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  • October 2013
  • Case

Lufa Farms

By: Jose B. Alvarez, Robert Mackalski, Annelena Loeb and Lisa Mazzanti
In 2013, Mohamed Hage, founder of the rooftop farming business called Lufa Farms, thought his company had reached a level of maturity where scaling the business model was the next logical step. With two greenhouses already in Canada, he was looking into other locations... View Details
Keywords: Rooftop Farms; Agriculture; Greenhouse; Technology; Expansion; Strategic Partnerships; Cultivation; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada
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Alvarez, Jose B., Robert Mackalski, Annelena Loeb, and Lisa Mazzanti. "Lufa Farms." Harvard Business School Case 514-008, October 2013.
  • January 2013
  • Article

Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment

When corporate payout is taxed, internal equity (retained earnings) is cheaper than external equity (share issues). If there are no perfect substitutes for equity finance, payout taxes may therefore have an effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor... View Details
Keywords: Taxation; Investment; Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation
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Becker, Bo, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob. "Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment." Journal of Financial Economics 107, no. 1 (January 2013): 1–24.
  • February 1989 (Revised August 1989)
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Portman Hotel Co.

A brand new hotel has opened with a new service strategy: import to America Asian-style service using a butler-like employee group called the personal valets. To achieve this high level of service, the hotel has paid great attention to its human resource policies,... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Service Delivery; Employees; Accommodations Industry; Asia; North America
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Heckscher, Charles C. "Portman Hotel Co." Harvard Business School Case 489-104, February 1989. (Revised August 1989.)

    Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment

    When corporate payout is taxed, internal equity (retained earnings) is cheaper than external equity (share issues). If there are no perfect substitutes for equity finance, payout taxes may therefore have an effect on the investment of firms. High taxes... View Details

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    Performance Impact of Continuous Replenishment Systems

    By: Janice H. Hammond
    Janice H. Hammond has conducted (with Ted Clark of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) a survey of U.S. retailers to determine how the implementation of continuous replenishment programs between manufacturers and retailers affects supply channel... View Details
    • 2014
    • Article

    Executive Compensation and Human Capital Investments Through Industry Selection

    By: Boris Groysberg and Eric Lin
    We use proprietary data capturing compensation levels of executives placed by a global search firm to investigate how executives evaluate rewards and risks of human capital investment choices. Our findings suggest that more isolated industries with lower opportunity to... View Details
    Keywords: Executive Compensation; Human Capital; Personal Development and Career
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    Groysberg, Boris, and Eric Lin. "Executive Compensation and Human Capital Investments Through Industry Selection." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2014).
    • 2008
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    Performance and Control across Multiple Markets

    By: Tatiana Sandino, Dennis Campbell and Shelby Yu
    Chain organizations typically operate units across different types of markets, with significantly diverging customer bases. Such market-type dispersion potentially influences performance through two channels: it makes performance a noisier indicator of store manager... View Details
    Keywords: Governance Controls; Organizational Design; Markets; Franchise Ownership; Performance; Retail Industry
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    Sandino, Tatiana, Dennis Campbell, and Shelby Yu. "Performance and Control across Multiple Markets." American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Paper, January 2008.
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    Believe Me, I Have No Idea What I Am Talking About: The Effects of Source Certainty on Consumer Involvement and Persuasion

    By: Uma R. Karmarkar and Zakary L. Tormala
    This research explores the effect of source certainty-that is, the level of certainty expressed by a message source-on persuasion. The authors propose an incongruity hypothesis, suggesting that source certainty effects depend on perceived source expertise. In three... View Details
    Keywords: Research; Experience and Expertise; Risk and Uncertainty; Consumer Behavior; Performance Expectations; Interests; Power and Influence
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    Karmarkar, Uma R., and Zakary L. Tormala. "Believe Me, I Have No Idea What I Am Talking About: The Effects of Source Certainty on Consumer Involvement and Persuasion." Journal of Consumer Research 36, no. 6 (April 2010): 1033–1049.
    • 1 Aug 2010
    • Conference Presentation

    Firm Performance, Top Management and Minority Hiring: African‐American Coaches in the NFL, 1970‐2007

    By: Andrew Hill and David Thomas
    Studies of minority hiring have found that low-status firms are more likely to hire minority candidates. However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management, which differs in the level of 1) uncertainty regarding the optimal... View Details
    Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Recruitment; Relationships; Risk and Uncertainty; Ethnicity; Sports Industry; Africa; United States
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    Hill, Andrew, and David Thomas. "Firm Performance, Top Management and Minority Hiring: African‐American Coaches in the NFL, 1970‐2007." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, August 01, 2010.
    • February 2011
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    Carbon Trading Simulation: Green Cement Inc.

    By: Peter A. Coles
    This simulation presents students the opportunity to experience firsthand the economics of carbon markets and permit trading. Each student has private role information about a company he or she manages. The student must make decisions about pollution-reducing... View Details
    Keywords: Ethics; Investment; Markets; Agreements and Arrangements; Production; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants
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    Coles, Peter A. "Carbon Trading Simulation: Green Cement Inc." Harvard Business School Exercise 911-051, February 2011.
    • November 2007 (Revised July 2010)
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    China: The Political System

    Offers a detailed overview of the structure and operation of the Chinese political system today. Key issues that are discussed include: 1) the relationship between the Communist Party of China and the state; 2) the relationship between central and local levels of... View Details
    Keywords: Government and Politics; System; China
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    Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "China: The Political System." Harvard Business School Background Note 308-063, November 2007. (Revised July 2010.)
    • April 2003
    • Case

    Captain Crisis in the United States Army, The

    From 1989 to 1999, the Army watched as captain attrition rose from a planned and acceptable 6.7% to a staggering 10.6%. At the beginning of a new century, the Army leadership is concerned that current and projected staffing levels for junior officers are insufficient... View Details
    Keywords: Human Capital; Retention; Government and Politics; Public Administration Industry
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    Beaulieu, Nancy D., and Jamie Warder. "Captain Crisis in the United States Army, The." Harvard Business School Case 903-126, April 2003.
    • 14 May 2015
    • News

    A senseless subsidy

    • 08 Sep 2014
    • News

    Income inequality is unsustainable – Just ask Harvard Business School

    • 05 Nov 2020
    • News

    Don’t Get Blindsided by Your Blind Spots

    • 29 Feb 2024
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    Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

    larger scale than before.” “The reason we wrote these cases is to illustrate the value of star talent,” says Elberse, who coauthored the cases with David Moreno Vicente, a 2019 graduate of HBS who currently works as a consultant. “It doesn’t necessarily have to be... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports
    • 15 May 2009
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    Money or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets?

    Keywords: by Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson & Bilal Zia; Financial Services
    • July 16, 2016
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    A Game Theoretic Model for Resource Allocation Among Countermeasures with Multiple Attributes

    By: Elisabeth C. Paulson, Igor Linkov and Jeffrey Keisler
    We study a strategic, two-player, sequential game between an attacker and defender. The defender must allocate resources amongst possible countermeasures and across possible targets. The attacker then chooses a type of threat and a target to attack. This paper proposes... View Details
    Keywords: Resource Allocation; Game Theory; Strategy
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    Paulson, Elisabeth C., Igor Linkov, and Jeffrey Keisler. "A Game Theoretic Model for Resource Allocation Among Countermeasures with Multiple Attributes." European Journal of Operational Research 252, no. 2 (July 16, 2016): 610–622.
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    Capital flows in a Globalized Economy: The Role of Policies and Institutions (joint with Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych)

    By: Laura Alfaro
    We describe the patterns of international capital flows in the period 1970-2000. We then examine the determinants of capital flows and capital flow volatility during this period. We find that institutional quality is an important determinant of capital flows.... View Details
    • April 2002
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    The Determination of Unemployment Benefits

    By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert J. MacCulloch
    While much empirical research exists on labor market consequences of unemployment benefits, there is remarkably little evidence on the forces determining benefits. We present a simple model where workers desire insurance against unemployment risk and benefits increase... View Details
    Keywords: Unemployment; Compensation and Benefits
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    Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert J. MacCulloch. "The Determination of Unemployment Benefits." Journal of Labor Economics 20, no. 2 (April 2002): 404–34.
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