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Ana Antolin is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. She received her B.S. in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University. Prior to joining Harvard, she worked as a full-time research assistant in... View Details

July 2003 (Revised January 2004)
Case

Carol Brewer's Investments

By: Richard S. Ruback and Julia Stevens

Following her husband's death in 1994, Carol Brewer took over the management of her family's investments. This case describes the decisions Brewer made during this process, including her choice to seek active account management, her selection of an investment firm, and... View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Retirement; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Management; Personal Finance; Investment Banking; Investment Return

2010
Other Unpublished Work

Is High School the Right Time to Teach Self-control? The Effect of Financial Education and Mathematics Courses on Savings Behavior

By: Shawn A. Cole and Gauri Kartini Shastry

Household financial behavior affects household welfare and the economy at large. Yet our understanding of how to improve financial decisions is limited. Recent literature and policy attention have focused on financial education, for example, in high school. We use... View Details

Keywords: Saving; Financial Management; Secondary Education; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Finance; Household

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01 Dec 2015
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where others didn’t—and how these mainstream firms had no choice but to innovate themselves. New models were tried; some succeeded, some failed. Commercial markets turned innovations into valuable products View Details

19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

industries agile enough to meet their professional and personal needs. Employees also have greater agency to demand the working conditions they want. In the past, employers have had the upper hand during... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

August 2018
Case

Digital Transformation at Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza

By: Thales S. Teixeira, Leandro A. Guissoni and Tania Modesto Veludo-de-Oliveira

By late 2017, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza's CEO was convinced that the company could significantly grow sales and accomplish its aspirations of digital transformation. What was unclear in his mind was whether he should act as a tech company and grow as fast as... View Details

Keywords: Digital; Ecommerce; Retailing; Brazil; Bricks And Mortar; Pricing; Customer Lifetime Value; Growth and Development Strategy; Internet and the Web; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Retail Industry; Brazil

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

the team and creates the conditions that lead to great success. 1See Schmidt/Schreyer (2011). In the Line of Fire: Dwell time of Bundesliga coaches and CEOs in Germany: A... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

money out there looking for interesting new businesses. On the face of it, it’s a match made in heaven, with lots of positives; but beware the negatives. Those investment decisions will shape the future of your business. The standard... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

May 1986
Article

Inertia, Environments and Strategic Choice: Quasi-Experimental Designs for Comparative Research

By: E. Romanelli and Michael Tushman

Keywords: Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Design; Research

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April 2009
Case

SAP AG: Orchestrating the Ecosystem

By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani

Business ecosystems require careful orchestration and strategic choices regarding make/buy/partner decisions and membership access. This case examines the strategic and technological issues related to managing SAP's thriving ecosystem of user communities, software... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Structure; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Technology Industry

July 1984
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Braniff International: The Ethics of Bankruptcy (A)

Intended to advance understanding of corporate responsibility in the context of a bankruptcy decision. The case documents the implementation of a turnaround plan for financially ailing Braniff International. This includes a new marketing and operations strategy,... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation

product and service development is changing; creating the potential for higher R&D performance, innovation, and value creation for customers. The choice is simple:... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

October 1995 (Revised December 1995)
Case

Marketing the National Hockey League

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

One third of the 24 National Hockey League (NHL) teams are unprofitable. Another third are barely profitable. This case provides the background and market research data to help the senior managers of the NHL make decisions pertaining to how they would like to grow the... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Research; Sports Industry

15 May 2007
Working Paper Summaries

I’ll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: Decreasing Impatience over Time in Online Grocery Orders

Keywords: by Todd Rogers, Katherine L. Milkman & Max H. Bazerman; Food & Beverage

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

visit our page on hiring international students. International Students Exhibit Strength of Character No matter their industry, employers look for candidates with grit, personal strength, and ability in the face of challenge. Few life... View Details

01 Jan 2003
News

May 2000 (Revised July 2000)
Case

U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The

By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis

Describes the dilemma Martin Kamarck faced as president of the Export-Import Bank in whether to provide U.S. companies financing for China's Three Gorges Dam project. View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Risk and Uncertainty; Financing and Loans; International Finance; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; China; United States