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  • August 2017 (Revised January 2020)
  • Case

PFA Pension: Expansion of Alternatives Portfolio

By: Victoria Ivashina, Federica Gabrieli and Jérôme Lenhardt
PFA Pension was the biggest commercial pension provider in Denmark. At the end of 2015, the company had decided to boost its investments into the alternative asset class, an area where it was lagging behind its competitors. The aim was to privilege direct investments... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Private Equity; Investment; Denmark; Europe
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Ivashina, Victoria, Federica Gabrieli, and Jérôme Lenhardt. "PFA Pension: Expansion of Alternatives Portfolio." Harvard Business School Case 218-025, August 2017. (Revised January 2020.)
  • January 2022 (Revised March 2022)
  • Technical Note

Deglobalization and Alternative Futures

By: Geoffrey Jones and Valeria Giacomin
This note reviews the evidence that the world is undergoing an era of de-globalization. It shows that available metrics show some support for this theory. However there is also evidence that what is happening might be better described as regionalization. The nature of... View Details
Keywords: Global Business; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, And Changes; Populism; Geopolitics; Business History; Globalization; Change; Financial Crisis; China
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Jones, Geoffrey, and Valeria Giacomin. "Deglobalization and Alternative Futures." Harvard Business School Technical Note 322-088, January 2022. (Revised March 2022.)
  • September 1992 (Revised March 1994)
  • Case

Warsaw Marriott: New Competition for Warsaw's Marriott Hotel

A very successful luxury hotel in Warsaw, Poland is faced with its first serious competition as new luxury hotels enter the Warsaw market. The case raises the general issue of how to sustain a competitive advantage in an international service business. A variety of... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Globalized Markets and Industries; Accommodations Industry; Poland
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Loveman, Gary W., and David T. Kotchen. "Warsaw Marriott: New Competition for Warsaw's Marriott Hotel." Harvard Business School Case 693-024, September 1992. (Revised March 1994.)
  • February 2003
  • Case

Whitbread Hotel Company (A)

By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Alan Parker has developed an effective organization using organizational fitness profiling and other change methodologies. Parker knows that as Whitbread continues to grow, both internally and through acquisitions, the company will have to change its organization... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Growth Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Integration
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Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Whitbread Hotel Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-102, February 2003.
  • May 2007
  • Case

Westin Hotels and Resorts: Operations of a Lifestyle Experience

By: Frances X. Frei, Chekitan S. Dev and Laure Mougeot Stroock
Westin Hotels and Resorts adopted a new "lifestyle" brand strategy which provided guests with a new service experience. The dilemma Westin faced was how to operationally build a brand that delivered consistent service on intangible values. View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Service Operations; Value Creation; Tourism Industry
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Frei, Frances X., Chekitan S. Dev, and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Westin Hotels and Resorts: Operations of a Lifestyle Experience." Harvard Business School Case 607-129, May 2007.
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For the Hotel Business, It’s TripAdvisor or Bust

  • February 2014
  • Background Note

Furloughs: An Alternative to Layoffs for Economic Downturns

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
This note describes the practice of employee furloughs (also known as work sharing or short-time work) including their regulatory frameworks in different countries and the business and ethical implications of their use. View Details
Keywords: Work Sharing; Furloughs; Temporary Layoff; Short Time Work; Employee Relationship Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing
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Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Furloughs: An Alternative to Layoffs for Economic Downturns." Harvard Business School Background Note 314-097, February 2014.
  • 09 Oct 2009
  • News

A Better Health Care Alternative

  • December 2020
  • Case

XP: Dual Track Financing Alternatives

By: Marco Di Maggio, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira
XP, an investment platform, was on the verge of defining whether to do an IPO or selling off a majority stake to Itaú Unibanco, Brazil´s largest financial conglomerate. Under the leadership of Guilherme Benchimol, XP´s co-founder and CEO, XP had risen to become the... View Details
Keywords: Financing Decisions; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Latin America; Brazil
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Di Maggio, Marco, Pedro Levindo, and Carla Larangeira. "XP: Dual Track Financing Alternatives." Harvard Business School Case 221-029, December 2020.
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An Alternative to Buzzword Management: The Culture-Performance Link

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Richard J. Balzer
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Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Richard J. Balzer. "An Alternative to Buzzword Management: The Culture-Performance Link." Personnel (September 1985).
  • 28 Feb 2022
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How Racial Bias Taints Customer Service: Evidence from 6,000 Hotels

  • Spring 2012
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The Roadmap for Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Funds in Mexico: Alternative Assets as an Accelerator of Credit to Firms in Emerging Markets

By: Roberto Charvel
This article shows how alternative assets could be a good way for banks to start providing more loans to firms in emerging markets and finance growth, while giving local institutional investors access to new asset types. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Latin America; Mexico; Financial Intermediaries; Entrepreneurial Finance; Hedge Fund; Alternative Assets; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Private Sector; Economy; Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Credit; Equity; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; North America
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Charvel, Roberto. "The Roadmap for Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Funds in Mexico: Alternative Assets as an Accelerator of Credit to Firms in Emerging Markets." Journal of Private Equity 15, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 53–62.
  • April 2004
  • Teaching Note

The Arts Property and Hotel (TN)

By: Arthur I Segel
Teaching Note to (9-803-009). View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Investment; Agreements and Arrangements; Management; Accommodations Industry; Barcelona
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Segel, Arthur I. "The Arts Property and Hotel (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 804-119, April 2004.
  • 1991
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The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation

By: James K. Sebenius and David Lax
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Negotiation
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Sebenius, James K., and David Lax. "The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation." In Negotiation Theory and Practice, edited by J. Rubin and W. Breslin. Cambridge, MA: PON Books, 1991.
  • 2011
  • Working Paper

The Cost of Capital for Alternative Investments

By: Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford
This paper studies the cost of capital for alternative investments. We document that the risk profile of the aggregate hedge fund universe can be accurately matched by a simple index put option writing strategy that offers monthly liquidity and complete transparency... View Details
Keywords: Cost of Capital; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Investment Return; Mathematical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty
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Jurek, Jakub W., and Erik Stafford. "The Cost of Capital for Alternative Investments." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-013, September 2011. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19643, November 2013.)
  • 1997
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The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation

By: James K. Sebenius and David Lax
Keywords: Negotiation; Decision Choices and Conditions
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Sebenius, James K., and David Lax. "The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation." In Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy, edited by Charles B. Wiggins. West Publishing Company, 1997.

    Invisible Primes: Fintech Lending with Alternative Data

    A key policy question raised by the advent of fintech lenders revolves around the impact on credit availability of credit models that employ alternative data and algorithmic underwriting. We exploit anonymized administrative data provided by a major fintech platform... View Details
    • January 2019 (Revised March 2020)
    • Case

    Blackstone Alternative Asset Management in 2018

    By: Emil Siriwardane, Luis M. Viceira and Shawn O'Brien
    In early 2018, Blackstone announced that John McCormick would succeed Tom Hill as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), the largest fund-of-hedge funds in the world by a sizeable margin. As new CEO, McCormick must... View Details
    Keywords: Asset Management; Expansion; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Services Industry
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    Siriwardane, Emil, Luis M. Viceira, and Shawn O'Brien. "Blackstone Alternative Asset Management in 2018." Harvard Business School Case 219-063, January 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
    • 26 Feb 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

    "The benefits to travelers and the reduction in pricing power of hotels is really concentrated in particular cities during certain times," says Chiara Farronato, a co-author of the study.... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel
    • February 2015
    • Supplement

    MuMaté Tool: Evaluating Financing Alternatives

    By: Joseph B. Fuller
    "MuMaté Tool: Evaluating Financing Alternatives" walks students through the considerations in allocating equity amongst the members of a startup's founding team. This exercise is designed to be used in conjunction with: Shikhar Ghosh, Joseph B. Fuller, Thomas E.... View Details
    Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Business Startups; Equity
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    Fuller, Joseph B. "MuMaté Tool: Evaluating Financing Alternatives." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 315-701, February 2015.
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