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  • March 2000
  • Background Note

Venture Capitalist as Entrepreneur, The

By: Robert J. Robinson and Noam T. Wasserman
Introduces students to negotiations between venture capitalists (VCs) and the limited partners who provide the VCs' capital. Also discusses negotiations between VCs and other VCs, including those within a VC firm itself. Explores interests, sources of negotiating... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Venture Capital; Capital; Negotiation Tactics; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
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  • November 2012 (Revised November 2013)
  • Case

Generator Hostels: The Way Out

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Lisa Strope
Josh Wyatt, Director of Patron Capital Partners, needs to make an exit decision for a successful investment in Generator Hostels. After five years of explosive growth and in the middle of a financial crisis, Wyatt needs to evaluate Patron's alternatives: IPO the... View Details
Keywords: Hotel; Real Estate; Finance; Property; Accommodations Industry; European Union
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  • Research Summary

Risk Measurement

By: David E. Bell
David E. Bell has completed research on the measurement of financial risk. The concepts of risk and return are widely used, at least informally, in the appraisal of financial opportunities. Return is typically measured by the expected value of a project, risk by the... View Details
  • February 1997 (Revised May 1998)
  • Case

Tire City, Inc.

By: W. Carl Kester
A small, rapidly growing retail distributor of automotive tires must present a set of forecasted financial statements to a bank in order to obtain a five-year loan. Expected growth rates given in the case and historical financial ratios derived from recent financial... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Forecasting and Prediction; Financing and Loans; Price; Supply Chain; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry
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  • October 2016
  • Case

Turkasset: Bringing Customer-Centricity to Debt Collection

By: Dennis Campbell and Gamze Yucaoglu
In December 2014, in preparation for the year-end board presentation, Hilmi Guvenal (PMD 1993), shareholder and CEO of Turkasset, and Ilker Yoney, COO, sat down to discuss Turkasset’s five- and ten-year strategic plans. Since taking leadership of the company in 2009,... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Experience; Customer Service; Customer-centric; Emerging Market; Customer Focus; Employee Empowerment; Employee Engagement; Employee Training; Staffing; Operations Management; Quality Management; Service Management; Service Quality; Continuous Improvement; Turkasset; Collections Agency; NPL; Call Center; Financial Services; Borrowing and Debt; Customer Focus and Relationships; Organizational Culture; Operations; Management; Service Operations; Quality; Competitive Advantage; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Services Industry; Turkey
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  • November 2023
  • Case

Will Fintechs and Central Banks Play in Emtech's Sandbox?

By: Daniel Isenberg and William R. Kerr
In February 2023, Emtech’s founder Carmelle Cadet is facing a dilemma. Rapidly running out of cash, Cadet has a term sheet from a leading VC but has a choice of how to structure the investment. The decision will have significant implications for Cadet’s own stake, as... View Details
Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Cash Flow; Currency; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Digital Platforms
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    Leslie K. John

    Leslie K. John is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Currently, she teaches on the topics of Negotiation, Marketing and Behavioral Economics in various Executive Education courses, including in the Program for Leadership Development.... View Details

    Keywords: diet services; health care; internet; marketing industry
    • 19 Oct 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

    partnership. Just like a personal relationship may result in children, big financial decisions (like buying a house), running a household, etc., a cofounding relationship will force you to commit to how you... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Austin
    • April 2019
    • Article

    Score Blending: How Scale Response Grouping Biases Perceived Standing

    By: Ryan Hauser and Norbert Schwarz
    Numerical values—from test scores to credit scores—inform us of our relative standing and can shape our decisions. The values are usually presented in a continuous format (which places scores on a single line) or a grouped format (which separates scores into several... View Details
    Keywords: Decision-making; Scale; Decision Making; Perception
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      How Finance Works: The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart About the Numbers

      If you're not a numbers person, then balance sheets and financial jargon can be intimidating and easy to ignore. But if you want to advance in your career, it's crucial that you are able to make smart financial decisions and develop the confidence to... View Details
      • September 1998
      • Case

      Vanguard Group, Inc. (1998), The

      By: Andre F. Perold
      Since the beginning of 1997, Vanguard's assets under management have increased more than 60% from $240 billion to almost $400 billion, making it second in market share only to Fidelity. Vanguard views this success as another vindication of its low-cost strategy of... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Management; Cost Management; Investment Funds; Product; Service Operations; Performance Expectations; Competition; Consolidation; Expansion; Internet; Financial Services Industry
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      • Research Summary

      Non-Financial Incentives

      My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details

      • April 2009 (Revised October 2010)
      • Case

      Bob Beall at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

      By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Sophie Hood
      Bob Beall is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). CFF is an extremely successful organization, but Beall has to determine how to manage the organization through the financial crisis of 2008-2009. In this situation, donations are likely... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Crisis Management; Nonprofit Organizations
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      • 13 Feb 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles

      leadership roles in action, I hardly ever see the decisiveness and unity that a family business system needs for long-term performance. How do you design, structure, and allocate all the leadership roles you need? That's what this article... View Details
      Keywords: by John A. Davis
      • April 2023
      • Case

      Ryan Serhant: Time Management for Repeatable Success (A)

      By: Ashley Whillans and Hawken Lord
      From an open-concept 90’s-style stone and wood cabin in Dublin, New Hampshire, Ryan Serhant reflected on his career as a real estate broker. As Ryan stared into the fireplace that featured prominently in the center of the house, he wondered whether the period of... View Details
      Keywords: Real Estate; Time Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry
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      • March 2005 (Revised January 2006)
      • Case

      Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposures

      By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
      How should a multinational firm manage foreign exchange exposures? Examines transactional and translational exposures and alternative responses to these exposures by analyzing two specific hedging decisions by General Motors. Describes General Motors' corporate hedging... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Expansion; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; International Finance; Auto Industry
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      • January 2008 (Revised February 2008)
      • Case

      Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation

      Management of a diversified chemicals company faces two financial decisions: whether to finance a major investment in new production facilities for its rapidly expanding Environmental Products Division, and whether to sell a more slowly growing non-specialty chemicals... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Chemicals; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Finance; Chemical Industry
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      • 2010
      • Other Unpublished Work

      God, Government and Outsiders: The Influence of Religious Beliefs on Depositor Behavior in an Emerging Market.

      By: Ayesha K. Khan and Tarun Khanna
      This paper provides evidence that religious beliefs can have a significant impact on individual financial choices. Using proprietary panel data on the distribution of bank deposits across all commercial banks in Pakistan over a 33-month period, I find that Islamic... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Commercial Banking; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Consumer Behavior; Emerging Markets; Religion; Banking Industry; Pakistan
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      • 01 Aug 2022
      • News

      Profits over Planet? Experts Eye Companies at Crucial Moment for Climate Change Fight

      • 09 Apr 2018
      • Sharpening Your Skills

      The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses

      dark side of employee motivation programs: When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions Leading up to the financial crisis, bank loan officers were often incentivized to approve sketchy applications. But... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne