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  • January 2008 (Revised April 2009)
  • Case

Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (A)

By: Laura Alfaro and Akiko Kanno
Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of the Bank of Japan, faced a complex situation in the fall of 2007. An economic recovery had allowed the central bank to abandon its zero interest rate policy, which had been in place for years, and raise rates to 0.5%. The Bank of Japan was... View Details
Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Money; Central Banking; Interest Rates; Policy; Japan
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  • November 1986 (Revised April 1993)
  • Case

Fox Broadcasting Co.

Describes an attempt by Fox Broadcasting to enter the U.S. television broadcasting industry as a fourth network. Intended to integrate the analysis of major investment decisions with business strategy. Leads to a discussion of the investment decision based on industry... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Business Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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  • Other Article

Online Discounting: Who is Leading the Race to the Bottom?

By: Ayelet Israeli, Eric Anderson and Anne Coughlan
A short review of the finidings in: Israeli, Ayelet, Eric Anderson, and Anne Coughlan. "Minimum Advertised Pricing: Patterns of Violation in Competitive Retail Markets." Marketing Science 35, no. 4 (July–August 2016): 539–564. View Details
Keywords: Pricing; Price Policies; Pricing Policies; Discounting; Retailing; Retailing Industry; Minimum Advertised Price; Ecommerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Price; Distribution Channels; Distribution; Digital Marketing; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Advertising Industry; United States
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  • 25 Aug 2016
  • Video

Jose Figueres responds to MOC class discussion in 2016

    Samuel L. Hayes

    Samuel L. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School.  He has taught at the School since 1970, prior to which he was a tenured member of the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He... View Details

    • 27 Jan 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

    with HBS Working Knowledge editor, Sean Silverthorne, Porter discusses the importance of cluster research and the value of the CMP. Silverthorne: How can data from the Cluster Mapping Project help... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • Research Summary

    Distress Investing

    By: Arthur I Segel
    Because of the economic crisis this past few years, I am interested in more work on debt restructuring and reorganization of real estate projects/companies. View Details
    • July–August 2021
    • Article

    Why Do So Many Strategies Fail?

    By: David J. Collis
    THE PROBLEM: Seemingly successful new companies struggle to turn a healthy profit. Established firms get disrupted by upstarts. Companies that excel at serving their markets can’t adapt when customers’ tastes shift. THE ROOT CAUSE: All too often, business leaders focus... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Strategic Planning; Business Model; Value; Value Creation; Opportunities
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    • December 23, 2022
    • Article

    What the World Cup Can Teach Business Leaders About Top Performers

    By: Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, Abhijit Naik and Harry Krueger
    Our people are our greatest source of competitive advantage." This sentiment is often heralded in companies by everyone from middle managers to HR professionals to CEOs. It is a great sound bite. The problem: It is not true—at least, not entirely. View Details
    Keywords: Soccer; Performance; Business; Leadership; Competitive Advantage; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management
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    • 2004
    • Book

    Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

    By: Amar Bhidé
    Academics and practitioners readily admit the importance of entrepreneurs for the wealth of nations. However, the relationship between the economic and social environment, entrepreneurship and value creation is not yet well understood. Moreover, at the micro-level, the... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance
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      William E. Fruhan

      Professor WILLIAM E. FRUHAN, JR. is George E. Bates Professor, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He received his BS degree from Yale University, and his MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard University.  He has served as Senior Associate Dean and Director of... View Details

      Keywords: aircraft; airline; chemical; electronics; grocery; medical supplies; oil ＆ gas; pharmaceuticals; retailing; steel

        Kristin W. Mugford

        Kristin Mugford is the Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance Unit at the Harvard Business School and the Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community. She previously served as Faculty Chair for field-based learning and... View Details

        • Research Summary

        Microfinance

        "Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." (with Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin) Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 2, 2006.
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        Publications - Faculty & Research

        Publications Publications Show Results For All HBS Web (119,225) Faculty Publications (38,018) Page 1 of 38,018 Results 2025 Working Paper Corporate Actions as Moral Issues By: Zwetelina Iliewa, Elisabeth Kempf and Oliver Spalt We examine... View Details
        • March 2009 (Revised May 2013)
        • Supplement

        Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (B)

        By: Laura Alfaro and Akiko Kanno
        Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of the Bank of Japan, faced a complex situation in the fall of 2007. An economic recovery had allowed the central bank to abandon its zero interest rate policy, which had been in place for years, and raise rates to 0.5%. The Bank of Japan was... View Details
        Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Money; Central Banking; Interest Rates; Policy; Japan
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        • March 2012
        • Article

        How Early Adoption Has Increased Wealth--Until Now

        By: Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn
        Societies that are better at utilizing tools are likely to be more productive. The authors have studied when 161 countries adopted 104 technologies over the past 200 years, and they conclude that profound economic advantages-as measured by per capita income-accrue to... View Details
        Keywords: Technology Adoption; Wealth; Development Economics; Performance Productivity; Competitive Advantage
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        • November 1992
        • Case

        Montecito State College

        A state college seeks to boost enrollment in its extension courses and continuing education programs. Competition from other educational institutions is strong. Satellite campuses, developed to offer students greater convenience, have not proved popular. The college... View Details
        Keywords: Higher Education; Marketing Communications; State Ownership; Education Industry
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          Kris Johnson Ferreira

          Kris Ferreira is the Edgerley Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) Unit. She teaches the Supply Chain Management course in the MBA elective curriculum and analytics in numerous Executive Education... View Details

          Keywords: retailing
          • 2022
          • Chapter

          Capitalism and the Environment

          By: Geoffrey Jones
          Capitalism drove the environmental decimation of the planet. The environment was seen as a free good, while the consequences of dirty industrial and agricultural processes were seen as external to the firm. Public policies largely allowed this to happen, as politicians... View Details
          Keywords: History; Environment; Sustainability; Capitalism; Ethics; Business History; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Climate Change
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            Eugene F. Soltes

            Eugene Soltes is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School where his work focuses on corporate integrity and risk management. His research utilizes data analytics to identify organizational cultures and compliance systems that can effectively... View Details