Publications

13 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

Weight Loss: A Randomized, Controlled Trial," published in the June 2011 edition of Journal of General Internal Medicine. TIP #3- Fill your backpack with rocks. A research team from Harvard and the University of Central Florida tested the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

Project. ARF’s current Homecoming Initiative is raising money for four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): Howard University, Florida A&M University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College. Additionally, in an ongoing... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

18 Nov 2020
News

Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

with the event. We will definitely be hosting more networking events in this format, as it looks like we’ll be virtual into 2021.” The HBS Club of South Florida welcomed 10 alumni to a virtual discussion about the Future of Work, sharing... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 May 2017
News

Pioneer Spirit

liquid hydrogen rocket engine that was subsequently used in many of the major space exploration programs, and Fern taught in the first public high school in Palm Beach County to be integrated.” One of the goals the couple had when they moved to View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

November 2012 (Revised August 2013)
Teaching Note

Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance

By: Jim Sharpe

Keywords: Crisis Management; Acquisitions; Search Funds; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Insurance; Turnarounds; Boards Of Directors; Sales Force Management; Entrepreneurship; Insurance Industry; Florida

May 2003
Case

Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida; confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida

June 1982 (Revised May 1985)
Case

TRW: The Gainesville Plant (Condensed)

By: Michael Beer

Keywords: Florida

Find at Harvard

01 Jun 1997
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

several cities, Executive Education graduates, in particular the OPMers, have formed groups to focus on activities of particular interest. Last fall, the School hosted a combined reunion in Florida for all OPM graduates as a means of... View Details

February 2000
Teaching Note

Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (A)-(D) TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

Teaching Note for (9-400-036), (9-400-037), (9-400-038), and (9-400-039). View Details

Keywords: Latin America; Miami

01 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

political party registered as Republicans. The partisan divide within executive suites differs depending on where firms are located. For instance, more than 75 percent of executives in Florida and Georgia are registered as Republicans,... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

21 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Going Negative in Political Advertising

race, the better-known John McCain used negative ads effectively to bury the better financed Mitt Romney in Florida. These negative ads were complimented by positive ads burnishing McCain's record. The ads ran in the final days before the View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

24 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach

Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Thursday, February 23, more than 60 alumni and guests gathered in Florida to celebrate and connect... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Roads to Recovery

coasting on the past," said AFL-CIO president Rich Trumka. Trillions of dollars are needed, but proposed revenue and tax increases are often political nonstarters, and red tape adds to costly delays. "It took nearly 15 years to get a permit to deepen a View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation; Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

instead of what had looked like a game between the two top-ranked teams, the Orange Bowl that year had the number 1 team and the number 5 team, while the number 2 team ended up matched with the number 19 team in the Florida Citrus Bowl.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
Teaching Note

Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim

Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven economy for Miami. Although Miami was rated the #1 U.S. city for startups in 2017, the region contained structural... View Details

Keywords: Women; Racism; Black Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Gender; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Innovation and Invention; City; Culture; Miami

September 2017
Case

NBCUniversal Telemundo: Transforming Latino Television

By: Henry W. McGee, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Christine Snively

In August 2017, Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, considered how the Miami-based Spanish-language TV network Telemundo could succeed in a rapidly shifting media landscape. Over the past few years,... View Details

Keywords: Television Industry; Television Advertising; Broadcasting; Telecommunications; Internet; Television Entertainment; Internet and the Web; Advertising; Digital Platforms; Digital Marketing; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Miami

January 2005
Case

Building Career Foundations: Kevin Williams (B)

Presents an interview with this HBS alumnus about the success of his Chancellor Beacon Academies and his life in Miami. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Miami