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- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
research on the origins of economic institutions and their influence on economic performance. We show how similar institutions vary in their impact and are influenced by local contexts. After providing a...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About
staff to take decisions and our students to take ownership for their learning through participant-centered case discussions. It is, in my opinion, why so many of us love this institution so deeply. As you...
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- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape
political complexities pose significant challenges. Prior to our immersion, our research pointed to a few central tensions that made it challenging for the agricultural sector to decarbonize. Firstly, land ownership is highly fragmented,...
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- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Working Papers Putting Skin in the Game: Managerial Ownership and Bank Risk-Taking By: Bouwens, Jan, and Arnt Verriest Abstract—This paper examines the relation between managerial ownership and bank risk...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Institutional Logics By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim Abstract—We explore the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings on sell-side analysts' assessments of firms' future financial performance. We suggest that when...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
in the computer industry, while Professor Malcolm S. Salter's work on corporate strategy, organization, and governance looks at how ownership structure affects organizational performance. Asso-ciate Professor Karen Hopper Wruck, who...
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Susan Young
- April 2000 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Garanti Bank: Transformation in Turkey
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Maximilian Martin and Daniel Galvin
Discusses the complete transformation and turnover in every division of Garanti Bank. Describes the multiple change projects managed and cross-cultural issues confronted during the 1990s and the organizational challenge of transforming Garanti Bank into one of Turkey's...
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Banks and Banking;
Private Ownership;
Restructuring;
Business Divisions;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Culture;
Change Management;
Expansion;
Corporate Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Projects;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Turkey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Maximilian Martin, and Daniel Galvin. "Garanti Bank: Transformation in Turkey." Harvard Business School Case 300-114, April 2000. (Revised December 2005.)
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
sectors. We focus on the presence of incumbent female-owned businesses and their role in promoting higher subsequent female entrepreneurship relative to male entrepreneurship. We find evidence of agglomeration economies in both sectors, where higher female View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
Working PapersAgency and Institutions: A Review of Institutional Entrepreneurship Authors:Julie Battilana, Bernard Leca, and Eva Boxenbaum Abstract This paper analyzes the literature that has been published on View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
fund. A sovereign fund can be defined as a state-owned fund that invests in various financial assets. These institutions have been experiencing remarkable growth, and an even greater increase in scrutiny from business and political...
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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
Reed Edwin C. Reed (MBA ’79) spends Saturdays with his family, but on Sundays, you’ll always find him at the office. Reed is the CFO of the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jamaica, Queens — a powerhouse religious institution...
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- February 2021 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Barbarians at the Gate or Turnaround Gurus? Private Equity and the Rise of the LBO
By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
During the 1980s, leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and the private equity (PE) firms responsible for carrying them out revolutionized both investment and management in the U.S. Between 1980 and 1989, buyout activity in the U.S. surged from $1 billion per year to $60 billion....
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Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Restructuring;
Borrowing and Debt;
Private Equity;
Bonds;
Investment Return;
Institutional Investing;
Profit Sharing;
Business History;
Management Style;
Private Ownership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, and John Masko. "Barbarians at the Gate or Turnaround Gurus? Private Equity and the Rise of the LBO." Harvard Business School Case 821-016, February 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
essay, this uncommonly readable book answers the questions of how American business powered most of the twentieth century and was then severely challenged in the twenty-first, first by its own mistakes and then by globalization. View Details
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Martha Lagace
- July 2021
- Teaching Plan
Aligning Mission and Margin at Southern Bancorp
By: Rebecca Henderson, Brian Trelstad and Eren Kuzucu
Teaching Plan 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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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
centers profitable more quickly. — Bob Poulin (MBA 1985) The premium in the hourly rates is well deserved, but you are giving too much value away by not covering fixed/setup costs. I believe the source of funds to finance the expansion is in your pricing model. Using...
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- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Financial Development, Bank Ownership, and Growth. Or, Does Quantity Imply Quality? Authors:Shawn A. Cole Abstract In 1980, India nationalized its large private banks. This induced different bank ownership patterns across different towns,...
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Martha Lagace
- May 2004 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
After suffering years of volatility and crises, Turkey desperately sought macroeconomic and political stability in an ever-worsening region of the world. In the short term, Turkey had to repay its debt, which amounted to more than 80% of GDP. By January 2004, Turkey...
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Public Sector;
Inflation and Deflation;
Macroeconomics;
Borrowing and Debt;
Banks and Banking;
International Finance;
Privatization;
Religion;
Turkey;
European Union
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Emily Thompson. "Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood." Harvard Business School Case 704-045, May 2004. (Revised November 2005.)
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
Thinking and Acting Like an Owner by Robert Steven Kaplan (Harvard Business Review Press) Professor Kaplan explains that leadership is accessible to all of us, and it starts with an ownership mind-set. Acting like a leader is a function...
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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
gatekeepers, and financial institutions they pay to grow their investments. Public outrage over scandals or excessive executive compensation is ephemeral. It must be channeled to demand a transformation in how our companies are governed....
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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
America the Difficult
States? Indeed, much of the rhetoric on investing environments argues that the major destinations for U.S. outbound FDI — the developed markets of Europe and Japan and the emerging markets of China and India — are filled with capital controls and View Details