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  • 2009
  • Other Unpublished Work

When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry

By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Energy Industry; Brazil
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  • 17 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 17, 2008

the determinants of entrepreneurial activity in 37 developed and developing nations. We focus both on individual characteristics and on countries' regulatory differences. We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

photography Air-conditioning begins to realize commercial potential Influence: High 40 1940 19 Planes and ships built in less than a day for the war effort Atomic bomb ENIAC computer Penicillin used extensively to treat soldiers'... View Details
  • November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Case

Drilling South: Petrobras Evaluates Pecom

By: Mihir A. Desai and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
The Brazilian oil company, Petrobras, is evaluating the acquisition of an Argentine oil company, the Perez Companc Group (Pecom). The acquisition would increase Petrobras' oil reserves and expand its interests outside Brazil, a significant step for the largest company... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Crisis; Non-Renewable Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; State Ownership; Performance Evaluation; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Energy Industry; Argentina; Brazil
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  • September 2009 (Revised November 2021)
  • Case

OnStar: Not Your Father's General Motors

By: Clayton M. Christensen
After two years of less than stellar performance resulting in sales well below plan, senior management at General Motors (GM) mobile telecommunications service start-up, OnStar, recognized that without a substantial change in their strategy, support for the venture... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology; Risk and Uncertainty; Joint Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Positioning; Risk Management; Auto Industry; Telecommunications Industry
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  • 09 Jan 2020
  • Blog Post

Navigating Grey in the Ever-Evolving Tech Community

Carlyn Strand Sylvester (MBA 2016) leads a small team at Netflix focused on creative testing and innovation for the streaming service’s global paid digital and acquisition channels, with an emphasis on... View Details
  • 30 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 30, 2016

forthcoming Journal of Marketing Research Incentives versus Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—We conduct a field experiment in which we vary the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Jan 2023
  • In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman

    The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth

    When the economy was booming and dot-coms were flying high, venture capitalists were admired as impresarios of innovation. Then the market tanked, start-ups fizzled, and those same deal-makers were rebuked as predators out for a quick score. So... View Details
    • January 2017
    • Case

    Bayer AG: Bidding to Win Merck's OTC Business

    By: Benjamin C. Esty, Marc Baaij and Arjen Mulder
    Shortly after submitting their best and final offer to acquire Merck's Consumer Care Division (a collection of "over-the-counter" (OTC) products with sales totaling $2 billion), the Bayer M&A team was given a chance to revise their bid because another potential... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Bidding Strategy; Valuing Synergies; Negotiations; Corporate Strategy; Business Unit Strategy; Bidding Process; Discounted Cash Flow; Cross-border M＆A; Tax Shields; Valuation; Competitive Strategy; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Germany; United States; United Kingdom
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    Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms

    financial success. 8 weeks, 5–6 hrs/week Pay by August 14 $1,850 Certificate Entrepreneurial Marketing Professor Christina Wallace Develop the entrepreneurial mindset View Details
    • 12 Sep 2007
    • Op-Ed

    Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure

    market that seemed to promise endless double-digit returns. Typically, an investor bought a bundle of subprime loans from a mortgage bank. Investment banking houses such as Bear Sterns organized hedge funds. The Industrial View Details
    Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate
    • 01 Sep 2012
    • News

    An Intellectual Capital: Some Influential HBS Ideas, at a Glance

    Civilization (1933) and Roethlisberger’s Management and the Worker (1939) document. 1948 Research Center in Entrepreneurial History launched at HBS by Harvard economist Joseph... View Details
    Keywords: Professor Elton Mayo: Professor Fritz Roethlisberger; George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Professor Emeritus Ray A. Goldberg; Professor Abraham Zaleznik; Professor Alfred Chandler; Professor Michael Porter; Professor Robert S. Kaplan; Professor Michael C. Jensen; Professor C. Roland Christensen; Professor Robert Menton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
    • 12 Oct 1999
    • Research & Ideas

    It Came in the First Ships: Capitalism in America

    long-term business histories of all other large countries, has been one of intense and incessant competition. Americans have persistently shown themselves willing to follow market forces with relatively... View Details
    Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
    • 07 May 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: May 7

      Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 12 Oct 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.

    governing player drafts, free agency, revenue sharing, salary caps, and even ticket prices. Tickets must be sold at face value under league rules, eliminating the unauthorized sales of tickets at higher... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Sports
    • 19 Feb 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: Feb. 19

      PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 26 Feb 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: Feb. 26

    Advertising Authors:Kireyev, Pavel, Koen Pauwels, and Sunil Gupta Abstract As firms increasingly rely on online media to acquire consumers, marketing managers feel comfortable justifying higher online View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 07 Mar 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

    Market went through several business models before finding one that worked. But the opposite was true after the boom; a company could have a great idea and a great team, but still fail to achieve traction... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 18 Mar 2013
    • HBS Case

    HBS Cases: LEGO

    components. While the number of LEGO-branded items grew, sales did not, and in 1998 the company suffered its first financial loss. "Their top-line growth was slowing down but their cost was... View Details
    Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation