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- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
out of efficiency, cost, and risk mitigation issues. The elements are interdependent, yet not all stakeholders face the same image and branding exposure. Supply chains also... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- Op-Ed
Twitter IPO: Overvalued or the Start of Something Big?
not clear, investors represent good money if they're impatient for confidence in the emerging idea's profit model and patient for growth while that's being figured out. Scaling before having a viable profit formula commits resources to a... View Details
- January 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Supplement
Toward Golden Pond (B)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, G.A. Donovan, Nancy Dai and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
Supplements the A case. Provides an additional dilemma for the Rong-D companies with regard to building luxury senior housing in China. View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Age; Investment; Housing; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Luxury; Chengdu
Retsinas, Nicolas P., G.A. Donovan, Nancy Dai, and Justin Seth Ginsburgh. "Toward Golden Pond (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-046, January 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
Although much of the globe is awash in it, the allocation of water for human consumption is anything but easy. As the planet's population grows, urbanizes, and is subjected to climate change, many experts foresee a global water crisis... View Details
- July 2012
- Supplement
Show Me the Money (B)
By: Clayton Rose
A business unit leader faces a major decision when an employee critical to a high-profile transaction asks for a unique compensation arrangement that has implications for the culture of the business. View Details
Keywords: Culture; Compensation; Risk Management; Leadership; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits
Rose, Clayton. "Show Me the Money (B) ." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-003, July 2012.
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
particularly strongly and to construct risk indicators to predict taxpayers' responses. We show results from an application in Chile and describe lessons learned during the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
be useful for managing change after the Kyoto period is a challenge both for Kyoto ratifiers and for countries like the United States that have not ratified the agreement. Summarizes the science and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
at this time. Publisher's Link: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199730858.do Risky Trust: How Multi-entity Teams Develop Trust in High Risk Endeavors Authors:Faazia Rashid and Amy Edmondson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
stage can continue to deliver the resources, capabilities, and platforms needed to fuel the emerging opportunities of the future. This business lifecycle view of innovation requires new leadership and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?
tech world." Much of the time, Hiro’s not here at all. He lives in “a computer-generated universe that his computer is drawing on his goggles and pumping into his earphones. In the lingo, this imaginary place is known as the Metaverse.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
spread to other European markets. Within a few months Ireland and Portugal had also lost access to the sovereign debt markets and had to rely on supranational loans for their financing. The View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
"as a vehicle for thinking about the different elements that are necessary for creativity." There are three basic components of creativity, Amabile believes. The first two are relatively straightforward: expertise in a chosen domain, View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends
and capacity utilization is high. But we suspect that a third and potentially quite strong effect is the uncertainty that is created by government involvement. Q: These... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- January 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Student Educational Loan Fund, Inc. (Abridged)
By: Peter Tufano
Rick Melnick oversees the Student Educational Loan Fund (SELF), which provides loans to Harvard Business School students. SELF is changing the terms of student loans from variable-rate with semiannual payments to fixed-rate loans with equal monthly payments. Melnick... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Financing and Loans; Business Education; Interest Rates; Education Industry; Boston
Tufano, Peter, and Cameron Poetzscher. "Student Educational Loan Fund, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 201-083, January 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
it was protected from liability, Walmart failed to act on Elmburg's proposal. The explosions continued. The basic problem with the Blitz gas cans is that when gas is poured from them, there is a risk that gasoline vapors will connect with... View Details
- September 2011
- Teaching Note
Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg (TN)
By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for 311008. View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good
unconventional role in the film Fire, and explains why risks should be taken in parallel cinema. Silverthorne: At many points in her career she has been willing to sacrifice her film career to further a... View Details
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
business is simplistic, said Reinhardt. Companies always operate based on imperfect information about their competitive arena. To succeed as a viable concern with an environmental conscience, "you have to look deeper. And look... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
the risks are no longer connected to individuals who possess the incentive, power and capability to take action and manage the risks." Stephen Basikoti agreed, noting that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett