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  • 04 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

internships, and trainings. Making Inroads into Finance Working with INROADS, Rameriz connected with Wellington Management and an internship in finance. “It was a very rewarding experience,” Ramirez shared. “I had a community of people... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 06 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 6

bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war's end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power to tax, it had no means to repay them. The Founders and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2019
  • News

Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns

rocket to space look easy, but it’s really tough. One thing to know is that with your mass budget, you could easily be off on the secondary structures of your vehicle, not because you forgot to account for anything, but because you're not... View Details
Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Government
  • 13 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 13

behavior and preferences into service cost and productivity standard metrics. Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios Authors:W. Jakub Jurkek and Luis M. Viceira Publication:Review of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • June 2018
  • Teaching Note

Zurich Insurance

By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
This teaching note addresses six cases in the Zurich Insurance series, the overview case (HBS No. 417-035) and five cases focused on particular change efforts (HBS Nos. 417-036 through 417-040).
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after... View Details
Keywords: Managing Change; Organizational Behavior; Diversity Management; Organizational Architecture; Recruiting; Succession Planning; Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Human Capital; Human Resources; Insurance; Leadership; Diversity; Organizational Structure; Recruitment; Leadership Development; Management Succession; Insurance Industry
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  • 01 Jun 2007
  • News

Mission Possible

attract more capital. It’s a challenge that we’re addressing with an $18 million capital campaign structured like an IPO.” So far, says Chertavian, Year Up has managed to raise $14 million — and counting. Charley Ellis (MBA ’63) The... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 15 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 15, 2015

account for the majority of sales and revenue. To tackle this challenge, we use machine learning techniques to estimate historical lost sales and predict future demand of new products. The nonparametric structure of our demand prediction... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

2025 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

additional materials available + More Info – Less Info Harvard Business School has shaped generations of leaders, but how has it evolved as an institution? This session takes a strategic look at how HBS operates from its organizational View Details
  • January 2024
  • Case

Fusion Industry Association: Igniting the Future of Clean Energy

By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Jim Matheson, Kyle R. Myers and Henry Tao
Fusion energy is evolving from a scientific idea to a commercial possibility, drawing large investments and regulatory discussions; how should the FIA navigate this evolution?

The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) is at the forefront of transforming fusion... View Details
Keywords: Science-Based Business; Engineering; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Government Legislation; Industry Clusters; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Technological Innovation; Energy Industry; United States
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  • November 2020
  • Supplement

Integrating Beam Suntory (B)

By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
Supplements (A) case: The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Communication; Borrowing and Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; Ownership; Relationships; Conflict and Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
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  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

show that knowledge spillover shifts both distributions rightward while selection and reallocation raise the left truncation of the distributions and shift revenue leftward. Using a rich firm-level panel dataset that spans 60 countries, our View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Feb 2015
  • First Look

First Look: February 10

in terms of both the bankruptcy code and the cultural attitudes toward corporate restructuring. This case can fit into an introductory course in a module on capital structure and the tradeoff between the costs and benefits of debt or in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

New subways or water projects need to be repaid from usage fees over the very long term. London or Beijing may upgrade a transit line to accommodate the rush of athletes and visitors, but these municipalities can and should find a way to View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports
  • 20 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

undertaking. The data are all publicly available, and have been for decades; it was just a question of looking at the data in such a way as to test whether the structure of the Executive Board led to systematically biased allocations of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 16

case: http://hbr.org/product/outotec-a-project-capture/an/514064-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-065 Outotec (B): Action Plan No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/outotec-b-action-plan/an/514065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

associates and partners to their firms. How new fee structures have shifted firms’ priorities The prioritization of growth has also led to record increases in the use of performance-based fees tied to client-achieved outcomes. While... View Details
Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting
  • 01 Feb 2001
  • News

Drilling Down

an economic analyst," states George B. Kaiser (MBA '66), president and CEO of Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, a private concern based in Tulsa. "Analytical skills are indispensable when it comes to understanding and projecting pricing cycles and creating intelligent and... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities
  • February 2023 (Revised May 2023)
  • Case

Accelerating the Accelerator: Raja Al Mazrouei at DIFC Fintech Hive

By: Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards and Lydia Begag
In January 2023, Raja Al Mazrouei became the Managing Director and Acting CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) in Dubai, UAE. In her previous role as the Executive Vice President of the DIFC Fintech Hive, she successfully built and led an accelerator program for... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Management; Strategy; Technology Adoption; Information Infrastructure; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Technological Innovation; Digital Marketing; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Banks and Banking; Corporate Finance; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Banking Industry; Middle East; Singapore; London; United Arab Emirates; Dubai
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  • 26 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 26

  Publications August 2013 Journal of Corporate Finance Golden Parachutes and the Wealth of Shareholders By: Bebchuk, Lucian A., Alma Cohen, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—Golden parachutes (GPs) have attracted substantial attention from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

generated by the primary product to improve the process efficiency of the by-product. We also examine the market structure where two firms practice by-product synergy, as well as conditions under which the by-product becomes the primary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace