Publications

10 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 10

working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2397317 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 515-042 Simplot Plant Sciences: Designing a Better Potato Privately held Simplot has developed a new... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 30

hazard. Our results have broad implications for regulation, financial auditing, and private credit- and quality-rating agencies in financial markets. Read the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1640638 The International Politics of IFRS... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2020
Working Paper

Reinventing Retail: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores

By: Ryan Raffaelli

This study examines how community-based brick-and-mortar retailers can achieve sustained market growth in the face of online and big box retail competition. The appearance of Amazon.com in 1995 led to a significant decline in the number of independent bookstores in the... View Details

Keywords: Bookstores; Competitive Strategy; Business and Community Relations; Customization and Personalization; Growth and Development; Retail Industry; United States

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22 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women

Women are more likely to invent medical treatments for endometriosis, cervical cancer, and other female conditions, but the dearth of women scientists limits the potential for such life-saving innovations. Female research teams are 35 percent more likely than male... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

07 Nov 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

of the world of soccer—or, to my knowledge, in sports as a whole—who comes even close to such a lengthy tenure, let alone the number of titles and trophies he has accumulated," says Elberse, who recently authored a business case on Ferguson. “I think his willingness to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation

October 2008 (Revised June 2010)
Case

State of Emergency at Mercy Hospital

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Chirag D Shah

Dr. Scott Gabu, Chairman of the Emergency Department of the world-renowned, university-based Mercy Hospital, was deeply disturbed when he read the letter from the family of John Samson, a patient who had come to the emergency room one week earlier, that described an... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Knowledge Acquisition; Leadership Development; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Health Industry

November 2022
Case

Wendy Estrella: Scaling Multiple Businesses

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Sarah Mehta

Entrepreneur Wendy Estrella, a self-made, Latina millionaire based in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is attempting to simultaneously scale her law practice as well as her property management and development company. What path should she take for each and can she do it all,... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Change; Competency and Skills; Decision Making; Demographics; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts

February 1998 (Revised November 2002)
Case

Meadowlands

By: Arthur I Segel and William J. Poorvu

In February 1998, developers Ted Leonard and Charlie Sexton are attempting to acquire and develop a large multifamily site in Maryland, north of Washington, D.C. They are attempting to win financing and government approvals to develop a new kind of product for the... View Details

Keywords: Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Maryland

November 2018 (Revised May 2019)
Case

Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

By: Kristin Fabbe, Safwan Al-Amin, Esel Cekin and Natalie Kindred

With SAR 14 billion ($3.7 billion) in 2017 revenues, Almarai was Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy producer, distributor, and marketer, with a large portfolio of branded dairy products, juices, bakery goods, and infant formula and a sales presence across the Gulf region,... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Scaling Two Businesses Against the Odds: Wendy Estrella’s Founder’s Journey

Keywords: Re: Jeffrey J. Bussgang; Real Estate; Real Estate

22 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 22

China, the combined business strategy of Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd. (Zhangjiang Hi-Tech), a key operator of Zhangjiang Park, included real estate development, hi-tech investment,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance

implemented by a developing country's government frustrated by widespread short-selling in the illiquid market for its currency; amid relatively sound economic fundamentals; when foreign direct investment was exempted from the... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal

December 2015 (Revised April 2019)
Case

Chicken Republic

By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred

Deji Akinyanju, founder of Nigerian fast-food chain Chicken Republic, and Ayo Oduntan, founder of an integrated Nigerian poultry operation (Amo Byng Group), are among a growing cadre of skilled food-industry entrepreneurs for whom the opportunities to serve the... View Details

February 1999
Case

Lifeline Systems, Inc. (B)

By: H. Kent Bowen and Marilyn Matis

In 1997, Lifeline Systems continues to grow its service business to $32 million, 56% of the company's total revenues. More local hospital Lifeline programs turn over their monitoring service to Lifeline Central, expanding the company's subscriber base by 30%. The... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Expansion; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Change; Customer Relationship Management; Service Operations; Age; Investment; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Cambridge; Boston