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- 15 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices
- December 2005 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage
By: Boris Groysberg and Andrew N. McLean
In the spring of 2005, CEO Jeff Leerink has called a meeting of the executive committee to formulate Leerink Swann's growth strategy over the next five years so that it accomplishes three goals: expand into a new business, reinforce the firm's legacy businesses, and... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Human Resources; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Alignment; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion
Groysberg, Boris, and Andrew N. McLean. "Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Case 406-060, December 2005. (Revised March 2007.)
- August 2015
- Article
Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices
By: Pol Antràs and C. Fritz Foley
This paper analyzes the financing terms that support international trade and sheds light on how these terms shape the impact of economic shocks on trade. Analysis of transaction-level data from a U.S.-based exporter of frozen and refrigerated food products, primarily... View Details
Antràs, Pol, and C. Fritz Foley. "Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices." Journal of Political Economy 123, no. 4 (August 2015): 853–901. (Revised May 2014. Online Appendix.)
- Web
Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
Organizational Behavior Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2016 Distinguished Scholar Award Organization Development & Change Division, Academy of Management By: Michael Tushman More... View Details
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)
proposition and becomes a more profound basis for developing marketing strategy than, say, technical superiority or long-lasting benefits. While the latter attributes are important, it is because they serve the deeper needs of connection... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 02 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?
incompetent entrepreneur that wants to steal from the better firm and distort the market is accountable only to his bank account and ethics. So we need someone capable enough to make sure markets remain free and fair an AI czar would work... View Details
- August 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Nicole Tempest
Describes how the Balanced Scorecard built by the Online Financial Services (OFS) group is used to select the highest-priority initiatives for the organization. Currently, initiatives arise continually throughout the organization, and management spends considerable... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Internet and the Web; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Finance; Change; Situation or Environment; Measurement and Metrics; Banking Industry; Banking Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Nicole Tempest. "Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 199-019, August 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- 14 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career
A few years ago, DJ DiDonna seemed to have everything going for him. He had started a successful venture called the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, which used psychometric factors to help banks issuing microloans in the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- September 2019
- Case
Starling Trust Sciences: Measuring Trust in Organizations
By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and James Weber
Stephen Scott needed to decide whether to keep his behavioral analytics startup in the people analytics sector or shift his company into the RegTech sector. Starling had develop technology that enabled its customers to anticipate and shape the behavior of their... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Analytics; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; United States; United Kingdom
Dey, Aiyesha, Jonas Heese, and James Weber. "Starling Trust Sciences: Measuring Trust in Organizations." Harvard Business School Case 120-006, September 2019.
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-035.pdf What Do Non-Governmental Organizations Do? Authors:Eric D. Werker and Faisal Z. Ahmed Abstract No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-041.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
Harvard Business School Case 406-033 In 2005, Tad Piper reflects on the successful spin-off from US Bancorp of Piper Jaffray, the investment bank founded by his grandfather. Profiles the development of Piper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care
offers Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni and Harvard-affiliated postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to advance new ventures around promising life science technologies and develop their leadership talents during a 12-month... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment
developing nearshore infrastructure that reduces wave energy and enhances climate resilience. Alex shares how her personal experience with Hurricane Sandy in her hometown of Rockaway Beach led to the creation of the Wave Breaker—an... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 1, 2008
alternative collaborative modes should be driven by a number of factors including characteristics of the technology, the capabilities of the firm, and the distribution of competences in the environment. We develop a set of guidelines for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
in India. During the 1990s, she recalled, "we had coalition governments, no stability in politics, high inflation and a high interest rate environment." In 2001, she added, "the entire banking system collapsed." Yet these were exactly the... View Details
- 20 Jun 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Show or Tell? Improving Agent Decision Making in a Tanzanian Mobile Money Field Experiment
- 12 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 12
lower levels of bank distress, or were operating in less capital intensive industries, the negative effects were mitigated in aggregate. Although Depression era bank distress did stifle innovation, our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni
and Discover. Online Give Online Give online via Harvard's secure donation form Online LOG IN TO GIVE Recommended for all alumni and required for international credit card gifts Give Without Login For US-based donors only—no personal information will be pre-filled By... View Details
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South Asia - Global
September 2025 Article Journal of Development Economics Using Satellites and Phones to Evaluate and Promote Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Farms in India By: Shawn Cole , Tomoko Harigaya, Grady Killeen and... View Details