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    Alvin E. Roth

    Al Roth is the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, and in the Harvard Business School. His research, teaching, and consulting interests are in game theory, experimental economics, and... View Details

    Keywords: e-commerce industry; education industry; health care; information; internet; legal services
    • April 2011 (Revised December 2017)
    • Case

    Latvia: Navigating the Strait of Messina

    By: Rafael Di Tella, Rawi Abdelal and Natalie Kindred
    This case describes Latvia's transition from a Soviet republic into an EU member, its economic boom and subsequent bust in 2008, and its policy response. After implementing significant economic and political reforms in order to qualify for EU membership in 2004, Latvia... View Details
    Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Competitive Strategy; Economic Growth; Policy; Financial Crisis; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Latvia
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    Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms—(Executive Education)

    By: David B. Yoffie
    Summary

    Without exception, the most valuable companies in the world today are platforms. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and many other firms have built their fortunes by facilitating innovation across global ecosystems or... View Details
    Keywords: Platforms; Technology; Strategy; Digital Business; Social Networks; Self-driving Cars; Mobile Gaming; Esports; Financial Services; Online Retail; Ride-sharing; Search; Auctions; United States; Asia; China; Europe

      Samuel L. Hayes

      Samuel L. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School.  He has taught at the School since 1970, prior to which he was a tenured member of the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He... View Details

      • 14 Feb 2023
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Does It Pay to Be a Whistleblower?

      Keywords: Re: Jonas Heese; Banking
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      The Impact of Professionals' Contributions to Online Knowledge Communities on Their Workplace Knowledge Work

      By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf and Frank Nagle
      Knowledge work is becoming increasingly challenging as pace of change in the knowledge frontier is increasing. Organizations have created multiple mechanisms to minimize knowledge gaps and increase learning such internal training, mentorship programs as well as... View Details
      Keywords: Open Source; Future Of Work; Software Development; Knowledge Work; Online Community; Learning; Knowledge Sharing; Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Performance Productivity
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      • March 1986 (Revised December 1986)
      • Case

      British Telecommunications, PLC

      Presents a description of international equity markets, including comparisons of the U.S., Japanese, and British markets and recent trends toward deregulation of these markets. The decision focus of the case is on the initial public offerings of British... View Details
      Keywords: International Finance; Initial Public Offering; Capital Markets; Canada; London; Tokyo
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      • June 2010
      • Case

      FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario
      Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details
      Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe
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      • March 2005 (Revised June 2006)
      • Case

      Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Web Services Strategy

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Fernando Suarez
      Microsoft and IBM have excluded Sun Microsystems from the board of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I), an industry consortium that will shape the evolution of Web services standards. Sun managers must decide whether to join WS-I as a contributing... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Standards; Corporate Governance; Power and Influence; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      • 19 Nov 2007
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      Teaching The Moral Leader

      teaching leadership development programs (and even members of a leadership team inside a business), to feel confident in their ability to teach any of the class sessions, modules, or the entire course," Sucher explains. We asked... View Details
      Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

        Lauren H. Cohen

        Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

        Keywords: asset management; brokerage; financial services; federal government; investment banking industry; state government
        • August 2013 (Revised November 2015)
        • Case

        Prudential Financial - General Motors Pension Risk Transfer: Back to the Future?

        By: Luis M. Viceira and Emily A. Chien

        In November 2012, Prudential Financial and General Motors closed on a $25.1B pension risk transfer (PRT) transaction, the largest of its kind to date by an order of magnitude both in the U.S. market and globally. In exchange for an in-kind transfer of $25.1B in... View Details

        Keywords: Risk Management; Asset Management; Insurance; Retirement; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry
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        • 26 Aug 2014
        • First Look

        First Look: August 26

        serious concerns. If the program is approved by shareholders, Molly must decide whether to participate in the program and tender her underwater employee stock options. As a shareholder and an employee, Molly... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • October 2023
        • Case

        Kevin O'Leary: Building a Brand in Shark-infested Waters

        By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
        For more than fifteen years, successful Canadian entrepreneur and investor Kevin O’Leary had developed his brand into a global powerhouse. Since his first appearance on the Canadian television program Dragons’ Den in 2006 and his meteoric rise to stardom through the... View Details
        Keywords: Personal Brand; Crisis; Brands and Branding; Entrepreneurship; Crisis Management; Social Media; Public Opinion; Power and Influence; Financial Services Industry
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        • 05 Jul 2006
        • Working Paper Summaries

        The Presentation of Self in the Information Age

        Keywords: by John A. Deighton; Advertising
        • July 2024
        • Case

        Roja Garimella: Developing a Founder's Judgment

        By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
        Roja Garimella’s path to becoming a founder was anything but straight. Setting her sights on a career in medicine since childhood, she committed to medical school with her acceptance to college. And yet, throughout her studies, she continually explored alternative... View Details
        Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Startups; Judgments; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry
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          W. Carl Kester

          Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

          Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
          • 28 Feb 2022
          • Blog Post

          Making an Impact on the Media Industry with my MBA

          recognizing that I wanted an intellectual and personal experience, I was particularly drawn to HBS since it’s such an immersive program that would certainly push my boundaries. What have you learned in the classroom so far? The first... View Details

            George Serafeim

            George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, and serves on the faculty steering commitee of Harvard University's Salata Institute. He... View Details

            Keywords: asset management; insurance industry; automobiles; industrial goods; fashion; food; green technology
            • 30 Jun 2020
            • What Do You Think?

            Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?

            Macarthur and several of us (including our first faculty, Profs. David Bell, James Cash, Marie-Therese Flaherty, John Kao, and myself) engaged in creating a Summer Venture in Management program at the School in the summer of 1983. The... View Details
            Keywords: by James Heskett; Education