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- 09 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
How to Revive Health-Care Innovation
industry.The challenge that we face—making health care affordable and conveniently accessible to most people—is not unique to health care. Almost every industry began with services View Details
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
passed on by the employer. Venture capital partners, acting independently with their personal funds, make investments into younger firms with less educated and younger founding teams than their employing VC... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide
other hand, always prided itself on its personal touch, empowering individual stores—even individual employees—to make decisions about products that emphasize high quality, healthy, and local foods. That... View Details
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Programs & Events - Alumni
reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest... View Details
- July 2024
- Case
Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO
By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
Satchu, Reza, Tom Quinn, and Andrew Kosc. "Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO." Harvard Business School Case 825-037, July 2024.
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Placement - Doctoral
Xiang Ding Business Economics, 2020 Placement: Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service Dissertation: Essays on Firms, Production, and Trade Advisors: Pol Antràs , Elhanan Helpman , Marc Melitz... View Details
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Giving - Alumni
American Express, and Discover Online Give Online Give online via Harvard's secure donation form By Phone Alumni & Development Services 617.495.1750 HBS accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express, View Details
- June 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Jack Carlisle, CIO
An experienced CIO hired to professionalize IT in a growing financial services firm struggles with the turmoil that follows sudden replacement of the company's CEO. Jack Carlisle must assess the changes, both actual and prospective, in an environment in which IT has... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Information Technology; Personal Development and Career; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry
Austin, Robert D. "Jack Carlisle, CIO." Harvard Business School Case 606-153, June 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
Research shows that the more education a person attains, the less likely they are to return to prison. People with vocational training have a 30 percent recidivism rate, while the rate drops to 6 percent for those with a bachelor’s degree... View Details
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
chicken-and-egg aspect (characteristic of multi-sided businesses) out of the equation, which again might have been the right thing to do to get started. My personal view is that in the face of an explosion in the number of digital music... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
of financial assets, that explains the boom in global asset markets as well as the recent upsurge of leveraged buy-out activity. Effect of Personal Taxes on Managers' Decisions to Sell Unrestricted Equity Author:Li Jin Periodical:Journal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Meredith Hamilton
Meredith [she/her] has served as a mentor and coach to innumerable mid-career staff as well as several CEOs in the social sector. She is committed to creating a safe space for students and alumni to explore... View Details
- 24 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Bernie Madoff Explains Himself
service of buying shares; now Madoff had turned the practice upside down and was paying them to trade. That innovation diverted trading away from the New York Stock Exchange floor, View Details
- 21 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers
typically little or no credit check and most loans charge zero interest if the bills are paid on time. Retailers are willing to pay more for providing the service because almost half of consumers spend... View Details
- February 2022 (Revised November 2022)
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Fondeadora
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Mitchell Weiss
Norman Müller and René Serrano, cofounders of Fondeadora, a Mexican “neobank,” had lined up a $12.5 million in Series A funding round in 2020 only to run into a major obstacle: The lead investor was Gradient Ventures, a venture firm launched by Alphabet, Inc., and... View Details
Keywords: Fundraising; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Institutions; Business Startups; Government Legislation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Mexico City; Latin America
Rodríguez Arregui, Álvaro, and Mitchell Weiss. "Fondeadora." Harvard Business School Case 822-077, February 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
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Help - Alumni
option but is not automatically applied. Couples must indicate if they would like their gift to be entered jointly, in which case the amount will be split 50/50 for tax purposes but each person will receive class credit View Details
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal and corporate tax rates cut Airmail service starts Influence: High 30 1930 19 The New... View Details
- February 1998 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (A)
Rob Parson was a star producer in Morgan Stanley's Capital Markets division. He had been recruited from a competitor the prior year and had generated substantial revenues since joining the firm. Unfortunately, Parson's reviews from the 360-degree performance evaluation... View Details
Keywords: Management; Personal Development and Career; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry
Burton, M. Diane. "Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-054, February 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
Entrepreneurship Author:Ramana Nanda Abstract This paper examines the extent to which the positive relationship between personal wealth and entry into entrepreneurship is due to financing constraints. I... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Nov 2010
- HBS Case
United Breaks Guitars
Marketing Strategy and multiple Executive Education programs, the case depicts a new media era in which increasing numbers of people are spending as much time online as they are in front of the television View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna