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Ignore June 30: Time is on the Side of a Better Iran Deal

By: James K. Sebenius
Prior to the "interim deal" reached in November 2013, Iranian nuclear negotiators could—and did—play for time while the regime rapidly added more centrifuges and increased production of enriched uranium. That is no longer the case. For the first time in years, the... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Deal; Iran; United States; Iran; United States
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  • June 2010 (Revised September 2011)
  • Background Note

An Overview of Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance--2009 Update

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Provides an introduction to the fields of project finance and infrastructure finance and gives a statistical overview of project-financed investments over the years from 2005 to 2009. Examples of project-financed investments include the $1.4 billion Mozal aluminum... View Details
Keywords: Project Finance; Infrastructure; Investment; Projects; Trends
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  • 16 Nov 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Ben Shiller, Brandeis University

  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

compound annual growth rate in sales of over 28 percent. He was the leading variety store operator in Arkansas, and probably in the adjacent states as well. And then, in a heartbeat, he lost everything. The problem was the lease Walton... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail
  • January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
  • Case

The Carlyle Group

By: Robert G. Eccles and Carin-Isabel Knoop
This case describes the investment philosophy, organizational structure, management processes and culture of the largest private equity firm in the world measured in terms of assets under management ($89 billion). The Carlyle Group is distinctive in several ways,... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Asia; Washington (state, US)
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Healthy Buildings in 2070

By: John D. Macomber and Joseph G. Allen
Fifty years seems a very long time in the future for most industries. Not so in buildings and real estate; built structures routinely last decades if not hundreds of years, as long as they are economically competitive. Any discussion of the 50-year future has to... View Details
Keywords: Health ＆ Wellness; Real Estate; Architectural Innovation; Public Health; Health; Buildings and Facilities; Well-being
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Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

including the management of time, student participation and engagement, and the use of boards. Assessment & Feedback Judging class success and assessing student performance, as well as instructor performance, are important components of any successful pedagogical... View Details
  • 04 May 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System

Keywords: by David A. Moss; Banking; Financial Services
  • 01 May 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Why Isn’t ‘Servant Leadership’ More Prevalent?

of coffee prior to the board meeting. Instead of summoning someone to clean it up, he asked a colleague to get him cleaning compound and a cloth, things easily found in a company that provided cleaning services. Whereupon he proceeded to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 09 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

organizational complexity was compounded by Unilever's wide portfolio of products and by the changes in these products over time. Edible fats, such as margarine, and soap and detergents were the historical origins of Unilever's business,... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
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Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment

fertilizers. Rice cultivation produces fermentation, another contributor. Compounding the problem, clearing forests to create land for cattle and cropland eliminates the CO2 absorption that trees provide. [30] Regenerative agriculture... View Details
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Providing Assessment & Feedback - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

environment. In the context of the case method, these challenges are compounded by the importance of participation and the shared responsibility of instructors and students in the co-creation of content and process. The next sections... View Details
  • 31 Jul 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Learning from Double-Digit Growth Experiences

Keywords: by Eric D. Werker
  • Portrait Project

Mike Laffin

challenges during a divorce. These “small” battles waged during late-night phone calls or in the back classrooms of Camp Lejeune led to compounding victories that built enduring trust. I worried that after the Marines, I’d never find a... View Details
  • 16 Jun 2021
  • HBS Case

Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

year—and it’s still unclear when many ships will set sail again. "There was a lot at stake, with $20 billion in annual revenues and hundreds of thousands of passengers transported every year." Compounding the challenge of losing customers... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

W. Hall Wendel, Jr.

years of 35 percent compounded increases in sales and earnings. Now on the New York Stock Exchange, with revenues of $1.2 billion, profits of $62 million, and a return on equity of 43 percent, the diversified company is the world's... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner; mountain; adventure; climbing
  • 05 Mar 2009
  • What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

particularly by younger adults, of the importance of compound interest, inflation, and long-term value of money in one's planning), and political-economic stories (the way people communicate confidence that can affect entire economies and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

to the underlying belief structure. Kusin uses a broad range of analytic tools enhanced and supplemented by 20 years of data collection, polling, and anecdotes from the highest level of access to deconstruct what actually exists. The View Details
  • 28 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

strengthened in the 1990s, compounded the problem of a governance structure which provided no outside perspectives or checks on decision making. By 1990 Unilever was no longer an underperforming firm. Its share price still seemed low... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products
  • 11 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

compounded by the effects of climate change.” This past February, NPR offered additional explanations for Mexico City’s water crisis: “The reservoirs that supply around 20% of water to the city's 22 million residents are drying up. They... View Details