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- December 1993
- Teaching Note
GTE Corporation (C) TN
By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
- October 1993
- Teaching Note
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. TN
By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer
Teaching Note for (9-293-051). View Details
- August 1993 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Scudder, Stevens & Clark
By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer
A large multi-product investment counseling firm considers its positioning in the mutual fund business. View Details
Light, Jay O., and James O. Sailer. "Scudder, Stevens & Clark." Harvard Business School Case 294-026, August 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
- June 2001
- Case
Bang Networks- The First Customer (A)
By: Jay O. Light and Mary N. Caravella
In November 2000, six-month-old start-up Bang Networks is preparing a proposal for its first paid subscription contract. The recent MBA founders of the new San Francisco--based company believe they have a unique new solution for effective delivery of real-time Web... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Negotiation Tactics; Internet and the Web; Valuation; Value Creation; Negotiation Preparation; Information Technology Industry; San Francisco
Light, Jay O., and Mary N. Caravella. "Bang Networks- The First Customer (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-111, June 2001.
- June 2001
- Case
GetConnected
By: Jay O. Light and Daniel J. Green
An embryonic Internet-based telecom marketing firm considers its first (seed) round of funding. They are choosing between a fixed price round and a discounted convertible round. View Details
Light, Jay O., and Daniel J. Green. "GetConnected." Harvard Business School Case 201-010, June 2001.
- August 2000 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Arepa
By: Jay O. Light and Daniel J. Green
This case illustrates the importance of structuring negotiations with large companies and investors that are critical to a start-up's success. It depicts a firm with innovative technology that contracts with giant companies in order to survive. It also demonstrates how... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Organizational Structure; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Partners and Partnerships; Business Startups
Light, Jay O., and Daniel J. Green. "Arepa." Harvard Business School Case 201-008, August 2000. (Revised February 2002.)
- July 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Arbinet Communications, Inc. (A)
By: Jay O. Light and Daniel J. Green
Keywords: Communications Industry
Light, Jay O., and Daniel J. Green. "Arbinet Communications, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-006, July 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
Electric—described how American business raises public suspicions and loses public support: "[T]he law is not a satisfactory censor," he said. "It functions in the clear light of wrong-doing—things so wrong that the... View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- September 1994
- Case
Investing in China
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Jon Headley
Froot, Kenneth A., Jay O. Light, and Jon Headley. "Investing in China." Harvard Business School Case 295-025, September 1994.
- July 1992 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
An Investment Linked to Commodity Futures
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Nancy Donohue
Describes a new investment which is linked to an index of commmodity futures prices. Explores how the index is constructed, how commodity futures (as opposed to other futures and spot prices) behave, and what the portfolio impacts of such an investment might be. View Details
Keywords: Commodity Market; Investment Management; Portfolio Management; Financial Markets; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Futures and Commodity Futures
Froot, Kenneth A., Jay O. Light, and Nancy Donohue. "An Investment Linked to Commodity Futures." Harvard Business School Case 293-017, July 1992. (Revised January 1995.)
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
extraordinary government support to help stabilize the funding of global financial institutions. In light of the problems that emerged during the crisis, a number of MMF reforms have been proposed, which we analyze in this paper. We... View Details
- 29 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 29
abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-097.pdf From Counting Risk to Making Risk Count: Boundary-Work in Risk Management Authors:Anette Mikes For two decades, risk management has been gaining ground in banking. In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
A Good Place to Start Driving Digital StrategySunil Gupta explores how traditional businesses can make the leap into the digital age. American Capitalism: New HistoriesHistorians are taking a new look at capitalism in light of its... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
In light of the outset of the war on terrorism, how does this affect what has been called the war for talent? A book by the same name 1 has recently characterized this as an "endless journey" to address the enduring challenge to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
students went through the experimental session wearing 15-pound backpacks, while the other half wore 5-pound backpacks. The results showed that participants wearing a heavy backpack indeed experienced higher levels of guilt than the light... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime
violations Heese, who researches corporate misconduct, decided to examine company violations in light of the rapid deterioration of the newspaper industry. The circulation of local newspapers in the United States has declined by roughly... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316144-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-002 Digital Lumens: Creating Value Through Software Digital Lumens, founded in 2007, developed and implemented intelligent LED lighting solutions for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Role of Business Leaders in Sustaining Market Capitalism
solves problems by self-correcting, there is still a belief that business leaders must act ethically. Light regulation across all aspects of the business world could promote greater transparency. To sustain market capitalism, businesses... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
findings contribute to the corporate strategy literature by shedding light on the roots of the diversification discount and by showing how analysts' research enables investors to overcome asymmetric information. Paper: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction
that voting for directors should be more meaningful; corporate owners should be able to vote their board representatives in or out. Accountability is another common theme in their repertoire. But here's the rub. In light of public... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey