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Howard E. Cox | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content HBS Entrepreneurs Collection Profiles About This Collection Contact Us Special Collections Search Paul Baier PurchasingCenter.com/Excara Frank Batten Weather Channel Steven B. Belkin Trans National Group (TNG) Hakeem... View Details

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Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis

firms Key members of the management team Investment bank league tables Bloomberg
Current and historical financial information on individual equities, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and... View Details

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VCPE Database Comparison

firms and fund-specific info. Great contact info for firms. Skews to the PE end of the VCPE spectrum. Geographic filtering can be a little non-standard for US GEOs as Preqin is non-US owned (e.g. greater metro area... View Details

09 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase

Using information collected during a customer’s first purchase, a new marketing tool that leverages machine learning technology can provide firms with valuable predictions about the customer’s future behavior, says Eva Ascarza, a... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Service

23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

transformative—both personally and intellectually—and recognizes the power of her time at HBS, the case method, and the extensive network of friends who remain so important to her. Her service on various University boards—including the 2017 presidential View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

12 May 2020
Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

I’m Gaurav Bhogale, from the HBS class of 2021. While I grew up in Mumbai, before HBS I spent 8 years at Google in San Francisco and Sydney, helping drive product engagement and growth for apps like Google Maps, Search and Gmail. It was... View Details

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

a role: Communication costs, transportation costs, and search costs. Communication costs are lower on the internet because it is inexpensive to communicate with others, whether they are in the same building or across the world.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

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Executive compensation

Where do I find information on executive compensation? To find out executive compensation information: In Nexis Uni Enter "Executive Compensation" in the main search box. Select desired source from the sources... View Details

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

Eight studies demonstrate that when firms empower consumers to vote, consumers infer a series of implicit promises—even in the absence of explicit promises. We identify three implicit promises to which consumers react negatively when... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Geoffrey Jones A second major influence on the diversification strategies of the trading companies was the boom in commodity prices. Industrialization in Europe and the United States stimulated a worldwide search for new sources of supply... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

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RGE Report - Race, Gender & Equity

When it comes to how diverse corporate boards are today and where the trend is going, the numbers are either heartening or discouraging – depending on your viewpoint. The proportion of women grew from 19 percent in 2015 to 31 percent in 2022, according to... View Details

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

transcripts of 70,042 earnings calls—conference calls where executives discuss quarterly results with investors, analysts, and the media—that were held by 3,613 firms during 2002-2008. This involved View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

01 Sep 2023
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Case Study: The Home Team

Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

competition effect whereby increasing rivalry shapes, and often decreases, incentives to expend effort and invest in innovation; and 2) a parallel search effect whereby adding greater numbers of "searchers" benefits innovation... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

as a result, but also avoiding disasters. The ice cream and other foods businesses were built patiently by the acquisition of one local firm after another, and their melding into the Unilever model. Following the National Starch... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5

Working PapersThe Global Networks of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and micro patterns of multinational... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

firms do not have a succession plan. Maintaining best practices around physical and mental health is not a luxury or a frill, but an essential aspect of risk management. CEOs and top management need to prioritize taking care of their own... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

violence decreases firm survival, increases the benefits of incremental planning, and decreases the benefits of comprehensive planning. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-086.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsA Note on... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2021
Blog Post

How to Build a Resume That Stands Above the Competition

a webinar on resumes. We asked Jill to answer a few questions related to her presentation, to assist you all as you navigate the job search process. What is your #1 tip for writing a strong resume that will stand out amongst the... View Details

01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1

Rory Abstract—Prior research examines how firms compete effectively in established markets. This study investigates new markets and traces how entrepreneurial rivals in such a market search for a successful... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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