Publications

June 2015
Teaching Note

AIP Healthcare Japan: Investing in Japan's Retirement Home Market

By: John A. Quelch

06 Jan 2020
News

Home Grown

owners who were interested in creating a local ownership vehicle for retiring business owners. “Generally, the owners’ options are to try to succeed the ownership across another generation of family,” says Bauerly. “That’s often the... View Details

Keywords: Finance

20 Nov 2018
News

Seven Strategies for Maintaining a Sense of Self in Retirement

August 2014 (Revised August 2015)
Technical Note

Overview of Senior Housing in the United States

By: Charles F. Wu and Joseph Beyer

This technical note provides an overview of the senior housing industry in the United States. There were 40 million seniors in America in 2010, and that number was expected to double by 2050. Seniors would make up 1 in every five Americans. This note explores the... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Senior Living; Retirement Homes; Development; Property; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts; United States

08 Jun 2015
News

USA TODAY publisher Kramer to retire before Gannett print spinoff

06 Aug 2015
News

A Wall Street Pioneer Comes Home

returning to her hometown of Grand Haven, Michigan, in 1996 to care for two family members, Sherwood continued to consult for Goldman Sachs while serving on the board of JSJ Corporation, a durable goods manufacturing company cofounded by her grandfather. Fully View Details

February 2017 (Revised February 2021)
Case

Hebrew SeniorLife: Next Steps

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Olivia Hull

The CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife is contemplating how to scale his highly successful but asset-intensive continuing care retirement community for elders. Among the strategies he is considering is an expansion to China; virtual web-based care; providing continuing care in... View Details

Keywords: Continuing Care; Nursing Home; Rehabilitation; Assisted Living; Elder Care; Entrepreneurial Management; Health Care and Treatment; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; United States

15 Dec 2024
News

The Golden Thread

Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

organizations? Retirees may also find that all that extra time at home can ruffle relationships. In the study, some men whose wives had been homemakers said they drove their wives crazy soon after retirement... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

June 2018
Background Note

Introduction to Life Settlements

By: Alexander Braun, Lauren H. Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy and Jiahua Xu

Life insurance is an asset owned by the majority of American adults (61%). Note that this 61% penetration rate is essentially at parity with home ownership (64%) and higher than that of 401(k) retirement account ownership (53%). Life settlements, or life insurance... View Details

Keywords: Insurance; Assets; Value; Markets; Investment Return

10 Jan 2017
News

Research: Performing a Ritual Before a Stressful Task Improves Performance

03 May 2016
News

Henry McGee

Henry W. McGee

Henry McGee joined the HBS faculty in 2013 after retiring as President of HBO Home Entertainment, the digital and DVD program distribution division of Home Box Office, the pioneering premium television company. A member of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit,... View Details

Keywords: television; motion pictures; media; e-commerce industry; entertainment; broadcasting; distribution; health care; journalism; wholesale; arts; nonprofit industry

March 2008
Case

Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A)

By: Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Alok Patel, the founder and chairman of a Gujarat-based, privately held edible oils processor, must decide whether to hire a CFO candidate. Previously, his company's book-keeping has been done by an uncle, who has mentioned that he may retire soon. Patel could hire his... View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Family Business; Managerial Roles; Emerging Markets; Diversity; Finance; Food and Beverage Industry; Gujarat