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- February 2023 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
In July 2019, Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss was proposing a $600 million investment in a new machine to produce coated recycled board (CRB), a type of paper packaging used for consumer products (cups, cereal boxes, beverage boxes, etc.) that utilized recycled... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Value Creation; Supply and Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; North America
Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 223-009, February 2023. (Revised March 2025.)
- 5 Feb 2013
- Conference Presentation
Financing Entrepreneurial Growth
By: Tom Alberg, Andrew A. Bogan, Harold Bradley, Robert D. Cooter, Monika Gruter Cheney, Oliver R. Goodenough, William R. Hambrecht, Frank Hatheway, Thomas F. Hellmann, Marianne Hudson, Jared Konczal, Josh Lerner, Robert E. Litan, Diane Mulcahy, Ramana Nanda, Frank Partnoy, Joe Ratterman, Nava Ravikant, Jay R. Ritter, Alicia Robb, David T. Robinson, Allison Schrager, Barry Silbert, E. R. Sirri, Daniel Stangler and Sharon Vosmek
Despite recent innovations in entrepreneurial finance, particularly at the early stage of business creation, many new and young companies continue to face hurdles to acquire capital.
The Kauffman Foundation addressed current challenges and opportunities in... View Details
Alberg, Tom, Andrew A. Bogan, Harold Bradley, Robert D. Cooter, Monika Gruter Cheney, Oliver R. Goodenough, William R. Hambrecht, Frank Hatheway, Thomas F. Hellmann, Marianne Hudson, Jared Konczal, Josh Lerner, Robert E. Litan, Diane Mulcahy, Ramana Nanda, Frank Partnoy, Joe Ratterman, Nava Ravikant, Jay R. Ritter, Alicia Robb, David T. Robinson, Allison Schrager, Barry Silbert, E. R. Sirri, Daniel Stangler, and Sharon Vosmek. "Financing Entrepreneurial Growth." Paper presented at the State of Entrepreneurship Address, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Washington, DC, USA, February 5, 2013.
- September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
The Future of Iraq Project (A)
By: Noel Maurer and Sogomon Tarontsi
In March 2009, the government of Iraq decided to hold its first oil field auctions. The auctions were for service contracts on the country's southern oil fields; the winner would obtain the right to produce oil above a certain target for a fixed fee. The bidders... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Foreign Direct Investment; Policy; Auctions; Production; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Iraq
Maurer, Noel, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "The Future of Iraq Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-002, September 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States: Evidence from Brazil, 1891-1930
By: Andre C. Martinez Fritscher and Aldo Musacchio
There is a large amount of literature that aims to explain what determines country risk (defined as the difference between the yield of a sovereign's bonds and the risk-free rate). In this paper, we contribute to the discussion by arguing that an important explanatory... View Details
- January 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Lean Forward Media
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Victoria Winston
Jeff Norton and Michelle Crames, the co-founders of Lean Forward Media, face several options for producing the world's first interactive DVD film for children. Their vision is to build a company whose products simultaneously entertain children, engage them actively in... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Early Childhood Education; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Creativity
Amabile, Teresa M., and Victoria Winston. "Lean Forward Media." Harvard Business School Case 805-063, January 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
scheduling frequent meetings to seek feedback on projects or by subjecting important decisions to large and diverse groups to reach consensus. Thomke recalls working with a company recently where the working group was so large, it became difficult to schedule meetings.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
"There is a very strong emotional response to the lack of fairness, irrespective of the right rational decision," says Wasynczuk. "The more we understand how people behave based on emotions, the more thoughtful and... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
The joint degree program with Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) proved to be the right choice for Janina. “It’s a newer program targeting people like me interested in joining or launching startups and launching... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
outsource at the right price. 4. Delegate authority to someone who will follow through on the threat The time, energy, and resources that you devote to reaching agreement can suggest that you're desperate for a deal—any deal. The greater... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 03 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed With Your New Boss
your mandate and negotiate for resources is a clear early priority. Defining Your Goals When you think about working with your new boss, keep the following goals in mind: Clarify mutual expectations early. Begin managing expectations View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 12 May 2023
- News
Alabama's Yella Fella
wood himself and the company was ‘completely busted.' Back in 1971, in need of a lifeline, he asked the Bank of Abbeville for a $5,000 loan. ‘I walked in there in my coveralls, nasty as hell,' Rane remembers. ‘The banker told me, "You're going to ruin your life." But... View Details
- 15 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others
When it comes to seeking a new job, making connections on LinkedIn can be key to landing an offer. But building a large network on the platform isn’t as crucial as cultivating the right kinds of connections, new research shows. While... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes
have no impact on their income. “The proponents of corporate tax cuts have argued that it will increase wages for workers, but a lot of things have to go right for that to happen,” Rouen says. Companies need to increase their investments;... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 05 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
as extreme, can diminish and even destroy trust. An offer that is explained and justified will probably preserve trust, and may enhance it. Consider the case of an author negotiating with a literary agent over the right to sell his book.... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
challenges that these digital businesses have to deal with to provide an effective, unbiased service that protects the rights of consumers. And we can learn a lot from this new generation of digital firms as we watch them try to navigate... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
help people achieve their own goals. It can’t be about the leader alone. And the more there are some specific demonstrations to point to, the more a leader awakens hope and ensures belief. Change requires a belief in possibility. Innovation is always inherently... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Kanwulia Gwam
is to pronounce. Who has the right to exist without justification. I hypothesized then what I know to be true today: not everyone is allowed to just be themselves. The tension between self-acceptance and societal belonging is undeniable.... View Details
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
that more intensive people management is a worthwhile investment of a founder’s time.” Effective human resource management is more than just keeping the paperwork flowing. “You also need to focus on the strategic part of managing people to make sure they are working on... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2024
- News
The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
authenticity—it goes all the way back to Aristotle's logos, pathos, ethos. So I think these ideas have been around for a long time. I think we are experiencing a crisis of trust in many organizations and institutions right now, which I... View Details
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
made me and Walker & Dunlop special. That sense that everything had to go right and when everything didn’t go right I had the right to get upset that it didn’t go View Details