Financial Product Launch - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 6

accounting performance. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1964011 August 2013 Journal of Financial Intermediation Good Cop, Bad Cop: Complementarities Between Debt and Equity in Disciplining Management... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Sep 2015
News

Built for Speed

presence to Jay.” The Rally Fighter, pictured above, is Local Motors’ most well-known vehicle, with appearances in the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction and the racing video game Forza Horizon 2. Local Motors launched on March 25,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

24 Apr 2014
News

Using technology to create a platform for discussion

want to be a good example to other women in the tech industry.” Now a product manager at LinkedIn, Leung has a background in physics and economics, but her interests in technology and media steered her toward the professional goal of... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Catherine E. Kuehn Price, MBA 1986 & Malcolm K. Price, MBA 1987

decided to shift his focus to business. Now heading the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse in New York City, he views the case method as “an incredibly powerful way of learning.” Cathy, who worked at Credit Suisse for over a decade... View Details

13 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 13

productivity improvement plus growth strategy? While they consider these options in September 2008, the credit markets are about to clamp shut as a global financial crisis is around the corner. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53507 forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Bubbles for Fama By: Greenwood, Robin, Andrei Shleifer, and Yang You Abstract—We evaluate Eugene Fama's claim that stock... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Feb 2006
HBS Case

Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive

disclose extensive financial information. Thus Koehn and her team had to search high and low to try to piece together Winfrey's business model and understand her company's revenues, costs, and competitive advantage in the crowded,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products

Jodi Gernon

I leverage my 30+ years of experience launching and scaling startups to help startup founders and CEOs succeed. This includes helping early stage founders think about how complete customer discovery, build an MVP and develop their... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare;#239;#Consumer Products and Services (B2C)

Hans W. Becherer

Becherer rebuilt Deere & Company, following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s, into a diverse, global competitor. In 1998, revenues from outside the United States accounted for approximately 25% of Deere & Company sales.... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

Mar 2012
Article

Does America Really Need Manufacturing?

Too many U.S. companies base decisions about where to locate production largely on narrow financial criteria. They don't consider whether keeping manufacturing at home makes more sense strategically or take... View Details

24 Oct 2013
News

Engineering a More Secure World

Shell and American Can Company. "All the guys who were making the decisions in the corner offices had advanced degrees," he recalls. "I wanted to call the shots." At HBS, Harris learned about leadership and motivating teams, citing courses such as Industrial Marketing... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

08 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 8

Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 510-063 In January 2010, Jen McDonald, head of Bank of America Corporation's (BAC) Digital Marketing group, was discussing the bank's mobile strategy with Douglas Brown, senior vice president, Mobile View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

for end users, and can generate an infinite number of ideas quickly, Lane says. But are the ideas any good? To find out, Lane and her fellow researchers asked people to come up with business ideas for the sustainable circular economy, in which View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology

19 Feb 2013
News

Sam Adams: Now (finally) in a can

Keywords: beer; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807145 Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk Harvard Business School Case 307-089 The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2022 (Revised April 2023)
Case

Highland Park Wood Co. (Abridged)

By: David E. Bell

A major home builder wishes to purchase lumber (Southern pine). The builder wants delivery in six months but prefers to lock-in the price near current rates. The lumber wholesaler must decide on a pricing and sourcing strategy. Examples include: 1) buy & hold, 2) wait... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Goods and Commodities; Futures and Commodity Futures; Price; Forest Products Industry; Forest Products Industry

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17 Apr 2024
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures

The New Venture Competition is an annual competition sponsored by the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative open to all students and alumni who are launching new business and social impact ventures. This year,... View Details

01 Jan 2008
News

Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981

utility vehicles and tractors for the Indian market in the 1950s. Today, it is a $6.6 billion enterprise involved in many activities, including information technology, logistics, infrastructure development, and financial services, as well... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

Up by the Roots

promoting the sector at home and abroad. The following year, the country’s Financial Conduct Authority built a “regulatory sandbox” where fintech startups can test new products and services on real consumers... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Dan Page

01 Dec 2014
News

Innovation: Frozen Assets

and Derek Jeter at the launch of the Luvo food truck this summer in New York City. (Courtesy of Luvo) Growth for the three-year-old Luvo, though, requires overcoming a few cultural hurdles. While frozen-food sales spiked at the outset of... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

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