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  • 30 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 30

practices of their portfolio firms. Prior research documents that PE firms create economic value in portfolio firms through effective governance, financial, and operational engineering. Given PE firms' focus on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Dec 2021
  • News

Higher Returns

hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a headline in the New York Times that said "Shareholder value was no longer everything, top CEOs say." That was the headline. It was 8/19/19. I refer to that day in the book as the day the shareholders... View Details
  • January 2025
  • Supplement

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Young Minister Confronts the Challenges of Montgomery (B)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Derek C. M. van Bever
Recounts a pivotal moment in Martin Luther King Jr.'s life during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where a profound prayer amidst threats to his life renewed his faith and resolve to lead the movement. This transformative experience marked the beginning of his lifelong... View Details
Keywords: Spirituality; Civil Rights; Manging Uncertainty; Leadership; Decision Making; Values and Beliefs; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Power and Influence; Alabama
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  • March–April 2024
  • Article

Retailers and Health Systems Can Improve Care Together

By: Robert S. Huckman, Vivian S. Lee and Bradley R Staats
Health systems are struggling to address the many shortcomings of health care delivery: rapidly growing costs, inconsistent quality, and inadequate and unequal access to primary and other types of care. However, if retailers and health systems were to form strong... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Retail; Retailers; Consumer; Health Care and Treatment; Value; Consumer Behavior; Business Model; Partners and Partnerships; Health Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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  • February 2024 (Revised February 2025)
  • Case

Financing Matillion's Scaleup (A)

By: Raymond Kluender, Emanuele Colonnelli and Ramana Nanda
In 2019, Matthew Scullion, founder and CEO of U.K. startup Matillion, faced a decision about which term sheet to accept for the lead investor in his company’s $35 million Series C financing round. Would the connections and opportunities offered by Silicon Valley-based... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Negotiation; Ownership; Business Startups; Decisions; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Valuation; Information Technology Industry; United Kingdom
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  • January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
  • Case

Bidding on Martha's Vineyard (A)

By: James Sebenius
To buy a desirable Martha's Vineyard property, Robert and Sally Franklin must craft a bidding strategy informed by their assessment of their competitor. The "A" case sets up the situation and bidding history to date, describes how they assessed their valuations and... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Property; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry; Martha's Vineyard
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  • December 1997 (Revised May 1998)
  • Case

CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals"

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert J. Crawford
In the wake of a major $20 billion market capitalization "merger of equals," two large consumer service firms must determine a new name for the new entity. Neither CUC nor HFS is well known among consumers. The CUC Services (e.g., shopping, travel, credit card... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital; Brands and Branding; Identity; Customization and Personalization; Value; Service Industry
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  • 05 Feb 2025
  • Blog Post

Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)

cutting-edge insights to drive change more effectively. What I didn’t expect was how profoundly the program would shift my approach to leadership and purpose. HBS taught me to think beyond processes and frameworks, focusing instead on authenticity and the View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • Web

1.4.1 HBS Learning Model | MBA

1.4.1 HBS Learning Model 1.4 Academic Program Specifics The mission of the HBS MBA Program is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The education of these leaders occurs in a community environment that values integrity,... View Details
  • Web

Negotiation - Course Catalog

will determine how well you perform. Because others do not have the same interests, perspectives, and values as you, negotiation skill is critical-professionally and personally. This course will enable you to become a more effective... View Details

    Daniel P. Tully

    Believing that two of Merrill’s biggest problems were complacency and arrogance, Tully’s first task as CEO of the large investment bank was to achieve a value system that promoted integrity and hard work. Personally congratulating anyone... View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • 01 Dec 2018
    • News

    @Soldiers Field

    DULY NOTED BIZ DEV In October, the 24th annual HBS Tech Conference drew some 1,000 attendees for an agenda that included a fireside chat with Rachna Bhasin (MBA 2001) and Kathy Wang (MBA 2017) of Magic Leap, a Florida-based augmented reality startup View Details
    • August 2021 (Revised March 2024)
    • Case

    Danaher Corporation (Abridged)

    By: Bharat Anand, David J. Collis and Sophie Hood
    Between 1985 and 2007, Danaher has been one of the best-performing industrial conglomerates in the U.S. This case examines the corporate strategy of this diversified, global corporation. It describes the firm's portfolio strategy and the Danaher Business System—a... View Details
    Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competitive Strategy
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      Joseph A. Martino

      Starting with the company as a 16 year old office boy, Martino went on to transform National Lead into one of the country’s leading industrial producers of lead products and paints. During his tenure as CEO, National Lead was among the top 50 U. S. firms in terms of... View Details
      Keywords: Metals
      • 01 Apr 2002
      • News

      Underwater Options May Not Sink Incentives

      During the bull market of the 1990s, stock grants and options formed increasingly large components of executive compensation. Now, however, with many options "underwater" as share values have declined well below the strike price, boards... View Details
      Keywords: Lisa Muelbroek; Li Jin; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
      • 23 Feb 2016
      • First Look

      February 23, 2016

      stability. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50636 February 2016 Stanford University Incommensurable Values By: Hsieh, Nien-hê Abstract— Values, such as liberty and equality, are sometimes said to be... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 17 Feb 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions

      depleted many pension plans by dramatically reducing the value of investments, even while companies were still responsible for paying predetermined benefits. Increasing the pressure are two other factors. Life expectancy has increased,... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Aerospace; Financial Services
      • 26 Jun 2000
      • Research & Ideas

      What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional

      Industries." One key aspect of the Internet revolution to keep in mind, began Applegate, is that new business models continue to draw on essential information and values that have always driven business. "This is an evolutionary process,"... View Details
      Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
      • 01 Dec 2003
      • News

      Selling Digital Privacy

      companies, we should capitalize on the value of our personal information and get something of value in return. Deighton’s recent working paper, “Market Solutions to Privacy Problems?,” suggests that... View Details
      Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
      • 02 Dec 2002
      • What Do You Think?

      How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?

      key personnel to the development and survival of the business," Shann Turnbull suggests that cash bonuses may be a better alternative in established, cash-rich companies, where "bonuses eliminate the problem of valuing options... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett