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Interview with IAE Business School on Emerging Markets
Krishna Palepu attended the annual meeting of the Board and Academic Advisory Board of the IAE Business School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he spoke on emerging markets and the speed with which they are growing. Professor Palepu refers to Latin America as part of... View Details
- October 1999 (Revised May 2001)
- Background Note
Japanese Financial System, The: From Postwar to the New Millennium
Describes the development of the Japanese financial system, from extensive regulation and fund allocation through administrative guidance in the 1950s to the banking crisis and legal and structural reorganization in the 1990s. Special emphasis is on the processes of... View Details
Schaede, Ulrike. "Japanese Financial System, The: From Postwar to the New Millennium." Harvard Business School Background Note 700-049, October 1999. (Revised May 2001.)
- 19 Oct 2021
- News
“No-Code” Miracle for Startups
- Article
Valuing Time Over Money Is Associated with Greater Happiness
By: A.V. Whillans, Aaron C. Weidman and Elizabeth W. Dunn
How do the trade-offs that we make about two of our most valuable resources—time and money—shape happiness? While past research has documented the immediate consequences of thinking about time and money, research has not yet examined whether people’s general... View Details
Whillans, A.V., Aaron C. Weidman, and Elizabeth W. Dunn. "Valuing Time Over Money Is Associated with Greater Happiness." Social Psychological & Personality Science 7, no. 3 (April 2016): 213–222.
- April 1996 (Revised March 2008)
- Exercise
Exercises on Tradeoffs and Conflicting Objectives
Presents two methodologies for making decisions in the face of conflicting objectives, pricing out, and additive scoring systems. This material is followed by four exercises designed to develop and test understanding of the basic methodology. The exercises include an... View Details
"Exercises on Tradeoffs and Conflicting Objectives." Harvard Business School Exercise 396-307, April 1996. (Revised March 2008.)
- 30 Dec 2010
- News
A New Model for Corporate Boards
- Article
Industrial Ecology and Competitiveness
By: Daniel Esty and Michael E. Porter
In the emerging field of industrial ecology one of the unsettled questions is the degree to which design for the environment, closing energy and materials loops, and other industrial ecology concepts apply at the firm level. In this article we examine this issue with a... View Details
Keywords: Competition
Esty, Daniel, and Michael E. Porter. "Industrial Ecology and Competitiveness." Journal of Industrial Ecology 2, no. 1 (January 1998): 35–43.
- 24 Jul 2017
- News
Yes, You Can Buy Happiness-If You Spend It to Save Time
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Lynn S. Paine
My work focuses on boards of directors and corporate governance. I am currently developing new cases and materials for our MBA and Executive offerings in this area and working on a project entitled The Future of Corporate Governance. In addition, I am currently... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Luciana has taught in front of MBA, Master of International Business and Economics, and Executive Education students. At HBS, she was a teaching fellow in "Managing Innovation" (taught in the MBA program by Professor Karim Lakhani) and co-developed most teaching... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Luciana has taught in front of MBA, Master of International Business and Economics, and Executive Education students. At HBS, she was a teaching fellow in "Managing Innovation" (taught in the MBA program by Professor Karim Lakhani) and co-developed most teaching... View Details
- April 2014
- Tutorial
Conjoint Analysis: Online Tutorial
By: Elie Ofek and Olivier Toubia
The Conjoint Analysis: Online Tutorial is an interactive pedagogical vehicle intended to facilitate understanding of one of the most popular market research methods in academia and practice, namely conjoint analysis. The aim is to provide students or executives going... View Details
- 2007
- Text Book
Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements
By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu
Financial statements are the basis for a wide range of business analysis. Managers, securities analysts, bankers, and consultants all use them to make business decisions. There is strong demand among business students for course materials that provide a framework for... View Details
Healy, Paul M., and Krishna G. Palepu. Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements. 4th ed. Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western, 2007.
- 21 Mar 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Voluntary, Self-Regulatory, and Mandatory Disclosure of Oil and Gas Company Payments to Foreign Governments
- March 2017
- Teaching Note
Sales Compensation Vignettes
By: Frank V. Cespedes
This Teaching Note supports the case study comprising two vignettes about startup companies considering whether and how to change their sales compensation plans. The case allows students to compare and contrast the objectives, structure, and process of sales incentives... View Details
Microsoft’s Performance Across Three CEOs
This case traces Microsoft’s evolution from its founding through 2025. Students analyze how changes in operating segments both reflected and shaped Microsoft’s strategy, culture, and financial communication. The case provides rich quantitative exhibits (segment... View Details
- May 1987 (Revised June 1987)
- Background Note
Note on Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
By: David A. Garvin
Describes Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II), a production technique designed to couple business and financial plans with manufacturing plans. It is an important tool for aligning manufacturing with a company's overall strategy and goals. Describes MRPII,... View Details
Keywords: Design; Finance; Surveys; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Production; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy
Garvin, David A. "Note on Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)." Harvard Business School Background Note 687-097, May 1987. (Revised June 1987.)
- 15 Feb 2012
- News
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
- November 2019 (Revised April 2020)
- Technical Note
The Life Sciences Revolution: A Technical Primer
By: Gary P. Pisano, William J. Anderson, Amitabh Chandra, Clarissa Ceruti and Stephanie Oestreich
For more than two decades, scientific advances have been driving profound changes in drug discovery and the drug industry itself. This case provides an overview and description of these technical and scientific advances. Written for the nonscientific reader, it may be... View Details
Keywords: Science; Technological Innovation; Technology; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry
Pisano, Gary P., William J. Anderson, Amitabh Chandra, Clarissa Ceruti, and Stephanie Oestreich. "The Life Sciences Revolution: A Technical Primer." Harvard Business School Technical Note 620-054, November 2019. (Revised April 2020.)
- June 2016
- Teaching Plan
Terrapin Laboratory
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Andrew Otazo
This teaching plan accompanies the case "Terrapin Laboratory," HBS No. 315-098. That case describes the formation and rapid growth of a drug testing company. The company needs to decide whether to enter the painkiller testing market, in addition to growing its drug... View Details