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  • November 2009
  • Case

An Entrepreneur's Journey: Simi Nwogugu

By: John A. Davis and Shirley Spence
This multimedia case follows Simi Nwogugu's life from childhood in Lagos, Nigeria to Mount Holyoke and Wall Street, back to Lagos to found a chapter of Junior Achievement, through marriage and HBS to motherhood and disenchantment with opportunities for mothers in the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Work-Life Balance; Customization and Personalization; Business Ventures; Nigeria; United States
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  • March 2009 (Revised January 2025)
  • Background Note

A Strait of Uncertainty: Taiwan's Development in the Shadow of China

By: William C. Kirby, J. Megan Greene, Tracy Yuen Manty, Daniel Fu, Yuanzhuo Wang, Noah B. Truwit and Aqib Zakaria
Relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on the Chinese Mainland, and the Republic of China (ROC), on Taiwan, had improved significantly since 2008. Taiwan investment in China had played a major role in China’s economic boom in recent decades. ... View Details
Keywords: History; Development Economics; Investment; Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Financial Crisis; China; Taiwan
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  • September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
  • Case

IBJ, Inc. (A): Seeking Matrimony in Japan

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Akiko Saito
In March 2020, Shigeru Ishizaka, founder and CEO of IBJ, Inc., Japan's largest marriage matching service provider, faced a critical decision regarding the company’s planned ¥3.5 billion (US$32.8 million) acquisition of competitor ZWEI Co., Ltd. IBJ, founded in 2006,... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Model; Corporate Strategy; Value
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  • April 2013
  • Supplement

AIG and the American Taxpayers (B)

By: Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
Explores the decision faced by AIG's board on whether to join shareholder and ex-CEO Maurice Greenberg's lawsuit against the U.S. government. The suit, argued by super-lawyer David Boies (of Bush v. Gore and California Gay Marriage fame), claims that in September 2008... View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets; Financial Policy; Property Rights; Financial Institutions; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Insurance Industry; United States
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  • March 2018
  • Teaching Note

Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity (A) and (B)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Victor Wu
Through the challenges facing Target, the case examines the ways in which corporations can become involved in political and legislative debates and processes, ranging from campaign contributions to lobbying. In 2016, Target CEO Brian Cornell must determine how to... View Details
Keywords: Public Opinion; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Problems and Challenges; Laws and Statutes; Rights; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Media; Political Elections; Taxation; Corporate Accountability; Values and Beliefs; Fairness; Diversity; Customers; Communication; Business and Government Relations; Retail Industry; United States
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  • 24 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

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

Roaring 20s and Great Depression. A stable and supportive marriage was a rock, as was a friend who helped him see and spread the idea that alcoholism wasn’t a moral failing, but a disease. Once sober, Wilson started support groups that... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • July 2023
  • Article

So, Who Likes You? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

By: Ravi Bapna, Edward McFowland III, Probal Mojumder, Jui Ramaprasad and Akhmed Umyarov
With one-third of marriages in the United States beginning online, online dating platforms have become important curators of the modern social fabric. Prior work on online dating has elicited two critical frictions in the heterosexual dating market. Women, governed by... View Details
Keywords: Online Dating; Internet and the Web; Analytics and Data Science; Gender; Emotions; Social and Collaborative Networks
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  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

marriage license or death certificate. “It’s a sense of euphoria,” he says. As he constructed a family tree that stretched back to the early 18th century, Diamond also began to think about how the process could be improved. His own search... View Details
Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 05 Dec 2022
  • What Do You Think?

How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?

first extends his hand then thinks better of it and avoids the handshake. He shows it over and over, in both real time and slow motion. Letterman concludes the segment by commenting that it might be too early to tell how the marriage of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Industrial Products; Media & Broadcasting; Medical Devices & Supplies; Manufacturing
  • 20 Aug 2020
  • Book

From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 May 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide

Jamie_Hall Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods last August was the corporate equivalent of mixing tap water with organic extra virgin olive oil. You’d be hard-pressed to find two companies with more different value propositions. Even so, it was surprising to hear... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage
  • 01 Jun 2000
  • News

Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty

numerous book, television, and movie deals, along with several marriage proposals, all of which she has turned down. Six months after the accident, Crotty returned to the United States to become an assistant principal at St. Mark's School... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 12 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches

marriages began with online dates. “[Online dating platforms] are an extremely interesting application of the general question of influence and digital interactions,” he says, with lessons that can apply to other online engagement... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 07 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

a co-founder as much as a life partner and that the same elements that make a marriage successful are those that make a co-founder relationship successful. Both founders also followed traditional career paths after HBS, which contradicted... View Details

    Social Strategies That Work

    Over a billion people use social platforms on the Internet, making them the most frequently visited category of sites. Some platforms, such as eHarmony, MeetUp, and Twitter, allow us to connect to strangers. eHarmony alone is estimated to account for one in six new... View Details
    • 24 May 2017
    • News

    Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979

    word that everyone uses to describe Bayo Ogunlesi, be they colleague, friend, or family member. After 32 years of marriage and raising two sons, Bayo and Amelia Ogunlesi still seem to be in awe of each other. “She’s the most extraordinary... View Details
    Keywords: Susan Young
    • Web

    Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

    Advertising Bureau, where he continues to champion innovation in online advertising. Bonnie had guided the successful marriage of CNET Networks' authoritative, award-winning content with the power of technology, evolving the company's... View Details
    • 29 Mar 2022
    • Book

    5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

    during the “two crisis points” of marriage and motherhood, life events when a woman might consider giving up her profession. The advice even includes how the bride-to-be should think about her relationship with her mother-in-law.... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Mar 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

    its national character. Their branding messages have “CRED,” as Ofek calls it. In other words, they are: Credible. The qualities a country promotes must reflect reality. Spain’s legalization of same-sex marriage in 2005 reinforced the... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism
    • 01 Mar 2024
    • News

    Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

    Ukraine and the fighting in Israel and Gaza. Mason Wright fears MI6 may try to drag him and Kelly back in as global strife continues to spread, but he’s more focused on keeping his marriage and his life from falling apart. On the surface... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information