Put Options - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2007
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Tribute to Fellowships

uninhabitable ruin. Her immediate urge was to leave HBS to help her parents put their lives, and their home, back together. They balked at the idea, insisting that they would be fine without her. Nearly two years later, Thompson recounted... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

25 Feb 2020
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Case Study: The Credit Bureau

they see three options: First, they could double down on the D2C side, which helps get the brand out there quickly, although it is subject to more competition and acquisition costs. The second option is to integrate with real estate... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

01 Oct 2002
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Andrew H. Tisch

things like helping the pool attendant put towels on the chaise longues. It was a family business, so we were all involved.” Tisch Hotels evolved into the Loews Corporation, one of the largest diversified financial enterprises in the... View Details

25 Aug 2014
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Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992

potential and his prospects, Chertavian was determined to help expand options for Heredia and kids like him. “I saw that David had enormous talent and drive, but he needed help to reach his full potential,” says Chertavian, adding an... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 1999
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Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies

wireless, software, and semiconductors, to name a few - has put us in a very strong position. We are also fortunate to be able to draw on innovations from Bell Labs to find total solutions to meet our customers' needs. How has Lucent... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011)

meds: ScopeDex. Scopolamine prevents sickness and Dexedrine maintains alertness. “I’ve never thrown up in an airplane while flying. I need to knock on some wood right now.” Tips for sleeping in space: Close the window shade and put in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2008
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Farming for Fuel

protagonist Ryland Utlaut (the group’s president) and ten other farmers, who put together seed money of $25,000 in 2002 to launch the project. A feasibility study shows that an ethanol plant capable of producing 40 million gallons a year... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2019
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INK: Big News for Small Business

have a life-threatening cash crunch. But if it were to happen, they would have more options to borrow at affordable rates. Fintech is going to create more access for everyone, across the board, including women and minority-owned... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

19 Jun 2014
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Turning "Black Gold" to Green

the game—and some minds—when it comes to fossil fuels and the future. "We can create an industry and put some new options on the table," he says. "My hope is that we can build some extremely profitable... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

04 May 2017
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How Sheryl Sandberg’s Sharing Manifesto Drives Facebook

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, which deals in part with Sandberg’s coming to terms with the death of her husband David Goldberg in 2015. After her loss, the article notes, Sandberg felt “isolated” at... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

“At Mobius, we get to play a part in the emergence of a stronger manufacturing base.” As Mobius scales up, the team envisions producing a no-frills platform that can be tailored for cargo delivery, public transportation, or emergency vehicles—giving entrepreneurs and... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

01 Jun 2010
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Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops

wanted to build a business that not only makes money but also nurtures its employees, builds community, and minimizes environmental impact. Five years later, Magagnini and Strugatz are putting the finishing touches on IceStone’s most... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2018
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Q&A with Janet Cahill

photo by Zhou Junxiang Why does HBS ask alumni to give every year? Our economic model depends on annual giving by alumni and friends. Rather than being added to the HBS endowment, current use gifts are put to use immediately to support... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic

to be more dressed-up: more options in suits, woven shirts, fine-gauge sweaters. These were the elements of a dress-casual wardrobe that we needed to own with some authority. Then we moved to the stores. We needed to modernize - get rid... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

to five local nonprofit groups, including the National Capital Chapter of the American Red Cross. CSI also plans to organize weekend volunteer projects in order to offer club members a variety of options for giving back to the community.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2011
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Tax and Grow

© politicalcartoons.com/Jimmy Margulies With the U.S. economic recovery stuck in low gear and traditional monetary and fiscal policy options seemingly exhausted, now is a good time to consider more novel approaches to stimulating growth.... View Details

Keywords: Mihir A. Desai; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

01 Jun 2017
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The Exchange: Venture Forth

and its place in the business ecosystem has changed significantly in the intervening decades. Two recent working papers explore those changes—Gompers’s survey of decision-making at hundreds of VC firms and Professor Ramana Nanda’s study of the modern era of venture... View Details

Keywords: April White

03 Aug 2022
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Hungry for Change

Management consulting doesn’t lend itself to a balanced diet. Always on the go for her projects at Kurt Salmon, Kate Flynn (MBA 2012) would grab whatever packaged food appeared healthiest to her. For a long time, she sought low-calorie and low-carbohydrate View Details