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- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
attract desirable customers. "On the face of it, price coherence seems good for consumers because they get a benefit for choosing the intermediary, and they pay no additional fee," says Benjamin G. Edelman, an associate professor at...
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- 27 Aug 2020
Diverse Perspectives Series: Admissions Q&A with AASU and LASO
Hear from members of the African American Student Union (AASU) and the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) as they answer questions about the MBA experience, culture, and View Details
- January 2001
- Teaching Note
ZEFER: Building and Positioning an e-Business Consulting Company TN
By: Richard L. Nolan and George Francis Westerman III
- July 2012
- Case
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. - The Belle of the Ball
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
In November of 2011 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a global property and casualty reinsurance company, announced it had agreed to sell itself to Alleghany Corporation, ending "the most frenzied takeover battle" of 2011, which involved competitors, Warren Buffett's...
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Keywords:
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Finance;
Insurance And Reinsurance;
Governance;
Insurance;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Strategy;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry;
Insurance Industry;
United States;
Bermuda;
Switzerland
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. - The Belle of the Ball." Harvard Business School Case 313-017, July 2012.
- August 2012
- Article
A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending
By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda
We use loan-level data to study how the organizational structure of banks impacts small business lending. We find that decentralized banks-where branch managers have greater autonomy over lending decisions-give larger loans to small firms and those with "soft...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Customers;
Financing and Loans;
Credit;
Organizational Structure;
Banks and Banking;
Governance Compliance;
Competitive Strategy
Canales, Rodrigo, and Ramana Nanda. "A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending." Journal of Financial Economics 105, no. 2 (August 2012): 353–366.
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
Tenbrunsel, and Max Bazerman Abstract—The business scandals in the past several decades led to the rising importance of ethics as a topic central to management scholarship. Behavioral scientists in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2021
- News
Legacy, Leadership, and Transformation at America's National Ballet Company
Keywords:
Arts, Entertainment
- 04 Sep 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Wellsprings of Creation: Perturbation and the Paradox of the Highly Disciplined Organization
- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation
important part of HBS is the people you meet. We generally hear that business school is a great opportunity to network, but networking is really easy when you are also making friends at the same time. I was part of a WhatsApp group after...
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- March 2011
- Teaching Note
Calveta Dining Services, Inc.: A Recipe for Growth? (Brief Case)
By: James L. Heskett and Patricia Girardi
Teaching Note for #4261.
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- 1982
- Book
Managing Business-Government Relations: Cases and Notes on Business-Government Problems
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords:
Management;
Business Ventures;
Government and Politics;
Relationships;
Information;
Cases;
Problems and Challenges
Fox, J. Ronald. Managing Business-Government Relations: Cases and Notes on Business-Government Problems. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1982.
- March 2022
- Case
Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co., Ltd.: December 2014
By: Josh Lerner, Luyang Zhang, Xinlai Tong and Yue Kong
In early December 2014, the senior team of Pudong Science and Technology Investment (hereafter, Pudong S&T) gathered in the offices of their chairman, Dr. Xudong Zhu. Before completing its cross-border acquisition of Montage Technology, Pudong S&T—wholly owned by the...
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Lerner, Josh, Luyang Zhang, Xinlai Tong, and Yue Kong. "Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co., Ltd.: December 2014 ." Harvard Business School Case 822-111, March 2022.
- December 2018 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Shiseido: Reinvesting in Brand
By: Jill Avery and Nobuo Sato
Shiseido was in the midst of a six year corporate turnaround, trying to reverse the effects of decades of under-investment in R&D and marketing which had led to a cycle of declining customer support and brand value. Would the CEO’s VISION 2020 plan, centered on four...
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Keywords:
Brand Management;
Brand Value;
Turnaround;
Brand Portfolio;
Brand Communication;
Global Brands;
Digital Marketing;
Return On Investment;
Marketing ROI;
Internet Marketing;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Value;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Investment Return;
Consumer Behavior;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Japan;
Asia
Avery, Jill, and Nobuo Sato. "Shiseido: Reinvesting in Brand." Harvard Business School Case 519-026, December 2018. (Revised October 2020.)
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Christine Keung: "The trek exposed us to the challenges of rural Appalachia: declining life expectancy, a shrinking population, an economy that has...
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Discussion of "Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act in the United States" by David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat, and Arvids A. Ziedonis
By: Josh Lerner
Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Education;
Information Technology;
Patents;
Law;
Communication;
United States
Lerner, Josh. Discussion of "Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act in the United States" by David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat, and Arvids A. Ziedonis. Journal of Economic Literature 43, no. 2 (June 2005): 510–511.