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- November 1991 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Pressco, Inc.--1985
A capital budgeting problem is viewed from the context of a marketing representative attempting to make a sale of energy saving heavy industrial equipment. Tax law changes promise to have a significant impact on the customer's decision process. Teaching purpose: To... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Machinery and Machining; Valuation; Taxation; Customer Value and Value Chain; Cost vs Benefits; Inflation and Deflation; Cost Management; Product Marketing; North and Central America
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Pressco, Inc.--1985." Harvard Business School Case 292-085, November 1991. (Revised December 1996.)
- 12 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Lawrence Summers on Market Capitalism’s Historic Opportunity
prosperity is widely and legitimately shared; and building a new global system that works for the citizens of all nations. Confronting these challenges represents a historic opportunity to View Details
- June 2001
- Case
GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
GE's chief litigation counsel sought to rationalize litigation flow by viewing it as a manufacturing process. By applying the principles of Six Sigma, P.D. Villareal created an Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) system that enabled both lawyers and managers to work... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Lawsuits and Litigation; Six Sigma; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-395, June 2001.
- 14 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery
Creating an ethics chatbot requires an investment of resources and technical capabilities that is likely to be beyond most firms’ capabilities. However, Soltes’ lab at Harvard Business School was able to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Value of Corporate Citizenship: Protection
By: Dylan Minor
We explore the notion that corporate citizenship, as obtained through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is used by managers to protect firm value, helping their firm better withstand negative business shocks. We formally explore two parallel mechanisms for such... View Details
Minor, Dylan. "The Value of Corporate Citizenship: Protection." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-021, August 2015.
- 22 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Consumer Demand for Prize-Linked Savings: A Preliminary Analysis
- 27 Oct 2014
- News
The power of peers
- 20 Jun 2013
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." ZfU Seminar, ZfU International Business School, Zürich, Switzerland, June 20, 2013.
- 22 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)
Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I decided to attend Harvard Business School, I wasn’t entirely sure what my next step would be, but I knew it was time for a change. As a financial analyst... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
- Other Presentation
The Role of Corporations in Society: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The Role of Corporations in Society: Creating Shared Value." Pacific Rubiales Energy, Bogotá, Colombia, June 25, 2013.
- 6 Nov 2012
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from “Creating Shared Value” (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and “Competing by Saving Lives” (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." ExpoManagement, HSM, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 6, 2012.
- 4 Dec 2012
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." CSV Forum: Practical Wisdom for Creating Innovation, Tokyo, Japan, December 4, 2012.
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
A Founder's Key to Perseverance: Embracing Struggle
- February 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Bidding for Finansbank
By: David Scharfstein and Esel Çekin
Because of the deepening Greek crisis, in October 2015, National Bank of Greece (NBG) was required to sell one of its most valuable assets, Finansbank, the eighth largest Turkish bank. There were three potential buyers: Garanti Bank, Turkey's second largest private... View Details
Keywords: Banking; Acquisitions; International Acquisition; Cross-border Investment; Bidding; Bidders; Regulations; ROE; Cost Synergies; Regional Growth; Emerging Market; Sales Process; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Industry; Turkey; Europe
Scharfstein, David, and Esel Çekin. "Bidding for Finansbank." Harvard Business School Case 216-040, February 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- 10 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
internship and then later back to McKinsey after graduation, where she focused on both large-cap and startups in the pharmaceuticals and biotech space. “For me, this was a way... View Details
- 23 Jun 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Using Financial Innovation to Support Savers: From Coercion to Excitement
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
to making no new investments in fossil fuel energy generation pouring resources into wind, solar, and other renewables instead — the reality is that large swaths of India still depend on coal for... View Details
- summer 1993
- Article
Underinvestment and Incompetence as Responses to Radical Innovation: Evidence from the Photolithographic Industry
Henderson, Rebecca. "Underinvestment and Incompetence as Responses to Radical Innovation: Evidence from the Photolithographic Industry." RAND Journal of Economics 24, no. 2 (summer 1993).
- 01 Mar 2017
- News