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- October 1998
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)
By: Myra M. Hart and Jennifer Starr
Silverman and her co-founder, Don Larson, own the largest privately held injury-management and cost-containment services firm in the United States. When their $80+ million company attracts substantial interest of investment bankers and venture capitalists, the two must...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Leadership Development;
Venture Capital;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Investment;
Business or Company Management;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Personal Development and Career;
Entrepreneurship;
Service Industry;
United States
Hart, Myra M., and Jennifer Starr. "CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-068, October 1998.
- 28 May 2013
- News
10 Questions to Ask When Determining Your Salary
- 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...
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Nanda, Ramana, Robert White, and Stephanie Puzio. "Equity Compensation in Startup Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 815-074, March 2015.
- August 1998
- Case
Record Masters
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Laurence E. Katz
Kent Dauten, a former general partner at the Chicago private equity firm of Madison Dearborn Partners, has engaged in a search to personally sponsor a buyout in which he can play an active management role. He has received a selling memorandum for Record Masters, a...
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Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Laurence E. Katz. "Record Masters." Harvard Business School Case 899-020, August 1998.
- 2013
- Tool
Harvard Business Review's Go to Market Tools: Pricing for Profit
By: Thomas Steenburgh and Jill Avery
What price is right? Figuring out the best price for your product or service can be nerve-wracking. Your new product launch or marketing campaign's success—perhaps even your career advancement—may hinge on the price you choose. So how do you select a price that's...
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Keywords:
Quantitative Analysis;
Tools;
Pricing;
Profitability Analysis;
Pricing Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Marketing
Steenburgh, Thomas, and Jill Avery. Harvard Business Review's Go to Market Tools: Pricing for Profit. Tool. Harvard Business Review Press, 2013. Electronic.
- 2014
- Book
Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation
By: Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove and Kent Lineback
Why can some organizations innovate time and again, while most cannot? You might think the key to innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos. All of these things may help—but there's only...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Innovation Leadership;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Innovation and Invention
Hill, Linda A., Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback. Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2014.
- 2020
- Chapter
The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy
By: William R. Kerr
Talent is the most precious resource for today’s knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other...
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Keywords:
Global Talent Flows;
Talent and Talent Management;
Global Range;
Immigration;
Policy;
Economy
Kerr, William R. "The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy." Chap. 1 in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 20, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern, 1–37. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2020.
- May 2017
- Article
Sacred versus Pseudo-sacred Values: How People Cope with Taboo Trade-Offs
By: Philip E. Tetlock, Barbara A. Mellers and J. Peter Scoblic
Psychologists have documented widespread public deference to "sacred values" that communities, formally or informally, exempt from tradeoffs with secular limits, like money. This work has, however, been largely confined to low-stakes settings. As the stakes rise,...
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Tetlock, Philip E., Barbara A. Mellers, and J. Peter Scoblic. "Sacred versus Pseudo-sacred Values: How People Cope with Taboo Trade-Offs." American Economic Review 107, no. 5 (May 2017): 96–99.
- June 2016
- Case
The Redevelopment of Palazzo Tornabuoni (A)
By: Sid Yog, Arthur I Segel and Ricardo Andrade
In the spring of 2004, Byrne Murphy and his partners at Fingen Group discussed options to redevelop Palazzo Tornabuoni, an iconic 15th century palace in the heart of Florence, Italy. The possibilities included turning the upper floors into office space, hotel rooms,...
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Keywords:
Palazzo Tornabuoni;
Private Residence Club;
Florence;
Italy;
Timeshare;
Fractional Ownership;
Property;
Real Estate Industry;
Italy;
Europe
Yog, Sid, Arthur I Segel, and Ricardo Andrade. "The Redevelopment of Palazzo Tornabuoni (A)." Harvard Business School Case 216-069, June 2016.
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Barclays Bank and Contingent Capital Notes, 2012
By: Lucy White
In 2012, regulatory changes following the financial crisis mean that Barclays Bank is faced with the need to raise large amounts of capital in order to comply with increased capital requirements, tightening rules as to the "quality of capital," and increased risk...
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- 2024
- Working Paper
Contributing to Growth? The Role of Open Source Software for Global Startups
By: Nataliya Langburd Wright, Frank Nagle and Shane Greenstein
Does participating in open source software (OSS) communities spur entrepreneurial growth? More
efficiently developing shared code, learning from what the OSS community has developed, and
shaping the direction of massive projects, such as those linked to frameworks...
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Open Source Distribution;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Human Capital;
Valuation;
Corporate Strategy
Wright, Nataliya Langburd, Frank Nagle, and Shane Greenstein. "Contributing to Growth? The Role of Open Source Software for Global Startups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-040, January 2024.
- 13 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt
"gap-filling" idea comes in--the government can dissuade firms from issuing short-term debt by simply making it less attractive to do so. It can accomplish this by issuing more short-term debt (T-bills), raising the yields on...
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- Article
How to Launch Your Digital Platform: A Playbook for Strategists
By: Benjamin Edelman
The ubiquity of Internet access has caused a sharp rise in the number of businesses offering platforms that connect users for communication or commerce. Entrepreneurs are particularly drawn to these platforms because they create significant value and have modest...
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Keywords:
Platforms;
Launch;
Mobilization Strategy;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Network Effects;
Adoption;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "How to Launch Your Digital Platform: A Playbook for Strategists." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 4 (April 2015): 90–97. (Reprinted in Launch a Start-Up That Lasts, Harvard Business Review OnPoint, Winter 2016.)
- October 2019 (Revised October 2019)
- Background Note
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Trends in China K-12
By: John J-H Kim, Haibo Zhao and Shu Lin
This note provides a brief survey of the major entrepreneurial and innovation trends in China’s K-12 education landscape, using trends in public policy as background, but focusing on opportunities available for the private market. The note first provides a brief...
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- 2019
- Working Paper
The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy
By: William R. Kerr
Talent is the most precious resource for today’s knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other...
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Keywords:
Global Talent Flows;
Talent and Talent Management;
Global Range;
Immigration;
Policy;
Economy
Kerr, William R. "The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-116, May 2019.
- 2014
- Working Paper
College Admissions as Non-Price Competition: The Case of South Korea
By: Christopher Avery, Alvin E. Roth and Soohyung Lee
This paper examines non-price competition among colleges to attract highly qualified students, exploiting the South Korean setting where the national government sets rules governing applications. We identify some basic facts about the behavior of colleges before and...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Higher Education;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Education Industry;
South Korea
Avery, Christopher, Alvin E. Roth, and Soohyung Lee. "College Admissions as Non-Price Competition: The Case of South Korea." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 20774, December 2014.
- 2013
- Chapter
Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks
By: Frank Nagle
Over the past 5–10 years, online social networks have rapidly expanded, and as of March 2012 the largest online social network, Facebook, had over 901 million active members. The wealth of information users post in their social network profiles, as well as the...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Media;
Cybersecurity;
Analytics and Data Science
Nagle, Frank. "Privacy Breach Analysis in Social Networks." In Mining Social Networks and Security Informatics, edited by Tansel Ozyer, Zeki Erdem, Jon Rokne, and Suheil Khoury, 63–77. Springer Science + Business Media, 2013.
- January 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Altoona State Investment Board: December 2008
By: Josh Lerner
Rod Calhoun, the head of the Altoona State Investment Board's private equity investment program, considered the communication he had just received. It was from Permira, the leading European buyout fund, and concerned its fourth fund, to which Altoona had made a £ 100...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Investment Funds;
Partners and Partnerships
Lerner, Josh. "Altoona State Investment Board: December 2008." Harvard Business School Case 809-095, January 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- November 2023
- Case
Gabon Special Economic Zone
By: John Macomber and Wale Lawal
Tropical rain forest covers about 80% of the West African nation of Gabon, part of the Congo Basin and the "lungs of the world." Gabon is one of the first nations to earn revenue from carbon sequestration...as long as the rain forest remains intact. There are...
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Keywords:
Economic Development;
Forestry;
Wood;
Carbon Credits;
Supply Chain;
Economic Growth;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Government Administration;
Business and Government Relations;
Strategy;
Forest Products Industry;
Africa;
Gabon
Macomber, John, and Wale Lawal. "Gabon Special Economic Zone." Harvard Business School Case 224-012, November 2023.
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
during the coming year. Q: Is faculty development one of the challenges you see for the School? A: Faculty development is crucial, but the challenge includes attracting and retaining faculty as well. On the incoming side, the tightening...
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