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      • January 2021
      • Case

      Into the Raging Sea: Final Voyage of the SS El Faro

      By: Joseph B. Fuller and Mel Martin
      Captain Michael Davidson of the container ship SS El Faro was determined to make his planned shipping trip on time—but a hurricane was approaching his intended path. To succeed, Davidson and his fellow officers must plot a course to avoid the storm in the face of...  View Details
      Keywords: Power Dynamics; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Power And Influence; Shipping Industry; United States
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      Fuller, Joseph B., and Mel Martin. "Into the Raging Sea: Final Voyage of the SS El Faro." Harvard Business School Case 321-014, January 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Article

      Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times

      By: Philippe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
      What is the optimal form of firm organization during “bad times”? We present a model of delegation within the firm to show that the effect is ambiguous. The greater turbulence following macro shocks may benefit decentralized firms because the value of local information...  View Details
      Keywords: Decentralization; Growth; Turbulence; Great Recession; Organizational Design; System Shocks; Economic Growth; Performance
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      Aghion, Philippe, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 13, no. 1 (January 2021): 133–169.
      • December 2020
      • Teaching Note

      Forecasting ClimaCell

      By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Christopher Stanton and James Barnett
      A weather technology startup, ClimaCell considers the R&D trade-offs and financing implications of pursuing a proposed contract with a major automobile maker, rather than continuing its focus on building a scalable, all-purpose weather prediction engine.  View Details
      Keywords: weather; Forecasting And Prediction; Business Startups; Research And Development; Finance; Cost Vs Benefits; Decision Making; Strategy; United States; Israel; Massachusetts; Colorado
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      Krieger, Joshua Lev, Christopher Stanton, and James Barnett. "Forecasting ClimaCell." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 821-008, December 2020.
      • July 2020
      • Supplement

      Instabeat—Crossing the Finish Line

      By: Shikhar Ghosh, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
      Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika was just 21 years old when she launched her startup, Instabeat, which had developed the first real-time bio-feedback device for swimmers to monitor and improve their performance. It had been an extremely testing 10-year journey to...  View Details
      Keywords: Start-up; Wearables; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Technology; Hardware; Strategy; Operations; Management; United States; Lebanon
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      Ghosh, Shikhar, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Alpana Thapar. "Instabeat—Crossing the Finish Line." Harvard Business School Supplement 821-012, July 2020.
      • January 2020
      • Background Note

      Climate Change in 2020: Implications for Business

      By: Rebecca M. Henderson, Sophus A. Reinert and Mariana Oseguera
      This note provides general information about climate change and its implications for business. Included is an overview of climate change science and a number of its impacts, including rising sea levels, changing weather patterns and extreme weather, pressure on water...  View Details
      Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Accounting; Agribusiness; Economic Growth; Energy Conservation; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Energy Sources; Non-renewable Energy; Globalized Markets And Industries; National Security; Government Legislation; Operations; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Problems And Challenges; Risk And Uncertainty; Natural Disasters; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Science-based Business; weather; Society; Technology
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      Henderson, Rebecca M., Sophus A. Reinert, and Mariana Oseguera. "Climate Change in 2020: Implications for Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 320-087, January 2020. (Click here for a complimentary copy on the Business & Environment Initiative’s site.)
      • December 2019
      • Case

      Forecasting ClimaCell

      By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Christopher Stanton and James Barnett
      A weather technology startup, ClimaCell considers the R&D trade-offs and financing implications of pursuing a proposed contract with a major automobile maker, rather than continuing its focus on building a scalable, all-purpose weather prediction engine.  View Details
      Keywords: weather; Forecasting And Prediction; Technological Innovation; Research And Development; Finance; Cost Vs Benefits; Decision Making; Strategy
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      Krieger, Joshua Lev, Christopher Stanton, and James Barnett. "Forecasting ClimaCell." Harvard Business School Case 820-044, December 2019.
      • November 2019
      • Case

      Floating the Exchange Rate: In Pursuit of the Chinese Dream

      By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
      In the decades following 2005, China faced significant financial challenges. Inflation spiraled upwards and China’s economy stagnated in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. The country’s leaders took an interventionist approach to weather the storm, controlling...  View Details
      Keywords: Exchange Rate; Inflation; Debt; Currency Exchange Rate; Inflation And Deflation; Borrowing And Debt; China
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Sarah Jeong. "Floating the Exchange Rate: In Pursuit of the Chinese Dream." Harvard Business School Case 320-039, November 2019.
      • 2019
      • Chapter

      Whether Weather Matters: Impact of Exogenous Factors on Customers' Channel Choice

      By: Santiago Gallino, Nil Karacaoglu and Antonio Moreno
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      Gallino, Santiago, Nil Karacaoglu, and Antonio Moreno. "Whether Weather Matters: Impact of Exogenous Factors on Customers' Channel Choice." In Operations in an Omnichannel World. Vol. 8, edited by Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno, 235–261. Springer Series in Supply Chain Management. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2019.
      • January 2019
      • Case

      Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and David Lane
      With one satellite aloft and in the midst of beta testing in late 2018, Analytical Space founders Justin Oliveira and Dan Nevius turned to critical questions about the pioneering startup’s go-to-market, pricing, and business development strategy. Analytical Space aimed...  View Details
      Keywords: Pricing Decisions; Demand Validation; Revenue Model; Business Development; Space Tech; Satellites; Earth Observation; Remote Sensing; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; Growth And Development Strategy; Finance; Selection And Staffing; Business Strategy; Aerospace Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and David Lane. "Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?" Harvard Business School Case 819-089, January 2019.
      • November 2018
      • Case

      Swissgrid: Enterprise Risk Management in a Digital Age

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes
      Kurt Meyer, chief risk officer of Swissgrid, the Swiss national electricity transmission system operator, reflects on the risk management system he installed after the deregulation and liberalization of the European energy market. With 41 connections to other European...  View Details
      Keywords: Enterprise Risk Management; Energy Transmission; Risk And Uncertainty; Risk Management; Energy; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Switzerland
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Anette Mikes. "Swissgrid: Enterprise Risk Management in a Digital Age." Harvard Business School Case 119-045, November 2018.
      • 2018
      • Book

      Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business

      By: Sunil Gupta
      Disruption and transformation get a lot of hype and for good reason. Digital technologies have disrupted entire industries and incumbents have often struggled in this new world. Typical approaches used by legacy players such as using technology to improve efficiency,...  View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Digital Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Technology; Transformation; Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Customer Focus And Relationships; Organizational Structure
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      Gupta, Sunil. Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2018.
      • March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
      • Teaching Note

      Weathering the Storm at NYU Langone Medical Center

      By: Raffaella Sadun and Greta Friar
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 616-026.  View Details
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      Sadun, Raffaella, and Greta Friar. "Weathering the Storm at NYU Langone Medical Center." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 718-506, March 2018. (Revised March 2018.)
      • March 2018
      • Article

      How Context Affects Choice

      By: Raphael Thomadsen, Robert P. Rooderkerk, On Amir, Neeraj Arora, Bryan Bollinger, Karsten Hansen, Leslie John, Wendy Liu, Aner Sela, Vishal Singh, K. Sudhir and Wendy Wood
      Due to its origins in the literature on judgment and decision-making, context effects in marketing are construed exclusively in terms of how choices deviate from utility maximization principles as a function of how choices are presented (e.g., framing, sequence,...  View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices And Conditions; Situation Or Environment; Consumer Behavior
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      Thomadsen, Raphael, Robert P. Rooderkerk, On Amir, Neeraj Arora, Bryan Bollinger, Karsten Hansen, Leslie John, Wendy Liu, Aner Sela, Vishal Singh, K. Sudhir, and Wendy Wood. "How Context Affects Choice." Special Issue on 2016 Choice Symposium. Customer Needs and Solutions 5, nos. 1-2 (March 2018): 3–14.
      • January 2018 (Revised July 2019)
      • Case

      Big Apple Circus: Time to Fold the Tent?

      By: David G. Fubini and Matthew Wiger
      By 2016, the Big Apple Circus has weathered many storms in its 38 seasons as one of the most well-known New York City nonprofits. Will Weiss, the executive director, has witnessed his share of chaos during four years at Big Apple. After a slight resurgence following...  View Details
      Keywords: Turnarounds; Bankruptcy; "live Entertainment; Art; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Organizational Culture; Entertainment; Insolvency And Bankruptcy; Decision Choices And Conditions
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      Fubini, David G., and Matthew Wiger. "Big Apple Circus: Time to Fold the Tent?" Harvard Business School Case 418-050, January 2018. (Revised July 2019.)
      • 2017
      • Article

      Agricultural Insurance and Economic Development

      By: Shawn A. Cole and Wentao Xiong
      This article provides a review of recent research on agricultural insurance (AI) in developing countries. Agricultural producers face a variety of significant risks; historically, only government-subsidized products have achieved widespread adoption. A recent...  View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Insurance; Developing Countries And Economies; Adoption; Risk Management; Research; Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry
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      Cole, Shawn A., and Wentao Xiong. "Agricultural Insurance and Economic Development." Annual Review of Economics 9 (2017): 235–262.
      • January 2017 (Revised August 2017)
      • Case

      Weathernews

      By: Karim R. Lakhani and Akiko Kanno
      Tomohiro Ishibashi (Bashi), chief executive officer for B to S, and Julia Foote LeStage, chief innovation officer of Weathernews Inc., were addressing a panel at the HBS Digital Summit on creative uses of big data. They told the summit attendees about how the Sakura...  View Details
      Keywords: Crowdsourcing; weather; Operations; Globalization; weather; Forecasting And Prediction; Global Strategy
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      Lakhani, Karim R., and Akiko Kanno. "Weathernews." Harvard Business School Case 617-053, January 2017. (Revised August 2017.)
      • November 2016
      • Supplement

      Irregular Operations

      By: Ryan W. Buell, Willy C. Shih and Michael W. Toffel
      This video shows a dispatcher responding to an irregular operations situation caused by weather at an East Coast airport.  View Details
      Keywords: Service; Service Delivery; Service Excellence; Service Operations; Service Quality; Operating Systems; Operational Complexity; Operational Disruptions; Operational Efficiency; Operational Focus; Air Transportation; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Air Transportation Industry
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      Buell, Ryan W., Willy C. Shih, and Michael W. Toffel. "Irregular Operations." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 617-705, November 2016.
      • August 2016
      • Teaching Note

      Songy 2011: Restructuring to Survive (Or, Surviving to Restructure?)

      By: Charles F. Wu and Alexander W. Schultz
      In 2011, Songy Partners, an Atlanta based real estate developer, was facing three distressed investments within their portfolio each with distinct sets of challenges. Having weathered a myriad of issues during the Global Financial Crisis which included operational...  View Details
      Keywords: Distressed Debt; Real Estate; Limited Partners; Valuation; Cap Rates; Partners And Partnerships; Valuation; Investment; Property; Borrowing And Debt; Real Estate Industry; Atlanta
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      Wu, Charles F., and Alexander W. Schultz. "Songy 2011: Restructuring to Survive (Or, Surviving to Restructure?)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 217-014, August 2016.
      • August 2016 (Revised February 2017)
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      Songy 2011: Restructuring to Survive (or, Surviving to Restructure?)

      By: Charles F. Wu
      In 2011, Songy Partners, an Atlanta-based real estate developer, was facing three distressed investments within their portfolio each with distinct sets of challenges. Having weathered a myriad of issues during the global financial crisis that included operational...  View Details
      Keywords: Real Estate; Distressed Debt; Global Financial Crisis; Valuation; Foreclosure; Partnership; Partners And Partnerships; Valuation; Global Range; Insolvency And Bankruptcy; Property; Financial Crisis; Real Estate Industry; Atlanta
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      Wu, Charles F. "Songy 2011: Restructuring to Survive (or, Surviving to Restructure?)." Harvard Business School Case 217-012, August 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
      • April 2016
      • Teaching Note

      Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
      This Note was created for the purpose of aiding classroom instructors in the use of the Harvard Business School case, "Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016." As chairman and CEO, David Kenny guided the Weather Company's transformation from a cable television...  View Details
      Keywords: Weather Company; Ibm; Transformation; Digital; Technology; David Kenny; Television; Weather Channel; Legacy Business; Mainstream; Newstream; Reorganization; Acquisitions; Consolidation; Transformation; Technology; Television Entertainment; Acquisition; Consolidation; Change; Leadership
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 316-161, April 2016.
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