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  • May 2013
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The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
By now most companies have sustainability programs. They're cutting carbon emissions, reducing waste, and otherwise enhancing operational efficiency. But a mishmash of sustainability tactics does not add up to a sustainable strategy. To endure, a strategy must address... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Innovation; Environment; Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility; Governance; Strategy; Value; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention
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Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 5 (May 2013): 50–60.
  • 13 May 2022
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How Great Leaders Energize Their Organizations

  • February 1997
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Arch Communications Group, Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
The market values Arch differently from analysts' values. View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Framework; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment; Stocks
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Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Arch Communications Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-047, February 1997.
  • February 2010
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Go Mobile: The Phirbol Franchise

By: Rajiv Lal and Natalie Kindred
To grow Phirbol, a telecom retail franchise chain in Delhi, India's underdeveloped markets, its founders were exploring ways to offer more value to the franchisees. In mid-2009, the Phirbol franchise was comprised of some 150 franchisees that had converted their small... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Innovation and Management; Brands and Branding; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Value Creation; Telecommunications Industry; Delhi
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Lal, Rajiv, and Natalie Kindred. "Go Mobile: The Phirbol Franchise." Harvard Business School Case 510-020, February 2010.
  • May 2009 (Revised November 2010)
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Depreciation at Delta Air Lines: The "Fresh Start"

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
In estimating depreciation for accounting purposes, Delta Air Lines has changed its assumptions about aircraft lifespan and residual values four times in the last thirty years or so. In the most recent changes, Delta adopted fair value accounting as part of its fresh... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Policies; Accounting Procedures; Depreciation; Bankruptcy; Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Policy; Air Transportation Industry
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Bruns, William J., Jr. Depreciation at Delta Air Lines: The "Fresh Start". Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-013, May 2009. (Revised November 2010.)
  • November 2017 (Revised April 2019)
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Summa Equity: Building Purpose-Driven Organizations

By: George Serafeim
In 2015, Reynir Indahl left top Nordic private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to found Summa Equity (Summa). After long contemplation following the financial crisis, Indahl was convinced the financial system was producing negative externalities and that the current... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Purpose; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Social Impact; Investment Management; Management Practices; Innovation; Voice; Environmental Impact; Private Equity; Social Enterprise; Finance; Capital Markets; Management Practices and Processes; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Mission and Purpose; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Norway; Sweden; Scandinavia
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Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "Summa Equity: Building Purpose-Driven Organizations." Harvard Business School Case 118-028, November 2017. (Revised April 2019.)
  • 28 Apr 2021
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Psychological Safety in a Hybrid World

  • June 2023 (Revised July 2023)
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Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies

By: Joseph Pacelli, Jillian Grennan and Alexis Lefort
Fama Technologies is an online screening company that uses AI to analyze job applicants' publicly available online content for signs of risk and culture fit. The case opens with Ben Mones, founder and CEO, looking to secure funding from venture firms. He is running... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture; Talent and Talent Management; AI and Machine Learning; Social Media; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; United States
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Pacelli, Joseph, Jillian Grennan, and Alexis Lefort. "Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 123-010, June 2023. (Revised July 2023.)
  • March 1982 (Revised June 1986)
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Note on Diversification as a Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter and Malcolm S. Salter
Presents a discussion of corporate diversification. Covers historical background, the concept of strategy for a diversified company, and concepts of value creation. View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Strategy; Value Creation
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Porter, Michael E., and Malcolm S. Salter. "Note on Diversification as a Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 382-129, March 1982. (Revised June 1986.)
  • August 1995
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Slade Plating Department, The

By: Linda A. Hill
Describes a conflict between the values and norms of a segment of an internal social system and those of management and the wider culture. Includes decision opportunity. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Decision Making
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Hill, Linda A. "Slade Plating Department, The." Harvard Business School Case 496-018, August 1995.
  • January 2010 (Revised March 2010)
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The Congressional Oversight Panel's Valuation of the TARP Warrants (B)

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
The Congressional Oversight Panel wants to value the warrants issued to the government in connection with the TARP investments of 2008, in order to increase the transparency of options repurchases. The case describes the methodology used to value the warrants. This... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Investment; Public Opinion; Valuation; Banking Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "The Congressional Oversight Panel's Valuation of the TARP Warrants (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-036, January 2010. (Revised March 2010.)

    Joshua Lev Krieger

    Josh Krieger is an Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit.  Josh’s research focuses on R&D strategy and the economics of innovation.  His work examines project selection, R&D competition, and... View Details

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    Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part - Recruiting

    solutions together. “In the corporate world, we have to stop thinking about diversity as a burden,” said Kevin. “Diversity maximizes a company’s ability to be successful and the demographics of our country are changing rapidly.... View Details

      Benjamin C. Esty

      Benjamin Esty is the Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Over the years, he has taught a variety of courses ranging from advanced corporate finance and project finance to competitive strategy and leadership. He... View Details

      Keywords: banking; asset management; investment banking industry; consumer products; shipping; wine; financial services
      • April 1998 (Revised July 2005)
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      Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A), The

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lori A. Flees and Mathew M Millett
      On October 15, 1996, Virginia-based CSX and Pennsylvania-based Consolidated Rail (Conrail), the first and third largest railroads in the eastern United States, announced their intent to merge in a friendly deal worth $8.3 billion. This deal was part of an industry-wide... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decisions; Contracts; Rail Industry; United States
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      Esty, Benjamin C., Lori A. Flees, and Mathew M Millett. "Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 298-006, April 1998. (Revised July 2005.)
      • June 2002
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      Note on the Equivalency of Methods for Discounting Cash Flows

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Uses a numerical example to demonstrate that when you discount the cash flows to capital from a project at the weighted average cost of capital, you get same net present value result as you obtain when discounting the cash flows to equity at the cost of equity. Also... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Equity; Valuation
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note on the Equivalency of Methods for Discounting Cash Flows." Harvard Business School Background Note 202-128, June 2002.
      • November 2009
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      Neural Mechanisms of Social Influence

      By: Malia Mason, Rebecca Dyer and Michael I. Norton
      The present investigation explores the neural mechanisms underlying the impact of social influence on preferences. We socially tagged symbols as valued or not-by exposing participants to the preferences of their peers-and assessed subsequent brain activity during an... View Details
      Keywords: Power and Influence; Value; Information; Outcome or Result
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      Mason, Malia, Rebecca Dyer, and Michael I. Norton. "Neural Mechanisms of Social Influence." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 110, no. 2 (November 2009): 152–159.
      • 17 Oct 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

      Harvard Business School. “Even in this politicized, polarized environment that our country finds itself in, people value accuracy.” Ultimately, Jordan’s research casts doubt on the idea that reputational motivations, View Details
      Keywords: by Avery Forman
      • November 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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      Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal

      By: Francesca Gino, Katherine B. Coffman and Jeff Huizinga
      On April 12, 2018, two African American entrepreneurs had scheduled a business meeting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. They sat without ordering, waiting for a local businessman to show up for the meeting. The store manager called 911... View Details
      Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Prejudice and Bias; Crisis Management; Employees; Training
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      Gino, Francesca, Katherine B. Coffman, and Jeff Huizinga. "Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal." Harvard Business School Case 920-016, November 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
      • March 1995
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      Donald Salter Communications, Inc.

      By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
      A new CEO is hired to manage the turnaround of a family-owned newspaper publisher. In a departure from previous management, he implements a new compensation scheme that explicitly ties executive pay to market-value-based measures of firm performance. Because the... View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Transformation; Asset Management; Wages; Balanced Scorecard; Family Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Valuation; Journalism and News Industry
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      Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Donald Salter Communications, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-114, March 1995.
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