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- August 2000 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Sears, Roebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
This case is designed to familiarize students with the use of financial ratios. Two retailers, Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., have a very similar value for return on equity (ROE) in the 1997 fiscal year. Students use the information in the case and... View Details
Miller, Gregory S., and Christopher F. Noe. "Sears, Roebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 101-011, August 2000. (Revised January 2006.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Aggregate Corporate Liquidity and Stock Returns
By: Robin Greenwood
Aggregate investment in cash and liquid assets as a share of total corporate investment is negatively related to subsequent U.S. stock market returns between 1947 and 2003. The share of cash in total investment is a more stable predictor of returns than scaled price... View Details
- 28 Jun 2010
- News
HBS Cases: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- 15 Jul 2022
- News
How Fintech Can Deliver on Its Social Impact Promises
- 11 Nov 2020
- News
Lessons on Leading Through Chaos from U.S. Special Operations
- 28 Aug 2020
- News
Rethinking Work During and After Lockdown
- 2022
- Chapter
Immigration Policy Levers for U.S. Innovation and Startups
By: William R. Kerr and Sari Pekkala Kerr
Immigrants account for about a quarter of US invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not well suited for these purposes. This chapter reviews the U.S. immigration policy environment that governs how skilled migrants move to America for... View Details
Keywords: High-tech; H1-B; Immigration; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Business Startups; Venture Capital
Kerr, William R., and Sari Pekkala Kerr. "Immigration Policy Levers for U.S. Innovation and Startups." In Innovation and Public Policy, edited by Austan D. Goolsbee and Benjamin F. Jones. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022.
- Research Summary
Investment Decisions and Decision Problems in Professional Investment Management
Jay O. Light is evaluating strategic business decisions in the money management industry as well as problems that arise in the management of very large pools of tax exempt money, particularly pension funds and endowments. From this research he is developing teaching... View Details
- November 15, 2022
- Article
What Really Makes Toyota’s Production System Resilient
By: Willy C. Shih
Toyota has fared better than many of its competitors in riding out the supply chain disruptions of recent years. But focusing on how Toyota had stockpiled semiconductors and the problems of other manufacturers, some observers jumped to the conclusion that the era of... View Details
Keywords: Supplier Relationships; Manufacturing; Supply Chain; Production; Auto Industry; United States; Japan
Shih, Willy C. "What Really Makes Toyota’s Production System Resilient." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (November 15, 2022).
- Article
How Real Sales Learning Happens: In the Flow of Work
By: Yuchun Lee, Mark Magnacca and Frank V. Cespedes
Most learning in sales is through peer learning in task-specific contexts, and the effects are cumulative because modeling behavior is a big driver of how salespeople develop. This is very different from the experience in most training seminars, especially if the... View Details
Lee, Yuchun, Mark Magnacca, and Frank V. Cespedes. "How Real Sales Learning Happens: In the Flow of Work." Learning Solutions (February 15, 2021).
- Article
Memos to the President from a 'Council of Psychological Science Advisers'
By: Bethany A. Teachman, Michael I. Norton and Barbara A. Spellman
On September 15, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order recommending that executive departments and agencies use "behavioral science insights to better serve the American people." The articles in this special section were already in press when the order was... View Details
Keywords: Social Psychology; Government Administration; Public Administration Industry; United States
Teachman, Bethany A., Michael I. Norton, and Barbara A. Spellman. "Memos to the President from a 'Council of Psychological Science Advisers'." Perspectives on Psychological Science 10, no. 6 (November 2015): 697–700.
- March 2015
- Background Note
Equity Compensation in Startup Ventures
By: Ramana Nanda, Robert White and Stephanie Puzio
Setting equitable and "market" level compensation for founders and early employees of startups is one of the most important elements of a new venture. It is not only central to attract and retain the best human capital for the startup, but is critical to align... View Details
Nanda, Ramana, Robert White, and Stephanie Puzio. "Equity Compensation in Startup Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 815-074, March 2015.
- October 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Information Technology and Innovation at Shinsei Bank
Shinsei Bank was rebuilt from the ashes of a failed predecessor, and pioneered new levels of customer service in retail banking in Japan. The bank's information technology, however, was vestigial at best and not well suited to the new service models Shinsei was... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Banking Industry; Japan
Upton, David M., and Virginia Fuller. "Information Technology and Innovation at Shinsei Bank." Harvard Business School Case 607-010, October 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- 31 Aug 2021
- News
Trust: How To Earn It, Keep It, And Assess It In Others
- 11 May 2022
- Video
LEVEL UP: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back
- 17 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?
Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas... View Details
Keywords: by Tim Gray
- Web
Finance - Faculty & Research
strategy is to assemble and nurture a faculty whose interests and skills complement each other, and who work well together: a) to produce a broad range of finance-related research that is published in top-tier scientific and practitioner... View Details
- Web
Africa - Global
management issues, trends, and practices, as well as develop locally relevant case studies and course materials for use in business education programs around the world. The Africa Research Center also supports alumni engagement, webinars... View Details
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MBA Experience - Health Care
visit campus regularly. Meet CEOs from companies such as Eli Lilly, Vertex, Tenet Healthcare, BCBS, Boston Scientific, and Partners In Health, as well as venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, and health care consultants. The Health Care... View Details