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- August 2021
- Supplement
Aligning Mission and Margin at Southern Bancorp
By: Brian Trelstad
Video Supplement for HBS Case No. 321-099. In October 2020, after spending almost a decade to turnaround Southern Bancorp, an Arkansan bank founded with the mission to provide financial services to rural, underserved communities, CEO Darrin Williams is wondering how...
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Keywords:
Racial Wealth Gap;
Banks and Banking;
Growth and Development;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Going Public;
Investment Return;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
Arkansas
Trelstad, Brian. "Aligning Mission and Margin at Southern Bancorp." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 322-702, August 2021.
- September 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Perella Weinberg Partners: New Firm, Old Values
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aman Malik
In the five years since it opened its doors, the investment banking boutique Perella Weinberg Partners had grown into a firm that advised a roster of blue-chip clients on critical transactions and had over $8 billion of client assets under management. The three...
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Keywords:
Cost;
Investment Banking;
Growth and Development;
Compensation and Benefits;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Going Public;
Banking Industry
Rose, Clayton S., and Aman Malik. "Perella Weinberg Partners: New Firm, Old Values." Harvard Business School Case 312-013, September 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- Article
The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940
By: Ai Hisano
This article examines how, starting in the 1870s, food manufacturers in the United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Food;
Health;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Hisano, Ai. "The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940." Special Issue on Food and Agriculture. Business History Review 90, no. 3 (October 2016): 483–504.
- January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Runa
By: Paul Gompers and Carla Larangeira
In early 2022, Courtney McColgan, founder and CEO of Runa, a human resources and payroll Software-as-a-Service platform, faced an unexpected tech market downturn. Founded in 2018, Runa catered to small and medium-sized businesses in Mexico, offering an affordable and...
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- August 2021 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta and Fares Khrais
The case opens in 2019, five years after, Sarah Al Suhaimi, CEO of NCB Capital (NCBC), the investment arm of Saudi’s largest bank, NCB, took the helm. Having successfully turned the business to make it the market leader, she was contemplating her next steps as...
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Keywords:
Turnaround;
Investment Banking;
Financial Institutions;
Change Management;
Leadership;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Management Teams;
Asset Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Saudi Arabia
Sucher, Sandra J., Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta, and Fares Khrais. "The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant." Harvard Business School Case 322-043, August 2021. (Revised November 2021.)
- January 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Gobi Partners and DMG
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Thomas G. Tsao, founding general partner of Gobi Partners, an early stage venture capital firm in China, must decide how to manage his firm's largest investment after the departure of the CEO. Tom has temporarily stepped in as CEO, but finding a replacement with the...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Competency and Skills;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Business or Company Management;
Management Succession;
Emerging Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
China
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Gobi Partners and DMG." Harvard Business School Case 810-095, January 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
- 03 Aug 2015
- News
How Women Business Owners Could Lift Emerging Markets' GDP By 12%
- February 2020
- Technical Note
Talent Management and the Future of Work
By: William R. Kerr and Gorick Ng
The nature of work is changing—and it is changing rapidly. Few days go by without industry giants such as Amazon and AT&T announcing plans to invest billions of dollars towards retraining nearly half of their respective workforces for jobs of the future. What changes...
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Keywords:
Human Resource Management;
Human Capital Development;
Human Resource Practices;
Talent;
Talent Acquisition;
Talent Development;
Talent Development And Retention;
Talent Management;
Talent Retention;
Labor Flows;
Labor Management;
Labor Market;
Strategy Development;
Strategy Management;
Strategy Execution;
Strategy And Execution;
Strategic Change;
Transformations;
Organization;
Organization Alignment;
Organization Design;
Organizational Adaptation;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Management Challenges;
Management Of Business And Political Risk;
Change Leadership;
Future Of Work;
Future;
Skills Gap;
Skills Development;
Skills;
Offshoring And Outsourcing;
Investment;
Capital Allocation;
Work;
Work Culture;
Work Force Management;
Work/life Balance;
Work/family Balance;
Work-family Boundary Management;
Workers;
Worker Productivity;
Worker Performance;
Work Engagement;
Work Environment;
Work Environments;
Productivity;
Organization Culture;
Soft Skills;
Technology Management;
Technological Change;
Technological Change: Choices And Consequences;
Technology Diffusion;
Disruptive Technology;
Global Business;
Global;
Workplace;
Workplace Context;
Workplace Culture;
Workplace Wellness;
Collaboration;
Competencies;
Productivity Gains;
Digital;
Digital Transition;
Competitive Dynamics;
Competitiveness;
Competitive Strategy;
Data Analytics;
Data;
Data Management;
Data Strategy;
Data Protection;
Aging Society;
Diversity;
Diversity Management;
Millennials;
Communication Complexity;
Communication Technologies;
International Business;
Work Sharing;
Global Competitiveness;
Global Corporate Cultures;
Intellectual Property;
Intellectual Property Management;
Intellectual Property Protection;
Intellectual Capital And Property Issues;
Globalization Of Supply Chain;
Inequality;
Recruiting;
Hiring;
Hiring Of Employees;
Training;
Job Cuts And Outsourcing;
Job Performance;
Job Search;
Job Design;
Job Satisfaction;
Jobs;
Employee Engagement;
Employee Attitude;
Employee Benefits;
Employee Compensation;
Employee Fairness;
Employee Relationship Management;
Employee Retention;
Employee Selection;
Employee Motivation;
Employee Feedback;
Employee Coordination;
Employee Performance Management;
Employee Socialization;
Process Improvement;
Application Performance Management;
Stigma;
Institutional Change;
Candidates;
Digital Enterprise;
Cultural Adaptation;
Cultural Change;
Cultural Diversity;
Cultural Context;
Cultural Strategies;
Cultural Psychology;
Cultural Reform;
Performance;
Performance Effectiveness;
Performance Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Performance Appraisal;
Performance Feedback;
Performance Measurement;
Performance Metrics;
Performance Measures;
Performance Efficiency;
Efficiency;
Performance Analysis;
Performance Appraisals;
Performance Improvement;
Automation;
Artificial Intelligence;
Technology Companies;
Managerial Processes;
Skilled Migration;
Assessment;
Human Resources;
Management;
Human Capital;
Talent and Talent Management;
Retention;
Demographics;
Labor;
Strategy;
Change;
Change Management;
Transformation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Working Conditions;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Disruption;
Economy;
Competition;
Globalization;
AI and Machine Learning;
Digital Transformation
Kerr, William R., and Gorick Ng. "Talent Management and the Future of Work." Harvard Business School Technical Note 820-084, February 2020.
- March 2011 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Groupon
By: Sunil Gupta, Ray Weaver and Dharmishta Rood
On November 4, 2011, Groupon, a marketing services company that promoted local businesses by selling deeply discounted vouchers for their products and services, completed its initial public offering that valued the company at $17 billion. Within a year Groupon's share...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Customers;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development;
Marketing Channels;
Competitive Strategy;
Value Creation
Gupta, Sunil, Ray Weaver, and Dharmishta Rood. "Groupon." Harvard Business School Case 511-094, March 2011. (Revised August 2012.)
- March 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
FinTech Hive at DIFC: Creating a Fintech Ecosystem in Dubai
By: Marco Di Maggio and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in 2019 as Raja Al Mazrouei, executive vice president of FinTech Hive (the Hive) at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, contemplates her...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Emerging Markets;
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Management;
Information Technology;
Growth Management;
Financial Markets;
Financial Institutions;
United Arab Emirates;
Middle East;
Dubai
Di Maggio, Marco, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "FinTech Hive at DIFC: Creating a Fintech Ecosystem in Dubai." Harvard Business School Case 220-066, March 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector
This paper describes how the gaming of society's rules by corporations contributes to the problem of institutional corruption in the world of business. "Gaming" in its various forms involves the use of technically legal means to subvert the intent of society's rules in...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Civil Society or Community;
Competitive Advantage;
Earnings Management;
Trust;
Law;
Performance;
Investment Funds;
Private Sector;
Behavior;
Relationships;
Goals and Objectives
Salter, Malcolm S. "Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-060, December 2010.
- 2008
- Book
Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours
By: Tarun Khanna
China and India are home to one-third of the world's population. And they're undergoing social and economic revolutions that are capturing the best minds--and money--of Western business. In "Billions of Entrepreneurs," Tarun Khanna examines the entrepreneurial forces...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Development Economics;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
China;
India
Khanna, Tarun. Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
- 07 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
How Short-Termism Invites Corruption--And What to Do About It
Keywords:
by Malcolm S. Salter
- September 2015 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
The TTIP: Bridging the Transatlantic Economy
By: Dante Roscini and Christina Marin
In 2016, the United States and the European Union struggled to reach an agreement over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Started in June 2013, TTIP negotiations had gone on much longer than anyone had expected. With elections coming on both...
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Keywords:
International Trade;
European Union;
United States;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Trade;
United States;
European Union
Roscini, Dante, and Christina Marin. "The TTIP: Bridging the Transatlantic Economy." Harvard Business School Case 716-026, September 2015. (Revised July 2017.)
- January 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Beth Stewart: Navigating the Boardroom
By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell
After rising through the ranks of Corporate America, Beth Stewart has become a corporate director on the board of General Growth Properties. Stewart is struggling with how to address her mounting concerns over the financial health of the growing large publically traded...
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Keywords:
Career Management;
Women Executives;
Women And Leadership;
Boards Of Directors;
Board Dynamics;
Career Planning;
Independent Directors;
Leadership;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Interpersonal Communication;
Leadership Style;
Personal Development and Career;
Work-Life Balance;
Real Estate Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell. "Beth Stewart: Navigating the Boardroom." Harvard Business School Case 413-094, January 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
- 05 Dec 2014
- News
Life settlement gets a welcome face-lift
- May–June 2023
- Article
Should Your Start-up Be For-profit or Nonprofit?: A Guide for Social Entrepreneurs
By: Cait Brumme and Brian Trelstad
Years ago the line between nonprofit and for-profit enterprises was clear, but that has changed. Nonprofits now offer products that compete with those of the best for-profits, and for-profits can deliver as much social value as charities. Despite the blurred...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Mission and Purpose;
Nonprofit Organizations;
For-Profit Firms;
Decision Choices and Conditions
Brumme, Cait, and Brian Trelstad. "Should Your Start-up Be For-profit or Nonprofit? A Guide for Social Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business Review 101, no. 3 (May–June 2023): 136–145.
- Research Summary
Islamic Financing Practices
By: Samuel L. Hayes
Samuel L. Hayes III is examining (with faculty of Harvard University's Law
School and Center for Middle Eastern Studies) Islamic banking and
investment practices. Because the Koran prohibits the payment of fixed
interest and guarantees on funds invested either with...
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- November 1990 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
First Chicago Corp.: Corporate Strategy
Lays out the business challenges facing First Chicago Corp. in 1986: the banking industry has been deregulated, many corporations are bypassing banks in their search for capital, and foreign competition has increased. Their traditional market--corporate banking--has...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Investment Banking;
Corporate Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Commercial Banking;
Banking Industry;
United States
Friedman, Raymond A. "First Chicago Corp.: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 491-056, November 1990. (Revised September 1991.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Institutional Corporate Bond Pricing
By: Ishita Sen, Lorenzo Bretscher, Lukas Schmid and Varun Sharma
We compile a rich dataset that links institutional investors' position level holdings with corporate bond characteristics and estimate demand elasticities with respect to critical sources of risk. Persistence in institutions' holdings provide us with an instrument to...
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Keywords:
Corporate Bonds;
Demand Systems;
Insurance Companies;
Mutual Funds;
Liquidity;
Bonds;
Insurance;
Investment Funds;
Financial Liquidity
Sen, Ishita, Lorenzo Bretscher, Lukas Schmid, and Varun Sharma. "Institutional Corporate Bond Pricing." Working Paper, December 2020. (Revised January 2022. Revise and Resubmit, Review of Financial Studies.)