Publications

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

develop institutional structures for the industry as a whole. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52613 April 10, 2017 Harvard Business Review The Different Approaches Firms Use... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

the structure of managerial capitalism. Our book addresses this growing chasm between today's people and the organizations upon which they must depend for consumption and employment. The last fifty years have seen the rise of a new... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

October 2024
Supplement

Hakluyt: from Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors (B)

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene

This case is a continuation of an earlier study chronicling Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt)’s transformation from an obscure boutique to a global corporate advisory firm with an outsized reputation. In August 2024, the firm faced a pivotal moment as managing partner Varun... View Details

06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

index-based benchmarks do not adequately achieve this objective. Further, the index-benchmark selection is associated with governance-related frictions and is not driven by plausible alternative theories. Both structural calibration and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

in India. During the 1990s, she recalled, "we had coalition governments, no stability in politics, high inflation and a high interest rate environment." In 2001, she added, "the entire banking system collapsed." Yet these were exactly the years when the Sabancı Group,... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto

September 2024
Case

The Health Equity Accelerator at Boston Medical Center

By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski and Katie Sonnefeldt

This case describes how Boston Medical Center, a hospital and safety net organization, changed its strategic approach to health equity after realizing that previous efforts were not sufficient to address the health disparities among their patients. In 2021, the Health... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Decisions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Diversity; Race; Ethnicity; Urban Scope; Local Range; Equality and Inequality; Health Industry; Boston

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

of FairMarket, which provides online auction services for a variety of merchant and community sites. Meakem is the founder and CEO of FreeMarkets, which creates business-to-business online auctions for industrial parts and suppliers.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

03 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

Vayanos Abstract We examine empirically how the maturity structure of government debt affects bond yields and excess returns. Our analysis is based on a theoretical model of preferred habitat in which clienteles with strong preferences... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

by the interaction of partner firms that does not necessarily accrue to any of them. The extent of "ambivalent value" is unclear, but its persistence, despite changing structural market features, promises to help sustain... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 3

by the financial sector, a possible housing bubble, and an approaching referendum on Scotland's independence. Moreover, many claimed the UK was at risk of secular stagnation, a slowdown in economic growth caused by a structural deficiency... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2024 (Revised June 2024)
Case

Can Families Conquer Private Equity? Pritzker Private Capital

By: Lauren Cohen and Sophia Pan

Anthony (Tony) Pritkzer, Paul Carbone, and the Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) team wondered how to approach the firm’s next phase of growth. PPC was a private equity firm that offered a differentiated approach to the family capital market. Back in 2016, the partners... View Details

Web

Art Nature Business

photographs to works that incorporate recycled and industrial materials—in order to bring new perspectives to conversations on campus about climate change. Click on the images below for more information about each work in the exhibition.... View Details

April 2025
Case

Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics (A)

By: Linda A. Hill, James I. Cash and Lydia Begag

Joe Mazzulla's leadership journey with the Boston Celtics began in 2016 when he served as an assistant coach for their NBA G-League affiliate. In 2019, he was promoted to a "behind-the-bench" assistant coaching role with the Celtics, before being asked to become the... View Details