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- September 2023 (Revised May 2025)
- Teaching Note
On
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader, Jordan Mitchell and Karen Elterman
Teaching Note for "On," HBS Case No. 723-430. On is a premium performance running shoe company founded in Switzerland in 2010. The company rapidly gained traction through its unique CloudTec cushioning technology, its innovative midsole plate called the Speedboard, and... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Product Marketing; Social Media; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Technological Innovation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Sports Industry; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; United States
- Research Summary
Time Varying Expected Returns, Stochastic Dividend Yields, and Default Probabilities: Linking the Credit Risk and Equity Literature (with George Chacko and Jens Hilscher)
In standard structural bond pricing models, the firm defaults once the market value of assets has fallen below a threshold. Expected returns, or at least dividend yields, are assumed to be constant, which implies that any asset value movement is permanent and has the... View Details
- Article
Deregulation, Misallocation, and Size: Evidence from India
By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
This paper examines the impact of the deregulation of compulsory industrial licensing in India on firm size dynamics and reallocation of resources within industries. Following deregulation, resource misallocation declines, and the left-hand tail of the firm size... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Size; Emerging Markets; Supply and Industry; Manufacturing Industry; India
Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "Deregulation, Misallocation, and Size: Evidence from India." Journal of Law & Economics 57, no. 4 (November 2014): 897–936. (Revised February 2014.)
- 16 Oct 2012
- News
On Marriage, Kidneys and the Economics Nobel
- 27 May 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
An Empirical Decomposition of Risk and Liquidity in Nominal and Inflation-Indexed Government Bonds
Keywords: by Carolin E. Pflueger & Luis M. Viceira
- 03 Jan 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Banking Deregulation, Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship
- 2018
- Dictionary Entry
Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Within the corporate sector, climate change represents an unfolding market shift, one that is driven by policy but also by pressures from a variety of market constituents such as consumers, suppliers, buyers, insurance companies, banks, and others. The shift takes... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders." In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. 3 vols. Edited by Matthew Nisbet, Shirley Ho, Ezra Markowitz, Saffron O’Neill, Mike Schäfer, and Jagadish Thaker. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Exploring Technology and Public Impact Through the HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
If the past two decades have demonstrated technology’s potential, one of the challenges of the next ten years will be defining its boundaries. How can new technologies benefit people and societies in... View Details
- January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity
Discusses FCB and Publicis, partners in a global advertising agency alliance, working together with their clients to provide excellent service. May be used with FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance and (C): The German-Led Network. View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Alliances; Cooperation; Globalized Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Diversity; Advertising Industry; France; Germany; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity." Harvard Business School Case 393-100, January 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- February 2007 (Revised March 2012)
- Compilation
John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Katherine Miller
Reconstructs the entrepreneurial journey of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and one of the most famous business figures in history. Traces his early career as a retailer in Cleveland through his decision to enter the oil industry in the early 1860s to his... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Business History; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Competitive Strategy; Energy Industry
Koehn, Nancy F., and Katherine Miller. "John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil." Harvard Business School Compilation 807-110, February 2007. (Revised March 2012.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Smith and Rawls Share a Room: Stability and Medians
By: Bettina-Elisabeth Klaus and Flip Klijn
We consider one-to-one, one-sided matching (roommate) problems in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. We introduce a so-called bi-choice graph for each pair of stable matchings and characterize its structure. Exploiting this structure we... View Details
Keywords: Fairness; One-Sided Platforms; Two-Sided Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Mathematical Methods; Balance and Stability
Klaus, Bettina-Elisabeth, and Flip Klijn. "Smith and Rawls Share a Room: Stability and Medians." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-111, March 2009.
- Winter 2013
- Article
Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability
By: Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer and Edward J. Riedl
This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) leads to capital market benefits through enhanced financial statement comparability. UK domestic standards are considered very similar to IFRS (Bae et al., 2008),... View Details
Keywords: IFRS; Comparability; Private Information; Insider Trading; Ethics; Standards; Financial Statements
Brochet, Francois, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl. "Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability." Contemporary Accounting Research 30, no. 4 (Winter 2013): 1373–1400.
- 29 Jan 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Banks Have an Edge?
- 1972
- Book
Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972. (Reprintings: chapter 2 in The Meaning of Sociology, edited by J.M Charn. Palo Alto, Calif.: Mayfield, 1985; portions in Small Groups and Social Interaction, edited by H.H. Blumberg et al., vol. 2. London: Wiley, 1983; portions in Sociology, edited by R. Perrucci. Minneapolis: Wets, 1983; chapter 3 in Perspectives on the American Community, edited by Roland Warren. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1973 and 1976; chapter 1 in The Family: Its Structure and Functions, edited by Rose Coser. New York: St. Martin's, 1974; chapter 1 in Sociology, Society, and People, edited by R.M. Koss. C.V. Mosby, 1975; and selections in Community and Education, edited by Donald Oliver. San Francisco, 1976.)
- 04 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered
on data while exploring market fit. Faculty presented central themes of renowned HBS courses like Founders’ Journey and Entrepreneurial Finance. Industry experts offered their insights on how to effectively... View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
Welfare Payments and Crime
By: C. Fritz Foley
This paper tests the hypothesis that the timing of welfare payments affects criminal activity. Analysis of daily reported incidents of major crimes in twelve U.S. cities reveals an increase in crime over the course of monthly welfare payment cycles. This increase... View Details
Foley, C. Fritz. "Welfare Payments and Crime." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 14074, June 2008.
- 07 Feb 2018
- Video
Material Sustainability Information and Stock Price Informativeness
- Web
Diversity and Equity - Alumni
Giving Diversity and Equity Giving Diversity and Equity Foster Inclusion Differences—in identities, experiences, and interests—enrich dialog, develop understanding, View Details
- May 2022
- Case
The NFL’s $110-Billion Media Rights Deals
By: Anita Elberse and Elizabeth Warner
On March 18, 2021, Brian Rolapp, chief media and business officer at the National Football League (NFL) presented the results of a months-long effort to renegotiate rights deals with the NFL’s current partners in television—the media conglomerates behind the networks... View Details
Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Media; Marketing; Strategy; General Management; Negotiation; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Elizabeth Warner. "The NFL’s $110-Billion Media Rights Deals." Harvard Business School Case 522-090, May 2022.
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
financial strategy. If the company does not have a distinctive brand or market presence, a focus on identifying an attractive customer segment, such as through Harvard University professor Michael Porter's positioning framework, W. Chan... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace