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- March 1998
- Teaching Note
McMullen and Worby (A) (Abridged) TN
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
G.A. Kleissler Co., Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Disctech, Inc., Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- March 1996
- Case
Provigo, Inc.
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Robert S. Kaplan
Merchant, Kenneth A., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Provigo, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 196-128, March 1996.
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Manuscript Collections
immigrants—are extensively covered. Hancock Family Papers, 1712-1854 Collection Guide The business papers of Boston’s Hancock family contain many examples of the credit instruments that early American merchants devised to circumvent the... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Minding Families' Business
A twelfth-generation scion of one of the oldest merchant families in Quebec, Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (MBA '54) acquired a family business the old-fashioned way-he built it. Today he dedicates himself to quite a different kind of work:... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 19 Jan 2024
- News
Blockchain for Good
what little money she could spare, but the system made it nearly impossible, with terrible fees and long delays.” Fast-forward to 2020 and the pandemic, when Dyer again saw a system badly in need of updating, with existing payment networks extracting big fees from... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering Japan through e-commerce
he developed a web-based shopping mall—Rakuten, which roughly means “optimism”—often called the Amazon.com of Japan. “We created an online marketplace where customers can interact with shop owners, and we empower our merchants to build... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
From a ‘blank slate’ to ‘Mr. China’
hiring more than 50 “New China” managers, Perkowski grew his company into $500 million ASIMCO Technologies, twice named one of the Best Employers in China. Known by the moniker “Mr. China,” Perkowski retired from ASIMCO in 2009 and subsequently opened JFP Holdings, a... View Details
- March 1998
- Teaching Note
Incident at Waco Manufacturing, The TN
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Rohm and Haas (A), Teaching Note
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kenneth A. Merchant
- April 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Background Note
The U.S. Life Insurance Industry
By: Robert C. Pozen and McCall Ann Merchant
This note provides a background on the US life insurance regimes for the life insurance industry, including descriptions of different types of insurance, annuities, and regulation. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and McCall Ann Merchant. "The U.S. Life Insurance Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 310-091, April 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- March 1990 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc., Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for (9-187-088). View Details
Keywords: Sports Industry
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details
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Influence of the China Trade and the Heard Legacy - A Chronicle of the China Trade
traders in the China trade rippled out to and touched the society to which Western merchants overseas would eventually return. “Expatriates were the effective agents in transferring whatever was moved from China to America . . . goods,... View Details
- Profile
Jan Petzel
climb, I gave away most of my gear to the porters," says Petzel, who has climbed all of the "Seven Summits"—the tallest mountain on each of Earth's seven continents. He now occupies himself at a more manageable altitude in London, where he works for... View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services
- August 1990
- Article
The Dangerous Morality of Managing Earnings
By: W. J. Bruns Jr. and K. A. Merchant
Bruns, W. J., Jr., and K. A. Merchant. "The Dangerous Morality of Managing Earnings." Management Accounting 71 (August 1990): 22–25.
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Field 2 Gives Students Hands-On Exposure To Business Practices In Malaysia
capital as part of FIELD 2, the second module of the required course Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development. She and her five teammates helped Groupon Malaysia explore the potential for developing its own loyalty program. The company was already... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
affiliate marketing programs in which merchants oversee thousands of affiliates they have never met. Some merchants hire specialist outside advisors to set and enforce policies for affiliates, while other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Check Is in the Mail
kept by American merchants at a time when hard currency was often scarce. Period documents reveal a fascinating level of intimate detail in how a creditor’s reliability was assessed. “You start to get a real, not abstract, image of... View Details