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- 2022
- Book
Making Meritocracy: Lessons from China and India, from Antiquity to the Present
By: Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi
How do societies identify and promote merit? Enabling all people to fulfill their potential, and ensuring the selection of competent and capable leaders are central challenges for any society. These are not new concerns. Scholars, educators, and political and economic... View Details
Keywords: Merit; Meritocracy; Society; Government and Politics; History; Power and Influence; Leadership; Competency and Skills; China; India
Khanna, Tarun, and Michael Szonyi, eds. Making Meritocracy: Lessons from China and India, from Antiquity to the Present. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- August 1971 (Revised June 1975)
- Background Note
Methods of Calculating Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return
Frey, Sherwood C. "Methods of Calculating Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return." Harvard Business School Background Note 172-060, August 1971. (Revised June 1975.)
- 2010
- Other Paper
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Prior strategy research is divided on the utility of new-venture planning. Some scholars argue that planning enhances new-firm performance and others make the opposite argument. This paper attempts to reconcile these contradictory views by exploring the extent of... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Success; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Colombia
Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence."
- 2023
- Working Paper
Complexity and Hyperbolic Discounting
By: Benjamin Enke, Thomas Graeber and Ryan Oprea
A large literature shows that people discount financial rewards hyperbolically instead of exponentially. While discounting of money has been questioned as a measure of time preferences, it continues to be highly relevant in empirical practice and predicts a wide range... View Details
Keywords: Hyperbolic Discounting; Present Bias; Bounded Rationality; Cognitive Uncertainty; Behavioral Finance
Enke, Benjamin, Thomas Graeber, and Ryan Oprea. "Complexity and Hyperbolic Discounting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-048, February 2024.
- June 1994
- Article
Influence of Mathematical Models in Finance on Practice: Past, Present and Future
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "Influence of Mathematical Models in Finance on Practice: Past, Present and Future." Series A. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series A, Physical Sciences and Engineering 347 (June 1994): 451–463. (Reprinted in Financial Practice and Education, spring 1995.)
- 17 Sep 2007
- Conference Presentation
Clear and Present Danger: The Failure of Political Institutions and New-venture Survival
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
- October 2000
- Supplement
Evolution of eCoverage in the Online Insurance Market, The: David Riker's Presentation
Hansen, Morten T., and Jeffrey Berger. "Evolution of eCoverage in the Online Insurance Market, The: David Riker's Presentation." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 401-801, October 2000.
- December 1996
- Supplement
Montague Corp.: A Presentation to the Owner/President Management Program by David Montague
By: Norman A. Berg
Berg, Norman A. "Montague Corp.: A Presentation to the Owner/President Management Program by David Montague." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 897-503, December 1996.
- Aug 2018
- Conference Presentation
Moral Prospection: How Simulating a Moral Future Can Facilitate An Immoral Present
By: J. Lees
- August 1987
- Supplement
Au Bon Pain: A Presentation by Gary Aronson and Brian McEvoy, Video
To be used with Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, the Partner/Manager Program. View Details
Hart, Christopher. "Au Bon Pain: A Presentation by Gary Aronson and Brian McEvoy, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 888-502, August 1987.
- 22 Jul 2007
- Conference Presentation
Clear and Present Danger: The Failure of Political Institutions, Planning, and New-venture Survival
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
- August 1996
- Supplement
RailTex, Inc.: A Presentation to the Owner/President Management Program by Bruce Flohr, Video
By: Norman A. Berg
Berg, Norman A. "RailTex, Inc.: A Presentation to the Owner/President Management Program by Bruce Flohr, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 897-504, August 1996.
- November 1984 (Revised November 1985)
- Background Note
Problems Involving Calculation of Internal Rate of Return and Net Present Value--November 1984
Butters, J. Keith. "Problems Involving Calculation of Internal Rate of Return and Net Present Value--November 1984." Harvard Business School Background Note 285-055, November 1984. (Revised November 1985.)
- December 1970 (Revised May 1991)
- Supplement
Methods of Calculating Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return, Programmed Exercises
By: Howard Raiffa
Raiffa, Howard. "Methods of Calculating Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return, Programmed Exercises." Harvard Business School Supplement 171-261, December 1970. (Revised May 1991.)
- Article
Past, Present and Future Research on Multiple Identities: Toward an Intrapersonal Network Approach
Psychologists, sociologists, and philosophers have long recognized that people have multiple identities—based on attributes such as organizational membership, profession, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, and family role(s) and that these multiple identities... View Details
Ramarajan, Lakshmi. "Past, Present and Future Research on Multiple Identities: Toward an Intrapersonal Network Approach." Academy of Management Annals 8 (2014): 589–659.
- 03 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
Keywords: by Shon Hiatt & Wesley Sine
- 2012
- Working Paper
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
By: Shon Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Although entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many emerging economies, they often face unstable environments due to the failure of governments to maintain civil and political order. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Crime and Corruption; Balance and Stability; Strategic Planning
Hiatt, Shon, and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-086, March 2012.
- March 2011
- Case
Valuation of AirThread Connections
By: Erik Stafford and Joel L. Heilprin
This case can be used as a capstone valuation exercise for first-year MBA students in an introductory finance course. A senior associate in the business development group at American Cable Communications, one of the largest cable companies in the U.S., must prepare a... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Present Value; Tax Accounting; Capital Costs; Synergy; Telephony; Wireless Technologies; Communication Technology; Assets; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Cash Flow; Capital Structure; Accounting; Wireless Technology; Communications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Stafford, Erik, and Joel L. Heilprin. "Valuation of AirThread Connections." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-263, March 2011.
- May 2014
- Article
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival amid Political and Civil Violence
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Although entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many countries, they often face unstable environments due to violence and civil unrest. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by high levels of political and civil violence... View Details
Keywords: Conflict; Violence; Political Turmoil; Civil Unrest; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Balance and Stability; Crime and Corruption; Business Strategy; Planning; Colombia
Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival amid Political and Civil Violence." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 5 (May 2014): 773–785.
- March 2011
- Teaching Note
Valuation of AirThread Connections (Brief Case)
By: Erik Stafford and Joel L. Heilprin
Teaching note for case #4263. View Details