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- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
Sure, the price of tulips in the Netherlands skyrocketed to such outlandish heights that one flower sold for the equivalent of several hundred dollars before the market crashed in 1637, taking the Dutch economy down with it for many years... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Growing and Competing at the Local Level
consultant in the state. We’ve had over $3.5 billion worth of impact for our manufacturers and also saved—or created—more than 16,000 jobs. “We generally work with manufacturers that are less than $100 million in sales. When we go into... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
more management training, I could better help those organizations,” Van Gerpen recalls. “I was drawn to HBS because it seemed to recognize the importance of the nonprofit sector.” After graduating, she worked for eight years in Boston, as a View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship
individualized strategies are insufficient for managing operational, regulatory, and reputational risks. Collaboration is key to tackling these challenges effectively. Celeste, through watershed project development, is poised to address... View Details
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
problems from (in)convenience to price to congestion, he says. “Robust computer control is at the core of a successful PRT.” The concept is well known—you have likely encountered automated, driverless people movers in cities such as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
kiosks stationed here and there; almost every one I pass has a student logged on. I find my way to my first class, Assistant Professor Andrew McAfee’s Operating an E-Business. Right off the bat, McAfee sets up a presentation on a classroom computer linked to a video... View Details
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
Further, if the sea were to rise two feet as some projections indicate is probable, the annual inundation risk would rise to more like 1/20. They might not even be able to buy insurance for any price at that... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
price of diesel fuel. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508074 Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy Harvard Business School Case 208-071 In 2002, a massive accounting fraud and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
only give us the necessary financial support but also its knowledge and experience." Carlos A. Sicupira (9th OPM) is a partner in São Paulo-based GP Investimentos, Ltda., an in-vestment firm with some $1.3 billion under management and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
underpowered compact hatchbacks like the Nissan Leaf and the BMW i3, neither of which could go more than 100 miles without needing to recharge. But there’s a reason that so many auto executives are now pinning their hopes on that long-dormant middle market: the falling... View Details
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
As Hertz approaches what is expected to be a $1 billion "quick flip" IPO just ten months after being acquired, critics are again taking aim at reverse leveraged buyouts and wondering whether investors are being set up for a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
of disobedience. "To lower my costs while improving the price and quality of my products, I needed economies of scale," he explains. "Ignoring a government regulation, I increased my volume by more than the permitted 25 percent of my... View Details
- 20 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018
structure may affect borrowing costs. Corporate legal structure refers to the legal fragmentation of a firm into multiple, separately incorporated entities. This fragmentation is bound to be a factor when lenders determine the pricing of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
companies encouraging and funding ESG innovation. Dow Chemical has enormous energy consumption in their operations, but they've managed to save more than $10 billion through efficiency programs and are moving the world toward the adoption... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 04 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands
by investors and government regulators for hyping stocks and other questionable practices. The last CEO spent over one million dollars to redecorate his office and pushed through $3.6 billion in executive bonuses the day before he agreed... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
return to consulting afterward. But Izquierdo, who spent six months at an Italian culinary institute after high school, had long wanted to open her own eatery as a side venture. In the meantime, Azuero had been mulling entrepreneurial View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
fledgling New Jersey protective-packaging company. Under his leadership, Sealed Air soon became known for its quality products and technological innovation. By the time Dunphy stepped down as company chairman in 2000, Sealed Air's sales had reached $3 View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
concern of firms financing biotechnology research is that the R&D firms might use the funding to subsidize other projects or substitute one project for another. We develop a model based on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
has advocated for more regulation, which hasn’t necessarily endeared her to other players in the space. But she says it’s necessary to bridge the gap between the blockchain sector and traditional financial networks—and to ultimately use the technology to afford the... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
need something to sell in return. And one look at the trade deficit ($558 billion in 2011) clearly indicates we don’t have as much as our foreign competitors to sell in return. To make up the difference, we just borrow. Sure, with... View Details