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  • April 1982 (Revised June 1985)
  • Case

Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Quality of Earnings Analysis

Westinghouse had just issued its annual report to shareholders for the year ending December 31, 1973. The report indicates that sales have increased to a record $5.7 billion but that net income is down almost 20% from its record level of $199 million in the previous... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Financial Reporting; Corporate Finance; Electronics Industry
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  • November 1976
  • Article

Partial Equilibrium Approach to the Free-Rider Problem

By: Jerry R. Green, Elon Kohlberg and Jean-Jacques Laffont
Groves and others have shown that truthful answers concerning preferences for public goods can be elicited as dominant strategies if appropriate tax-subsidies rules are applied. This paper studies the statistical properties of the total revenues generated by one of the... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges
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  • 17 Aug 2021
  • News

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

    The Transparency Trap

    To get people to be more creative and productive, managers increase transparency with open workspaces and access to real-time data. But my research shows that less-transparent work environments can actually yield more-transparent employees who solve problems more... View Details

    • Research Summary

    Non-Financial Incentives

    My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details

    • January 2009
    • Article

    From Regional Star to Global Leader

    By: Nitin Nohria
    Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for growth, given that sales in the... View Details
    Keywords: Communication Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership Development; Management Teams; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Paris
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    • 26 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    Two sides, same coin: How I left the Bay Area as an operator and returned as an investor

    keep this in mind whether I was supporting a founder as she was making a first hire or having a difficult feedback conversation with a team that did not receive funding. Having been an operator, I was... View Details
    • June 2024
    • Teaching Note

    Dirk Nowitzki: Changing the Game

    By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 420-031. NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018-19 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when he had navigated a difficult decision regarding the timing of his move to... View Details
    Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Practice; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Success; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Growth and Development; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Performance; Sports Industry; United States
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    • March 2021
    • Article

    Active Choice, Implicit Defaults, and the Incentive to Choose

    By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
    Home-delivered prescriptions have no delivery charge and lower copayments than prescriptions picked up at a pharmacy. Nevertheless, when home delivery is offered on an opt-in basis, the take-up rate is only 6%. We study a program that makes active choice of either home... View Details
    Keywords: Active Choice; Defaults; Implicit Defaults; Incentives; Consumer Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Motivation and Incentives
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    • 26 Apr 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: April 26

      PublicationsManagement Accounting: Information for Decision Making and Strategy Execution Authors:Anthony A. Atkinson, Robert S. Kaplan, Ella Mae Matsumura, and S. Mark Young Publication:. Pearson... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • November 2010
    • Case

    Gilt Groupe

    By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Tamara Obradov
    The case explores decisions faced by Gilt Groupe co-founders in 2009 regarding how rapidly to grow, which growth strategies to pursue and how much capital to raise. View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Finance; Growth Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making
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    • December 2003 (Revised February 2006)
    • Case

    Jamie Dimon and Bank One (B)

    By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
    To distribute only after discussion of HBS case 9-804-107. Describes the decisions made by Jamie Dimon as the new CEO in July 2000 and summarizes the progress of his turnaround over the next three years. View Details
    Keywords: Decisions; Management Succession; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
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    • December 1997
    • Case

    Wriston Manufacturing Corporation

    By: Janice H. Hammond
    Wriston Manufacturing is a broad-line maker of components for the automotive industry. It has developed a network of nine plants as its product line has grown. Newer, higher-volume products tend to be made in newer, focused, high-volume plants, while older product... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost Management; Business or Company Management; Production; Performance Efficiency; Auto Industry
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    • March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
    • Case

    Spec's Music (A)

    By: John A. Davis and Susan Harmeling
    Presents the story of a music retailer in Miami which started in the late 1940s, grew throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and went public in 1985 before experiencing a deep industry crisis in the mid-1990s. At issue in 1996 is whether the company should attempt to sell... View Details
    Keywords: History; Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Crisis Management; Performance Improvement; Music Industry; Miami
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    • March 2022 (Revised August 2022)
    • Case

    Swvl: Smart Mobility for the Masses

    By: Krishna Palepu, Esel Çekin and Menna Hassan
    The case focuses on strategy and governance issues at Swvl, a tech-enabled mass mobility marketplace. It describes the journey of CEO and Chairman Mostafa Kandil on his journey from founding the company to its listing on Nasdaq. Since its founding in Egypt in 2017,... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Growth and Development Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Business Startups; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Middle East; North Africa
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    • 2009
    • Chapter

    Opening Platforms: When, How and Why?

    By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker and Marshall Van Alstyne
    Platform-mediated networks encompass several distinct types of participants, including end users, complementors, platform providers who facilitate users' access to complements, and sponsors who develop platform technologies. Each of these roles can be opened-that... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Governance Controls; Market Participation; Digital Platforms
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    • 21 Aug 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: August 21, 2007

    decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 03 Nov 2015
    • First Look

    November 3, 2015

    expertise and bias on decision making and applies it in the context of peer review at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). I find evidence that evaluators are biased in favor of projects in their... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 25 Aug 2021
    • News

    Why People Feel Guilty about Using Effort-Saving Products When Taking Care of Loved Ones

    • 2012
    • Book

    Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

    By: Gary P. Pisano and Willy Shih
    For years—even decades—in response to intensifying global competition, American companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once... View Details
    Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Production; Competitive Advantage; Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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