed primarily to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2018
  • Blog Post

Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"

African platinum mines. In my courses, I debated cases with classmates whose journeys to HBS are as remarkable as they are diverse, hearing from experts and case protagonists along the way. Outside of class, I listened to insightful and inspiring View Details
  • Profile

Xue (Ken) Yuan

it’s the exact opposite here. Everyone is so awesome, both in terms of personality and professional experience.” The faculty, Xue believes, are the key to making the case-method experience a success. “Many of our professors have been View Details
  • Profile

Whitney Wilson

business idea centered on high-end shoes for the female professional. “Heels wear down fast,” she explains. “I was spending $200 to $300 for shoes that wore down in a month. Our business would design shoes to be long-lasting and... View Details
  • 01 Oct 1999
  • News

Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo

however, DiRomualdo has carefully maintained the original company's reputation for selection, service, and ambience - including in-store espresso cafés. "People come to our stores not because they have to but because they want to," says DiRomualdo. "The stores are... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
  • Web

Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent Course Number 1557 Senior Lecturer Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 12 Sessions Paper This course is View Details
  • Web

Real Property - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Real Property Course Number 1684 Senior Lecturer John Macomber Lecturer Camille Douglas Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Career Focus This course is designed for students interested in managing, developing,... View Details
  • August 2017 (Revised September 2023)
  • Case

Altoona State Investment Board & Bain Capital Fund XI

By: Josh Lerner and Ted Berk
Considers the decision faced by state pension fund manager Rod Calhoun as he decides whether to invest $200 million in Bain Capital's eleventh global buyout fund: Bain Capital Fund XI. For the fund, Bain was offering its limited partners a choice among three different... View Details
Keywords: Equity Method; Leveraged Buyout; Management Buyout; Capital; Design; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Leveraged Buyouts; Management; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Banking Industry; Massachusetts
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  • 04 Dec 2000
  • What Do You Think?

Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

Summing Up Let's hear it for deregulation, at least its long-term effects. It's well worth the short-term disruptions and consumer confusion. That's the near-unanimous judgement of those of you responding to my recent piece on the subject. Among the benefits cited for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

AI Enhanced Learning: HBS IT and Faculty Collaborate on Research Navigator Bot | Information Technology

use case that could be thoughtfully incorporated into the course. Synthesizing Research The FIELD CAP RC course is a cornerstone of the first-year MBA experience at HBS. Designed to help students develop the ability to understand and... View Details
  • 28 Jan 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War

examine include: How do you coordinate efforts between the new venture and core business? Does it ever make sense to eventually integrate the two businesses and under what conditions? The second way I am extending this research is to look across a number of other View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing
  • 24 Oct 2007
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

originate with users, and as user communities quickly add more improvements, a "design space" is initiated. User innovators seem to spring up around industries such as recreation, where participants are passionate, and View Details