Publications

15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

universities. It is an ongoing tragedy when even the states most historically supportive of public higher education, such as California and Michigan, fail to reinvest in their extraordinary flagship institutions. As the New York Times... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

High School Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI NY Diana Rayappa Archbishop Molloy High School New York, NY ID Richard Raynor New Vision High School Post Falls, ID Subjects: U.S. Government, Government B CA Sean Reagan California High School... View Details

February 2023
Case

Roblox: Virtual Commerce in the Metaverse

By: Ayelet Israeli and Nicole Tempest Keller

In 2022, Roblox had 58.8 million daily active users, including over half of all children and teens under the age of 16 in the United States. Roblox, a free-to-use “co-experience platform”, allowed users to come together in immersive 3D experiences to socialize, work,... View Details

18 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech

we now teach in several classes at HBS. Fortunately for the world, California does not enforce non-compete agreements. Senz: How might the end of non-compete agreements change the tech landscape? Wu: First, without non-compete agreements,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

insurance at a time and only pay for coverage on the days they actually drive. The high cost of the uninsured While 13 percent of drivers nationwide are uninsured, the problem is even worse in some states like California (17 percent),... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

changes greatly reduced the canal's economic value to the United States: the dieselization of the railroads, the Interstate Highway System, and the rise of California as a market for its own natural resources. The first two meant that by... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

climate, clean energy, clean cars, and protecting natural resources, most recently as undersecretary of the California Natural Resources Agency (CRNA). Before CNRA, Barranco was chief executive for River LA, deputy chief of staff at the... View Details

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

immigrant “gateways” such as New York and California seeing more than 40 percent of new businesses led by immigrants. The study also found that immigrant-led companies start smaller but grow at a faster rate and are more likely to survive... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

01 Jan 2013
News

Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation Download Sant profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1931 Born, Los Angeles, California 1955 Earns BS, Business Management, Brigham Young University 1955... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

January 2023 (Revised June 2023)
Case

Replika: Embodying AI

By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Marilyn Morgan Westner

Replika was a virtual AI companion that provided a way for people to process their emotions, build connections in a safe environment, and get through periods of loneliness. The chatbot fulfilled a user's need for a friend, romantic partner, or purely an emotional... View Details

Keywords: AI; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Human Needs; California

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

strategy may be to pitch it as something both familiar and novel. McDonald likes to tell the story of how West Coast restaurants introduced exotic Japanese sushi to diners by promoting the California roll, which made the dish seem both... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

March 2023 (Revised January 2025)
Case

Wilshire Lane Capital

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Lindsay N. Hyde and Stacy Straaberg

In September 2021, Adam Demuyakor (MBA 2017) was faced with decisions about how to launch his venture capital (VC) investment firm. His previous investment activities were a series of angel investments and special purpose vehicles alongside two part-time general... View Details

Keywords: Ownership Stake; Investment Funds; Venture Capital; Business and Shareholder Relations; Real Estate Industry; Technology Industry; Los Angeles; California; United States

September 2019 (Revised December 2019)
Case

Google: To TVC or Not to TVC?

By: William R. Kerr and Carl Kreitzberg

In late 2018, evidence emerged that many of Google’s temporary help agency workers, vendors, and independent contractors (“TVCs”) were unhappy with the company. TVCs, who reportedly made up 49.95% of Google’s 170,000-person global workforce, had raised concerns of... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

the case “Nestlé: The World’s Largest Food Company Confronts Climate Change” to explore how the company is striving to achieve its sustainability objectives without sacrificing short- term performance and shareholder value. The event was sponsored by the center and HBS... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

upcoming events The Political Economy of Religion Seminar Series Feb 20 20 Feb 2025 Seminar Odilon Camara, University of Southern California Alesina Seminar: Shareholder Democracy and the Market for Voting Advice Time: 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM... View Details

23 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'

University of Southern California and eventually as a Ph.D. student at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. But it didn’t mean abandoning lessons about identity and value he remembers from his formative years in Los Angeles. As an assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

08 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

coauthors, Ho Kim of the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and Reo Song of California State University, Long Beach, analyzed 79 print media firms using 10 years of circulation and subscription price data (from publishers’ statements to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

01 Sep 2023
News

Case Study: The Home Team

Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

October 2022
Case

Lyra Health: Transforming Mental Health

By: Rembrand Koning and Nicole Keller

In January 2022, Lyra Health was deciding between several different alternatives to grow the business. Founded in 2015, Lyra Health, was a digital mental health platform that combined technology with human therapists and coaches to deliver high quality mental health... View Details

Keywords: Mental Health; Health Care and Treatment; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Customer Value and Value Chain; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Health Industry; Technology Industry; San Francisco