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    Marcela Carvalho

    Marcela is a PhD candidate in Business Economics. Previously, she did her undergraduate studies at Universidade de Sao Paulo and obtained a Master's degree in Economics from PUC-Rio. Her research interests include... View Details
    • 07 Feb 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

    must constantly attend to both top and bottom lines by launching new products, services, and experiences consistently. Leaders from software-as-a-service (SaaS) business models, for example, described how delivering at the price points... View Details
    Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
    • August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
    • Case

    Mercado Bitcoin: M&A, IPO, or Series B?

    By: Raymond Kluender, Emanuele Colonnelli, Sabrina T. Howell and Karina Souza
    In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the unprecedent crypto momentum as a window of... View Details
    Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Decision Making; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Problems and Challenges; Business Cycles; Digital Platforms; Emerging Markets; Market Timing; Expansion; Diversification; Valuation; Value Creation; Investment Funds; Initial Public Offering; Price; Price Bubble; Negotiation Offer; Financial Liquidity; Information Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; South America; Brazil; Sao Paulo; United States
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    Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

    around the world, the authors show that the combination of rapid credit and asset price growth over the prior three years is associated with a 40% probability of entering a financial crisis within the next... View Details
    • 2022
    • Working Paper

    Why Do Index Funds Have Market Power? Quantifying Frictions in the Index Fund Market

    By: Zach Y. Brown, Mark Egan, Jihye Jeon, Chuqing Jin and Alex A. Wu
    Index funds are one of the most common ways investors access financial markets and are perceived to be a transparent and low-cost alternative to active investment management. Despite these purported virtues of index fund investing and the introduction of new products... View Details
    Keywords: Mutual Funds; Passive Investing; Asset Management; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Financial Management; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    • 07 Jul 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

    growth and skyrocketing stock price made it difficult for most directors to challenge management's strategy and tactics. Still, board members understood that Enron was trying to move underperforming assets... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
    • 28 Aug 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: August 28, 2007

    uses an IT-driven strategy to introduce an "all-in-one" card, which integrates a suite of financial products to drive its personal banking business enabling CMB to be ranked 6th among China's commercial banks and 2nd among the other national commercial banks... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

    (19) Annual Reports (2) Annuities (1) Arts (2) Asset Management (3) Asset Pricing (4) Assets (11) Attitudes (18) Auctions (4) Balanced Scorecard... View Details
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    Finance - Faculty & Research

    Economics in 1997, to John Lintner who co-created the Capital Asset Pricing Model and made significant contributions to dividend policy , and Gordon Donaldson whose work helped shape the field of corporate... View Details
    • 1995
    • Book

    The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective

    By: D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri and P. Tufano
    Keywords: Corporate Finance; Imperfect Markets; Behavioral Finance; Asset Pricing
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    • 12 Mar 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

    (the quintessential two-sided platform) must serve both men and women. Q: Please give some examples of these markets. A: Examples are pervasive in today's economy and range from dating clubs (men and women), financial exchanges, real estate listings, online View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
    • 18 Mar 2013
    • HBS Case

    HBS Cases: LEGO

    management, product demand was so high at times that executives actually found themselves discussing ways to slow sales. A Shock To The System That all changed in the early 1990s as seismic shifts pounded the toy market. Big Box toy discounters trampled mom-and-pops... View Details
    Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 22 Apr 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: April 22, 2008

    the company faces a number of challenges, including generic drugs, patent infringements in developing countries, and pricing pressure from governments and health insurers in the United States. Given these challenges, Novartis must decide... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 05 Jun 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: June 5

    Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market Authors:Bo Becker and Victoria Ivashina Abstract Reaching-for-yield-the propensity to buy riskier assets in order to achieve higher yields-is believed to be an important factor contributing to the... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 07 Aug 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: August 7, 2007

    subset of countries. This paper uses a difference-in-difference analysis that compares US equity holdings in affected and unaffected countries. The international investment responses to JGTRRA were substantial and imply an elasticity of View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 21 Jan 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: January 21

    Hervas-Drane Abstract—We analyze the implications of consumer privacy for competition in the marketplace. We consider a market where firms set prices and disclosure levels for consumer information, and consumers observe both before... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 22 Jun 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: June 22

    advertising market—one that suffers quite a different set of problems. Display advertising systems place ads-typically, rectangular "banners"—on the majority of popular web sites. Though display ads are widespread, they are also troubled—ignored by many... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 14 Apr 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: April 14

    a period of time away. Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Asset Management, and her team had to evaluate whether or not the program had been successful. Participants and managers both had provided some anecdotal positive feedback on the... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Leadership - Faculty & Research

    However, between 2017 and 2022, the company’s share price dropped over 70% as financial and operational performance sharply declined. When Sen became CEO in October 2022, he recognized the need for a fundamental reset. In response, Sen... View Details
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    Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

    First Prize, from PanAgora Asset Management’s Quantitative Research Institute for his paper with Aaron Yoon, “Stock Price Reactions to ESG News: The Role of ESG Ratings and Disagreement." Suraj Srinivasan :... View Details