Publications

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

The sun was setting and a light snow falling, creating a thin white blanket that covered the winding two-lane country road stretching in front of Joshua Margolis, when he suddenly felt his 1992 Volvo give into the slick surface, pull out... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

23 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power

After a rather halfhearted attempt at a mixed economy under the slogan of "new democracy," early PRC leaders followed the road of high Stalinism. They believed that land-owning farmers and entrepreneurial businessmen were not... View Details

Keywords: by William C. Kirby

August 26, 2009
Comment

Where Cash for Clunkers Ran Off the Road

By: John A. Quelch

Today, let us celebrate the end of an unjustifiable drain on the U.S. taxpayer: the Cash for Clunkers (C4C) program.

True, C4C greatly boosted the number of consumers visiting car dealers. Doubtless, some new cars were sold to consumers who thought they... View Details

Keywords: Government Programs; Environmental Impact; Government Waste; Customer Behavior; Economic Growth; Economy; Financial Crisis; Government and Politics; Leadership; Marketing; Programs; Value; Auto Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States

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September 19, 2013
Article

Leading Productive Meetings: 8 Rules of the Road

By: Nancy F. Koehn

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March 2010 (Revised May 2013)
Supplement

Chile's Copper Surplus: The Road Not Taken (B)

By: Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini and Renee Kim

In 2009, Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco's fortunes had been reversed. His fiscal policy that had come under attack just a year ago had been used to finance a $4 billion fiscal stimulus package amid the global economic downturn. Velasco was now Chile's most... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Policy; Government and Politics; Chile

25–26 Mar 2022
HBS Club Events

HBS Africa Business Conference: Reimagining the Road Ahead

We are pleased to welcome you to the 24th Annual Africa Business Conference. The conference will be held on March 25 and 26, 2022 in Boston. The first day of events will be held on Harvard Business School's campus and will be open to all attendees while Day 2 events... View Details

July 2021 (Revised September 2021)
Case

Sarah Robb O'Hagan: The Rocky Road of Passion

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Francesca Gino

In November 2018, Sarah Robb O’Hagan is reeling from an unceremonious exit as CEO of Flywheel, a chain of indoor cycling studios. In the past, Robb O’Hagan had led transformational change across companies throughout the sports and fitness industry, including as... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Satisfaction; Decision Making; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Interests

24 Apr 2014
News

MBAs take their business acumen on the road

H icham Mhammedi Alaoui (MBA 2014) didn’t want to spend the summer of 2013 working in a corporate office. Instead, he and three HBS classmates cofounded MBAs Across America (MBAxAmerica), a movement to send teams of pioneering MBAs out on the View Details

Article

Empty U.S. Roads Should Be Safer. They're Not.

By: Scott Duke Kominers

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October 2018
Case

The Road to Mandalay: RMA Group in Myanmar

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Maria Fulwiler

Keywords: RMA Group; Mandalay; Kit Heffner; Kevin Whitcraft; Myanmar

13 May 2015
News

Can Congress fix our crumbling roads and bridges?

March 2010 (Revised May 2013)
Case

Chile's Copper Surplus: The Road Not Taken (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini and Renee Kim

In 2008, Andres Velasco, Chile's Finance Minister, was under mounting criticisms over his fiscal policy. As the world's largest copper producer, Chile was benefiting from the rise in copper prices, which had more than tripled since 2003. Copper revenues translated into... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Metals and Minerals; Investment Funds; Policy; State Ownership; Wealth; Chile

January 2007 (Revised February 2018)
Case

Brazil Under Lula: Off the Yellow BRIC Road

By: Aldo Musacchio

Covers President Lula's challenges to reduce "Brazil cost" and grow like other BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Experts agreed that for Brazil to grow like other BRIC countries, the Brazilian government would have to reduce the cost of doing business... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Cost; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Poverty; Equality and Inequality; China; India; Russia; Brazil

29 May 2019
News

HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni

Clubs News Clubs News A team from HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) hit the road in March with a goal of bringing career education and coaching services to alumni in 27 cities in the U.S. and Canada over a 12-week span. The... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

June 2024
Case

Caesars Entertainment: Governance on the Road to Bankruptcy

By: Kristin Mugford

Caesars Entertainment was a large casino operator in the United States that had been purchased in a 2008 leveraged buyout by Apollo and TPG. In January 2015, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), its largest subsidiary, filed for Chapter 11. This set up a... View Details

Keywords: Gaming; Chapter 11; Fraudulent Conveyance; Apollo; TPG; Bankruptcy; Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Private Equity; Financial Management; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Las Vegas

August 2022
Teaching Note

Sarah Robb O‘Hagan: The Rocky Road of Passion

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Francesca Gino

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-055. View Details

June 2019 (Revised October 2019)
Case

Kenya Railways: China's Belt and Road in Africa

By: Caroline M. Elkins, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna

Keywords: Kenya; Africa