Publications

June 2010 (Revised July 2011)
Case

China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good

By: Christopher Marquis and Nancy Dai

In early 2010, cleantech investment pioneer Tsing Capital was planning for the China Environment Fund IV and considering how to maintain its commitment to social and environmental practices. Tsing Capital embraced its philosophy of "Doing Well by Doing Good" and... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Balance and Stability; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Business Organization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; China

December 2005 (Revised July 2006)
Case

What Should the Federal Reserve Do? Thoughts of Greenspan and Bernanke

By: Lakshmi Iyer and Noel Maurer

Presents remarks by Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke on monetary policy, explicit inflation targets, and the relative merits of asset price targeting. View Details

Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Asset Pricing; Central Banking; Financial Strategy; Policy; Banking Industry

April 1991 (Revised October 1993)
Case

Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)

By: David J. Collis

Describes the pet food industry in the mid-eighties prior to the breakout of a major competitive battle as manufacturers fight for share. Illustrates how when there are benefits to play in multiple markets, competitors will take action in one market to preserve their... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Markets; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

01 Dec 2015
News

Euro Vision

be in our backyard," he says. "We deliberately didn't want to go to London, even though it was a bigger city with a big financial center, because we thought there was a risk of just sitting back and waiting for companies to file through.... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer

24 Apr 2014
News

Leading the U.S. Treasury in a time of crisis

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970) talks about his impact as US Secretary of the Treasury during the global financial crisis. (Published April 2014) View Details

13 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

disregard—advice all the time. A widely recommended strategy for figuring out the most accurate solution to a complex problem is to reach out to multiple people to leverage the wisdom of the crowds in weighing alternatives. Prior research... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads

about this financial services company as a safe option. Stephen A. Greyser Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus Almost half of US television households (some 200 million eyeballs) watched a very exciting... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Telecommunications

Profile

Allen Yang

world. Business school seemed like a logical choice." Accepted in his senior year through what is now called the 2+2 Program, Allen garnered a few years of required work experience before matriculating at HBS. He worked in investment banking in New York City, took... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Financial Services; Financial Services

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

there is excess screen capacity. Many exhibitors are or have been in financial difficulties, and have had to close theaters or screens, resulting in a decline in the total number of screens since 2000. Internationally, there is some room... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

01 Apr 2011
News

My First HBS Class

classroom case discussions, the students were models of decorum and probity. I attended two different classes, a second- and a first-year course. I came completely unprepared to a popular second-year Strategy course called Competing with... View Details

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

29 Apr 2008
Research Event

Venture Capital

world—economies forever. The conference addressed some major issues and questions: What strategies are most effective in creating a top-decile firm? Will those strategies also work in the face of new... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

01 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 1, 2008

of Boca Junior's business model and how it differs from that of the richer soccer clubs in Western Europe. Also enables an assessment of successful talent and brand management strategies in the context of a sports franchise with a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 1997
Background Note

Note on Value Drivers

By: Benjamin C. Esty

Presents a framework for analyzing strategic decisions. Takes as given the practice of value-based management whereby managers use value as a primary criterion when making financial, strategic, or investment decisions. Through a simple valuation model, it shows how... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Equity; Financial Strategy; Investment; Profit; Framework; Growth Management; Value Creation

2013
Working Paper

Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS

By: Karthik Ramanna and Ewa Sletten

If the differences in accounting standards across countries reflect relatively stable institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology, the rule of law, etc.), why did several countries rapidly, albeit in a staggered manner, adopt IFRS over local standards in the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Network Effects; Standards; Adoption; Value

SSRN

November 2023 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Aviva plc: Examining Net Zero

By: Peter Tufano, Brian Trelstad and Matteo Gasparini

The board of Aviva Plc, one of the world’s largest insurers, must review its climate risk exposures and evaluate next steps. Risk experts at the firm have conducted a robust set of analyses prepared for its regulator, the Bank of England, simulating how various climate... View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Climate Change; Insurance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Risk Management; Adaptation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Europe; United Kingdom