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  • March 2021
  • Case

P.F. Chang's

By: Ashish Nanda, Nitin Nohria and Margaret Cross
Excited yet apprehensive after being named CEO of P.F. Chang’s beginning July 1st, 2020, Damola Adamolekun was well aware of the extraordinary challenges facing the firm. The closure of businesses deemed “nonessential” owing to the COVID-19 pandemic had devastated the... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants; COVID-19 Pandemic; Scenario Planning; Scenarios; Health Pandemics; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy
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  • 30 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

ignoring—advice from others. Across six studies, we find that advisors interpersonally penalize those who ignore their advice. This effect stems from both harsher perceptions of the advice seeker as well as a decrease in advisors’ sense... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 15, 2014
  • Article

Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the intricate dynamics that often characterize family-owned businesses, shedding light on key archetypes that play prominent roles within these organizations. Using a narrative approach, the article illustrates the challenges faced by leaders... View Details
Keywords: Family Ownership; Personal Characteristics; Family and Family Relationships; Management Practices and Processes
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    Roberto Verganti

    Roberto Verganti (rverganti@hbs.edu) is in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Design Theory and Practice for the View Details

    Keywords: automotive; computer; consumer products; electronics; fashion; food; furniture; high technology; home appliances; industrial goods; pharmaceuticals; semiconductor; software; telecommunications; textiles
    • 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
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      Jeffrey F. Rayport

      Jeffrey F Rayport is a faculty member in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the School’s MBA and Executive Education Programs and on HBS Online. His primary focus in teaching and research is growth-stage technology... View Details

        David A. Thomas

        David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.  His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change.  He recently served as a... View Details

        Keywords: financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services

          Joseph B. Fuller

          Joseph Fuller is a Professor of Management Practice in General Management and Entrepreneurship. He founded and co-leads the school’s project, Managing the Future of Work, as well as the Harvard Project on the Workforce. He currently leads the FIELD Global Capstone... View Details

          • March 2009 (Revised October 2009)
          • Case

          CalPERS' Emerging Equity Markets Principles

          By: Robert G. Eccles and Aldo Sesia
          The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS)—the largest public pension fund in the U.S.—had adopted a new principles-based approach to investing in emerging market equities in November 2007. Previously, CalPERS internal and external money managers were... View Details
          Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Investment Return; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Value; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; China; California
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          • Program

          Advanced Management Program

          financing, and outperforming the competition Deploy a broadly informed global perspective as you evaluate markets, analyze competitive forces, and establish corporate strategy Navigate the global financial system while capturing... View Details
          • TeachingInterests

          Investing: Risk, Return and Impact (MBA)

          By: Shawn A. Cole

          This is an investing/finance course, designed to build on skills introduced in the RC finance course, but with an emphasis on how and whether investors should incorporate what have traditionally been considered “non-financial” criteria in their decisions: for... View Details

          • 10 Feb 2009
          • First Look

          First Look: February 10, 2009

          approaches. Finally, the paper reviews the potential role of regional cooperation in mitigating conflict. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-086.pdf An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the View Details
          Keywords: Martha Lagace

            Ray A. Goldberg

            A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

            ... View Details

            Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine
            • 2010
            • Other Unpublished Work

            Top Executive Background and Corporate M&A: The Case of Former Investment Bankers

            By: Francois Brochet and Kyle Welch
            We study the M&A activity of firms with top executives whose employment history includes experience in a Wall Street firm, especially those with investment banking background ("IB executives"). In terms of strategy, controlling for firm-level effects, we document that... View Details
            Keywords: Managerial Roles; Reputation; Investment Banking; Financial Reporting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Goodwill Accounting; Power and Influence; Banking Industry
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            • December 2016
            • Article

            Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts

            By: Guhan Subramanian
            Management buyouts (MBOs) are an economically and legally significant class of transaction: not only do they account for more than $10 billion in deal volume per year, on average, but they also play an important role in defining the relationship between inside and... View Details
            Keywords: Management Buyout; Deal Structuring; Acquisition; Design; Fairness
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            • 30 Nov 2016
            • Op-Ed

            Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

            With Donald Trump’s election, Washington’s policy debate on financial services shifted overnight. Recent signs such as the president-elect’s own words and those of GOP leaders point to renewed efforts to dismantle the Dodd-Frank Act.... View Details
            Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services
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            MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences | MBA

            among many others. More About the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program Play Bridging Science and Business: The MS/MBA Biotechnology Life Sciences Program video Play Video duration: 2:55 Curriculum Capstone Faculty & Advisors... View Details
            • 26 Mar 2025
            • Blog Post

            How to Approach Your Equity Compensation

            equity grants—both in relation to other offers and as part of my overall financial picture? What factors determine whether my shares/options will become valuable (or not)? When should I exercise (buy), sell, or hold? What tax implications... View Details

              Rosabeth M. Kanter

              Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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              • 15 Aug 2024
              • Blog Post

              Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)

              about myself during this time of reflection led me to realize that my next move should be to start my own firm. As a portfolio advisor in Houston, I learned people value advice more than just stocks; they’re also looking for informed... View Details