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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Rolling on the River
New England is known for more than its apples and pumpkins. In early October, a bumper crop of over 2,000 alumni and guests popped up on the HBS campus to attend reunion celebrations for View Details
- Blog
Lessons from Jazz in the Live Online Classroom
executives face many of the same challenges. Jazz musicians live in a high-velocity environment. There's lots of information going by very...
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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Closing the Opportunity Gap
Gerald Chertavian (MBA ’92) used the wealth he acquired in the 1990s Internet boom to realize a longtime goal. He started a special school to help disadvantaged young adults find careers in View Details
- December 2012
- Case
Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Michael Norris
In October 2011, noted hedge fund manager David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital delivered a presentation at an investors' conference analyzing the business and accounting quality weaknesses of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Until then Green Mountain had exhibited rapid...
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Keywords:
Accounting Fraud;
Accounting Quality;
Accounting Red Flags;
Accounting Restatements;
Accounting Scandal;
Accounting Information;
Financial Accounting;
Financial Analysts;
Financial Analysis;
Financial Intermediaries;
Hedge Funds;
Financial Ratios;
Financial Statement Analysis;
Valuation Methodologies;
Earnings Quality;
Accounting;
Quality;
Earnings Management;
Valuation;
Crime and Corruption;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Reporting;
Investment Funds;
Financial Statements;
Food and Beverage Industry
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Michael Norris. "Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 113-035, December 2012.
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
School Professor William R. Kerr. “Nationalistic policies have gained strength all around the world,” Kerr says, pointing to Brexit in the UK and strains caused by the refugee...
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- Web
HBS - The year in Review
June 2021, following 15 years of service. Wallace brought innovation to the stewardship of KLS as an information management hub for academics and...
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- 2022
- Working Paper
Exploring the Relationship between Team Diversity, Psychological Safety and Team Performance: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Drug Development
By: Henrik Bresman and Amy C. Edmondson
Breakthrough performance in teams requires pooling diverse perspectives and expertise. To realize the potential of diversity, communicating and translating across differences is essential. However, left to their own devices, diverse teams tend to underperform, in part...
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Keywords:
Teams;
Psychological Safety;
Groups and Teams;
Diversity;
Interpersonal Communication;
Performance
Bresman, Henrik, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Exploring the Relationship between Team Diversity, Psychological Safety and Team Performance: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Drug Development." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-055, February 2022.
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
cost of starting firms falls, this lowers the cost of the option, so you will take on higher option value...
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April White
- March 2017 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Corey Thomas and the IPO
By: Steven Rogers and Derrick Collins
Corey Thomas, the African American CEO of the company Rapid7, must decide if it is the right time to take the 15-year-old company public, as it stood poised to capitalize on what appeared to be the next frontier for digital technology markets—cybersecurity. In spite of...
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Keywords:
Business Finance;
Capital Markets;
Private Equity;
Internet and the Web;
Initial Public Offering;
Decision Making;
Financial Services Industry;
Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry;
United States
Rogers, Steven, and Derrick Collins. "Corey Thomas and the IPO." Harvard Business School Case 317-082, March 2017. (Revised February 2020.)
- Web
Choosing the Right Student Loan - MBA
expect all students to contribute to their education through a combination of savings and student loans. Borrowing loans can seem daunting, but if you do it wisely, you can minimize the amount you owe and...
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- June 2012
- Case
Innovating at AT&T: Partnering to Lead the Broadband Revolution
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Phillip Andrews and Kerry Herman
In 2010, the U.S. retail market value for next-generation non-handset wirelessly-enabled devices was just over $1 billion. By 2011 it had grown 1,141% to $13.2 billion and was forecast to reach $24.7 billion in 2015. At the same time, user demand for data was surging...
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Keywords:
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Team Leadership;
Emerging Technologies;
Business Models;
Business To Business;
Corporate Vision;
Growth Strategy;
Corporate Culture;
Innovation and Invention;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Leadership;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Business Model;
Technology Industry;
United States
Applegate, Lynda M., Phillip Andrews, and Kerry Herman. "Innovating at AT&T: Partnering to Lead the Broadband Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 812-124, June 2012.
- 2009
- Article
India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007
By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari
Using firm-level data, this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Transformation;
Economics;
Ownership;
Assets;
Sales;
Profit;
Stock Shares;
Private Sector;
Investment Return;
Manufacturing Industry;
Service Industry;
India
Alfaro, Laura, and Anusha Chari. "India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007." India Policy Forum 6 (2009). (Also NBER Working Paper w15448. Featured in The Economist. Economics focus. "Dancing elephants. Is Indian capitalism becoming oligarchic?" Jan 27th 2011.)
- November 2015 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar
By: Jonas Heese, Paula A. Price, Suraj Srinivasan and David Lane
In spring 2015, Dollar General's CEO Rick Dreiling was looking ahead to retiring at year's end but worried about ensuring continued growth for the company he had built since 2008 into a market leader in the U.S. discount retail world. Dollar General operated over...
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Keywords:
Dollar General;
Family Dollar;
Dollar Tree;
Antitrust;
Board Of Directors;
Activist Investors;
Federal Trade Commission;
Acquisition;
Valuation;
Corporate Strategy;
Retail Industry;
United States
Heese, Jonas, Paula A. Price, Suraj Srinivasan, and David Lane. "Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar." Harvard Business School Case 116-007, November 2015. (Revised October 2017.)
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
50-Plus Years of Entrepreneurship I was disturbed by the June Bulletin's infographic showing that HBS had been teaching entrepreneurship for only 50 years (page 7). As a student at HBS, I took Management...
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- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
Alumni Board members on campus for their annual spring meeting // Credit: Panfoto Hard work, with humility for humanity, is the spirit that animates Harvard Business School's MBA program today, Matt Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program, told...
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
businesses Formation of United Farm Workers union Influence: Medium 701970s19 Wage controls OSHA created Service economy expands Women enter the workforce in large numbers Influence: Medium-Low 801980s19 Air...
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- November 1993
- Supplement
Sierra On-Line (C): The Insiders' Perspective, An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams
Presents the insiders' perspective using an interview format. Ken and Roberta Williams, Sierra's founders, discuss issues raised in the (A) and (B) cases and present their vision to become the world leader in educational software. Teaching Purpose: Analysts typically...
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Wilson, G. Peter, and Elizabeth H. McNair. "Sierra On-Line (C): The Insiders' Perspective, An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams." Harvard Business School Supplement 194-051, November 1993.