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05 Apr 2020
News

Launching in a World in Limbo

build Quibi from scratch. Along the way, they convinced investors to put up $1.8 billion in funding and stars like Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lopez, and LeBron James to produce original content. As of April 6, 50 shows are available on... View Details

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

expensive precisely because of the country's prosperity. With the wages and purchasing power of working people largely stagnant over the last two decades, the cost of adequate housing in a decent neighborhood has soared beyond the reach... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

22 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'

credit market dynamics—and investor behavior. HBS Working Knowledge spoke with Robin Greenwood, the George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School, about the role markets may play in shaping economic conditions.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Banking

14 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 14

objectives in case method learning. One challenge for case method instructors is the assessment of students' class participation, particularly in large classes. This article offers a solution that mines the practices of peer-to-peer... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

decrease them during the downturn. Both results are in line with the behavior of inexperienced investors in experimental asset markets. The economic significance of young managers' actions is amplified by View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Lara Hodgson

government customers. While running Nourish, which sold a patented line of spill-proof purified water for infants and toddlers, Hodgson grew increasingly frustrated with the difficulties of getting paid in a timely fashion by the large... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers

that kind of one-sided knowledge. The Farmers Business Network (FBN), cofounded by Baron, agriculture investor and entrepreneur Amol Deshpande, and several farmers, has emerged in a period of particular crisis for the American farmer.... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

12 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

The New Real Estate

over the same time. (It should be noted that over shorter periods, some emerging markets such as the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the SENSEX index for the Bombay market last year grew by 84 percent and 48.5 percent respectively.) View Details

Keywords: by Arthur I. Segel; Construction; Real Estate

01 Jun 2014
News

Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy

then use that as a basis to go to additional large cities as fast as possible. Get investors and spend heavily. —Ted Gutelius (MBA 1973) Enter medium-sized markets first; they won't support as many... View Details

15 Nov 2016
News

Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders

corruption and socially responsible behavior influence corporate profitability. He has found that bribery and corruption, while they may boost sales, lead to a loss in profits. Businesses that tackle environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, conversely, View Details

02 Dec 2002
What Do You Think?

How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?

management's actions with the long-term interests of an organization and its investors is, of course, to delay payment of options until long-term performance has been proven. Charlie Cullinane suggests, for example, that an organization... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2015
News

Case Study: Sneak Peak

that mixing one full serving of vegetables with chocolate milk could disguise the vegetable taste, creating a creamy chocolate milk shake that could offer parents a sneaky way to deliver vegetable nutrition to their kids. Sneakz Organic was born. The Sneakz team turned... View Details

Keywords: Whole Foods; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

06 Feb 2006
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

will drive investors away to other companies." Guillermo Estefani concurs, saying, "It is important to show all real information available from the company, so investors can track its behavior and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

14 May 2015
Blog Post

Venture Capitalist Returns to HBS to Mentor MBA Students

your career? As a partner in a venture capital firm, I have the opportunity to meet and fund amazing entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies in large markets. I am constantly inspired by their determination to take on big... View Details

19 Jun 2019
News

Connecting Patients and Providers

Ivan Zhivago and Philippe Schucht (both PLD 21, 2016). Jarzabek and his co-founder Lukasz Rzeczkowski had sought out Zhivago, who is a part of a large healthcare-focused private equity fund, for advice. Zhivago saw promise in the... View Details

Keywords: April White

13 Jun 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants

host of potential competitors have been squeezed out. Small raters employ the subscription-based business model, and large firms use the investor pays model. "There's limited room for medium-sized... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Banking; Financial Services

11 Jun 2014
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Joe…

I am fortunate to work with a world-class team of investors at Chrysalix and to work alongside an exceptional group of entrepreneurs and operators within our portfolio companies. I am motivated and inspired by my work because I have the... View Details

Keywords: Technology

16 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

in the United States, in the 1980s. They started exerting direct pressure on the boards to remove the management of under-performing companies. By the early 1990s, we saw a further rise in institutional investor power and their... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: January 15

http://wber.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/12/09/wber.lhs031.short?rss=1 Do Analysts Add Value When They Most Can? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs Authors:Feldman, Emilie R., Stuart C. Gilson, and Belén Villalonga Publication:Strategic Management Journal... View Details