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  • 2009
  • Article

India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007

By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data, this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Transformation; Economics; Ownership; Assets; Sales; Profit; Stock Shares; Private Sector; Investment Return; Manufacturing Industry; Service Industry; India
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Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007." India Policy Forum 6 (2009). (Also NBER Working Paper w15448. Featured in The Economist. Economics focus. "Dancing elephants. Is Indian capitalism becoming oligarchic?" Jan 27th 2011.)

    The Challenge of Maintaining Passion for Work over Time: A Daily Perspective on Passion and Emotional Exhaustion

    Passion for work is highly coveted, but many employees report struggling to maintain their passion over time. In the current research, we explain the challenge of pursuing passion by conceptualizing passion as an attribute with temporal variation. Viewed through... View Details

      Controlling Versus Enabling

      Many firms can choose between an employment mode, in which the firm controls service provision by employing professionals, sales representatives or other types of agents, and an agency (or platform) mode, in which these agents take control... View Details

      • 19 Dec 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't

      good. While one could argue that the warm glow is a “selfish” reason to give, I think it’s actually still a win for humanity. Julian Zlatev: There’s been a long debate in psychology about whether people are truly altruistic: Is altruism really altruism if it View Details
      Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin
      • 19 Apr 2010
      • Research & Ideas

      The History of Beauty

      dedicated to environmental sustainability with a broad social vision. Q: How much does the industry influence our notions of beauty, and how much do accepted or popular notions of beauty influence product development? A: The human desire to attract View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
      • Blog

      Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader

      All of our Comprehensive Leadership Programs and Senior Leadership Programs include personalized executive coaching as well as group coaching. Throughout these programs, you work one-on-one with a professional coach who helps you reflect... View Details
      • 04 Apr 2023
      • Book

      Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

      While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
      Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
      • October 2015 (Revised October 2016)
      • Case

      Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear! (Abridged)

      By: Willy C. Shih
      This case is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a seemingly simple question during the... View Details
      Keywords: Analytics; Big Data; Business Analytics; Product Development Strategy; Machine Learning; Machine Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence; Product Development; AI and Machine Learning; Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Information Technology Industry; United States
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      Shih, Willy C. "Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear! (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 616-025, October 2015. (Revised October 2016.)
      • 2009
      • Working Paper

      An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System

      By: David A. Moss

      The magnitude of the current financial crisis reflects the failure of an economic and regulatory philosophy that had proved increasingly influential in policy circles over the past three decades.

      This paper suggests (1) that contrary to the prevailing wisdom,... View Details

      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Institutions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Balance and Stability
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      Moss, David A. "An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-087, January 2009.

        The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 2024)

        What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? In this short book, I address how we can rekindle the fading light of democratic capitalism as... View Details

        • 05 Oct 2023
        • Blog Post

        A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025)

        as I reflect upon my background, two things immediately come to mind: 1) I remain eternally grateful for the veteran community and 2) I REALLY miss flying Apache helicopters! Why did you decide on the HBS/HKS Joint Degree program? It is... View Details
        • Web

        Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

        widely. Some participants spend more time on the platform to enhance their understanding of course concepts and share insights with peers. This time includes all coursework on the platform, including written reflections and quizzes, as... View Details
        • 09 Nov 2023
        • Blog Post

        The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

        from shareholders to make changes that you know will threaten the long-term future of your company. This situation reflects the experiences of Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever. On the second season of my podcast, I talked to over a... View Details
        • Profile

        Claudia Hill

        hearing from different members of my section and the various leadership roles they have undertaken. They have broadened my perception of what good leadership can be and reinforced the humility required to enable them to reflect and seek... View Details
        • 26 Oct 2021
        • Research & Ideas

        What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener

        skills in executive searches reflects specific firm needs, in particular the need to coordinate more—and more complex—activities within firms,” the paper says. Managers at all levels need social skills Sadun and Fuller, along with... View Details
        Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
        • 28 Jul 2023
        • Blog Post

        How I Landed My Manufacturing Internship at HBS

        summer. I was ecstatic. As the spring semester winds down, I’m very much looking forward to my summer internship, and reflecting on some lessons I learned during recruitment. It’s alright to be confused at first about what you want to do... View Details
        • 14 Sep 2021
        • Blog Post

        Top 5 Myths About HBS

        point, my interview felt very personal. I was very pleasantly surprised by all of the different facets of my life that we really explored. I just found, through both the interview and that post-interview reflection exercise, that it was... View Details
        • 07 Feb 2012
        • First Look

        First Look: February 7

        and how quoted prices might reflect expectations that are hard to justify. Regardless of which valuation method is employed (e.g., residual income, discounted cash flow, multiples), the case provides a platform (i) to map the firm's key... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 13 Dec 2019
        • Blog Post

        All Is Well in Texas: How Julia Cheek Founded Her At-Home Lab Testing Startup, EverlyWell

        company full-time. Although Julia does not regret the choice to focus on schoolwork, reflecting she thinks maybe should have used that time to start a company instead.  After HBS, Julia ended up taking a job, and then another, before... View Details
        • January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
        • Case

        Duolingo: On a 'Streak'

        By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Nicole Tempest Keller and Nicole Luo
        In December 2024, Severin Hacker, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Duolingo, reflected on the remarkable evolution of the language-learning app he helped launch in 2011. As the #1 most downloaded education app in the world, Duolingo had over 100 million... View Details
        Keywords: Learning; AI and Machine Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Diversification; Business Model; Market Entry and Exit; Technology Industry; Education Industry; United States
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        Rayport, Jeffrey F., Nicole Tempest Keller, and Nicole Luo. "Duolingo: On a 'Streak'." Harvard Business School Case 825-097, January 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
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