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- September 2010
- Article
Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008
This paper documents that new loans to large borrowers fell by 47% during the peak period of the financial crisis (fourth quarter of 2008) relative to the prior quarter and by 79% relative to the peak of the credit boom (second quarter of 2007). New lending for real... View Details
Keywords: Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Credit; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Crisis; Banking Industry
Ivashina, Victoria, and David S. Scharfstein. "Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008." Journal of Financial Economics 97, no. 3 (September 2010): 319–338.
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
In The Strategy-Focused Organization, HBS professor Robert Kaplan and David Norton, president of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, share the results of ten years of... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 2009
- Working Paper
The End of Chimerica
By: Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick
For the better part of the past decade, the world economy has been dominated by a world economic order that combined Chinese export-led development with US over-consumption. The financial crisis of 2007-2009 likely marks the beginning of the end of the Chimerican... View Details
Keywords: History; Globalized Economies and Regions; Currency Exchange Rate; Economic Growth; Trade; Financial Crisis; China; United States
Ferguson, Niall, and Moritz Schularick. "The End of Chimerica." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-037, November 2009.
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
Competition among health plans should be based on value for subscribers, where value is the health outcomes achieved per dollar spent. Today, health insurers' incentives are... View Details
- June 2022
- Teaching Note
Katie Couric Media: Landing the First Client
By: N. Louis Shipley, William R. Kerr and Paige Boehmcke
Developed for teaching Entrepreneurial Sales, the Katie Couric Media case supports class discussion on client selection, sales strategy, and scaling a startup media firm. View Details
- July 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project
By: Alan D. MacCormack, Enrico D"Angelo and Kerry Herman
Mike Ward, the producer in charge of developing the Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer game for Activision, must decide whether to launch the game in time for the 2002 Christmas season. Complicating his decision are the lukewarm response from consumers to TV test spots of the... View Details
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Product Development; Customer Satisfaction; Projects; Business or Company Management; Product Launch; Marketing Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Industry Structures; Innovation Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
MacCormack, Alan D., Enrico D"Angelo, and Kerry Herman. "Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project." Harvard Business School Case 605-020, July 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
This husband, father and former pilot in the Marine Corps takes on HBS and his vision of changing communities for the better.
challenged by a diverse array of classmates. We’ve only been here for a few weeks, but the synergy has already exceeded my wildest expectations. A reading of the class profile... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- November 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
AppHarvest: Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy Through Agriculture
By: Joshua Lev Krieger, William R. Kerr and Christian Godwin
In 2021, AppHarvest completed construction of a 60-acre indoor farming facility, one of the world’s largest, recorded its first sales, and went public in a multi-billion dollar IPO. Described as “a force of nature,” Jonathan Webb founded the company to bring jobs back... View Details
Keywords: Agricultural; Entrepreneur; Business Startups; Development Economics; Sales; Goals and Objectives; Going Public; Growth Management; Buildings and Facilities; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; North America
Krieger, Joshua Lev, William R. Kerr, and Christian Godwin. "AppHarvest: Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy Through Agriculture." Harvard Business School Case 822-067, November 2021. (Revised March 2022.)
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
strove to create a brand that symbolized style and elegance, he got his first order by smashing a bottle of his perfume on the floor of a prominent Parisian department store, in a successful gambit to get... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
On Purpose
Illustration by Nhung Lê Illustration by Nhung Lê When Jenny Cohen (MBA 1997), a longtime Disney exec, made the leap to executive VP of corporate social responsibility in early 2021, her first task was an especially existential one: “I... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
market, such as retail, health care, and construction—that is, jobs insulated from global competition. Those changes have broken the back of America’s middle class in two ways. First, both trends put... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
Illustration by Steve Bjorkman When the Class of 1974 returns to campus to celebrate its 25th Reunion, at least three of its members won't have far to travel. From their base of operations at Soldiers Field,... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
The Dow's high for the year was 891.66, there were long lines at the gas pumps, and Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers were essentially one-office firms. "Most... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 02 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Spending on Happiness
Can money buy you happiness? Yes—so long as you spend the money on someone else. According to new research, giving other people even as little as $5 can lead to increased well-being for View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 25 May 2018
- Video
Celebrating the 2018 Harvard Business School Commencement
- 26 Sep 2012
- News
The 30 Year Decline of American Entrepreneurship
- December 2009
- Article
Closing the Customer Feedback Loop
By: Rob Markey, Fred Reichheld and Andreas Dullweber
Realizing that customer retention is more critical than ever, companies have ramped up their efforts to listen to customers. But many struggle to convert their findings into practical prescriptions for customer-facing employees. Some companies are addressing that... View Details
Keywords: Customer Centric Initiative; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain
Markey, Rob, Fred Reichheld, and Andreas Dullweber. "Closing the Customer Feedback Loop." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 12 (December 2009): 43–47.
- 30 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
8 Reasons the Section Experience is the Best Part About HBS
diversity in the room. We celebrate our home cultures that brought us this great opportunity. As a Greek-American, Billy presents Greece to the class View Details
- July – August 2009
- Article
The Descent of Finance
What if the current recession turns out to be like the Great Depression of 1929-1933? Four years from now, the United States might find itself with a still-shrinking economy, half as many banks as in 2009, a third as many hedge funds, and retail banking resembling a... View Details