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- March 2017 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Putin and the Russian Oligarchs
By: Geoffrey Jones, Rachael Comunale and Kate Lazaroff-Puck
This case examines the career of the Russian business oligarch Boris Berezovsky. Berezovsky was one of a small group of business tycoons that became fabulously rich after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, as the new Russian government, advised by prominent...
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Keywords:
Business & Government Relations;
Government and Politics;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Privatization;
Soviet Union;
Russia
Jones, Geoffrey, Rachael Comunale, and Kate Lazaroff-Puck. "Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Putin and the Russian Oligarchs." Harvard Business School Case 317-005, March 2017. (Revised December 2019.)
- October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests
In February and March 2009, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S. financial institutions had failed, and nine of these 25 institutions had taken...
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Keywords:
Bailout;
Regulation;
Stress Test;
Financial Crisis;
History;
Economy;
Policy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Decision Making;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
United States
Hanson, Samuel G., Robin Greenwood, David Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam. "The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests." Harvard Business School Case 219-038, October 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
Debora L. Spar
Debora Spar is the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society. Her current research focuses on issues of gender and technology, and the interplay between... View Details
- October 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital
By: Laura Huang and Sarah Mehta
Frustrated by an inability to convince existing venture capital firms to invest in companies led by women, people of color, and LGBT founders, Arlan Hamilton started her own firm, Backstage Capital, in 2015. Hamilton understood the untapped potential of companies run...
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Keywords:
Black Leadership;
LGBTQ;
Women;
People Of Color;
Entrepreneurship;
Mission and Purpose;
Venture Capital;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Identity;
Personal Characteristics;
Prejudice and Bias;
Social Issues;
Diversity;
Gender;
Race
Huang, Laura, and Sarah Mehta. "Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital." Harvard Business School Case 419-029, October 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- September 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Otis Elevator: Accelerating Business Transformation with IT
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
Focuses on a major transformation of Otis Elevator's infrastructure. Led by the CEO, this transformation represents a remarkable long-term reengineering of all the processes of the firm to drive its operating costs down and service image up. The transformation is the...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Cost Management;
Infrastructure;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "Otis Elevator: Accelerating Business Transformation with IT." Harvard Business School Case 305-048, September 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- 12 PM – 1:15 PM EST, 08 Nov 2021
- Virtual Programming
Building Your Scaled Digital Organization
During this program led by HBS professor Karim R. Lakhani, learn how you can translate your HBS skill set to build or scale your organization using digitization, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) from a panel of HBS alumni who will share their extensive...
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- January 2008 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
The Armstrong Investigation
By: David Moss and Eugene Kintgen
In the early 20th century, public outrage at certain life insurance practices led to an investigation in New York State that threatened to curtail growth in the industry. Charles Evans Hughes guided the four-month-long Armstrong Investigation, which made startling...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Annuities;
Insurance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Insurance Industry;
New York (state, US)
Moss, David, and Eugene Kintgen. "The Armstrong Investigation." Harvard Business School Case 708-034, January 2008. (Revised January 2009.)
- November 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939
By: Alberto Cavallo, Sophus A. Reinert and Federica Gabrieli
The Great Depression was, by far, the worst economic contraction of the twentieth century, and some of the most important ideas about both fiscal and monetary policy in the second half of the century were developed in response to it. The economic collapse, which...
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Keywords:
Great Depression;
Economic Conditions;
Unemployment;
Homelessness;
Financial Crisis;
History;
Economy;
Policy;
Poverty;
Social Issues;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation
Cavallo, Alberto, Sophus A. Reinert, and Federica Gabrieli. "The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939." Harvard Business School Case 722-034, November 2021. (Revised January 2024.)
- 20 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)
initiative, with over a hundred area corporations, from Fortune 500 companies to mid-sized businesses, pledging to expand Black and Brown talent in their management roles by 25% and overall staff by 15% by 2025. Over the course of the last three months, I View Details
- March 2022 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
The United States National Security Apparatus, Multipolarity, and the Rise of Commercial Space
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Brendan L. Rosseau
In 2019, the U.S. national security community crossed a Rubicon by declaring that space was “a war-fighting domain” and undergoing a major reorganization, including the creation of the U.S. Space Force, the first new military branch in over 70 years. Military and...
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Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Brendan L. Rosseau. "The United States National Security Apparatus, Multipolarity, and the Rise of Commercial Space ." Harvard Business School Case 722-063, March 2022. (Revised June 2022.)
- 05 Feb 2013
- News
The Evolving Role of Business
Jeffrey J. Bussgang
General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
Former entrepreneur turned VC, HBS Senior Lecturer, author, dad of three, husband of one, civic leader, Cross Fitter and fan of all Boston sports.
Jeffrey J. Bussgang is a Senior... View Details
- 17 Jun 2015
- News
Gender, looks hold sway in venture capital funding
- 14 Jun 2016
- News
What business schools teach about shareholder value
- October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ӧzyeğin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving
By: Christina R. Wing, Zeshan Gondal and Brittany L. Logan
This case explores the work of Özyeğin Social Investments, founded by Hüsnü Özyeğin, one of Turkey's most successful entrepreneurs. With a focus on education, health, gender equality, rural development, and disaster relief in Turkey, Özyeğin Social Investments and the...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Family Business;
Business Model;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Enterprise;
Turkey
Wing, Christina R., Zeshan Gondal, and Brittany L. Logan. "Ӧzyeğin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving." Harvard Business School Case 624-054, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 24 Aug 2021
- News
More Vaccine Mandates
- 04 Mar 2024
- Video