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- January 2015 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Zeal: Launching Personalized and Social Learning
By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An
Set in 2014, this case follows John Danner and his team at Zeal as they consider their product development strategy. In February 2013, serial entrepreneurs John Danner and Sanjay Noronha co-found Zeal, an education technology start up providing a web-based, mobile... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Education Technology; MVP; Product Development; Product Market Fit; Monetization Strategy; SaaS Business Models; Education; Personalized Learning
Kim, John J-H, and Christine S. An. "Zeal: Launching Personalized and Social Learning." Harvard Business School Case 315-052, January 2015. (Revised April 2015.)
- 2012
- Case
ChemChina
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li, Lei Li and Hong Zhang
ChemChina is China's largest basic chemical manufacturing firm. It was included in Fortune Global 500 in 2011 and 2012, ranked No. 475 and 402. Its sales revenue in 2011 was 179 billion yuan, and profit was 600 million yuan. The year-end total assets were 254.2 billion... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, Lei Li, and Hong Zhang. "ChemChina." Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
launch new products or programs, experiment with them, refine them, and even drop them. Digitally mature organizations leverage design thinking, lean start-up, and agile methodologies to power innovation. They conduct rigorous, relevant... View Details
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
Owners & Entrepreneurs. The answers are already starting to come in, thanks to initial results from a pilot test of “The Entrepreneurial Leader: Self Assessment” survey taken by 1,300 HBS alumni. Results allowed the researchers to View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- May 2018 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (“EFC”), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger International Conglomerate... View Details
Keywords: Cross Border; Energy Markets; Infrastructure Finance; Infrastructure Development; Business Subsidiaries; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Energy Generation; International Finance; Project Finance; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Argentina; Latin America
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Sayiddah Fatima McCree. "Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 218-041, May 2018. (Revised October 2018.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Scaling Core Earnings Measurement with Large Language Models
By: Matthew Shaffer and Charles CY Wang
We study the application of large language models (LLMs) to the estimation of core earnings, i.e., a firm's persistent profitability from its core business activities. This construct is central to investors' assessments of economic performance and valuations. However,... View Details
Keywords: Large Language Models; AI and Machine Learning; Accounting; Profit; Corporate Disclosure; Analytics and Data Science; Measurement and Metrics
Shaffer, Matthew, and Charles CY Wang. "Scaling Core Earnings Measurement with Large Language Models." Working Paper, November 2024.
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
something the airline takes very seriously." Beyond The Core The JetBlue case fits well with the overall course focus of growing and refining an operating model, Huckman says. "After you spend time perfecting your operation, you... View Details
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
illustrate how major organizations have used the Scorecard to create an entirely new performance management framework that puts strategy at the center of a company's key management processes and systems. Mobil North America Marketing and View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 09 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs
need mentoring, they are likely to see, at best, only marginal productivity gains, while broad-based mentoring programs, with no opt-out provision, are likely to generate more impressive results, says Stanton. The companies that stand to benefit most stay flexible,... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 09 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
6 Lessons from Donald Trump's Winning Marketing Manual
register. It did for Trump, but not for Clinton. Close the sale. Political marketing requires you win a plurality of votes not every day but on a single day once in four years. Timing is everything. Trump learned what worked and what didn't work as the campaign... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch
- Teaching Interest
Decision Making Under Uncertainty
By: David E. Bell
Many of the decisions we face are made complicated by having uncertain consequences: how should I set my inventory when I don’t know what demand will be, should I refinance my mortgage when rates might go lower, how big a bet shall I make in a new business, and so... View Details
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
refinements or radical breakthroughs, improve the performance of established products and services along the dimensions that mainstream customers in major markets historically have valued. Examples: a microprocessor that enables personal... View Details
- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
the cost of being affiliated with end users exceeds the benefit. With more clarity brought to what makes MSPs special, Hagiu and Wright expect future research to further refine the modeling of strategy decisions around the MSP versus... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
value. Through their leadership they encouraged other corporate leaders to embrace this multi-stakeholder approach. Harvard Business School’s Michael E. Porter called this idea “creating shared value” in January 2011. Let’s examine how each of these leaders View Details
- 01 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details
- July 2018 (Revised July 2018)
- Teaching Note
Argentina Power—Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-041. This case concerns a complex potential energy infrastructure investment in Argentina by a global conglomerate shortly after Mauricio Macri (“Macri”) became President of Argentina in 2015. The central issues are (i) why was a country... View Details
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
segments and believe that this alone is an indicator that they have now made the shift toward an outside-in perspective. Frequently such firms still remain fundamentally oriented toward pushing products, albeit in a more refined and... View Details
- 16 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
languages and possess unique cultural norms around meeting styles would benefit from in-person meetings, whereas people who speak the same language and operate meetings similarly won’t realize the same benefit. Choudhury hopes business leaders consider the research... View Details
- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
and projects as you refine your pitch and develop more confidence. 7. For major solicitations, you should prepare a detailed call report shortly after the visit. Prospective donors have quirks and preferences that are really important for... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost