Publications

December 2011 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Domino's Pizza

By: David E. Bell, Phillip Andrews and Mary Shelman

Domino's Pizza is the world's second-largest pizza company with 9,436 stores globally, 95% of which are franchised. Domino's franchisees in the U.S. market were able to purchase fresh dough, cheese, pizza toppings, and other menu ingredients and store supplies directly... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

09 Apr 2019
News

Ray Dalio: Why and How Capitalism Needs to Be Reformed

“pose an existential risk for the US.” Addressing why capitalism isn’t working, Dalio notes that the system now operates “in a way in which people and companies find it profitable to have policies and make... View Details

Keywords: capitalism

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

each branch of the armed services must make. Army and Marine Corps officers operate in an inherently uncertain environment. They define the mission but then give subordinates the flexibility to adjust to realities on the ground. This... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jan 2018
News

The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast

bouncing around for 10 years prior to implementation. What were the barriers? Was it operational challenges that had prevented or was it political-- what had stopped this from happening before? Cunningham: It was definitely an idea that... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

likely to default. That’s a 25 percent increase in risk of default compared to similar bank borrowers. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/opQUHUt2UeVJTse0okjn][/div] “Fintech borrowers only partially consolidate their debts, and then a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

August 2004 (Revised June 2005)
Case

Fate of the Vasa, The

By: Alan D. MacCormack and Richard Mason

In 1628, the royal warship Vasa was launched. It was Sweden's most expensive naval vessel ever built, costing over 5% of GNP. On its maiden voyage, the ship sailed 1,400 yards in its own harbor, heeled over to the side, and then sank. One third of the 150 crew and... View Details

Keywords: History; Risk and Uncertainty; Technological Innovation; Ship Transportation; Product Design; Technology Adoption; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Product Development; Sweden

March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
Case

Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott

In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Laws and Statutes; Risk Management; Rail Industry; France; United Kingdom

Web

Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

face and create systems for managing and mitigating them. Highlights Your Business's Overall Level of Risk Considering the Balance Between Innovation and Control Operations View Details

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

working capital and investment needs. In evaluating by which means Elman should raise capital, students must consider issues relating to the payment terms and financing arrangements used in world trade, as well as the risk management and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2016
First Look

August 2, 2016

bankruptcy losses (moral hazard) and are subject to a regulatory capital requirement. In contrast, shadow bank liabilities are subject to runs and credit risk and thus typically less liquid compared to commercial banks. Shadow banks... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

made a series of upward and lateral moves that entailed a number of tough assignments across many functional areas. Beginning as the director of regional operations in New England, this manager had profit and loss responsibility for fifty... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

team—and everything they owned was riding on Carter Racing having a successful season. But after their car had suffered engine failure in several of their last outings, BJ Carter has an hour to decide whether or not to risk their existing... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

December 2017 (Revised January 2018)
Case

Alltech

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky–based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018), sales in 120 countries, 5,000 employees, and 100 manufacturing plants worldwide. For nearly four decades, Alltech... View Details