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  • 13 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

applying a rigorous professional criteria to the deployment of the monies so as to yield an economic return equal to or higher than those of comparable assets in the Tufts endowment. In the process, the Omidyar approach is contrasted to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Profile

Maha Malik

were many opportunities for contributing to the conversation." As Maha's parents' careers took new turns, her perspective took on new dimensions. Her father's new enterprise, a citrus farm, led to discussions about... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services
  • November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Case

Drilling South: Petrobras Evaluates Pecom

By: Mihir A. Desai and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
The Brazilian oil company, Petrobras, is evaluating the acquisition of an Argentine oil company, the Perez Companc Group (Pecom). The acquisition would increase Petrobras' oil reserves and expand its interests outside Brazil, a significant step for the largest company... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Crisis; Non-Renewable Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; State Ownership; Performance Evaluation; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Energy Industry; Argentina; Brazil
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  • 08 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 8

way. Publisher's link: http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814434093 Forthcoming Journal of Public Economics No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Public Services Delivery. By: Ashraf, Nava, Oriana Bandiera,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Continuing Education - Business & Environment

Continuing Education Continuing Education Continue your climate education through HBS Executive Education and Harvard Business School Online. Harvard Business School Online Courses Business and Climate Change Online Prepare yourself and your organization for the... View Details
  • 2007
  • Report

The Role of Clusters in the Chemical Industry

By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The European Chemical Industry, still in the leading position globally, is under intense competitive pressure from emerging locations in Asia and the Middle East. After first reacting by efficiency upgrading within companies and then pursuing outsourcing and aggressive... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Clusters; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Chemical Industry; Asia; Europe; Middle East
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  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

come. If the VC is vulnerable, use the opportunity to build trust rather than to take advantage. Focus on value-not just valuation. Nonfinancial considerations such as control are also important. Strive for understanding. Seemingly... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Venturing Forth

Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
  • 16 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and the Internet

offering a different set of features, a different array of services, or different logistical arrangements. The Internet affects operational effectiveness and strategic positioning in very different ways. It makes it harder for companies to sustain operational... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter
  • 29 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

opportunity that are essential to legitimizing that deployment of self-interest." In other words, capitalism earns its legitimacy through the idea that the pursuit of self-interest explicitly delivers on certain moral goods for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • December 2014
  • Article

Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies

By: Juan Alcácer and Wilbur Chung
Geographically concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers, and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of... View Details
Keywords: Location Strategies; Location Choices; Agglomeration Economies; Strategy; Value Creation; Geographic Location; Industry Clusters; Microeconomics; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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  • 14 Jul 2015
  • First Look

First Look: July 14, 2015

expanded, while disagreements on the terms of natural gas supplies have been resolved. The case describes the impact of the interplay of great power politics, domestic political considerations, and economic factors on the efforts of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

than recent economic crises and recessions such as the Great Recession of 2008 and the Mideast oil crisis, whose causes were financially driven. The fundamental driver of the pandemic is health and safety concerns and hence customer... View Details
Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

"stakeholder" view of corporate governance. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209090 Buildings and Energy Harvard Business School Case 708-024 Presents data on opportunities to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Article

Representative Democracy and the Implementation of Majority-Preferred Alternatives

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman
In this paper, we contrast direct and representative democracy. In a direct democracy, individuals have the opportunity to vote over the alternatives in every choice problem the population faces. In a representative democracy, the population commits to a candidate ex... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Voting; Decision Choices and Conditions
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  • 12 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

are homeowners making the switch? Electric heat pumps provide homeowners the opportunity to reduce their energy bills and work towards greater energy independence. A heat pump could cost as little as ~$7,100 over the lifetime of use,... View Details
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

became clear to me that seeing economic and social issues as separate agendas was not only wrong but counterproductive. To have a productive economy, you need people who feel safe at work, who are healthy, and who have a sense that if... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
  • 26 May 2022
  • HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

Apple debuted new privacy measures that blocked law enforcement from accessing its customers’ data. “There is an opportunity to do work that is infused with moral purpose.” He said shareholders who were only looking for a return on... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • Web

Leadership - Health Care

Faculty Research Fellow in the health care program of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the co-chair of the management track of Harvard’s doctoral program in health policy. Richard G. Hamermesh Chair Emeritus As the founding... View Details
  • 14 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

Supplements the case "Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition." Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907402 A... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace