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- 22 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution
demands for resources—from business units, support functions and external partners—require a method for judging whether the allocation choices you have made are optimal. Therefore, the most critical strategic decision for any business is... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 2011
- Article
Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation
By: Ethan S. Bernstein and Frank J. Barrett
How can leaders adopt a mindset that maximizes learning, remains responsive to short-term emergent opportunities, and simultaneously strengthens longer-term dynamic capabilities of the organization? This chapter explores the organizational decisions and practices... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Capabilities; Strategic Change; Jazz; Jazz Mindset; Improvisation; Innovation; Change Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Leadership; Management; Management Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizations; Creativity; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States; Japan; Taiwan; Europe; Asia
Bernstein, Ethan S., and Frank J. Barrett. "Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation." Research in Organizational Change and Development 19 (2011): 55–90.
- 03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007
Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsCommon Agricultural Policy and the Future of French Farming Harvard Business School Case 707-027 Presents the history and evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, from early price supports to the 2003... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2025
- Supplement
Hippo: Weathering the Storm of the Home Insurance Crisis (B)
By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan
Rick McCathron, CEO of Hippo, was optimistic about the InsurTech's path to profitability after navigating the financial uncertainties of 2022. By bundling their home insurance services with third-parties and established insurance incumbents, Hippo was adopting a... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Underwriters; Big Data; Homeowners' Insurance; Catastrophe Risk; Global Warming; Environment; Business Economics; Vertical Specialization; Bundling; Economies Of Scale; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Technological Innovation; Natural Environment; Natural Disasters; Weather; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Business Earnings; Insurance; Social Issues; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Insurance Industry; California; United States
- January 2009
- Case
The Federal Reserve and the Banking Crisis of 1931
By: David A. Moss and Cole Bolton
In early October 1931, in the midst of a global economic depression, the U.S. banking system was in crisis—with bank suspensions running at near record levels. At the same time, the broader economy was sputtering, and U.S. gold reserves had come under severe pressure... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Central Banking; Business History; Crisis Management; Banking Industry; United States
Moss, David A., and Cole Bolton. "The Federal Reserve and the Banking Crisis of 1931." Harvard Business School Case 709-040, January 2009.
- January 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Diageo plc
A major U.K.-based multinational is reevaluating its leverage policy as it restructures its business. The treasury team models the tradeoffs between the benefits and costs of debt financing, using Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the savings from the interest tax... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Multinational Firms and Management; Capital Structure; Restructuring; United Kingdom
Chacko, George C., Peter Tufano, and Joshua Musher. "Diageo plc." Harvard Business School Case 201-033, January 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
entities. The company primarily serves government intelligence agencies, but has some private sector clients and is considering taking on more. The CEO, Christopher Ahlberg, is wrestling with several key decisions about where to take the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Parker's Biscuits, Inc.: Venturing into China
Carol Wittenberg's first major task as president of the Asia/Pacific business for Parker's Biscuits is to set up a joint venture to manufacture biscuits in China. The team that Wittenberg has put together to find a joint venture partner has narrowed the choice down to... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decision Choices and Conditions; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China
Gray, Ann E. "Parker's Biscuits, Inc.: Venturing into China." Harvard Business School Case 697-056, December 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
Trade Creditors' Information Advantage
By: Victoria Ivashina and Benjamin Iverson
Using information on the sales of debt claims for 132 U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, we show that large trade creditors’ decisions to sell receivables of a distressed company in bankruptcy are predictive of lower recovery rates, and that in such cases these... View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, and Benjamin Iverson. "Trade Creditors' Information Advantage." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 24269, January 2018.
- 22 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 22, 2006
Reviews John Moran's 25-year career in the orthopedic industry and his current decision whether to start a hand and foot surgery company. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=805026 Molecular... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2020
- Chapter
Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build
By: John D. Macomber
As fires, floods, and droughts increasingly threaten homes, businesses, and other institutions, climate risk has become financial risk. This implies that homeowners and investors have been making location decisions without properly pricing the cost of potential peril,... View Details
Macomber, John D. "Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build." In Climate Change: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review. Vol. 12. HBR Insights Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- 12 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 12
Self-Knowledge, Unconscious Thought, and Decision Making Authors:Maarten W. Bos and Ap Dijksterhuis Publication:In Handbook of Self-Knowledge, edited by Simine Vazire and Timothy D. Wilson. Guilford Press, 2012 Abstract An abstract is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 1998 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Describes secretive negotiations that took place between the top executives of Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg in the fall of 1994, when the two firms were contemplating a merger that would create one of the world's most powerful investment banks. By December, in order... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Investment Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Consolidation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Morgan Stanley and S.G. Warburg: Investment Bank of the Future (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-140, January 1998. (Revised November 2003.)
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The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
strength of the country, is increasingly failing to provide stable policy decisions addressing the issues Sweden is facing. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53584 October 2017 Review of Economics and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Windward Investment Management
By: Luis M. Viceira and Ricardo Alberto De Armas
Windward Investment Management has experienced rapid growth in assets under management in just ten years, from under $30 million at year-end 1999 to $3.6 billion in 2010. Windward is one of the leading firms in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry that... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Valuation; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Viceira, Luis M., and Ricardo Alberto De Armas. "Windward Investment Management." Harvard Business School Case 211-005, September 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
- 06 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)
financial aid offer, the decision then became one she described as “heart versus head”—her heart was set on HBS but her financial aid package was less than those from other... View Details
- 28 May 2015
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Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2015 Celebrates Class Day
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
suggests that appetitive rather than consummatory activity may best predict future choice and consumption. These findings imply that distinguishing appetite from consumption may improve predictions of future choice and illuminate neural components that support the... View Details