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  • June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
  • Case

Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?

By: Jorge Tamayo, Ruth Costas, Pedro Levindo and Karina Souza
In April 2011, Colombian group Cementos Argos had to decide on whether to double down its business in the U.S., amidst the U.S. cement industry’s lowest performance in 30 years. Argos— Colombia’s leading cement producer and one of the “jewels” of Grupo GEA, the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Business Subsidiaries; Talent and Talent Management; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Business Strategy; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Latin America; South America; North and Central America; United States; Colombia
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  • January 2023 (Revised June 2024)
  • Supplement

Zaoui & Co. (B): Executing the Odyssey SPAC Transaction

By: Ashish Nanda, Alex Kitsberg and Zack Kurtovich
In September 2019, founding partners Michael and Yoel Zaoui decided to add principal investing to Zaoui & Co.’s offerings. The case outlines how, over the next two years, Zaoui & Co. pursued the formation of a SPAC, Odyssey Acquisitions, followed by the identification... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Investment Banking; SPACs; M＆A; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Europe; United Kingdom
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  • Fall 2024
  • Article

Redemption Mechanisms in Poison Pills: Evidence on Pill Design and Law Firm Effects

By: Olivier Baum and Guhan Subramanian
We present the first evidence on the incidence of “trip wire” versus “last look” poison pills. Using a hand-collected data set of 130 poison pills implemented and/or amended between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2023, we find that pills are almost evenly divided... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Negotiation Tactics; Contracts
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  • January 2024
  • Case

Flashfood: The Magic of Commitment

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
Josh Domingues had accomplished what countless young entrepreneurs long to achieve: founding a promising company that aspires to make the world a tangibly better place. Shocked to learn that international food waste cumulatively amounted to the world’s third largest... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneur; Founder; Startup; Business Model; Business Startups; Food; Applications and Software; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Sustainability; Canada
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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • February 2016 (Revised March 2017)
    • Case

    Regulating Radio in the Age of Broadcasting

    By: David Moss, Marc Campasano and Colin Donovan
    When the Titanic tragically sank on April 15, 1912, potentially life-saving help was delayed as a result of failures in radio communication. In part as a result, Congress moved swiftly to regulate radio, passing the Radio Act of 1912 four months later. Although at... View Details
    Keywords: Radio; Regulation; Communication Technology; Government Legislation; History; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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    • 13 Dec 2016
    • First Look

    December 13, 2016

    forthcoming Journal of Investment Consulting Cloaked Trading By: Cohen, Lauren, Dong Lou, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract—Using a novel, proprietary database of micro-level trading activities by asset managers, we show strong evidence... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • July 2013 (Revised October 2013)
    • Supplement

    United Rentals (B)

    By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
    In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the Chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) was preparing her notes for an upcoming stockholders' meeting. It was a meeting unlike most other meetings she had chaired. Stockholders were about to vote on a... View Details
    Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Board Committees; Chairman; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Construction Industry; North America
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    • 10 Oct 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points

    grasp those few "inflection points" that present themselves to change our lives—if we recognize the opportunity. Howard Stevenson is the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration. Slingshot Round the Moon From Howard's Gift: Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your... View Details
    Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson
    • November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
    • Case

    A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee

    By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan

    In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details

    Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
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    • Web

    Curriculum - Case Method Project

    White Leagues and the Ku Klux Klan; ‘Redeemer’ Democrats; 1876 election; Compromise of 1877 Reconstruction B: Jury Rights in Virginia, 1877-1880 This case continues to examine some of the central issues of Reconstruction View Details
    • Web

    Program Requirements - Doctoral

    selections. Pre-approval by the TOM faculty coordinator is required if a student wishes to fulfill these requirements with alternative courses. Foundational Courses (2 courses) Innovation Track requirements : A comprehensive two semester... View Details
    • Web

    Managing the Future of Work

    Managing the challenges posed by the changing nature of work Managing the challenges posed by the changing nature of work Multiple forces of change – demographics, technology, automation, globalization – are... View Details
    • March 2013
    • Case

    Currency Wars

    By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
    In February 2013, the G-20 finance ministers met in Moscow, Russia to discuss the rising anxieties over a potential international currency war. It was speculated that certain countries were purposely devaluing their currencies in order to improve their competitiveness... View Details
    Keywords: Currency; Competitiveness; Trade Policy; Devaluation; Exchange Rate; Monetary Policy; Quantitative Easing; Inflation Targeting; Capital Flows; Central Banking; Currency Exchange Rate; Competitive Strategy; Emerging Markets; Policy; Trade; Conflict and Resolution; Banking Industry; Public Administration Industry; Moscow
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    • March 2025
    • Case

    Sarojini Naidu: Courage of the Nightingale

    By: Ranjay Gulati, Malini Sen and Anjali Raina
    Indian poet and freedom fighter and mother of four, Sarojini (Chattopadhyay) Naidu, could not hold back. As the protestors marched ahead without retaliating against the police’s blows, she stepped forward to join them. A British officer approached Naidu and touched her... View Details
    Keywords: Gender; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence; Government and Politics; India; Asia
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    • Web

    Alumni - Global

    2005); By: April White 29 Nov 2023 HBS Clubs A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway By: Margie Kelley 09 Nov 2023 HBS Alumni News From the Brink How HBS alumni helped create a path for... View Details
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    Media

    Media

    This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details

    • 21 Nov 2018
    • Blog Post

    Harvard Square's Hidden History

    environs. I played impromptu tour guide and pointed out four of my favorite historic sites around the Square – many of which HBS students pass by each day:   Anderson Memorial Bridge  Hundreds of HBS students cross daily over the Anderson... View Details
    • Web

    Rock Summer Fellows - Entrepreneurship

    Rock Summer Fellows Video Video Key Dates: Applications for the 2025 Rock Summer Fellows Program will open on January 21. Deadline for Rock Founders to apply is March 6. Decisions will be made by April 7.... View Details
    • Research Summary

    Reverse Innovation

    VG and Chris Trimble reveal a bold discovery with far-reaching implications in REVERSE INNOVATION: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere (Harvard Business Review Press; April 10, 2012;... View Details