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  • July 2008
  • Case

Aurora Capital Group - Douglas Dynamics

Aurora Capital, a U.S. Private Equity firm, contemplates whether to acquire Douglas Dynamics, the leading U.S. maker of snow plows. Does a business that is highly dependent on the weather, and is seasonal, make a good LBO candidate? This case provides a good... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Private Equity; Investment; Goods and Commodities; Value Creation
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  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

and where the host does not punish symbiont misbehavior. Coordinating Marketing and Sales in B2B Organizations Authors:Frank V. Cespedes Publication:In Business to Business Marketing Handbook. Edward Elgar... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2011
  • News

Who Was George F. Baker?

Related Links Where Conservation Means Business In today’s media-saturated business world, it seems almost incomprehensible that a preeminent financier and philanthropist would remain virtually unknown to... View Details
Keywords: Finance
  • April 2002 (Revised September 2002)
  • Case

Transformation of Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002

Investigates the reform of the Seattle Public Schools from 1995 to 2002. To initiate reform in 1995, the district hired John Stanford, an Army general, and Joseph Olchefske, an investment banker, as the district's superintendent and chief financial officer,... View Details
Keywords: Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Organizational Structure; Education; Business Strategy; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry; Seattle
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  • 06 Aug 2021
  • Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

In the 1950s, most Americans probably couldn’t name the CEOs of the largest companies in the United States, including General Motors, United States Steel, and Standard Oil. But these days, some of the most successful businesses have... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

when, and why working in a startup is right for you; evaluate the viability of a startup you are considering joining; learn how startup dynamics and rules benefit investors, not employees; negotiate a better job offer and manage... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
  • 12 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

September–October 2017 Harvard Business Review GE's Global Growth Experiment: The Company Pushed Cross-Business Collaboration By: Gulati, Ranjay Abstract—Like many other companies, GE under Immelt had to figure out how to balance serving... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • December 2009 (Revised April 2022)
  • Case

Lyondell Chemical Company

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah Abbott
Hit with an industry recession and the global financial crisis of 2008, in January 2009 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., one of the world's largest internationally diversified chemical companies headquartered in The Netherlands, placed its U.S. operations and a... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; International Finance; Crisis Management; Chemical Industry; Netherlands; United States
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  • 24 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

This year the theme of Climate Week is highlighting what businesses and governments can do to meet their climate targets. In that spirit, we have reached out to recent alums working in the climate space and asked them the following, “What... View Details
  • September 2008 (Revised September 2010)
  • Case

Ithmar Capital

By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
The founders of Ithmar Capital, a mid-market private equity fund targeting businesses in and addressing the Gulf Co-operation Council countries, are about to raise their third fund, targeting $1 billion. The firm's current strategy as demonstrated in Funds I ($70... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry
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  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future

"quarter") exercised no influence on his investment strategy. He believed that conservative funding was called for in an industry in the midst of technological transformation. Therefore, he always had cash in a depression. He... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
  • 20 Dec 2023
  • News

New School

In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, Curriculum Associates, a Massachusetts-based company that creates research-based print and online instructional and assessment tools, made the decision to make its products free to teachers and students who suddenly found... View Details
  • March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
  • Case

Perplexity: Redefining Search

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Michelle Hu, Sriraghav Srinivasan and Radhika Kak
By early 2025, Perplexity had rapidly evolved from a modest startup into a popular "answer engine" valued at $9 billion. The company had boldly positioned itself as the disruptor to Google aiming to redefine search for the AI age. Through novel AI... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Venture Capital; Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry; United States
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Judges - Alumni

from Harvard Business School. Alejandra is also an angel investor and Shark on Shark Tank Mexico, where she has invested in over 25 startups, primarily in e-commerce and food & beverage. Her experience has... View Details
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

two-week spectacle that captures the attention of people around the world. With the Games of the XXX Olympiad off and running in London, three Harvard Business School professors offer their insights. Stephen A. Greyser, Richard P. Chapman... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Unlocking the Power of Community

When Tara Fung (MBA 2016) explains Co:Create, the company she cofounded in 2022 and now leads as CEO, she doesn’t mention Web3 first. “We help innovative brands and creators unlock the power of community,” she explains. Co:Create does this with a new, gamified approach... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 15 Dec 2023
  • News

Like-Minded

matter whether a business is directly in an ESG field, but that ESG elements should be integrated into its core value system and management strategy.” While MPower Partners continues to offer investment from... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say (Part 2)

We asked recent HBS alumni to reflect on their time at—and after—HBS to answer the question “Is the MBA worth it?” Here are their thoughts on the business school experience, the value of an MBA degree, and how to best prepare for HBS.... View Details
  • 14 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 14

entertainment industry really works-and how to navigate today's high-stakes business world at large. Publisher's link: http://www.blockbusters-thebook.com/ 2006 Journal of Economic Perspectives The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation

we measure–and invest in–those co-benefits; and the key business opportunities, including data and technology, looking through the lens of climate risk in infrastructure, real estate, buildings and public... View Details