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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
Capital Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) , Senior Advisor, OCGI Climate Investments Jayant Sinha (MBA 1992) , Member of the Indian Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance Dan Stephens Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
subsequent growth into a diversified group. Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2520237 Optimal Aggregation of Consumer Ratings: An Application to Yelp.com By: Dai, Weijia, Ginger Jin, Jungmin Lee,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2023
- Blog Post
Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth
struggled to manage its finances in order to scale up. Those two jobs spurred Sweeney to join the M.S./M.B.A. program in order to add entrepreneurship to her engineering skills. “I realized I didn’t want to just assume that if someday I... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
voters have already made up their mind,” the team writes. Given the importance of a campaign’s ground game, Pons says that governments should consider ways to improve the quality of information that voters receive. That might involve setting campaign View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- May 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Credit Unions: The Future of the Cooperative Financial Institution
By: Robert C. Pozen and Grace Hou
Credit unions are a specialized type of depository institution with a cooperative, non-profit structure and a federal tax exemption. They originated as small, cooperative institutions with an emphasis on uncollateralized consumer lending to the unbanked... View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Grace Hou. "Credit Unions: The Future of the Cooperative Financial Institution." Harvard Business School Case 312-131, May 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- April 2019 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Kraft Heinz: The $8 Billion Brand Write-Down
By: Jill Avery
On Friday, February 22, 2019, following an unexpected and disappointing earnings report, The Kraft Heinz Company’s stock price fell 27%, wiping out $16 billion in market value. CEO Bernardo Hees had announced that the company had taken a $15.4 billion asset write-down,... View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; Brand Value; Brand Equity; Marketing ROI; Brand Storytelling; Intangible Assets; Brand Valuation; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Management; Corporate Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Food; Marketing Communications; Advertising; Private Equity; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; North America
Avery, Jill. "Kraft Heinz: The $8 Billion Brand Write-Down." Harvard Business School Case 519-076, April 2019. (Revised October 2020.)
- 08 May 2024
- News
Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) Awarded Medal of Freedom
Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) was one of 19 people awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on May 2. “From finance to media to philanthropy, Michael Bloomberg has revolutionized our economy,” President Biden said as he conferred the Nation’s highest... View Details
- October 2014
- Case
Progressive, 2007-2013
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2013, Progressive was the fourth largest player in the auto insurance market, having lost the third position to GEICO in 2008. As the industry shifted from agency to online sales, GEICO's direct selling model positioned it strongly for growth. Progressive's direct... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Change; Insurance Companies; Insurance; Strategy; Insurance Industry; North America
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Progressive, 2007-2013." Harvard Business School Case 715-427, October 2014.
- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
that provides new functionality previously unseen, we call the brave new world model. Here, the market size and demand are really unknown. These often are in the consumer sector. Netscape, Yahoo!, and the Sony Walkman are examples. The... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
- 16 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?
from prior years of employment to direct toward the cost of your MBA. However, if you have debt that cannot be deferred while you are in school, work on paying that off first.It is important to think about any consumer debt you have as... View Details
- February 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Taffi: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia
By: Paul A. Gompers and Fares Khrais
Taffi was a tech-enabled fashion styling startup founded by Shahad Geoffrey in Saudi Arabia in 2020. Within three years of operating, Geoffrey had pivoted the business multiple times. In 2023, Geoffrey was attempting the business’s most ambitious pivot yet, shifting... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Fashion Industry; Technology Industry; Saudi Arabia; Arabian Peninsula
Gompers, Paul A., and Fares Khrais. "Taffi: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia." Harvard Business School Case 224-052, February 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor investment by firms that can finance internally. Using an international panel with many changes in payout taxes, we show that this prediction holds well. Payout taxes have a large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Pricing Strategy
By: Elie Ofek and Jill Avery
As a he gets ready to release 2nd quarter 2012 results, Ron Johnson, the new CEO of department store J.C. Penney, is reconsidering the dramatic changes he initiated for the business model and brand image of his company. A new pricing scheme he put in place in February,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Consumer Behavior; Management Teams; Business Model; Marketing Strategy; Price; Brands and Branding; Decision Making; Retail Industry; United States
Ofek, Elie, and Jill Avery. "J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Pricing Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 513-036, September 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
college roommates who worked in South Central Los Angeles as a community organizer. He was bemoaning the lack of financial services to people who lived there. As a result, I became very interested in what we might call "consumer" or "household" finance. This brand of... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Cars on Time
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting Credit in a... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “There is a demand shock from consumers buying less, and a supply chain disruption in addition to the tariffs, which only makes things worse.” Cavallo presents the findings... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Feb 2018
- Book
The New History of American Capitalism
property come into being and inflect material and ideological life. The study of finance as a concept constructed by law and naturalized by economics is one theme that the new history of American capitalism emphasizes and that exemplifies... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
how they relate to the aforementioned hypothesis. Finally, we offer some concluding remarks regarding this article. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54385 forthcoming Journal of Consumer Research Why Am I... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
behavior through reputational or status incentives. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55333 forthcoming Review of Corporate Finance Studies Short-Termism and Capital Flows By: Fried, Jesse M., and Charles... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
faced little consumer demand for natural products, and little consumer knowledge of what they entailed. The creation of new categories involved three overlapping waves of entrepreneurship. The first involved... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne