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  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

unpatentable in Japan. The same is true with trademarks. A tremendous amount of money might be spent in developing a brand in the United States, yet when the product is shipped overseas it could violate trademarks of companies dealing in... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 28 Apr 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

degree of collaboration. John Marren relates that when he held a risk management position with a previous employer, the increased reporting requirements imposed by insurers "got me working with people inside the View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
  • 18 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 18

founder believes crowd-funding can become a pillar for development, but U.S. regulatory hurdles and resources constraints are substantial. The company is considering targeting non-diaspora investors, introducing new products like View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Nov 2007
  • What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

also "to provide a work environment of openness built on trust where every member of the team feels free to express their views/opinions without fear of ridicule or reprisal." Debbe Kennedy called for management to insure... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 05 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing By: Battilana, Julie Abstract— While in recent decades the social and business sectors have evolved on fairly separate tracks, today... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 26 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

prevalent Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47648 The Impact of Pensions and Insurance on Global Yield Curves By: Greenwood, Robin, and Annette Vissing-Jorgensen Abstract—We document a strong effect... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

My First Job

became an officer of the company in record time and was appointed a vice president within 15 years. Insurance was a clean industry, with gentlemen leaders. I liked the values. I lucked into a View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • September 2006 (Revised February 2007)
  • Case

Timing of Option Grants at UnitedHealth Group (A)

Faced with press allegations that executives' stock options might have been backdated, the Board of UnitedHealth Group needs to determine whether its accounting for the options was proper, and if not, what the restatement amount should be and what... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Ethics; Stock Options; Accounting; Crisis Management; Corporate Governance; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; United States
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  • October 2018
  • Supplement

African Bank Investments Limited (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Less than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company’s CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Personal Finance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Insurance; Leadership; Management; Risk Management; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Africa; South Africa
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  • 13 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 13

and chief executive officer of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China ("Ping An" or "the Company"), sat down with Sun Jianyi, vice chief executive officer and executive vice president... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2018
  • Case

African Bank Investments Limited (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Less than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company’s CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Personal Finance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Insurance; Leadership; Management; Risk Management; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Africa; South Africa
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

Atlanta Life Insurance Company (today the Atlanta Life Financial Group), founded by his father Alonzo. Atlanta Life became one of the most significant Black-owned businesses in the United States. Herndon... View Details
  • Web

Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

part of their business model Executives from health care insurance companies, government entities that pay for health care, or other payor organizations Leaders from pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, or other health care... View Details
  • 11 Mar 2024
  • News

In Harmony

Anonymous Content, the US production company behind Spotlight and The Revenant, and Korea’s Anthology Studios. Deeply personal and highly autobiographical, Offerings tells the story of Dae Joon, who comes to the United States from Seoul... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park
  • 07 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: February 7

company can justify the expense of assembling records. The Internet has transformed how economists interact with these datasets by lowering the cost of storing, updating, distributing, finding, and retrieving this information. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

Finding Pride

interview in 1990. When the owner of the company asked if I had any other questions, I made clear that insurance coverage for my domestic partner was a condition of my employment, which wasn’t really done... View Details
  • 19 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

conservatism. Competitive Advantage and the Value Network Configuration: Making Decisions at a Swedish Life Insurance Company Authors:Øystein D. Fjeldstad and Christian H.M. Ketels Periodical:Long Range... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 17

mastering three models, the company has built formidable advantages that are difficult for competitors to overcome. Its example has shown how, properly applied, the implementation of multiple business models is not a risk but rather a new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 8, 2015

Galinsky Abstract—At some point, every company makes a mistake that requires an apology—to an individual; a group of customers, employees, or business partners; or the public at large. And more often than not, View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Martin Schleicher. Jill J. Avery : Awarded the 2016 Private Company Board of the Year by the National Association of Corporate Directors, New England Chapter, along with the other corporate directors of the Amica Mutual View Details