investment strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2016
News

Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success

their responsibility to their constituencies, emphasize knowing their customers, and invest heavily in training employees. Further, Mittelstand firms tend to occupy narrow niches, often tools or component parts, with a View Details

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

and physical assets, not creating social value." Higher-ambition leaders, as the authors call them, also make decisions about long-term relationships with all their stakeholders in mind. "Consider United Stationers' strategy of 'enabling... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2006
News

Faculty Books

dynamics and strategies used by firms that recognize the transformative power of these “invisible engines.” Shorter discussions of Internet-based software platforms offer glimpses into a future in which the way we buy, pay, watch, listen,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

October 2021
Article

Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks

By: Caroline Flammer, Michael W. Toffel and Kala Viswanathan

This paper examines whether—in the absence of mandated disclosure requirements—shareholder activism can elicit greater disclosure of firms’ exposure to climate change risks. We find that environmental shareholder activism increases the voluntary disclosure of climate... View Details

Keywords: Transparency; Reporting; Shareholder Engagement; Shareholder Activism; Climate Change; Risk and Uncertainty; Environmental Management; Investment Activism; Corporate Disclosure; Communication Strategy; Information Publishing; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; United States

09 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

and New York," she says. Investing in entrepreneurs is smart for American competitiveness, says Karen Mills.Photo: iStockPhoto She also notes a lack of capital in America's supply chains, particularly small and innovative... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

financial crisis. The trouble is that investment value and asset volatility are simply the wrong measures if your goal is to secure a particular future income. In this article, Merton explains a liability-driven View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa

technologies and business models for consumption and production.” Based in Morocco, the OCP Group – one of the world’s leading producers of phosphate-based fertilizers – has been at the forefront of innovations to sustainably grow Africa’s agricultural sector. OCP has... View Details

06 Nov 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?

Joseph L. Bower, Managing the Resource Allocation Process: A Study of Corporate Planning and Investment Process, (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1970) Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert, From Resource Allocation to Strategy,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Jul 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

right now and it's about inclusion. It's the desire to be involved in a group that's doing something. So as you think about that, what does that really melt down to? It's about asymmetries of information. It's about the fact that you are sitting here—whether it's an... View Details

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

16 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

government's sustained commitment to keeping China's economy in good health. This allows them to invest with confidence. The Chinese care about China, of course, but they are rooting for America as well. Indeed, the Brazilians, the... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria

08 Jan 2001
What Do You Think?

Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?

the words of my colleague Tom Eisenmann, the "get big fast" strategy by focusing on core activities while doing the rest by partnering with others, including competitors. A large, successful firm such as Cisco Systems has used... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Africa - Global Activities 2021

Emory University, to work at McKinsey & Company. There she was responsible for strategy due diligence and planning for financial services and public sector clients in Africa and the Middle East. “I discovered a pathway to economic... View Details

15 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 15

The case concerns bidding and negotiations strategies as well as deal structuring issues. In particular, the cross border nature of the investment, a UK firm investing in Norway, leads to a number of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

(Disney, restaurants, theme parks, etc.). The former finance most of the targeted coupons while the latter contribute the lion's share of the financing of turbo-charged vouchers. Since manufacturers already invest significantly in... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

01 Jun 2012
News

Around the World

world and bring it back to our classrooms in the form of cases and other research,” he says. “That strategy has served us well and will remain the foundation of our global efforts.” The investment has paid... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024

From the Chief Financial Officer Harvard Business School’s economic model performed well in fiscal 2024, delivering a healthy operating surplus on investments in our core programs, strategic priorities, faculty initiatives, and... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Understanding the Digital Frontier

energize your current customers to recruit new ones. Before companies enter the social-networking world, however, four “POST” questions need to be answered: People (what are your customers ready for?); Objectives (what are your company’s goals?); View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Management

January 2007 (Revised August 2008)
Case

NatuRi Corporation

By: Robert F. Higgins and Virginia Fuller

NatuRi Corporation was a start up, founded in 2005, aiming to manufacture a cholesterol-lowering drug made from the byproducts of rice bran oil production. With operations split between Chennai, India and Boston, Massachusetts, NatuRi faced several challenges,... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Equity; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Chennai; Boston