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  • December 2014
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Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity

By: Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner and Javier Miranda
Private equity critics claim that leveraged buyouts bring huge job losses. To investigate this claim, we construct and analyze a new dataset that covers U.S. private equity transactions from 1980 to 2005. We track 3,200 target firms and their 150,000 establishments... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Performance Productivity; Jobs and Positions; United States
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Davis, Steven J., John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda. "Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity." American Economic Review 104, no. 12 (December 2014): 3956–3990. (Earlier versions distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 17399 and Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 12-033.) (Originally called "Private Equity and Employment.")
  • June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
  • Case

Ellis Manufacturing Co.

By: Roy D. Shapiro
Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry
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Shapiro, Roy D. "Ellis Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 682-103, June 1982. (Revised May 1995.)
  • January 1987 (Revised May 1989)
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Merck-Banyu

By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Merck acquired control of Banyu in 1983. This was the first acquisition by outsiders of a major publicly traded Japanese company. This case is focused on valuing strategic investments in an environment of global competition. The case is complex because of the... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Investment; Globalization; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Negotiation Deal; Public Ownership; Competition; Valuation; Japan
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Luehrman, Timothy A. "Merck-Banyu." Harvard Business School Case 287-061, January 1987. (Revised May 1989.)
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Culture as a Signal: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

By: Wei Cai, Dennis Campbell and Jiehang Yu
The importance of culture as an informal management control system is increasingly acknowledged in academia. While prior research mainly focuses on the value of culture on internal stakeholders (e.g., employees), we examine whether culture serves as a credible signal... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Groups and Teams; Customer Focus and Relationships
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Cai, Wei, Dennis Campbell, and Jiehang Yu. "Culture as a Signal: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment." SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 4447603, May 2023.

    Reza R. Satchu

    Reza Satchu is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship Management Unit at the Harvard Business School where he teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager, The Founder Mindset and Founder Launch. He is also the Founder, Managing Partner and majority shareholder of... View Details

    • 29 Nov 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

    entrepreneurs can achieve both—the Larry Ellisons of the business world are few and far between. In fact, there is a fundamental tension between the money side and the control side—getting rich often means... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services
    • 06 Dec 2013
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    Prescription: Measure Health Care's Real Costs

    • May 2006
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    Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines

    By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
    We designed a commitment savings product for a Philippine bank and implemented it using a randomized control methodology. The savings product was intended for individuals who want to commit now to restrict access to their savings, and who were sophisticated enough to... View Details
    Keywords: Information; Product; Philippines
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    Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 2 (May 2006): 635–672. (Winner of TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award Certificate of Excellence For an outstanding research publication containing ideas that the public and private sectors can use to maintain and improve America's lifelong financial well being presented by TIAA-CREF Institute.)
    • 1980
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    Consumer Impulse Purchase and Credit Card Usage: An Empirical Examination Using the Log Linear Model

    By: Rohit Deshpandé and S. Krishnan
    Most of the work in impulse purchase behavior has investigated the association of socioeconomic variables and unplanned purchases with equivocal results. This paper examines the interrelationship between impulse purchases, credit card usage, cost of items bought, and... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Mathematical Methods; Credit Cards; Income
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    Deshpandé, Rohit, and S. Krishnan. "Consumer Impulse Purchase and Credit Card Usage: An Empirical Examination Using the Log Linear Model." Advances in Consumer Research 7 (1980): 792–795.
    • June 28, 2011
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    Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates

    By: Katherine L Milkman, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
    We evaluate the results of a field experiment designed to measure the effect of prompts to form implementation intentions on realized behavioral outcomes. The outcome of interest is influenza vaccination receipt at free on-site clinics offered by a large firm to its... View Details
    Keywords: Behavioral Economics; Nudge; Libertarian Paternalism; Public Health; Flu Shot; Behavior; Consumer Behavior; Health Care and Treatment; Cognition and Thinking
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    Milkman, Katherine L., John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, no. 26 (June 28, 2011): 10415–10420.
    • 2011
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    Too Big to Live: Why We Must Stamp Out State Monopoly Capitalism

    The problems of excessive economic concentration, so lucidly and incisively analysed here, are not limited to the financial services industry. For the problem is now widespread: while five firms control 80% of the banking industry, a similar or greater concentration is... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Systems; Monopoly
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    Ferguson, Niall. "Too Big to Live: Why We Must Stamp Out State Monopoly Capitalism." Adam Smith Review, no. 6 (2011): 327–340.
    • December 2008 (Revised February 2011)
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    Evan Williams: From Blogger to Odeo (A)

    By: Noam T. Wasserman and Louis-Philippe Maurice
    For several months, founder-CEO Evan Williams has felt trapped, unable to control Odeo and its strategic direction. He longs for the "simple" days of Blogger, the previous venture he had co-founded. Although his Blogger experiences had included a major blow-up with his... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Information Technology Industry
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    Wasserman, Noam T., and Louis-Philippe Maurice. "Evan Williams: From Blogger to Odeo (A)." Harvard Business School Case 809-088, December 2008. (Revised February 2011.)
    • August 2024 (Revised February 2025)
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    Novo Nordisk Foundation

    By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
    In 2024, Novo Nordisk A/S was one of the most profitable firms in the world, thanks largely to just two GLP-1-based drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. Unusually, this incredibly profitable firm was controlled not by individual private shareholders, but by a non-profit... View Details
    Keywords: Pharmaceutical Companies; Diabetes; Obesity; Foundation; Non-profit Management; Profit; Corporate Governance; Business or Company Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Expansion; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Pharmaceutical Industry; Denmark; Europe
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    Spar, Debora L., and Julia M. Comeau. "Novo Nordisk Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 325-031, August 2024. (Revised February 2025.)
    • April 24, 2023
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    In the COVID Era, Why Corporate Benefits Demand CEO/CFO Leadership

    By: Regina E. Herzlinger
    The expectation that employers provide their employees’ health benefits has been around since World War II. Unfortunately, although today’s employees expect employers to treat them as individuals, ease their experiences, prioritize their wellbeing, and control cost,... View Details
    Keywords: COVID; COVID-19 Pandemic; CEO; Leadership; Health Insurance; Benefits; CFO; Compensation and Benefits
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    Herzlinger, Regina E. "In the COVID Era, Why Corporate Benefits Demand CEO/CFO Leadership." CMR Insights (April 24, 2023).
    • 29 Jul 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: The Case for Pluralistic Risk Management

    Keywords: by Anette Mikes & Amram Migdal
    • November 2001 (Revised December 2002)
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    Tracking Stocks at Genzyme (A)

    By: Malcolm S. Salter
    Genzyme, a tracking stock pioneer, has used its innovative capital structure as a way to frame and grow its R&D-intensive business. Facing the question of how best to integrate a new acquisition into its tracking stock structure, Genzyme's top management is forced to... View Details
    Keywords: Integration; Value Creation; Motivation and Incentives; Conflict of Interests; Stocks; Capital Structure; Research and Development; Corporate Governance; Biotechnology Industry
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    Salter, Malcolm S. "Tracking Stocks at Genzyme (A)." Harvard Business School Case 902-023, November 2001. (Revised December 2002.)
    • March 2006 (Revised May 2010)
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    Banco Hipotecario S.A.

    By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Arthur I Segel and Alexandra de Royere
    In 2003, the chairwoman and controlling shareholder of Argentina's leading residential mortgage lender are considering how to bring the bank's restructuring to a successful conclusion as the country's economy continues to suffer from the impact of the 2001-2002... View Details
    Keywords: Restructuring; Currency; Banks and Banking; Mortgages; Crisis Management; Competition; Argentina
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    Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Arthur I Segel, and Alexandra de Royere. "Banco Hipotecario S.A." Harvard Business School Case 206-102, March 2006. (Revised May 2010.)
    • February 2001 (Revised August 2003)
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    United Grain Growers Limited (A)

    By: Peter Tufano and Joshua Musher
    United Grain Growers Ltd. (UGG), a Canadian grain distributor, audited its exposure to a number of key risks, especially the impact of weather on grain volumes and operating income. Understanding these risks was crucial because the company was in the midst of a major... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Weather; Distribution Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada
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    Tufano, Peter, and Joshua Musher. "United Grain Growers Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-015, February 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
    • June 2006
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    Vignette: Bombay Tyre Manufacturing Ltd.

    By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
    Presents a U.S.-based investor who had taken a minority position in a publicly owned manufacturer in India. The company's controller is not performing and the stock price is suffering because of delayed and disappointing results. Removing the controller, however, is... View Details
    Keywords: Investment; Equity; Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Management; Investment Activism; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy
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    Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Vignette: Bombay Tyre Manufacturing Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 806-207, June 2006.
    • October 1989 (Revised November 2006)
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    Channel Management

    By: Frank V. Cespedes
    Written as an introduction to a module concerning channel management for the second-year MBA elective in Marketing Implementation. Discusses: 1) reasons for the growth of multichannel systems in marketing efforts, 2) key components and choices in channel management, 3)... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Channels
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    Cespedes, Frank V. "Channel Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 590-045, October 1989. (Revised November 2006.)
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