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Managerial Structure and Performance-Induced Trading
The literature finds that investors increase portfolio turnover following high returns, explaining it by either overconfidence or skilled trading. This paper develops a theoretical model and shows empirically that team-managed funds trade less after good...
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The Moral Leader: Challenges, Insights and Tools
Successful leaders – at any level and in any arena – are inevitably presented with moral and ethical choices. This unique and innovative textbook is designed to encourage students and managers to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in... View Details
- June 2023
- Exercise
Clash of Two Giants Simulation Exercise Instructions
By: Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti
Many markets are organized around platforms that connect consumers with complimentary applications and services. These platforms are two-sided because both sides - consumers and those providing applications or services - need access to the same platform to interact. A...
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Keywords:
Platform Strategies;
Technology Platform;
Customer Acquisition;
Network Effects;
Digital Platforms;
Marketplace Matching;
Strategy
Zhu, Feng, and Marco Iansiti. "Clash of Two Giants Simulation Exercise Instructions." Harvard Business School Exercise 623-092, June 2023.
- 19 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Marc Duranteau (MBA 2019)
both the mentees and me to learn from each other! What impact has HBS had on your career? The value of my HBS MBA is mainly the personal growth it allowed me to have (and it was gigantic!). The biggest impact HBS had on me was to greatly View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
to discuss Jibo's business development strategy and considered how best to engage with the developer community to expand Jibo's portfolio of capabilities. How could the team best attract third-party View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2019
- News
Meet the 2019-2020 Leadership Fellows
- 24 May 2018
- News
Meet the 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows
John P. Kotter
John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke... View Details
- 26 Aug 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Built for Global Competition from the Start
and had worked or were planning to work with clients engaged in global ventures. "This was a way for them to develop skills to help with their international client work or when evaluating investment...
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- December 2022 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Iberdrola: Leading the Energy Revolution
By: Juan Alcácer and Emer Moloney
At the end of 2019, Ignacio Galán, the Chairman and CEO of the world's third largest utility, Iberdrola, reflected on his almost 20 years at the company. He managed a portfolio of three very different businesses, each with their own specific opportunities and...
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Energy;
Energy Generation;
Energy Sources;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Renewable Energy;
Engineering;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Timing;
Industry Growth;
Mission and Purpose;
Strategy;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Auto Industry;
Spain;
United Kingdom;
United States;
Brazil;
Mexico
Alcácer, Juan, and Emer Moloney. "Iberdrola: Leading the Energy Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 723-398, December 2022. (Revised May 2023.)
- 14 May 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered How does a team leader win the confidence of the group? What's the best...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- 2007
- Working Paper
Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment
By: Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton
We use a new firm level data set that establishes the location, ownership, and activity of 650,000 multinational subsidiaries—close to a comprehensive picture of global multinational activity. A number of patterns emerge from the data. Most foreign direct investment...
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Keywords:
Multinational Activity;
Horizontal FDI;
Vertical FDI;
Stages Of Production;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business Subsidiaries;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Competency and Skills;
Production
Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton. "Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13447, September 2007.
- September 2017
- Case
Dr. William Carson— Intrapreneurial Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Dr. William Carson, an African-American alum of Harvard University became the President and CEO of a multi billion dollar division of Otsuka, a Japan based pharmaceutical company. His ascension to this leadership position followed a thriving career in academic medicine...
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Dr. Williams Carson;
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical;
Harvard;
Abilify;
Aripiprazole;
Health Testing and Trials;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Japan
Rogers, Steven, and Alyssa Haywoode. "Dr. William Carson— Intrapreneurial Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry." Harvard Business School Case 318-005, September 2017.
- 03 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Hire an MBA: The Benefits and Misconceptions for Startups
Startups are exciting to HBS MBA students for many reasons, including the opportunity for impact, exposure to multiple functions, and the ability to practice skills they are learning at HBS. But, why should a startup hire an HBS MBA?...
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- 07 Apr 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
tasks and finding the appropriate platforms for execution. In that sense, the tasks were defined for data scientists and algorithm developers who do not necessarily have that domain knowledge, but possess the View Details
- February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Kendle International Inc.
By: Dwight B. Crane, Paul W. Marshall and Indra Reinbergs
Candace Kendle and Christopher Bergen, the CEO and COO of Kendle International, Inc., are reviewing ways to finance the growth of their privately-owned company. Kendle is a contract research organization that conducts clinical drug trials for pharmaceutical and...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Financing and Loans;
Venture Capital;
Stock Options;
Banks and Banking;
Debt Securities;
International Finance;
Financial Strategy;
Management Skills;
Private Ownership;
Initial Public Offering;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Crane, Dwight B., Paul W. Marshall, and Indra Reinbergs. "Kendle International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 200-033, February 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- Research Summary
Management of Succession
By: Joseph L. Bower
An outgrowth of the work on the corporate office has been a more focused study on the management of succession. This work identified the reasons why the management of CEO succession has proved so difficult for so many companies as well as the way the best companies are...
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- October 23, 2013
- Article
Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Family businesses have been found to excel in resilience during economic downturns compared to publicly-traded ones. This is attributed to their focus on resilience over performance. Key qualities of resilient family firms include managing low debt, practicing...
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Keywords:
Performance Consistency;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Family Ownership;
Family Business;
Values and Beliefs;
Business Strategy
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Banyan Family Business Advisors On The Keys to Long-Term Resilience." Family Wealth Report (October 23, 2013).
- March 2016
- Teaching Note
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek – Lighting Liberia
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
After successful careers as lawyers and Fellows in Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by ultimately using advanced leadership skills to increase...
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Energy