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  • August 2007 (Revised June 2020)
  • Case

Trouble with a Bubble

By: Tom Nicholas
Examines technology, firm performance, and the stock market during the 1929 Great Crash and the Great Depression of the 1930s. The 1920s was an extraordinary period of technological progress marked by a strong run-up in stock market prices. Firms invested heavily in... View Details
Keywords: Bubble; Stock Market; Great Depression; Irving Fisher; Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; History; Financial Markets; Performance; Labor and Management Relations; Equity; Financial Crisis; Innovation and Invention; United States
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  • November 2017 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

Measuring True Value at Ambuja Cement

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Suraj Srinivasan and Namrata Arora
The case discusses the measurement of social and environmental impact at Ambuja Cements, one of India’s leading cement companies. Ambuja is a leader in CSR activities and is attempting to quantify its impact, both positive and negative, using the “True Value” framework... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Value; Measurement and Metrics; Framework; Cost vs Benefits
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    Tom Nicholas

    Tom Nicholas is William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is British and holds a doctorate from Oxford University. His research focuses on the history of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance. His book (VC: An... View Details

    Keywords: financial services; financial services
    • Research Summary

    Team-based strategic work among senior executives

    My research centers on a study of organizational design for senior-executive work on strategy.  I examine the role of small groups that are tasked with resolving strategic issues, and I consider the effects of such team-based organizing models on strategic... View Details

      Mihir A. Desai

      Mihir A. Desai is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He received his Ph.D. in political economy from Harvard... View Details

        Joshua D. Margolis

        Joshua Margolis is James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration and the Unit Head for the Organizational Behavior unit. He is also Faculty Chair of the Program for Leadership Development. His research and teaching revolve around leadership... View Details

        Keywords: furniture; health care; insurance industry; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals

          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

            Srikant M. Datar

            Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details

            Keywords: accounting industry; airline; automobiles; banking; biotechnology; communications; consumer products; e-commerce industry; health care; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; pharmaceuticals; venture capital industry
            • 2012
            • Book

            The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup

            By: Noam Wasserman
            Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: Should they go it alone or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards... View Details
            Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Partners and Partnerships; Social Psychology; Outcome or Result
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              Clayton S. Rose

              Clayton Rose is Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice. He currently teaches the course Accountability in the Advanced Management Program. His research is focused on the how leaders can manage the challenges created by the intense, varied and often... View Details

              Keywords: financial services

                Rowan Clarke

                Rowan Clarke is a PhD candidate at Harvard Business School. His interests are in entrepreneurship, strategy, and technology/AI for economic development and social impact. His work assists small business entrepreneurs, and high-growth technology firms that... View Details

                Keywords: financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services

                  Lynn S. Paine

                  Lynn Sharp Paine is a Baker Foundation Professor and John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, at Harvard Business School. A member and former chair of the General Management unit, she has served in numerous leadership positions including Senior... View Details

                    Moving Forward: The Future of Consumer Credit and Mortgage Finance

                    The recent collapse of the mortgage market revealed fractures in the credit... View Details

                      Gary P. Pisano

                      Gary Pisano is the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School where he has been on the faculty since 1988. From 2018-2023, Pisano was Harvard Business School’s Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotion and... View Details

                      Keywords: biotechnology; electronics; health care; manufacturing; pharmaceuticals
                      • June 2022
                      • Article

                      The Use and Misuse of Patent Data: Issues for Finance and Beyond

                      By: Josh Lerner and Amit Seru
                      Patents and citations are powerful tools for understanding innovation increasingly used in financial economics (and management research more broadly). Biases may result, however, from the interactions between the truncation of patents and citations and the changing... View Details
                      Keywords: Patents; Analytics and Data Science; Corporate Finance; Research
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                      • January 2012 (Revised March 2012)
                      • Case

                      Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s Entry into the Retirement Market

                      By: Lauren Cohen and Christopher Malloy
                      This case examines Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s decision to enter the retirement market with their new "Dimensional Managed DC" product, a complete retirement solution that aimed to provide investors with what they really wanted: the same standard of living in... View Details
                      Keywords: Retirement; Asset Management
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                      • August 2012
                      • Case

                      Polar Sports, Inc.

                      By: W. Carl Kester and Wei Wang
                      Polar Sports, Inc. is a fashion skiwear manufacturing company in Littleton, Colorado. The company has a unique design for skiwear using a special synthetic material that improves insulation and durability. The ski apparel industry is highly competitive and the best way... View Details
                      Keywords: Production; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry; Colorado
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                      • 29 Aug 2006
                      • First Look

                      First Look: August 29, 2006

                        Working PapersInternational Financial Integration and Entrepreneurship Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of... View Details
                      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
                      • 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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                      • 02 May 2022
                      • Video

                      Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences: Course Overview with Senior Lecturer Satish Tadikonda