Publications

11 Jun 2014
News

The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)

life of service is one thing that keeps me very motivated. I succeed when those I serve succeed. "The differences are countless. My consulting role allows me to drive formal project management and lead my engagement teams to guide... View Details

Keywords: fitness; wellness; Educational Services; Educational Services

September 2000 (Revised November 2000)
Case

GetConnected.com

By: Rajiv Lal, Nilanjana R. Pal and Jodi L. Prins

Describes the situation faced by GCI.com in April 2000, soon after raising $12 million for their new venture. After hiring an advertising agency, management needs to decide on the nature of the advertising campaign to target the right set of customers with the right... View Details

Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Business Startups; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Corporate Strategy; Web Services Industry

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

way. Publisher's link: http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814434093 Forthcoming Journal of Public Economics No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Public Services Delivery. By: Ashraf, Nava, Oriana Bandiera,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Profile

Lauren Booker

"I've always been a 'save-the-worlder,'" Lauren Booker says about herself with a laugh. She grew up in a family with "a long, sustained history of service and civil-rights activity." Her grandfather, the late Carl... View Details

Fast Answer

Sustainable investing and ESG resources

Responsible-Investor
News service reporting on responsible investment, ESG (environmental, social, and governance), and sustainable finance. Includes news and analysis targeted to the global institutional investor community. ... View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

three areas to address in committee this year: Alumni continuing education for the new millennium Online services for alumni Positioning clubs for the next century Each of these committees has important implications for you as a graduate... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Building a Better MBA

need to think critically about what you are doing every 100 years or so, whether you need to or not,” Dean Jay Light wryly observed in opening remarks to an unprecedented campus gathering last March of business school deans, corporate... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Services; Educational Services

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

firm that provides capital advisory services to mid-sized, privately-held companies. Constantini cited his development of a company, Boston Financial, as one of his most rewarding projects. "I was able to do some creative, innovative... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

Rudina Seseri

Rudina Seseri is Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, leading the firm’s investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled enterprise software as a service (SaaS), cloud, Information Technology (IT) software, and vertical... View Details

Keywords: Software/App;#75;#Venture Capital

01 Dec 2022
News

A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

Jay O. Light, Dean of Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2010, died on October 15, 2022, at his home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, of cancer. He was 81 years old. Light served on the HBS faculty for more than four decades. He loved being in the classroom and was... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
Case

Innovating into Active ETFs: Factor Funds Capital Management LLC

By: Kenneth A. Froot, Lauren Cohen and Scott Waggoner

Kishore Karunakaran, President and COO of FFCM, faces a variety of challenges in launching an innovative investment management business in the rapidly evolving ETF space. View Details

Keywords: Investment Management; Institutional Investments; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Management; Innovation Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry; Boston

October 2011
Case

Patricia Gottesman at Crimson Hexagon

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Mary Beth Findlay

After successful capital raises and significant progress in gaining market acceptance of its tools for analyzing public opinion, Crimson Hexagon's CEO prepares to address the company's investors on the question of exit strategy. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Strategic Planning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Policy; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry

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February 2024 (Revised February 2024)
Case

CLSA: Integrating ESG in Stock Valuation

By: Shirley Lu, Aaron Yoon and Billy Chan

In 2023, a senior financial analyst at the Hong Kong-based stock brokerage firm CLSA was surprised to see that, based on his calculations, the financial impact from climate risks on a major Indian cement manufacturing company’s projected earnings could be massive.... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Analysis; Stocks; Valuation; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Hong Kong; China; India; Asia

November 2012 (Revised July 2013)
Case

Gerry Pasciucco at AIG Financial Products

By: Gautam Mukunda and Thomas J. DeLong

Gerry Pasciucco was appointed to lead American International Group's Financial Products (AIGFP) group after the government bailout of AIG in 2008 and charged with the task of shutting down the division while minimizing the government's losses. AIGFP's failed trades had... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Management Teams; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; United States