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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
A Market-Based Prescription
curb cost increases while ensuring quality treatment. Those goals have not been reached, largely because patient and physician resistance to stringent gatekeeping has led to more relaxed controls and freedom to use out-of-network... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
Action Nepal, a charity benefitting the people of Nepal, who are some of the poorest in the world. In reaching Everest's summit just before his 40th birthday, Petzel committed to raising nearly $17,000—20 percent of the cost of a planned... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating connections among consumers
embraced technology and tools that make it easier for members to access reviews and deals. “Our members want help with hiring decisions that have a high cost of failure if done improperly, so they’re happy to pay for reliable... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Business Plan Contest
to the traditional track and 8 to the social enterprise track. FBC Systems, the winning team for the traditional business track, provides software that enables engineers and managers in product development to estimate design costs... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Rent Out Your Ride
CLARK: A bright idea for utilizing untold idle capacity, America’s privately owned autos. It’s estimated that a privately owned midsize car costs about $8,000 a year to own and operate. In cities, it also spends most of its time parked... View Details
- December 1982 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
U.K. and the Gold Standard in 1925, The
Describes the issues and priorities involved in countries' use of the gold standard as the basis for managing their money supply. The setting of the United Kingdom in 1925 permits a real-world exploration of the important tradeoffs in "going back on gold" versus moving... View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. "U.K. and the Gold Standard in 1925, The." Harvard Business School Case 383-081, December 1982. (Revised April 1998.)
- July 2003 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?
Sustainable Conservation (SusCon) is an environmental nonprofit in San Francisco that works collaboratively with the private and public sectors to achieve positive environmental change. The organization forms partnerships with industry and government agencies to devise... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Cost vs Benefits; Expansion; Environmental Sustainability; San Francisco
Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Velina Peneva. "Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?" Harvard Business School Case 304-017, July 2003. (Revised December 2004.)
- August 1999 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Catanese and Vulcan (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Sanjay Pothen
A small CPA firm puts in a new performance measurement system, and profits increase by 350% in less than a year. This case illustrates the reasons for improved profitability as well as the sustainability of levels of growth, the opportunities, and the threats that... View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and Sanjay Pothen. "Catanese and Vulcan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 100-021, August 1999. (Revised May 2001.)
- September 1989
- Background Note
Performance Curves: Costs, Prices, and Value
By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
Explains the concept of a family of performance curves. The most well known is the price/performance curve relating the prices of items in a product line to their performance. Also discusses the cost/performance curve and its impact on product positioning, product line... View Details
Dolan, Robert J., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Performance Curves: Costs, Prices, and Value." Harvard Business School Background Note 590-010, September 1989.
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
product—your cost in producing the product is irrelevant. While we are often tempted to sell a product at a "reasonable margin," the more intelligent way to price a product is not based on what it cost you... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
if the firm held a diversified equity portfolio like the Standard & Poor's 500. Assets with only passive risks are typically zero-net-present-value investments. Q: Why does the required amount of equity cushion that a company should have be based on its Value at... View Details
- November 2002 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
MontGras: Export Strategy for a Chilean Winery
By: David J. Arnold, Howard H. Stevenson and Alexandra de Royere
MontGras, a medium-sized Chilean winery, has to formulate an export strategy. It has to decide whether to emphasize the U.S. or U.K. markets, which also offer different positioning and pricing proposals. It has twice failed to penetrate the U.S. market because... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost Management; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business Strategy; Valuation
Arnold, David J., Howard H. Stevenson, and Alexandra de Royere. "MontGras: Export Strategy for a Chilean Winery." Harvard Business School Case 503-044, November 2002. (Revised November 2005.)
- 05 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom
the case protagonists, uncovering new information about the case including what the major cost drivers are, whether they considered non-concrete alternatives, and what they see as the next frontier in urban mining. View Details
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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog
bearing greater risk. Investing in efficient markets means minimizing transaction costs and choosing maximally diversified portfolios that deliver an optimal tradeoff between risk and return. An inefficient market, by contrast, is one... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
partnerships, values-driven leadership, fi duciary duties, and the blurring of lines between government and business. Three cases focus on issues encountered by Unilever—one of which examines how the multinational conglomerate deals with uncertainty, including... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
remote-controlled quadcopter,” hitting 163.5 mph. September 2017 DRL High Voltage, a drone pilot simulator, graduates from beta testing. The video game hones skills in preparation for flying an actual drone. DRL drones cost between $500... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
universities and hospitals. While leading-edge research and development are vital to Vasella's strategy and vision, compassion through community outreach is also an essential element of the company's mission. To offset the high cost of... View Details
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Jan Petzel
acquainted with Community Action Nepal, a charity benefitting the people of Nepal, who are some of the poorest in the world. In reaching Everest's summit just before his 40th birthday, Petzel committed to raising nearly $17,000—20 percent of the View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
road improvement project built through the heart of the city. Ann Cullen: The Big Dig in Boston is coming to completion. In terms of project financing, what are your thoughts on this project? Was there a better way to finance the project to avoid the tremendous View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?
million families, would take approximately $10 billion in matching funds from the government. Thus, the Act's backers are starting with a smaller goal: $1.7 billion over 5 years to support 900,000 more families. One of the main roadblocks to expanding the IDA program... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler