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- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
Business School Case 814-079 Milk Baths and Charm Necklaces: Had Randy Weiner (Finally) Gone Too Far? The case on Randy Weiner explores the tensions between artistic and financial imperatives in a for-profit immersive theater venture. In order to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
years has coincided with a strong revival in interest in local traditions and practices, which is particularly noticeable in some of the fastest-growing emerging markets, such as China. As a result, the leading firms in the industry now... View Details
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
capital. Purchase this working paper from SSRN: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12592 Cases & Course MaterialsFriendster (A) Harvard Business School Case 707-409 In January 2006, the president of Friendster needs to choose between two strategic options to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
truth is anything but— "it's about reviving companies," says Gilson, author of the 2010 book Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies in Bankruptcies, Buyouts, and Breakups . View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
Biver purchased Blancpain, a watch company that had been out of business since 1961 but had once made mechanical watches for $16,000. After successfully reviving Blancpain, Biver sold the company to Nicolas G. Hayek (chairman of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
relaunched as a luxury eyewear brand after a fifty-year absence from the marketplace. This case focuses on reviving a dormant brand with a 200-year plus heritage of innovation, craft excellence, and luxury. Drawing on extensive historical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
necessary for reviving economic growth both domestically and internationally. Would these policies successfully create a resurgence of growth? Can expansionary monetary policies be considered "beggar-thy-neighbor" actions by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
Yangzi region and Manchuria. Growth was slowed significantly in the 1930s by the global depression and by the financial policies of the Nationalist government, and it would be stopped altogether by the onset of the Sino-Japanese and then civil war; but that did not... View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
well-defined financial criteria. We suggest that this dynamic may have important implications for our understanding of the role of management in the modern, knowledge-based firm, and for the potential revival of manufacturing in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. The establishment of the People's Republic in 1949, with a decided turn against foreign enterprises operating in China from the 1950s, and radical communism from the late 1960s through the 1970s, led to its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
foot, mixed-use development is meant to accommodate Brooklyn’s growing innovation, creative, and “maker” communities. Jamestown is intrigued by the recently revived trend of “shared office space,” championed by WeWork and originated by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
rating agency after it was selected by the third party. Q: You note in your book that loan securitization collapsed at the end of 2008. Has it revived yet, and why is it important for a healthy economy? A: The monthly volume of... View Details
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
development. Although from the early 1970s Britain experienced a revival in the quality of innovation and improved productivity growth, structural weaknesses in the commercialization environment still remain. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
of tomorrow's innovative new products, arguing that companies must reinvest in new product and process development in the U.S. industrial sector. Only by reviving this "industrial commons" can the world's largest economy build... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Is MySpace.com Your Space?
revival band that is promoted from a MySpace site, is a case in point. The site is credited for their explosive global growth, yet the commercial exploitation of the social network is welcomed by fans. In true punk style the band claims... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
contracts. The Big 3 were gaining market share-Ford was now handily outselling Toyota Motor Corp. in the U.S. after falling behind in 2007. Many saw the Big 3 turnaround as proof that a unionized manufacturing industry could be revived... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
Michelin operations in Brazil and overseen the integration of the Goodrich-Uniroyal acquisition, Ghosn earned the nickname "le cost killer" for his role in the Renault turnaround. His Nissan revival plan included cutting... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
skilled workers. Developing the right skills The irony is that jobs like these are exactly what we need to revive our middle class— but they will continue to prove elusive where we fail to align skills training to employer needs or... View Details
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
response is a revival of the management simulation that became the rage before the emergence of the Internet and nearly unlimited computing and storage power. As a developer and user, I can testify that those early simulations were... View Details
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
rose from $400 million in 1985 to $60 billion by 2000. Today, thanks to the revival of long-term investments under CEO Omar Ishrak, Medtronic’s shareholder value has risen to $110 billion. The challenge to the virtuous circle comes when... View Details