Publications

2014
Working Paper

Entrepreneurship and Business Groups: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey

By: Asli M. Coplan and Geoffrey Jones

This working paper examines the origins and development of the Koç Group, which grew to be the largest business group in Turkey. This enterprise was an important actor in the emergence of modern business enterprise in the new state of the Republic of Turkey from the... View Details

Keywords: Business Groups; Turkey; Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; History; Government and Politics; Auto Industry; Banking Industry; Electronics Industry; Middle East; Europe

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September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
Case

Eaton Corporation: Portfolio Transformation and The Cost of Capital

By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher

In 2000, Eaton Corporation was a broadly diversified industrial conglomerate. But its strategy was evolving and its focus was narrowing around “power management” and more recently on “intelligent power,” the use of digitally enabled products and services designed to... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Cost of Capital; Corporate Finance; Value; Valuation; Industrial Products Industry; United States; Denmark; Republic of Ireland

11 Jan 2013
News

The Importance of Being Finished

Keywords: Etiquette; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century Request the Data A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Robert S. Abbott Chicago Defender, 1905–1940 Benjamin Abrams Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation, 1922–1966... View Details

03 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business

winning team). But what's the point? Behavioral scientist Michael I. Norton became interested in mourning rituals after reading Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust's This Republic of Suffering,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2012
News

FIELD Updates Greet Class of 2014

TATA IN TIP-TOP SHAPE: Members of the HBS community gathered on September 24 for a "topping off" ceremony to celebrate placement of the final steel beam in Tata Hall's ongoing construction. In his remarks,... View Details

Keywords: FIELD program; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings

09 Jun 2017
News

Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes WildChina founder Zhang Mei (MBA 1996) released her first book this year: Travels Through Dali with a Leg of Ham, a travelogue and recipe collection culled from the... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Profiles from the class of 2007

Photographs by Webb Chappell Now in its twelfth year, the annual student profiles feature has become something of a Bulletin tradition. As editors, we look forward every spring to meeting these outstanding members View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice

18 Nov 2014
News

Educating the next generation of filmmakers

Film producer Dan Lin (MBA 1999) likes to create hero stories that inspire and entertain children and their families. The producer of The Lego Movie is now teaching Chinese filmmakers how to tell their own stories. (Published November... View Details

December 2010 (Revised April 2013)
Case

Kepak and the Future of the Irish Beef Industry

By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin and Mary Shelman

As Ireland's third largest beef processor, Kepak faces new opportunities as well as significant challenges from the collapse of the "Celtic Tiger." The government has identified food and agriculture as one way the country could significantly grow exports. However, the... View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Economic Sectors; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Competition; Cooperation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Republic of Ireland

July 2005 (Revised March 2010)
Case

Foreign Direct Investment and Ireland's Tiger Economy (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Vinati Dev and Stephen McIntyre

Describes Ireland's transformation from one of Europe's poorest countries to one of its richest in just 10 years, earning it the title Celtic Tiger. The spectacular story of growth and recovery is attributed, in large part, to foreign direct investment (FDI),... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Macroeconomics; Foreign Direct Investment; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Republic of Ireland