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  • April 2000
  • Article

The Fable of Fisher Body

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Daniel F. Spulber
General Motors' (GM) acquisition of Fisher Body is the classic example of market failure in the literature on contracts and the theory of the firm. According to the standard account, GM merged vertically with Fisher Body in 1926, a maker of auto bodies, because of... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Failure; Contracts; Vertical Integration; Market Transactions; Investment; Trust; Production; Assets; Supply Chain; Opportunities; Technology; Auto Industry
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  • 25 Jul 2007
  • Lessons from the Classroom

The Evolution of Apple

still out on that question, says Yoffie. Even so, the iPod has altered the fundamental dynamics of Apple. In a change that signals the company's growing investment in consumer electronics, Apple dropped "Computer" from its name... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer; Technology
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

In Harmony

like when he published his own novel one day. But he was also intrigued by the students who were interviewing with investment banks. In the mid-1980s, the industry was booming: “The people at Haverford who had a zippy brightness about... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea
  • Web

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

health care agenda. Health care invests billions of dollars in quality measurement programs and complex cost accounting systems yet these systems currently fail to collect outcomes that matter to patients and the costs to acheive them.... View Details
  • 07 Dec 2021
  • Op-Ed

Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge

around skills presents both the leader and the organization the opportunity to assess whether the leader is flexible, resilient, adaptable, empathetic, and self-aware, among other qualities. The results of those assessments can shape the... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle
  • August 2014 (Revised September 2016)
  • Case

ANA (A)

By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Analysis; Economics; Price; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Product; Policy; Air Transportation Industry; Japan
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  • 04 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

analyst moves, he or she continues to cover the same companies and serve the same clients. Most investment banks are within a mile radius of each other, so even the commute does not change. “A company that is willing to double your... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • December 2015 (Revised September 2016)
  • Supplement

ANA (B)

By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Analysis; Economics; Price; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Product; Policy; Air Transportation Industry; Japan
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  • Web

Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Financial Markets (22) Financial Reporting (7) Financial Statements (1) Financial Strategy (11) Financing and Loans (22) Food (12) For-Profit Firms (1) Forecasting and Prediction (26) Foreign Direct Investment (5) Forms of Communication... View Details
  • Web

Klarman Hall | About

the Name Beth & Seth Klarman Seth Klarman (MBA 1982) is the CEO and portfolio manager of the Boston-based Baupost Group, one of the most successful investment partnerships in the world. Beth Klarman is President of the Klarman Family... View Details
  • Web

Student Journey - Entrepreneurship

founder-related programs, resources, and guidance. Joiner Students interested in joining a startup (internship or full-time role) and are seeking opportunities to build relevant skills and understand the startup recruiting process.... View Details
  • Web

Other Student Organizations - MBA

where MBA students are given the opportunity to "pitch" stocks for inclusion in the SIF Ongoing visits from professionals at leading investment management organizations Leadership Co-Portfolio Manager Marc... View Details
  • Web

HBS Health Care Initiative - Blog: Health Supplement

Topics Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Digital Health Global Health Health Care Entrepreneurship Health Care Innovation Health Care Investment Health Care at HBS Insurance/payor Medical devices/diagnostics Precision Medicine... View Details
  • 29 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 29

software in private fixed investment in the United States. We argue that these findings point to a large potential undercounting of "digital dark matter" and related IT spillovers from university and federal funding. Download... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
  • Case

Digging for Gold: Paulson & Co.'s Activism in the Gold Sector

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah S. Goldberg
The case describes the efforts of hedge fund Paulson & Co to influence corporate governance and improve performance in the gold industry. In an innovative move, the hedge fund led the creation of the Shareholder Gold Council, a consortium of large investors in gold... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Hedge Funds; Shareholder Activism; Gold; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment Funds; Investment Activism; Performance Improvement; Corporate Accountability; Mining Industry; Canada; United States
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  • 10 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 10

Corstjens and Rajiv Lal Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012) Abstract Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

California - Global

Company San Francisco, 2015 #tech #inequality Sephora Direct: Investing in Social Media Accounting for the iPhone at Apple, Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Keeping Google “Googly” Location California Research Center 1440 Chapin Avenue,... View Details
  • 10 May 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

and investing in each employee’s success, Ely says. These organizations are structured so that all employees get the opportunities they need to grow and advance. In turn, by cultivating a broad array of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Teaching Interest

Overview

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang

Launching Technology Ventures
Launching Technology Ventures (LTV) is designed for students who are actively working on their own startups or who will work at early-stage startups. The course material is, in particular, focused on new businesses in the... View Details

  • 16 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

Business School, who wrote a series of three case studies about the company’s focus on DE&I. For Bastian, the strategy is about providing more equitable opportunity for all Delta employees, including Black employees, to move “from the... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation