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Portrait Project

Sarah Zaidi

Hafiz. He adores his youngest, a girl; but never saw the value of sending her to school alongside her brothers. He assumed she was destined to silently clean those mansions across the bridge, like her mother. But after serving tea day... View Details

Portrait Project

Kristen Forecki

recognized and genuinely appreciated just for being me. Her simple act of kindness changed my perception of who I thought I was. Suddenly, I believed that I had value to offer the world, regardless of my status—in a theatre production or... View Details

Portrait Project

Alice Yen

snap peas from the vine for an afternoon snack and eat freshly picked winter melon for dinner. We joke that in a former life, my dad must have been a farmer, spending every day digging into fresh topsoil. Seeing my dad care for his garden defines many of the View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

Good Day, Sunshine

developments at the School, and enjoying faculty presentations. "Our alumni are the measure of the School," said Dean Kim B. Clark in a welcoming address to all classes. "I am grateful for what you do in your lives, for the standards that you set, and for the View Details

June 2024
Case

Arete Research on Unity Software

By: Joseph Pacelli and Tonia Labruyere

Richard Kramer had founded Arete Research, an independent financial research provider, in 2000 after a successful career as a sell-side analyst at Goldman Sachs. He reflects on his team's coverage of Unity Software, a U.S.-based mobile games software company, that... View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Initial Public Offering; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Value Creation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Reports; Financial Services Industry; Video Game Industry; United Kingdom; United States

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29 May 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Introduction to the Future of Market Capitalism

business leaders with the understanding, skills, and values to embrace these challenges. Key concepts include: Market capitalism has propelled unprecedented global prosperity. While optimistic about market capitalism, global business... View Details

Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Bower

April 2010
Supplement

The Auction for Travelport (B)

By: Andrei Hagiu and Misha Sanwal

This short case presents the epilogue of The Auction for Travelport (A). Blackstone decided to bid on its own, acquired Travelport for $4.3 billion and subsequently went on to acquire another GDS, Travelspan, for $1.4 billion. It then merged the two GDSs and partially... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Industry Structures; Initial Public Offering; Capital Markets; Market Transactions; Change; Auctions; Travel Industry

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14 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

are increasingly paying attention to the aesthetic, symbolic, and emotional value of products, a value that is conveyed by the design language—that is, the combination of signs (e.g., form, colors,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

“Streetchange,” the difference in Streetscores of the same blocks, seven years apart. “A positive value of Streetchange is indicative of new construction or upgrades, and a negative value is indicative of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

impact more efficiently, effectively, and sustainably. Winning Legally: The Value of Legal Astuteness Author:Constance E. Bagley Periodical:The Academy of Management Review (forthcoming) Abstract This paper explores the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Let Customers Call the Shots

that would directly welcome empowerment, companies whose value proposition evolves around consumer control should expect a slow start and work on consumer education and reassurance. You could argue that adoption is more likely when the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Web

Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Historic Gift from HBS to New Radcliffe Institute

venerable history, I recognize the significance of support at the early stages of a new venture." In response, Wilson noted, "Dean Clark's gift is deeply valued for the colleagueship it represents as well as the innovative capacity it... View Details

January 1993 (Revised July 2003)
Case

Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

The finance director of the Texas High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) is considering modifications to the financing program designed to support the development, construction, and operations of THSRC's planned high-speed rail system. The current plan achieves many objectives,... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Taxation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Strategic Planning; Valuation; Rail Industry; Texas

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September 2009
Supplement

One South: Investing in Emerging Markets (B)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Justin Seth Ginsburgh

A United States private equity fund, The Saboput Group, must decide whether to invest in a new technology park development in Chennai, India. The B case provides the reader with due diligence observations, which reveal numerous potential problems with the investment.... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Private Equity; Investment; Foreign Direct Investment; Markets; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chennai; United States

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24 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Introducing the HBS Heartland Club

build a strong community and support network among the HBS students who come from the U.S. Heartland. Students at HBS are empowered to build and innovate in ways that will enrich the HBS learning experience and community. Students and staff at HBS highly View Details

22 Mar 2017
Blog Post

3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow

possible early in my career. However, I think business school offers a great opportunity to think about one's career in a different way, because (a) we now have a greater ability to add value to a variety of organizations so this... View Details

14 Apr 2016
Blog Post

What I Learned at SVMP

students would study and prepare for class. You're expected to contribute in class and while many of us felt we didn't have much experience or value to add to the conversation, I learned we all actually do. Everyone comes from a... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue

everyone, but we quickly come to regard them as normal and to appreciate the benefits that they make possible. “Sensible business people value risk reduction and predictability” Business has a critical role to play here, as the source of... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities

January 1996 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Scott Paper Company

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott

A professional turnaround manager attempts to implement a massive global downsizing program at the world's largest producer of consumer tissue products. The plan involves laying off almost one third of the company's 34,000 hourly and salaried employees and dramatically... View Details

Keywords: Assets; Global Strategy; Resignation and Termination; Goals and Objectives; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Sales; Value Creation; Pulp and Paper Industry

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