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  • 14 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 14, 2009

consumers to purchase more than one brand. When consumers purchase all varieties from which they derive non-negative net utility, there is no competition, so that each firm behaves like an unconstrained monopolist. When each consumer is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Fast Answer

Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

is to balance different perspectives and not limited to "neutral" sources.  We encourage you to engage with multiple sources and perspectives through this list and beyond. These resources have been selected by Baker librarians based on View Details
  • 15 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care

actually become their own providers with respect to many issues." Integrating new approaches into established organizations: Still, survey respondents stressed the importance of established firms and hospitals in fostering... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

FDI to Western Europe and North America reflected the many barriers to foreign multinationals elsewhere. In agriculture and mining, and later in petroleum, foreign firms lost the ownership of production facilities in many countries, even... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
  • 08 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

Microsoft, I spent a few years exploring entrepreneurship, both on the operator side – joining and founding startups in the crypto space – and on the investor side as a Venture Partner and mentor at firms including Bessemer and A16z.... View Details
  • 16 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

the same music download as Apple's iTunes, and at no charge, why have millions of users chosen to pay a fee using Apple's service rather than download for free from p2p networks? A: The choice between p2p and iTunes is not trivial. Both... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music
  • March 2017 (Revised November 2017)
  • Case

BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems? (with video links)

By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Kelly McNamara
As the case opens in 1999, several key leaders at BlackRock, Inc., then a relatively small asset management firm, are trying to convince CEO Larry Fink and others that the firm should begin to offer Aladdin—its proprietary analytics and trading platform—to other asset... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Asset Management; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
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  • January 2025
  • Case

Index and Active Investing: Vanguard and the New Frontier of Active ETFs

By: Marco Sammon, Luis M. Viceira and Jonathan Kanagasabai
This case explores Vanguard’s strategic decision-making process as it considers entering the growing market for actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Set in 2024, the case places students in the position of Rodney Comegys, Vanguard’s global head of the Equity... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry
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  • 05 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology Authors:Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman Abstract To set service levels, firms must understand how changes in service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 15, 2019
  • Article

Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?

By: Josh Baron
The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details
Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage
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  • February 2018 (Revised February 2018)
  • Supplement

HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (B)

By: William C. Kirby and Yuanzhuo Wang
This case provides a brief overview of the success and challenges of the HNA Group between 2015 and late 2017 when it grew rapidly through global acquisitions to become 170 on the 2017 Fortune 500 list. A firm that had begun as a provincial airline in China was now a... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Scrutiny; Growth; China; Philanthropy; One Belt One Road; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; China; United States; Europe; Asia; South America; Southeast Asia
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  • Web

Curriculum - Business & Environment

KHC/3G's offer undervalued Unilever and its long-term value creation strategy. Engine No.1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil Key concepts: Impact Investing; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance Invest or... View Details
  • 12 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

small open economy, final goods production is carried out by foreign and domestic firms, which compete for skilled labor, unskilled labor, and intermediate products. To operate a firm in the intermediate goods sector, entrepreneurs must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Team - Case Method Project

working in historical interpretation and education with the National Park Service to Case Method Institute. She received her B.A. in History and B.A. in International Relations from University of California, Davis. While completing her... View Details
  • May 2025 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

Humana Commits to Value-Based Care

By: V.G. Narayanan, Henry Eyring and David Lane
In late 2023, CEO Bruce Broussard reviewed health insurer Humana’s transformation into a value-based care ecosystem. Under its CenterWell brand, the several millions of members in Humana Medicare Advantage plans now had access to Humana-provided primary care, home... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Units; Financing and Loans; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Partners and Partnerships; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; United States
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  • 07 Feb 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

economic spectrum are creating faux management jobs, pointing to wage cases filed by workers at tech and financial services giants. The team found a five-fold increase in manager titles like “directors of first impressions” (aka... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 24 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

it's often hard to know whether you've received the service you've contracted to receive and have paid for. You've got a bill. Have you also received the benefit of the service—the customers? Certainly you have some customers, but are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Web Services; Web Services
  • Web

Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

Mid-Career Professionals Learn the language of business through accounting as you gain the skills and knowledge to analyze financial statements. Reading a balance sheet was completely alien to me. Since taking Financial Accounting, I’ve... View Details
  • Web

Women at HBS - Alumni

HBS alumni with tools to enhance their professional skills. Baker for Business – This three-tiered service (self-service; assisted search; and fee-based research services) combines the talent and expertise... View Details
  • Web

Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Albert Shin and Charles C.Y. Wang. Ethan C. Rouen : Winner of the 2024 Best Paper Award at the Fox and Haskayne Accounting Conference for "Sustainability Meets Substance: Evaluating ESG Reports in the Context of 10-Ks and Firm... View Details