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- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
for success, such as the role of the senior team, and that also have distinct disciplines. Incubation is a frequent point of breakdown for firms that seek to build new businesses inside existing corporations; promising ideas often simply... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
matches, especially for firms likely to be financially constrained. The effect is associated with the discrete change in label from investment-grade to speculative-grade, not with changes in continuous... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Harvard Business School
company's satellite strategy. In 1984, Jones formed Corporate Organizational Dynamics, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in organizational effectiveness. Claudine B. Malone MBA 1972 Claudine B. Malone serves as CEO of View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style
expressions of chief executives to see if leadership style can be correlated with a firm’s performance. The researchers believe their work could open new directions in big data analysis, combining image and textual analysis to create a more complete picture of how a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
work-life balance and with their work in general. And the firm was better able to recruit and retain employees. Clients also benefited-often in unexpected ways. In this engaging book, Perlow takes you inside BCG to witness the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
University, the Atlanta Conferences addressed pressing economic issues that the Black community faced. The fourth annual conference was entitled "The Negro in Business." In 1900, Booker T. Washington founded the National Negro Business League (NNBL) to promote... View Details
- 29 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise
affordable housing nationwide, high-quality education in predominately underserved communities, and many other initiatives essential to accelerating Black economic mobility, I believe firms can reverse the wealth gap trend dramatically,... View Details
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
behavioral hazard, providing a theoretical foundation for value-based insurance design and a way to interpret behavioral "nudges." Once behavioral hazard is taken into account, health insurance can do more than just provide View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Marquis Jet Takes Off
ownership, or charter. The first two came with seven-figure price tags, and charter posed uncertainties about planes and pilots. From outside the private-jet business looking in, Allard — who at the time was president and COO of SFX Sports Group, a leading... View Details
- Web
Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
proving that sustainability is good for business, the environment, and its people." Brooks Wallace Public relations professional looking to learn about sustainable business practices Take a values-driven approach to business and learn how you can succeed View Details
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=41870 Expected Returns Dynamics Implied by Firm Fundamentals By: Lyle, Matthew R., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—We provide a tractable stock valuation model to study the dynamics of firm-level expected... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2017
- Case
Tencent
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking service provider with several of the... View Details
Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Product Development; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Tencent." Harvard Business School Case 718-426, September 2017.
- May 2016
- Case
The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2015, Walmart surprised investors by announcing that it expected flat sales growth for 2015 and growth of only 3% to 4% over the coming three years. Profits would also fall due to significant investments in people and technology. The company’s stock price... View Details
Keywords: Asda; Costco; David Glass; Convenience Stores; Discount Retailing; Dollar Stores; Doug McMillon; E-commerce; Online Retail; General Merchandise; Grocery; Lee Scott; Mike Duke; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Neighborhood Market; Sam Walton; Sam's Club; Store Formats; Supercenter; Supermarket; Warehouse Clubs; Merchandising; Walmart; Wal-Mart; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Units; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Banks and Banking; Price; Profit; Revenue; Food; Global Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Human Capital; Labor Unions; Wages; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Web; Web Sites; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Distribution Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Arkansas; Bentonville
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016." Harvard Business School Case 716-426, May 2016.
- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
financial value. As Brown often says, “Aesthetics matter.” The business of aesthetics is built on storytelling, too. “You can have a well-developed sense of what is beautiful and pleasurable, but if you can’t communicate it, you probably... View Details
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
over 11,000 firms in 34 countries. We find large cross-country differences in the adoption of basic management practices, with the U.S. having the highest size-weighted average management score. We present a formal model of “Management as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
serving as vice chairman before leaving the firm in 2005. "I went from being a junior person to running a large business in what seemed like a nanosecond," he says. "And suddenly more people were watching what I did, and I... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
from abroad is substantially more challenging than the economics alone would predict. This paper looks at some of the issues firms moving large assembly operations back to the U.S. have faced, along with recommendations for more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
the funding cutoff threshold and find convincing evidence that DNATF's mediated funding model has a compelling effect on firm performance and overall innovative performance three to four years after receipt of funds. Selection of a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
joined venture capital firm 500 Global as partner in its newly opened offices in a renovated factory near Cairo University. Founded in Silicon Valley in 2010, with $2.8 billion in assets under management, 500 Global had already invested... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
exiting shareholders receive fair value in MBOs. This article identifies four factors that create an unlevel playing field in that market check: information asymmetries, valuable management, management financial incentives to discourage... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne