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  • 05 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: January 5

pairwise industry and establishment level and measure agglomeration in a global and continuous metric space. These indices exhibit distinct advantages compared to traditional measures of agglomeration including the independence on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

result, there are meaningful externalities in the mutual fund industry due to cash management. A fund family may coordinate the liquidity management efforts of its funds in order to minimize volatility spillovers from fire sales. Related... View Details
  • February 2022 (Revised February 2024)
  • Case

Sekisui House and the In-Home Early Detection Platform

By: John D. Macomber and Akiko Kanno
To address an aging population and sales declines, a major Japanese homebuilder considers pivoting to provide and support an in-home health detection platform, in competition with tech companies. This case considers the point of view of major builders regarding how... View Details
Keywords: Voice Assistants; Architecture; Smart Home; Aging Society; Digitalization; Real Estate; Home Automation; Sensors; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Health Care and Treatment; Housing; Age; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; Japan
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  • November 1992 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

International Paper (A)

Concerns the decision of International Paper, the world's largest pulp and paper corporation, about when to adopt the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106 (SFAS 106), "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions." SFAS... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Compensation and Benefits; Pulp and Paper Industry
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    John D. Macomber

    John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber's work focuses on climate adaptation and the... View Details

    Keywords: infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry; infrastructure industry
    • 30 Apr 2024
    • Book

    When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

    school, for example, I had been asked to research insurance coverage for a raft of lawsuits being brought against Johns-Manville Corporation for injuries and deaths from exposure to asbestos. At the time, Johns-Manville was the leading... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

      Robert C. Merton

      Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

      Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

      Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry

        Michael Lingzhi Li

        Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry

          Joshua D. Margolis

          Joshua Margolis is James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration and the Unit Head for the Organizational Behavior unit. He is also Faculty Chair of the Program for Leadership Development. His research and teaching revolve around leadership... View Details

          Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry

            W. Earl Sasser

            Earl Sasser is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and has been a member of the faculty there since 1969. He received a B.A. in Mathematics from Duke University in 1965, an MBA from the University of North Carolina in 1967, and a Ph.D. in... View Details

            Keywords: education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry; education industry
            • 03 Oct 2022
            • Research & Ideas

            Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

            Measuring success from 5 million resumes The researchers focused on entrepreneurs backed by venture capitalists, but they faced a challenge right off the bat. How do you measure success for job holders in different roles in industries as... View Details
            Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
            • 01 Nov 2017
            • What Do You Think?

            What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

            SUMMING UP Respondents to this month’s Wells Fargo “case study” identified problem symptoms, diagnosed causes, proposed remedies, and even suggested a title for a follow-on case. Mitch says that when one company is consistently more successful than others in that View Details
            Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking
            • 17 Aug 2010
            • First Look

            First Look: August 17

            note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311011-PDF-ENG Note on the Insurance Industry Clayton Rose, Scott WaggonerHarvard Business School Note 311-012 This note provides an overview of the structure and... View Details
            Keywords: Martha Lagace
            • Web

            Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

            Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
            • 12 Sep 2023
            • Research & Ideas

            How Can Financial Advisors Thrive in Shifting Markets? Diversify, Diversify, Diversify

            boomers surge into retirement and fintech businesses offer new ways for investors to grow their nest eggs. While revenue from financial planning reached $65 billion in 2021, up 30 percent from 2017, many in the industry are trying to... View Details
            Keywords: by Ben Rand; Financial Services
            • November 2022
            • Case

            The Battle Among Channels for Marketing Pharmaceuticals: UpScript, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, and Direct-to-Consumer Sales

            By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Tiffany Farrell
            Can an online, direct-to-consumer pharmacy both improve the quality and speed of care for patients who need branded drugs and stabilize profits for pharmaceutical manufacturers? UpScript, after years spent achieving legal and regulatory compliance and simultaneous... View Details
            Keywords: DTC; Internet and the Web; Marketing Channels; Customer Value and Value Chain; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competitive Strategy; Service Delivery; Growth and Development Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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              Ryan W. Buell

              Ryan W. Buell is a Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches View Details

              Keywords: e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry; e-commerce industry
              • October 2009 (Revised November 2016)
              • Case

              Generation Health: A Pioneer in Genetics Benefit Management (A)

              By: Robert F. Higgins, Jeffrey D. Marrazzo and Rachel Gordon
              Generation Health, a pioneer in the new field of genetics benefit management and a newly formed company, faces many strategic issues. CEO Per Lofberg is in the midst of negotiating a partnership with a major pharmacy benefit management company. As part of these... View Details
              Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Genetics; Health Industry; Health Industry
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              • October 1988 (Revised May 1990)
              • Case

              Ford Motor Co.: The Product Warranty Program (A)

              Raises powerful issues concerning product warranty policy as a strategic marketing variable. Also raises several exciting issues concerning the role of product policy in competitive battles, product line issues, interfunctional coordination issues, and some ethical... View Details
              Keywords: Competition; Marketing Strategy; Insurance; Product; Policy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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              • 02 Mar 2007
              • What Do You Think?

              What Is the Government’s Role in US Health Care?

              avoidance on the part of physicians, a litigious society, and inadequate protection from it for physicians (Rowland Freeman), "defensive" medicine leading to unnecessary tests and treatments, an insurance system that is costly and... View Details
              Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health