Publications

November 1996 (Revised February 1997)
Case

Farmington Fresh: Growers Changing Produce Distribution

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Don Daniels

Opening up of Asian markets for U.S. produce provided an opportunity for large-scale producers to develop their own packing house and airline to ship their product to Asian markets. Teaching Purpose: How do farmers take a proactive strategy in reaching global produce... View Details

Keywords: Distribution; Global Strategy; Air Transportation; Asia; United States

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15 Aug 2011
News

The Power of Small Wins in Times of Panic

News

Today, the Tech Talent Shortage is Everybody’s Problem

12 Feb 2025
Video

Who owns it? The Ownership Project on how property rights shape business

Sizwe Nxasana

Keywords: Banking, Telecom, Financial Services

July 1988 (Revised October 1992)
Exercise

Sellars' Market

By: David E. Bell

A shop owner has limited shelf space for display of impulse purchase products near the cash register. He must select only nine to display. Exercise shows the relevance of opportunity cost or resource pricing. By setting an appropriate charge for the shelf space the... View Details

Keywords: Marketing

25 Sep 2015
Blog Post

4 Challenges All Early-Stage Startups Face

During our first year at HBS, my classmates and I took the opportunity to build cleverlayover, a flight search engine that uses advanced algorithms to find flights hundreds of dollars cheaper than any other search engine. We were able to... View Details

December 2023
Case

TikTok: The Algorithm Will See You Now

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

In a world where attention is a scarce commodity, this case explores the meteoric rise of TikTok—an app that transformed from a niche platform for teens into the most visited domain by 2021—surpassing even Google. Its algorithm was a sophisticated mechanism for... View Details

Keywords: Social Media; Applications and Software; Disruptive Innovation; Business and Government Relations; International Relations; Cybersecurity; Culture; Technology Industry; China; United States; India

Jun 2015
Report

America’s Unconventional Energy Opportunity: A Win-Win Plan for the Economy, the Environment, and a Lower-Carbon, Cleaner-Energy Future

America's unconventional gas and oil resources are perhaps the single largest opportunity to improve the trajectory of the nation’s economy, at a time when the prospects for the average American are weaker than experienced in generations.... View Details

03–04 Jun 2022
Reunions

Reunion Celebration 2022, June 3-4

We look forward to seeing you back on the HBS campus to celebrate alongside other alumni whose reunions were either postponed by the pandemic or previously scheduled for this spring! This milestone provides a special opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni and... View Details

17–18 Jun 2022
Reunions

Reunion Celebration 2022, June 17-18

We look forward to seeing you back on the HBS campus to celebrate alongside other alumni whose reunions were either postponed by the pandemic or previously scheduled for this spring! This milestone provides a special opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni and... View Details

Research Summary

Discontinuous Trading: A Poisson Model of Liquidity Pools (May 2005)

Abstract: Liquidity can be defined as the ability to trade instantaneously at fundamental value. When opportunities to trade at fundamental value are the exception, not the rule, investors may in practice trade only during these short-lived liquidity pools. To capture... View Details

March 2023 (Revised June 2023)
Case

Doing Business in Kigali, Rwanda

By: Andy Zelleke, A. Zelleke, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal

This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Rwanda. It highlights Rwanda's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2023 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Business and Government Relations; Technological Innovation; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Growth; Transportation Industry; Tourism Industry; Rwanda

September 2020
Case

Summit Partners: Independent Vetcare

By: Victoria Ivashina and Terrence Shu

This case follows Summit Partners, a leading growth equity firm, as it evaluates an investment opportunity in IVC, a veterinary care group in the U.K. market. The case allows students to articulate and evaluate the investment thesis of this transaction. Additionally,... View Details

Keywords: Growth Equity; Investment Evaluation; Private Equity; Investment; Decision Making; Valuation

March 2017
Case

From mHealth Hackathon to Reality: Diabetes Care

By: Kevin Schulman and Curry Cheek

This case explores the development of a business plan for a mobile health application for diabetes care. The case depicts a student team excited about the opportunity to improve the care of patients with diabetes by contracting an app. They go through a rigorous... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Mobile Health Technologies; Health Care; Health Care Industry; Behavioral Economics; Applications and Software; Health Care and Treatment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry; Telecommunications Industry

22 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Class of 2021 Career Choices

to secure fabulous opportunities at 335 organizations all over the world. Our overall median base salary increased only slightly to $150,500 from $150,000 last year, and we didn’t see tremendous shifts in our industry percentages. We did... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

04 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Black History Month at HBS

During the month of February, we appreciated the opportunity to celebrate HBS students, alumni, and faculty who are establishing their own places in history. We are excited to continue to honor the legacy of the Black and African American... View Details

March 2014 (Revised October 2015)
Case

Teach For China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector

By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell

Teach For China was founded in 2008 with the mission of expanding educational opportunity across China. By 2013, Andrea Pasinetti's lofty dream had taken flight: over 300 graduates from top American and Chinese universities were participating in its 2-year teaching... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit; China; Business And Government Relations; Business And Poverty; Business And Society; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Emerging Market; NGO; Education; Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Emerging Markets; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry; China