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- 05 Aug 2010
- News
Picking winners, saving losers
- 05 Jul 2018
- News
China’s new $15bn tech fund emulates SoftBank’s Vision Fund
- 14 Jul 2017
- News
Aiming to Do Good, Not Just Well
- Article
State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions
By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie and Juan Almandoz
A number of studies have shown that, as a result of the ambiguity of U.S. legal mandates, organizations have considerable latitude in how they comply with regulations. In this paper, we address how the different agendas of the federal and state governments increase...
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Organizations;
Opportunities;
Government Legislation;
Acquisition;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Banks and Banking;
Motivation and Incentives;
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Management Practices and Processes;
Research;
United States
Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Juan Almandoz. "State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions." Social Science Research 41, no. 1 (January 2012): 130–145.
- January 2009
- Supplement
Live Nation Faces the Music (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley, Frank V. Cespedes and Kerry Herman
In 2008, concert producer and promoter Live Nation, faces a decision about its strategy in light of the tumultuous changes in the music industry and the increasing power of the major artists. As the music business once again recreates itself in response to new...
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- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
Two years ago, the World Management Survey on organizational leadership reported that firms led by family CEOs (managers related to the family owning the business) are often managed badly, particularly those where a first-born son has...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Mar 2008
- News
Marketing Can Serve Citizens as Well as Consumers
- 04 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
health care. But the truth is that many of these efforts, despite best intentions, have not solved the issues they target, says Harvard Business School professor Jane Wei-Skillern. "Traditional approaches are still falling short,...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- August 2019
- Case
Huawei and the U.S.-China Trade War
By: Elie Ofek and John Masko
In 2019, Chinese smartphone maker and telecommunications empire Huawei was preparing to launch its new flagship smartphone series, the Mate 30. After years of explosive growth, the previous 18 months had been a challenge for the company. In early 2018, Huawei’s planned...
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Trade;
Global Strategy;
International Relations;
National Security;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Information Infrastructure;
Volatility;
Adaptation;
Telecommunications Industry;
China;
United States;
European Union
Ofek, Elie, and John Masko. "Huawei and the U.S.-China Trade War." Harvard Business School Case 520-017, August 2019.
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
2016 Harvard Business Review Press HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company By: Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff Abstract—Find, acquire, and run your own business. Are you looking for an...
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Sean Silverthlorne
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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online
in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based learning...
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- June 20, 2013
- Article
The Tyranny of Minority Shareholders
By: Josh Baron and Henry Foley
The article discusses challenges arising from minority ownership in the context of the proposed Empire State Building IPO. It emphasizes the complexities that minority shareholders can introduce in business decisions when families take their assets public. The article...
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Business and Shareholder Relations;
Ownership;
Family Ownership;
Corporate Governance;
Power and Influence
Baron, Josh, and Henry Foley. "The Tyranny of Minority Shareholders." Wealth Management (website) (June 20, 2013).
- 20 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
India Conference 2015
startups to do things differently and to be wary of using cookie cutter business models that may have worked in the United States and Europe. These young CEOs exuberated a sense of urgency and confidence that seemed to define the new...
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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Taiwan Tech Firms Fear Fallout after Us Raises Supply Chain Alarm
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
"I've heard many war stories," says Harvard Business School associate professor Connie Bagley, reflecting on conversations with former students who have started business ventures. To prepare...
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- December 2007 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
The South Sea Company (A)
By: David A. Moss, Eugene Kintgen, Agnieszka Rafalska and Kimberly Hagan
In early 1720, the South Sea Company and the Bank of England were cometing for the right to issue new shares and to exchange those shares for government bons that were then in the hands of the public. The British government had already executed two such debt conversion...
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Borrowing and Debt;
Debt Securities;
Stock Shares;
Financial Strategy;
Bids and Bidding;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Great Britain
Moss, David A., Eugene Kintgen, Agnieszka Rafalska, and Kimberly Hagan. "The South Sea Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-005, December 2007. (Revised December 2021.)
- 22 Jul 2014
- News
Regulation Will Not Kill Airbnb, Says Harvard Historian Nancy Koehn
- 18 Jan 2011
- News
Apple CEO Jobs's Illness Prompts Calls for Greater Disclosure
- 2000
- Book
Merchants to Multinationals
By: Geoffrey Jones
This book examines the evolution of multinational trading companies from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the Industrial Revolution, British merchants established overseas branches which became major trade intermediaries, and later engaged in foreign...
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Competency and Skills;
Trade;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Corporate Governance;
Growth and Development;
Human Resources;
Information Management;
Relationships;
Corporate Strategy;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America
Jones, Geoffrey. Merchants to Multinationals. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. (Winner of Newcomen-Harvard Book Award Given once every three years to the best work in the field of business history published in the United States.)
- 2015
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Entrepreneurship Reading: Launching Global Ventures
By: William R. Kerr
Core Curriculum in Entrepreneurship is a series of Readings that cover fundamental course material in Entrepreneurship. Readings include Interactive Illustrations which help students master complex concepts quickly.
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Kerr, William R. "Entrepreneurship Reading: Launching Global Ventures." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Harvard Business Publishing 5277, 2015.