Strategic Corporate Decisions - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2000
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affect the decision to go public. As the authors shed light on the structure and operations of venture capital firms, three major themes emerge. First, all venture capitalists confront tremendous incentive and information problems, in... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

20 Nov 2015
News

Room to Grow

million students consume more than $1 billion worth of food annually. “There are 371 colleges and universities here, so 371 food service directors are making decisions about where and how the food for a million students is being purchased... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

have been experimenting with integrated project delivery—a collaborative process that involves unprecedented teamwork and shared decision making throughout a design and building project. A number of companies are developing... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

14 Mar 2019
News

The Merchant of Osaka

overcrowded with flu sufferers and cancer patients alike. Doctors feel the pinch of wave after wave of government-imposed budget constraints, such as the decision to freeze the number of hospital beds in spite of the increasing percentage... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

30 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

organizational management practices all over the world. The project was borne of a widely perceived gap in economic research. In business academia, there is an optimistic tendency to assume that managers generally make decisions in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

24 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

The Trick of Balancing Business and Government

Moyo,International Finance Corporation Yet over the course of the hour-and-a-half long panel session, the conversation kept circling back to the question of true ownership: Who creates these institutions, and for whom? How can African... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Sep 2020
News

Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

when she became a full-time mother after a successful corporate career, Jones says feeling overwhelmed with parenting sparked an idea: maybe she could raise her son using the case method. “I thought about how to use it to help my son... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2009
News

Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award

Yellowstone. What’s your proudest achievement? Being willing and able to make tough decisions during the credit crisis that, although not perfect, I believe were largely correct. When are you most relaxed? When I’m saltwater fly-fishing.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; awards; fishing; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

Chicago's difficult decision recently to close a number of schools, given that there were too many facilities for too few students. The goal is for the remaining students to thrive with more resources per capita, with a focus on... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
Case

Mercado Bitcoin: M&A, IPO, or Series B?

By: Raymond Kluender, Emanuele Colonnelli, Sabrina T. Howell and Karina Souza

In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the unprecedent crypto momentum as a window of... View Details

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January 2024
Teaching Note

Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A) & (B)

By: Tiona Zuzul

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 724-391 and 724-398. In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between... View Details

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18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

2021 AUGUST 12 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation recently announced that it has established a $100 million Social Impact Investment Fund “aimed at advancing racial equity through economic development, especially in predominantly Black and... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

1960s. Nundy attended boarding school in India and later worked there during college summers. Her years in India have caused her to reexamine her priorities. "For me, closing a billiondollar merger transaction between two large corporate... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

official responsibility for Continental Airlines' decision to keep flying during the power blackout in August 2003, but that decision was foreordained by the actions of all the other people who claimed... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

08 May 2019
News

Lessons from the Ashes

critical opinions about the company’s management and wary of a corporate takeover, 26-year-old Warwick launched a successful takeover bid that was worth about $1.5 billion in US dollars. Just three years after Warwick’s takeover, the... View Details

25 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 25

are not compartmentalized; rather a loss in one currency may impact trading in another. We also show that while the impact of a loss on subsequent trading decisions does linger, the affect declines sharply after a losing position is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Oct 2019
Blog Post

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

hard for them to let their guard down and connect,” Mayo says. “So, creating the psychologically safe environment to have these conversations is important, with managers learning how to provide the proper support during these discussions.” 3. Tackle systemic... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

about bringing this course to your organization . Learner Stories 84% have more confidence making business decisions HBS Online courses are excellent for anyone who wishes to learn more about a particular subject area or further develop... View Details

12 Apr 2023
News

Step Change

since you're always asking, I just met two cofounders, and we're going to start the Starbucks of health clinics in Egypt.' " Enan was interested; in Egypt, about 5 percent of the population has private health insurance, mostly as a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

decision maker. It’s not possible to simply rubber stamp his vision for the city. But he has found the flexibility to insert himself in multiple committees focused on his chief concerns. Yes, as head of investments, he does speak to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

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