Publications

March 2023 (Revised March 2024)
Case

The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy: Settling the Opioid Crisis

By: Kristin Mugford, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Susan Pinckney

How to get to a fair outcome for claimants in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy given its significant role in the U.S. opioid crisis. View Details

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

Research Centers. For instance, (HBS professor) Tarun Khanna is working with the Asia-Pacific Research Center in Hong Kong and the Global Research Group in Boston on a case about a large financial services group. For the interviews at the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

firm that provides capital advisory services to mid-sized, privately-held companies. Constantini cited his development of a company, Boston Financial, as one of his most rewarding projects. "I was able to do some creative, innovative... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

17 Apr 2024
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures

genetic insights. Watch Crop Diagnostix at the 2024 New Venture Competition. 2024 Social Enterprise Track Winner: Solara - Rea Savla (MBA 2024), Vishesh Mehta - Providing an on-demand solar irrigation service to Indian farmers, increasing... View Details

21 Mar 2018
Blog Post

Telling Your Story: How to Create a Powerful Personal Digital Brand

moments," Grinshpun says. "If you can attract and hold the attention of people who otherwise have no interest in your industry or your role – if you can actually get them to move closer to you – you have a 'lean-in' moment.... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

The Exchange: Micro Management

on soft information could transform how we think about which entrepreneurs to target with larger or more flexible loans. Are these findings making their way into practice? Roth: Not very quickly, so we are working with a microfinance institution in India called... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

reflect the nature of the threat demands. I am again in proud service to this country. Frank Yang (MBA 2006) Founder, President, CEO Liatris, Inc. The most intriguing aspect of the IRA for me, running a start-up developing greener and... View Details

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707031 Brightcove and the Future of Internet Television Harvard Business School Case 707-457 Brightcove, a technology and services provider to content owners in the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

care at religious mass gatherings. However, in 2015, at the Kumbh Mela in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, the state government extended its services to include a hypertension-screening program. We examine here the value and implications of such... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2011 (Revised November 2012)
Case

Product Development at OPOWER

By: Thomas Eisenmann and Rob Go

OPOWER, a software startup that helps utilities engage their customers in ways that reduce energy consumption, is scaling rapidly. The company's new head of product management has designed a system to address a point of constant tension: whether to build custom... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Relationship Management; Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Product Development; Sales; Customization and Personalization; Energy Conservation; Environmental Sustainability; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry

February 1999 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Car Wash Partners, Inc.

By: Paul A. Gompers

Examines the investment decision of Cabot Brown and Bill Burgin, two venture capitalists, to finance Car Wash Partners (CWP). CWP intends to purchase automatic car washes around the country. Investment strategy and deal structuring are discussed. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Auto Industry; Auto Industry

July 1994
Teaching Note

Scudder, Stevens & Clark TN

By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer

Teaching Note for (9-294-026). View Details

Keywords: Service Industry; Service Industry

August 1993 (Revised December 1993)
Case

Scudder, Stevens & Clark

By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer

A large multi-product investment counseling firm considers its positioning in the mutual fund business. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Investment Funds; Product Positioning; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry

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2012
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education—'Strengthening Our Moral Compass'

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Anne Arlinghaus

Shelly London and Ethics Education — 'Strengthening Our Moral Compass' 2009 AL Fellow
Following a successful career as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer at two large corporate companies, Shelly London set out to promote... View Details

January 2011 (Revised April 2011)
Case

TripAdvisor

By: Sunil Gupta and Kerry Herman

By 2010, TripAdvisor was the largest travel site in the world operating in 24 countries and 16 languages, with listings for 455,000 hotels, 92,000 attractions and 564,000 restaurants in over 71,000 destinations worldwide. It had over 40 million reviews from 35 million... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Growth and Development Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet; Service Industry; Service Industry