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  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

Business School Case 511-088 This case describes the international expansion plans of the second largest grain producer in Latin America, Los Grobo. Based in Argentina with US$550 million in annual sales, Los Grobo also operated in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

social media sensation. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Dumb-Ways-To-Die--Adverti/an/514079-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-033 Canyon-Agassi Investing in Charter Schools After an unusual round of doubles in May 2011, real View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30

countries. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-073.pdf The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Portfolio Firms' Corporate Tax Planning Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jul 2019
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The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology

it wasn’t hard for Airbnb to establish a toehold fast. Without the overhead of real estate and hotel staff, Airbnb has quickly expanded into related services, making it tougher for incumbents to compete, says Teixeira. After lobbying and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Travel; Tourism
  • 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

School Case 217-013 Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres of prime real View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007

organization in China. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207057 Japan Communications, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 805-119 In 2001, Seiji Frank Sanda is facing his worst crisis since founding Japan Communications... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jun 2016
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When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong

predicting other people’s tastes, we tend to assume that liking one thing precludes enjoying another, dissimilar option. (Photo: iStockphoto) For example, a real estate agent might forego the opportunity to show a mid-century modern home... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail
  • 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308002 North Goes East Harvard Business School Case 208-136  In August 2006, Magnus Lofgren and Robert Provine, managing directors and co-founders of the "North Real Estate Opportunities Fund,"... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

risk in the financial system. Individually, each of these trends is benign, but when they occur simultaneously, as they did over the past decade, they impose an unintentional synchronization of homeowner leverage. This synchronization, coupled with the indivisibility... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

brink of failure. Paulson hoped his meeting with the bank CEOs would be a turning point. U.S. financial markets were closed for Columbus Day, and Paulson was planning to announce the latest government actions to stabilize the financial... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

Nisan-Ronen conjecture, especially given that the classic scheduling algorithms are anonymous, and all state-of-the-art mechanisms for special cases of the problem are anonymous as well. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-070.pdf A Noncooperative... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010

  PublicationsSelling to Many Countries—Within the U.S. Authors:Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Wong Publication:MIT Sloan Management Review 52, no. 1 (fall 2010) Abstract In pursuing growth, many companies have plans to sell to emerging... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

policy is a tradable asset, for many individuals possibly the most valuable one in their portfolio after real estate and perhaps a retirement account. The fact that the policy is tradable, however, is hardly known to the general public.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

focus of most panelists is the importance of a capital structure and risk management approach that complement the strategy and operations of the business. Instructive examples are provided by Judy Lewent, former CFO and head of strategic View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Oct 2017
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Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

territorial tax system and a one-time mandatory repatriation tax. Repeal of the estate tax, elimination of personal exemptions and most itemized deductions, and repeal the alternative minimum tax. (Editor's note: The tax reform proposal... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jul 2012
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The Future of Boards

get paid too much compared to everyone else. A: Yes, but that doesn't get us anywhere, and it's not completely valid anyway. They sure get paid a lot, don't get me wrong. But they're not the only ones. Real estate tycoons, singers, sports... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) after a successful six-month collaboration or continue with Adnexus' planned IPO. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609015 Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales and Operations Planning (revised) Authors: Rogelio Oliva and Noel H. Watson Abstract In most organizations, supply chain planning is a cross-functional effort.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

three reforms to property rights introduced by the United States in the Philippines in the early 20th century: the redistribution of large estates to their tenants, the creation of a system of secure land titles, and a homestead program... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jul 2006
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When Not to Trust Your Gut

setting deadlines for low-priority tasks, or when you're informally discussing items that you plan to revisit later in more detail, System 1 thought will be sufficient. Taking the time to logically reason through every decision can be... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra

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