Publications

12 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

pursuit of financial gain and pay closer attention to their impact on employees, customers, communities, and the environment. But changing an organization’s DNA may require upending the existing business model and lowering profitability,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

28 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, February 28

simultaneously generate attractive market-rate financial returns for investors. This case examines the evolution of Vox Capital, across understanding the landscape, launching, raising funds, selecting investees, structuring deals,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Exercises Create a customer journey map to discover complementary products and services Establish an employee journey map to find ways to improve the employee experience Develop a value map for your company Diagram your professional... View Details

March 2024 (Revised May 2024)
Case

Masterpiece for the Masses: The First Art Exchange ARTEX

By: Lauren Cohen, Anastasiya Siroochenko (Siro) and Sophia Pan

Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi, CEO of ARTEX, aspired to marry the world of art and finance. Hoping to promote transparent, fractionalized ownership of renowned artwork, the founder had spent years contemplating the birth of an art stock market. This exchange would allow... View Details

June 2000
Teaching Note

Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (A) through (D) and The Firmwide 360-degree Performance Evaluation Process at Morgan Stanley TN

By: M. Diane Burton and Thomas J. DeLong

Teaching Note for (9-498-054), (9-498-055), (9-498-056), (9-498-057), (9-498-058), and (9-498-053). View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry

30 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)

and it’s what drove me to run for WSA leadership, as well as to pursue entrepreneurship after HBS to fill the gap in support for women navigating life transitions (childbearing, re-entry in the workforce and caregiving for loved ones). Prior to HBS, I spent 7+ years in... View Details

March 2023
Supplement

Allianz Türkiye (C): Managing the 2017 Hail Storm

By: John D. Macomber and Fares Khrais

Allianz Turkey is a property casualty insurance company operating in a region experiencing increasing losses from natural catastrophe events related to climate change, for example hail, wildfire, and flooding. There are also substantial other natural catastrophe... View Details

Keywords: Insurance And Reinsurance; Natural Disasters; Turkey; Insurance; Climate Change; Analytics and Data Science; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Turkey

March 2023 (Revised April 2024)
Case

Allianz Türkiye: Adapting to Climate Change

By: John D. Macomber and Fares Khrais

Allianz Turkey is a property casualty insurance company operating in a region experiencing increasing losses from natural catastrophe events related to climate change, for example hail, wildfire, and flooding. There are also substantial other natural catastrophe... View Details

Keywords: Insurance And Reinsurance; Natural Disasters; Turkey; Insurance; Climate Change; Analytics and Data Science; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Turkey

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

partnering with the best companies at the intersection of energy and technology to provide financial capital, industry expertise and commercialization support. Energize invests in software-based solutions spanning renewable energy,... View Details

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Extension University, 1924), map no. 6. Tata Group International Businesses Tata Consultancy Services Taj Group Tata International Tata Motors Tata Steel Tata Global Beverages Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu, “House of Tata: Acquiring a... View Details

25 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 25

showcase several areas of theoretical development that might benefit from revisiting the taboo. I conclude by reviewing key practical implications of such a shift for our profession and by arguing that organizational scholarship could gain a great deal from relaxing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

overseeing care delivery, and financial executives who direct cost management Senior executives or strategists from large organizations that provide health care to employees or customers, collaborate with health care institutions, or... View Details

04 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms

recent research in a new article in Harvard Business Review, “The Other Diversity Dividend,” co-written with HBS research associate Silpa Kovvali. They focused on the venture capital industry, which provided a unique laboratory for investigating View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Financial Services

01 May 2020
Blog Post

5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

summer and introducing RCs (first-year students). Connected by our identities, PRIDE became more than a community on campus for me: it became my family. PRIDE members often lean on each other for help with everything from navigating relationships to building View Details

13 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

http://hbr.org/2010/10/the-power-of-alumni-networks/ar/1 Prices or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets? Authors:Shawn A.Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

in very senior positions or are the designated successor and close to assuming this leadership role. A board should not include the company's service providers such as banker, lawyer, or accountant. One should also resist enrolling on the... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

customers are partitioned away from the operation, they are less likely to fully appreciate the work going on behind the scenes, causing them to place a lower value on the product or service being offered. To address this problem, leaders... View Details

October 2018
Case

Accomplice: Scaling Early Stage Finance

By: Ramana Nanda, Raffaella Sadun and Olivia Hull

Accomplice, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Boston, is raising its second fund in November 2017. Since 2009, the firm has followed a seed-led investment model, investing in tech companies at the earliest stages, often when products and business models are... View Details

Keywords: Early Stage Finance; Seed Finance; Scouts; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships; Networks; Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Technology; Financial Services Industry; Massachusetts; Boston; Cambridge; United States