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  • 20 Nov 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Private Equity and Financial Fragility During the Crisis By: Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, and Filippo Mezzanotti Abstract—Do private equity firms contribute to View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • August 2009 (Revised September 2009)
  • Case

Tenova: Mining for Growth in an Economic Crisis

By: Gary P. Pisano, Elena Corsi and Elisa Farri
In December 2008, Gianluigi Nova, CEO of Tenova SpA, a technology and equipment supplier to the metals and mining industry, had to choose between two options. The first was to continue growing in the company's core business: equipment for the steel production. The... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Leadership; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Diversification; Industrial Products Industry; Mining Industry
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  • November 2001 (Revised July 2011)
  • Case

Grupo Elektra

By: David J. Arnold, Gustavo Herrero and Luiz Felipe Monteiro
Grupo Elektra is Latin America's largest consumer finance company based on credit sales in its hard goods retail outlets. It has started to internationalize in Latin America but now must to decide whether to enter the U.S. Hispanic market and which of its two core... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Emerging Markets; Global Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; United States; Mexico
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  • July 2011
  • Teaching Note

The Credit Suisse/Gerson Lehrman Group Alliance (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano
Teaching Note for 409046. View Details
Keywords: Competition; Equity; Alliances; Competitive Advantage; Leadership; Research; Business Model; Quality; Revenue; Contracts; Financial Markets; Consulting Industry; Service Industry
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  • 01 Sep 2015
  • News

Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

their financial knowledge to highlight economic dimensions of the debates." Moskowitz, who is interested in someday entering politics, says it was "extraordinary to push beyond finance, operations, and View Details
  • Web

Independent Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

internal strategy group to determine the appropriate efficient scale for country offices. Explored interactive media approaches for an organization focused on expanding access to financial services for... View Details
  • Web

Entrepreneurial Finance (Q2) - Course Catalog

costs and benefits of each source of funding and the connections between a venture's financing strategy and its product-market strategy. Inevitably, there will be some overlap with courses such as Launching Global Ventures, View Details
  • 13 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 13

actions the activist investors took to get the attention of management, the board, and other investors. The businesses, secure transportation, and home security monitoring are described from both a business strategy and a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

Growing Together

customers and the community, and differentiates us from our competitors," explains Jackson. "It's all part of our business strategy for leading BankBoston into the 21st century and is consistent with the philosophy of managing with values... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
  • 05 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 5

emerging Asian markets. Paper: http://www.asiabusinessinsights.com/articles.html#sub_articles_E-commerce_in_Asia Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns Authors:Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel G. Hanson Publication:Review of Financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Aug 2016
  • News

The Future of GE

General Electric, now 124 years old, is looking to the future, CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) recently told Vanity Fair. When Immelt took the helm of GE in 2001, it was a diverse conglomerate. Now, Immelt said, “we’ve exited almost all of View Details
  • 28 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 28

economic trends a central economic activity and shed light on the mechanics of financial markets by providing a range of statistics and information about individual firms. They also raised questions that are still relevant today. What is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2014
  • Teaching Note

Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners

By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
Private equity firm XAF Partners had grown steadily over the last decade, establishing offices across Asia. At the end of their day-long partners' retreat, several firm partners discuss the challenges they face as "producing managers." These include collaboration and... View Details
Keywords: Management; Time Management; Development; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Financial Services Industry; China
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  • Profile

Shaun Miller

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Earning an MBA has been a career aspiration of mine since my undergraduate studies - I had always looked forward to the idea of not only expanding my technical skill set, but also learning about the broader business... View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services
  • 21 Jul 2006
  • Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

natural gas strategy to the water and broadband businesses, the unprofitable international power development strategy, the perverse financial incentives for executives, the aggressive use of mark-to-market... View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
  • 01 Jun 2011
  • News

Alumni Books

requirements with life obligations and to persuade managers to adopt these custom-fit work strategies to improve their bottom line. Telling the stories of people at companies like JetBlue, Ernst & Young, and Best Buy, the authors discuss... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; National Security and International Affairs; Government
  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

Is there a single best investment allocation strategy for the long-term investor? Some theories favor a one-portfolio-for-all investors approach, emphasizing a best-mix-of-assets program. The more traditional approach, which developed out... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 01 May 2000
  • What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

Can you design processes to reflect the promises implicit in hard-wiring?; (4) Do you have the people, incentives, and technology to deliver on the promise?; (5) Are you big enough?; (6) Do you have the financial capability to protect... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 08 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries

web of business ties, lending, and cross-shareholdings. In Germany's financial sector, it might be the insurance giant Allianz. In Italy, it may be a set of powerful families. In Russia, it can be the Russian mafia and other protection... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
  • 01 Jun 2015
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015

High-Profit Strategies in the Age of Techno Service by John A. Goodman (MBA 1971) (AMACOM) These days businesses have more opportunities to enhance the customer experience than ever before. Goodman explains how businesses can design and... View Details