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  • 29 Nov 2018
  • Blog Post

"There's No Substitute for Finding the Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

When James Correa was coming to the conclusion of his military service as a logistics officer (Captain) in the US Army, "There was only one desire for a professional career that I was sure of -- to continue a career in... View Details
  • 08 Feb 2021
  • Working Paper Summaries

In the Red: Overdrafts, Payday Lending, and the Underbanked

Keywords: by Marco Di Maggio, Angela Ma, and Emily Williams; Financial Services
  • 18 Dec 2018
  • Blog Post

"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

When James Correa was coming to the conclusion of his military service as a logistics officer (Captain) in the US Army, "There was only one desire for a professional career that I was sure of -- to continue a career in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

    Lauren H. Cohen

    Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

    Keywords: financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services
    • 26 Apr 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different

    "disconnect" between marketers and their customers occur? A: In my research, what I learned was that despite the fact that most companies are deeply committed to the concept of differentiation, at any given moment they are also... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
    • October 2019 (Revised June 2020)
    • Case

    Pantheon Ventures in 2019

    By: Victoria Ivashina and Tonia Labruyere
    The case discusses the strategy of Pantheon, a UK-based fund of funds investing in private equity. Client demands and preferences had changed in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis and Pantheon had to adapt its business model to accommodate requests for... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Management; Private Equity; Corporate Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
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      Building Sustainable Cities

      By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, to 6 billion, and the problems created by this rampant urbanization are among the most important challenges of our time. Of all resource-management issues, the author argues, water, electricity,... View Details

      • November 2008 (Revised November 2008)
      • Case

      Cyworld: Creating and Capturing Value in a Social Network

      By: Sunil Gupta and Sangman Han
      In May 2008, the new CEO of Cyworld, a social network company in Korea, had to decide how to create and capture value from his rapidly growing user base. Cyworld was founded in 1999, and in 2003 it was acquired by SK Telecom, a leading mobile service provider in Korea.... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Segmentation; Value Creation; South Korea
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      • 06 Jun 2016
      • Blog Post

      Meet the HBS Africa Business Club

      The Africa Business Club (ABC) provides services and resources for African students, students who have worked in Africa, and any student with a professional or cultural interest in Africa. We also promote the engagement of the African... View Details

        Rajiv Lal

        Rajiv Lal, is the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard Business School. He is currently teaching an elective MBA course on the Business of Smart Connected Products/IOT. He has been responsible for the retailing curriculum and has served as the course... View Details

        • April 2004 (Revised November 2004)
        • Background Note

        Why Complex Systems Fail

        Operationally excellent organizations create competitive opportunities for themselves that are not available to their peers. One view of the manager's competitive dilemma is to pick the right position for his organization, differentiating it, for example, as a... View Details
        Keywords: Organizations; Complexity
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        • February 2006 (Revised January 2007)
        • Case

        MercadoLibre.com

        By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Joshua Bellin and James Robert Dillon
        MercadoLibre.com, eBay's Latin-American partner, needed to decide how far it was going to follow eBay's practice of offering "free listing days" and discounted special-feature days. Was this type of promotion prudent, given MercadoLibre.com's customer base, revenue... View Details
        Keywords: Internet and the Web; Auctions; Service Industry; Latin America
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        • 17 Oct 2016
        • HBS Case

        Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste

        As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details
        Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
        • September 1992
        • Case

        International Airlines

        A frequent flyer for a large international airline encounters typical but recurring service problems. The marketing management of the company explores the use of information technology in understanding and dealing with the issues involved. Concepts of database... View Details
        Keywords: Marketing Communications; Information Technology; Customer Focus and Relationships; Air Transportation Industry
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        • November–December 2024
        • Article

        Scaling Up Transformational Innovations

        By: Peter Koen, Ananya Sheth, Mike DiPaola and Linda A. Hill
        For large companies operating in mature sectors—such as Procter & Gamble in consumer goods, Apple in consumer electronics, and Adobe in cloud software—driving growth is a perennial challenge. Growth through acquisition is always an option, but companies often quickly... View Details
        Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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        • March 2023
        • Teaching Note

        VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory

        By: Karim R. Lakhani
        Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-021. The case “VideaHealth: Building the AI Factory” examines the creation of dental startup VideaHealth (Videa) and the development of its artificial intelligence (AI)-led business strategy through the eyes of founder and CEO Florian... View Details
        Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Business Model; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Health Industry; Technology Industry
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        • March 2021
        • Technical Note

        Competitive Strategy in International Construction

        By: John D. Macomber and Emrah Ergelen
        Construction of buildings and infrastructure is one of the largest industries in the world in terms of volume. It is also one of the most physically risky, financially uncertain, and politically impacted. The industry is highly fragmented since there are few economies... View Details
        Keywords: Construction; Infrastructure; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Strategic Planning; Global Range; Construction Industry
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        • Article

        Network Effects Aren't Enough

        By: Andrei Hagiu and Simon Rothman
        In many ways, online marketplaces are the perfect business model. Since they facilitate transactions between independent suppliers and customers rather than take possession of and responsibility for the products or services in question, they have inherently low cost... View Details
        Keywords: Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Network Effects; Market Participation
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        • 09 Nov 2020
        • News

        Best Business Books 2020: Technology & innovation

        • March 2024
        • Case

        Nomad: A License to Bank

        By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo
        In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details
        Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Leadership; Law; Service Industry; Service Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; North America; Latin America
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