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- 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24
argue that this rule is feasible despite the limited powers of central authorities. We also offer a framework for reasoning about future prices of IP addresses and then explore the role of rentals in sharing information about the value of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
that’s my number one leadership takeaway.” HOME REGION Mexico City, Mexico UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Columbia University PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IGNIA, Home Depot, Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch HBS ACTIVITIES Student Association, Section D president; Women... View Details
- October 2024 (Revised October 2024)
- Case
Parexel: Scaling Up and Industry Dynamics
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
Through the lens of biopharmaceutical contract research organization (CRO) PAREXEL, this case traces the evolution of the firm as it reinvents itself in response to the transformation of the CRO sector from a small, secondary cluster of firms into a major player with... View Details
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Shad Hall | About
exercise studios. Shad Hall is also home to the offices for Operations and for Information Technology, as well as the Tennenbaum Technology Operations Center. The roof is “green”—topped with 64 cubic yards of a gravel-like medium allowing... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
crucially so—on whether or not the platforms subsidize one side of the market in equilibrium. For example, with prices being strategic complements across platforms, we show that a cost-reducing investment by one firm may have a positive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
density, the Byzantine nature of its bureaucracy, and the number of entrenched interests at play can frustrate even modest efforts to alter the status quo. Yet none of that appears to faze Tisch any more than did her first snow day. In her previous roles as New York’s... View Details
- 01 Jan 2017
- News
Improving Health Care Delivery
new career path. “I became interested in the intersection of health care and finance, and that led me to HBS,” says Jeffrey, managing partner of the health care investment firm Great Point Partners. “HBS gave me the toolkit I needed to go... View Details
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
financial variables. They use a diagnostic expectations version of a dispersed information learning model to explain why individual forecasters typically overreact to news, while consensus forecasts underreact relative to full-information... View Details
- 28 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis
accelerating a trend that began before the pandemic. For instance, the consumer electronics chain Best Buy struggled to attract sales, and the company ended up cutting costs through layoffs and furloughs. Layoffs were more typical among companies that View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
threat lack credibility, but you also have no way of changing course if the situation becomes dire. 3. Visibly incur sunk costs Suppose you are negotiating with a consulting firm to renew its contract to provide information technology... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
an associated 90% confidence interval of (2.3%, 17.8%). Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49523 2015 The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy Information Technology and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
regulatory framework, and adjudication capability; but in the private sector there is also the need for a tremendous number of institutions and intermediaries such as information analyzers and advisors, transaction facilitators,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Fast Answer
Startups: venture-backed, by industry, geography, funding amounts & rounds
navigation. Select Company Search. Add desired criteria under Industry & Geography. Under Company Attributes, check Private under Company Status. Under Financing & Exit, add information about funding... View Details
- April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane
In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent... View Details
Keywords: History; International Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Effectiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing; Japan
Abdelal, Rawi E., and David Lane. "Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China." Harvard Business School Case 706-012, April 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni
in addition to valuable connections that will move it in a strong direction. In a collaborative learning environment, attendees gained access to the latest thinking around rapidly changing global dynamics affecting entrepreneurship and View Details
- March 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Kashat: Navigating the Uncertainties of the Egyptian Fintech Market
By: Paul A. Gompers and Ahmed Dahawy
Karim Nour, the founder of Kashat, an Egyptian nano-lending fintech company, is contemplating how to manage the growth of his startup. Over the summer of 2022, Kashat's loan disbursements had grown by nearly 40%, fueled by macroeconomic instability in Egypt. However,... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Capital; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt
Gompers, Paul A., and Ahmed Dahawy. "Kashat: Navigating the Uncertainties of the Egyptian Fintech Market." Harvard Business School Case 824-055, March 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- 02 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes
Halfpoint In the worlds of economic theory and conservative political orthodoxy, corporate tax cuts, such as the 2017 tax reform in the United States, should create benefits beyond businesses. As the thinking goes, middle class workers will see their compensation... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
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What are the best finance interview prep resources?
Including asset management, VCPE, investment banking, asset management,and investment management? Research task: Good for finding: Suggested resources: Interview skills/prep Advice and techniques for... View Details
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
subset of countries. This paper uses a difference-in-difference analysis that compares US equity holdings in affected and unaffected countries. The international investment responses to JGTRRA were substantial and imply an elasticity of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
of information and perspectives between the two firms, and led to a novel type of agreement. ABB would design and build the plant at a far lower cost than standard. Then, if ABB could reduce the cost even further, it would receive a... View Details