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- March 1998 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson
A large German manufacturer of ball bearings and precision machinery experiences severe financial difficulty brought on by poor management practices, an ill-conceived acquisition of a former East German ball-bearings company, and an industry recession. The company... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Acquisition; Restructuring; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Machinery and Machining; Policy; Resignation and Termination; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Europe; Germany; United States
Gilson, Stuart C. "FAG Kugelfischer-A German Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 298-046, March 1998. (Revised November 2004.)
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
effect of the policy reforms on the entry of startups versus facility expansions by existing firms. We find that the deregulations reduced financing constraints, particularly among small startups, and improved allocative efficiency across... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
- Technical Note
Measuring and Managing Social Impact
By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney
A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States
Trelstad, Brian, Gerald Chertavian, and Susan Pinckney. "Measuring and Managing Social Impact." Harvard Business School Technical Note 324-017, September 2023. (Revised September 2024.)
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
across contestants of different abilities, most respond negatively to competition, and highest-skilled contestants respond positively. In counterfactual simulations, we interpret a number of tournament design policies (number of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
documents, and materials by and about Stanley Pratt and the field of venture capital. The collection also includes Pratt's testimonies before various government institutions, his work on committees related to small business and venture... View Details
- Web
ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
in the development of new technologies and industries during the war, the US government had assumed significant risk," HBS Professor Tom Nicholas asserts. "The fact that several of these risks paid off–in ways that Doriot had seen... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
Institute/Taubman Center Policy Brief, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010. An abstract is unavailable at this time. Working PapersThe Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
board papers, policy papers, management strategy reports, business proposals, a commission of inquiry report, minutes of meeting, corporate letters, audit reports, opinion editorials and blog articles. The author also taught a course on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
Mott said "let's not forget the plethora of research that shows teams consistently outperform individuals. It is the modifying effect of the team, which also slows down the decision-making process, that produces a better result." Yadeed Lobo had other... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
politics. "It had extremely high inflation rates and extremely low economic growth rates." But then two things happened, says Domínguez: First, the government began enacting serious reforms—the kind of fiscal and public View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
Pontal, a partially built irrigation project in the SFV. In exchange for partial reimbursement from the Brazilian government and free use of 30,000 hectares land for 25 years, the private-sector partner would finish constructing the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
the origins of a lot of the challenges that you found in Yamhill and communities throughout the country like it to the 1970s. What changed a half century ago that put us on this trajectory? Sheryl: Yes, a lot of the policy decisions we... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
strike. Afterward, from most accounts, much of the momentum behind the protests at HBS dissipated. The Class of1971 settled down to a far more traditional second-year experience, with some notable departures: there was a heightened level of interest in the role of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
examination. This book combines insights and lessons from business practice, government policy, and individual decision-making to give voice to data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
ideas from sellers who face no difficulty in selling at any time, or at least to take into account the lower expected quality when deciding on the price. Finally, stronger IP protection may actually hurt novice sellers whom these policies... View Details
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
Invention of Data Privacy in the United States and France Author:J. Gunnar Trumbull Publication:In The Voice of the Citizen Consumer, edited by K. Bruckweh. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Lessons from the Crisis... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
the Public Corporation, and Greater Commitments to Sustainability: Signals from the Corporate Board By: Eccles, Robert G., J. Herron, and George Serafeim Abstract—This book is a comprehensive reference work exploring recent changes and future trends in the principles... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Political corruption governs the efficiency with which tax revenues are translated into infrastructure. The model predicts an inverted-U relationship between taxation and growth, with corruption reducing the optimal taxation level. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
Papers The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, emerging-market View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
look large and compelling. But it can have significant downsides. Leaders who prefer to zoom in tend to create policies and systems that depend too much on politics and favors. They can focus too closely on personal status and on turf... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne