Publications

October 2021 (Revised January 2022)
Case

Chia Network: Reimagining Programmable Money

By: William A. Sahlman and George Gonzalez

Chia Network developed a novel blockchain platform that was more eco-friendly, decentralized, and scalable than Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other blockchains. Now, company leadership must decide how to scale the startup and prioritize various partnerships, use cases, and... View Details

Keywords: Blockchain; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

social impact. And the way to magnify that impact is to give away valuable knowledge to anyone who can use it. Bridgespan is unique in another equally important way. It is a pioneer in the application of data-driven strategy and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience - Blog - Business & Environment

Environmental & Energy Law Program (EELP), hosted a panel and networking reception during San Francisco Climate Week at the University Club of San Francisco focused on how communities, businesses, and governments can respond to climate-driven disasters through... View Details

10 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 10

organizations that adopt it within a highly scrutinized regulatory environment but absent in a direct regulatory threat. The Quest for the 'Holy Grail' of Integrated Financial and CSR Reporting Authors:Robert Eccles and Michael Krzus... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Article

Relationships, Competition, and the Structure of Investment Banking Markets

By: Bharat Anand and Alexander Galetovic

Keywords: Relationships; Competition; Banks and Banking; Markets; Banking Industry

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April 1985 (Revised February 1990)
Background Note

Regulation and Competition in Commercial Banking

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Dekkers L. Davidson

Keywords: Commercial Banking; Competition; Banking Industry

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01 Jun 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

indispensable tale that belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in American or financial history, The Panic of 1907 is an expert retelling of one of the most important, but least well-known crises of the last 200 years.... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Preview the Harvard Business School Online Learning Experience

Learn about the difference between leadership and management, and how you can be a more effective leader. Download for Free Strategy E-Book Strengthen your abilities in strategic planning, strategy... View Details

21 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The VC Quandary: Too Much Money

said that one reason maintaining a top position is such a challenge is that competitors will seek to follow in a successful fund's footsteps. "Every strategy attracts competitors and copiers, particularly if it's successful. So it's... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Financial Services

1991
Chapter

Competition and Competitiveness in British Banking 1918-1971

By: G. Jones

Keywords: History; Competitive Advantage; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; United Kingdom

01 Jun 2014
News

Screen Saver

choice. For Lopez, that has meant deploying a multifaceted strategy with an underlying premise: Make the customer feel at home while providing a sense of escape. "My career has always been about consumer persuasion," says Lopez, who came... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

01 Apr 1998
News

New Releases

strategy represents the new competitive standard, replacing the conventional "make and sell" method of doing business. Sense & Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, edited by HBS professors Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan,... View Details

19 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 19, 2010

company founded by the Aga Khan fund for economic development in Afghanistan during an ongoing civil conflict. Company leaders must now decide financial and market strategy for the next phase of development... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2010 (Revised May 2012)
Case

Windward Investment Management

By: Luis M. Viceira and Ricardo Alberto De Armas

Windward Investment Management has experienced rapid growth in assets under management in just ten years, from under $30 million at year-end 1999 to $3.6 billion in 2010. Windward is one of the leading firms in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry that... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Valuation; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry

December 2004 (Revised May 2005)
Case

Levenger Company

By: Myra M. Hart, Kristin Lieb and Victoria Winston

The Leveens started a high-end catalog business as a small home-based venture in 1987. It grew into a nationally recognized, $60 million company, offering products that ranged from unique pens and pencils to leather briefcases and fully furnished offices. In 1999, it... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Financial Liquidity; Business Exit or Shutdown; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Value; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; United States

August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Case

Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States

By: Laura Alfaro, Mauricio Larrain, Carlos Vilches and Sarah Jeong

On May 26, 2020, Latam Airlines became the largest airline in the world to be driven to bankruptcy by COVID-19. With a complex debt structure and international investor composition, the company decided to file for bankruptcy protection in the United States, which... View Details

Keywords: Airlines; Pandemic; Coronavirus Pandemic; Health Pandemics; Air Transportation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Capital Markets; Strategy; Latin America; Chile; United States

September 2018 (Revised January 2020)
Case

Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (A)

By: Feng Zhu, Susan Athey and David Lane

In summer 2016, four of Australia’s top five banks petitioned regulators for permission to bargain collectively with Apple over the terms under which they would support its digital wallet, Apple Pay. They argued that doing so would force concessions from Apple that... View Details

Keywords: Payment Methods; Mobile Payment; Apple; Banks and Banking; Cooperation; Problems and Challenges; Policy; Digital Platforms; Banking Industry; Australia