by Lisa Chase - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2024
What Do You Think?

What's Enough to Make Us Happy?

who fail to have this conversation with ourselves run the risk of chasing and acquiring things that are never enough. These matters are highly personal. I like to think that how we make decisions on these matters determines, as the old... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When Goal Setting Goes Bad

Effects of Over-Prescribing Goals Setting," was authored by Lisa D. Ordóñez, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona; Maurice E. Schweitzer, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Adam D.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Bloomberg: Harvard Case Studies Show ESG Can Also Generate Alpha

Harvard Business School Professor and former investment banker Vikram Gandhi discusses impact and sustainable investing. Hosted by Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney. View Details

15 Apr 2020
News

Former SBA Head: Fintech Is Key To Aid Small Businesses

March 2001 (Revised April 2003)
Case

Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane

In late 1999, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government agreed to develop Hong Kong Disneyland, a HK$28 (U.S.$3.6) billion theme park and resort complex planned to open in late 2005. As part of the total financing package, the sponsors decided to raise HK$3.3... View Details

Keywords: Working Capital; Project Finance; Relationships; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Tourism Industry; Hong Kong

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06 Aug 2021
Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

successively by John Sculley, who was kicked out in 1993, Michael Spindler, fired in 1996, and Gil Amelio, a member of the board who took over from Spindler and was fired five hundred days later, the company was failing. Without going... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Jul 2022
HBS Case

How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

Ice cream making started as a quirky hobby for Brian Smith, whose zeitgeisty flavors and fresh ingredients would become his trademark. For example, his “God Save the Cream,” inspired by the 2018 Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

leadership, and business growth—as well as personal growth—depends on the ability to push the boundaries, reshape the environment, and play by a different set of rules—our own," says Malhotra. "In the face of established... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

an idiot. It’s a lie because your brain is structured to lie to you. There is a process called homeostasis, or the tendency toward equilibrium. You can’t stay out of equilibrium for long, but you’re going to try to get back out of it again View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

24 Oct 2023
HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

What makes a leader great? A dose of luck, for sure. But specific leadership traits mark extraordinary individuals time and time again and help elevate the standouts from the vast middle. That’s the overarching takeaway from an extensive and growing collection of... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

March 2011 (Revised June 2011)
Technical Note

Note on Lobbying and the Dodd-Frank Financial Reforms

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia

The note provides background on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, brief background on lobbying, and aspects of the lobbying effort by the financial industry and JP Morgan Chase with regard to Dodd-Frank. It is intended as a companion to... View Details

Keywords: Government and Politics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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07 Aug 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?

Summing Up Does U.S. health care need more pull or push? There are clear symptoms that something is wrong with U.S. health care. In Edward Hare's words, "It's making us uncompetitive and turning us against each other." In this month's discussion, several of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?

new but growing movement among employers to hire returning citizens. One good example is the Second Chance Business Coalition. This momentum has been bolstered by firms like JPMorgan Chase that are starting... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

02 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

10 Nov 2020
News

Professors and Musicians Discuss the Intersections of Music and Happiness in HBS Webinar

27 Jan 2020
News

Think Outside the Building

22 Feb 2021
Book

Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

comments below. Book Excerpt Chasing Stars By Frank V. Cespedes There is no doubt that talent matters and that sales stars exist. But an overreliance on stars from outside organizations can 27 have... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

competitive by integrating activities and coordinating resources across national borders. At the same time, they also need to be sensitive and responsive to national differences in consumer tastes and government requirements, for example.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

17 Apr 2009
Working Paper Summaries

The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds

Keywords: by Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner & Antoinette Schoar; Financial Services

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