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  • 18 Feb 2015
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715411-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-423 Discovery Limited Discovery Limited is a South-African based insurance company. Started in the early 1990s, Discovery used behavioral economics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2021 (Revised January 2022)
  • Case

SA Taxi: A Vehicle for Empowerment? (A)

By: Nien-he Hsieh, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and F. Christopher Eaglin
SA Taxi was a vertically integrated business that operated in South Africa’s distinctive taxi industry. Despite being plagued by violence, informal structures, unsafe road practices and lack of government support, the taxi industry had grown to become South Africa’s... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Equality and Inequality; Race; Situation or Environment; Transportation Industry; South Africa; Africa
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  • Web

Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Roth and Nicole Tempest Keller In 2017, Core Innovation Capital invested $725,000 in Hugo Insurance, a pay-as-you-drive auto insurance startup targeting the non-standard market. Core followed with $300,000... View Details

    Jerry R. Green

    Jerry R. Green

    David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

    John Leverett Professor in the University

    Harvard University

     

    Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

    Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
    • 2010
    • Chapter

    Unlocking the Slices of Genius in Your Organization: Leading for Innovation

    By: Linda A. Hill, Maurizio Travaglini, Greg Brandeau and Emily Stecker
    There is a widespread consensus that innovation is fast becoming the principal source of differentiation and competitive advantage in today's knowledge-intensive economy. But until we reframe our understanding of what innovation and leadership are all about, we fear... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Practice; Competitive Advantage
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      Ryan W. Buell

      Ryan W. Buell is a Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches View Details

      Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
      • 01 Nov 2017
      • What Do You Think?

      What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

      loan recipients to take out insurance on autos that were already insured. Wells Fargo management claimed that it was unaware of customer complaints collected by the insurance company. Further, when made... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking
      • 17 Aug 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: August 17

      note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311011-PDF-ENG Note on the Insurance Industry Clayton Rose, Scott WaggonerHarvard Business School Note 311-012 This note provides an overview of the structure and... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 15 May 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

      ‘guardian and ‘chauffeur.’ While the first connotes safety, the second conveys the idea that you can sit back and relax while the vehicle drives you around. Our results suggest the second label may leverage... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto

        John D. Macomber

        John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber's work focuses on climate adaptation and the... View Details

        Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
        • 03 Oct 2022
        • Research & Ideas

        Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

        charismatic but controversial cofounder of WeWork, who quit as CEO in 2019 after a bungled initial public offering amid questions about his business practices. “The market values the experience they have and rewards them in terms of high... View Details
        Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
        • 14 Feb 2023
        • HBS Case

        Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

        Sweden has long seemed like a social-welfare capitalist dream come true, where companies and labor unions collaborate in harmony with government support. Swedish citizens are among the wealthiest in the world, View Details
        Keywords: by Lane Lambert

          Julian De Freitas

          Julian De Freitas is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit, and Director of the Ethical Intelligence Lab, at Harvard Business School. He earned his PhD in psychology from Harvard, masters from Oxford, and BA from Yale. He teaches... View Details

          Keywords: insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry; insurance industry
          • Web

          Hiring Organizations

          Nexus Capital Management Nexus Venture Partners Niantic Nike Nikola Motor Company Nirvana Insurance Noetica AI Nominal - nominal.io Nomura Greentech Northvolt Northwell Health Notable Capital Novartis Novo Holdings NPR NVIDIA Nyca... View Details
          • 12 Sep 2023
          • Research & Ideas

          How Can Financial Advisors Thrive in Shifting Markets? Diversify, Diversify, Diversify

          influencers such as attorneys, accountants, and insurance agents furthered expansion. Gaining 10 new clients from referrals is worth a 1-to-2 percent increase in assets under management View Details
          Keywords: by Ben Rand; Financial Services

            Who Guarantees Your Workplace is Safe for Return?

            As we start to think about returning to work, shopping, and recreation, there is much talk about transformed... View Details

              Rosabeth M. Kanter

              Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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              • 2015
              • Chapter

              Thirty Years of Evolution in the Roles of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance

              By: John C. Coates
              This chapter presents evidence that shifts in the composition and roles of institutions have been at least as important, if not more so, than aggregate increases in institutional ownership. Over the past 30 years, institutions have come to play more varied roles in... View Details
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              • March 2008
              • Case

              Novartis AG: Science-Based Business

              By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
              Novartis is a science-based drug company, which has important implications for its business strategy. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with over $38B in sales in 2007. Pharmaceuticals account for slightly over $24B of that total. In 2007,... View Details
              Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Resource Allocation; Product Development; Partners and Partnerships; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Pharmaceutical Industry
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              • 01 Jun 2023
              • HBS Case

              A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

              At age 32—feeling far removed from the violent street crimes that had consumed his teens and 20s—Larry Miller just knew he was nailing a job interview with a senior partner at Arthur Andersen. That is, until he came clean about his... View Details
              Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories