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  • 17 Aug 2006
  • Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States circa 1910

Keywords: by Aldo Musacchio
  • April 2009 (Revised August 2010)
  • Case

Buro Happold

By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman
Padraic Kelly became Managing Director (MD) of the engineering services firm Buro Happold in 1996. One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current size where it was constrained by a structure of having each... View Details
Keywords: Training; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Skills; Organizational Culture; Programs
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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Intermediation in the Supply of Agricultural Products in Developing Economies

By: Kris J. Ferreira, Joel Goh and Ehsan Valavi
Problem Definition: Farmers face several challenges in agricultural supply chains in emerging economies that contribute to extreme levels of poverty. One common challenge is that farmers only have access to one channel, often an auction, for which to sell their crops.... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries; Agricultural Supply Chain; Intermediation; Multiple Cahnels; Walrasian Auction; Developing Countries and Economies; Supply Chain; Distribution Channels; Profit; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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  • September 2017 (Revised February 2023)
  • Case

Intermountain Healthcare: Pursuing Precision Medicine

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Kathy E. Giusti, Robert S. Huckman and Julia Kelley
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Intermountain Healthcare operates 23 hospitals and hundreds of clinics in Utah and Idaho and provides insurance to approximately 850,000 patients through its insurance arm, SelectHealth. In 2013, Intermountain, known for its commitment... View Details
Keywords: Precision Medicine; Healthcare; Innovation; Cancer; Cancer Research; Health Care; Technology; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation Leadership; Disruptive Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; Utah; United States; North America
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Research Services - Faculty & Research

ensure the seamless execution of around 20 research events annually. In addition, the Marketing and Communications group is available for faculty consultations to promote specific research or to answer more general branding questions. Editorial and permissions... View Details
  • 21 Apr 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?

a window into what data-driven regulation of digital platforms should look like in the future—deeply grounded both in the analysis of consumers behavior on the platform and complementing existing regulatory standards. “What’s fascinating... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Video Game; Media & Broadcasting
  • July 2006
  • Article

Bringing History (Back) into International Business

By: G. Jones and Tarun Khanna
We argue that the field of international business should evolve its rhetoric from the relatively uncontroversial idea that 'history matters' to exploring how it matters. We discuss four conceptual channels through which history matters, illustrating each with a major... View Details
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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Time and the Value of Data

By: Ehsan Valavi, Joel Hestness, Newsha Ardalani and Marco Iansiti

Managers often believe that collecting more data will continually improve the accuracy of their machine learning models. However, we argue in this paper that when data lose relevance over time, it may be optimal to collect a limited amount of recent data instead of... View Details

Keywords: Economics Of AI; Machine Learning; Non-stationarity; Perishability; Value Depreciation; Analytics and Data Science; Value
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  • 09 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Could Clean Hydrogen Become Affordable at Scale by 2030?

Hydrogen is poised to move from the sidelines of global clean energy as the industry learns to produce it more efficiently and at lower cost, according to newly published research led by Gunther Glenk, a climate fellow with Harvard Business School's Institute for the... View Details
Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Green Technology
  • Web

Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

meaningfully to strategic conversations and your team’s success Create value for customers, employees, and suppliers, often in surprising ways, that rival companies will find hard to match Build sustainable success with the help of View Details
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Klarman Hall | About

the Georgian-style architecture of the 1927 McKim, Mead & White campus design. The 81,000-square-foot structure has two stories, with an additional below-grade concourse. Pathways and green spaces around the building complement the site,... View Details
  • 26 Aug 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

British makeup guru Katie Jane Hughes posts close-up photos of her face on Instagram almost daily for her 336,000 followers: shimmery gold eyelids; glossy pink lips that complement her auburn hair; eyebrows tinted with tiny brushstrokes... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • 07 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

seeking out like-minded individuals who align with my values and bring their unique strengths to the table, but who also challenge my thinking and complement my skills. Lastly, I’ll stay both curious and patient to make sure that when I... View Details
  • 23 Aug 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Field Evidence on Individual Behavior & Performance in Rank-Order Tournaments

Keywords: by Kevin J. Boudreau, Constance E. Helfat, Karim R. Lakhani & Michael Menietti
  • 24 Apr 2017
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

PepsiCo’s strategy “Performance with Purpose,” that focuses on complementing the company’s core soft drink and snack business with healthy foods and beverages. In 2013, PepsiCo was challenged by activist Peltz to split the company, but... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

  PublicationsAdding Bricks to Clicks: Predicting the Patterns of Cross-Channel Elasticities over Time Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John Deighton, and Mary Caravella Publication:Journal of Marketing (forthcoming) Abstract In this paper, we propose a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Research Summary

Dissertation Summary

From a contractual viewpoint, the employment relations observed in the early 1960s in large unionized manufacturing firms in the U.S. and Japan represented two contrasting cases. Employment relations in the U.S. were based largely on explicit, elaborate, and... View Details
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Case Services - Faculty & Research

Research Services Case Services 4ms Case Services is part of the Division of Research and Faculty Development (DRFD). The team offers a full complement of support services to assist faculty in producing and disseminating high-quality HBS... View Details
  • Web

Independent Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects Independent Projects in social enterprise complement the classroom-based courses by providing second-year MBA students the opportunity to apply their skills to the real-world... View Details
  • 18 May 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers

services, and data from Equifax, a major consumer credit bureau that offers insights into installment loans for low-income borrowers. They complemented that data with hand-collected information about lawsuits against high-to-low... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services