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- 2011
- Teaching Note
Juner New Materials: On the Road to IPO (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donglin Xia, Ning Jia and Ziqian Zhao
Juner New Materials (Juner) is a private China-based company that develops, produces, and distributes modified plastic compounds. Founded in 1995 by female serial entrepreneur Xiaomin Chen, Juner has exhibited strong performance and growth potential in the past fifteen...
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Statements;
IPO;
Valuation;
Women Executives;
China;
Plastics;
China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donglin Xia, Ning Jia, and Ziqian Zhao. "Juner New Materials: On the Road to IPO (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Spread the Wealth
want to open pathways to ownership for a new generation of investors like Amanda.” “We want to open pathways to ownership for a new generation of investors like Amanda.” Status Update: More than 600 retail and service organizations have...
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- August 2015 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
Apple Pay
By: Sunil Gupta, Shelle Santana and Margaret L. Rodriguez
On September 9, 2014, in front of a packed audience in Cupertino, CA, Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple, announced the much anticipated launch of Apple Pay. "Our vision is to replace this [wallet] and we are going to start with payments." Cook then invited...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Digital Services And Strategy;
Launch;
Mobile;
Mobile Payments;
Apple;
Payments;
Smartphone;
Apple Pay;
Eddy Cue;
Jennifer Bailey;
iOS;
Iphone;
Marketing;
Product;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Product Launch;
Finance;
Credit Cards;
Technology Industry;
Banking Industry;
United States;
United Kingdom
Gupta, Sunil, Shelle Santana, and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Apple Pay." Harvard Business School Case 516-027, August 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
- May 2010
- Supplement
Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania, Spreadsheet Supplement for Instructors (Brief Case)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
- May 2010
- Supplement
Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania, Student Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
- 2013
- Working Paper
The Appeal of the Appropriate: Accounting, Risk Management, and the Competition for the Supply of Control Systems
By: Anette Mikes
How do certain risk measurements in organizations come to be seen as more reliable and acceptable than others? Taking a multiple-control perspective, I investigate the aftermath of a control debacle at a financial services company (MultiBank), focusing on its insurance...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Multiple Control Systems;
Interactive Control Systems;
Performance Measurement;
Risk Measurement;
Financialization Of Accounting;
Institutional Logics;
Banking;
Risk Management;
Fair Value Accounting;
Insurance;
Financial Services Industry
Mikes, Anette. "The Appeal of the Appropriate: Accounting, Risk Management, and the Competition for the Supply of Control Systems." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-115, June 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- 17 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men
of the University of Texas-Austin and Amit Seru of Stanford Graduate School of Business. A spate of alleged fraud by Wells Fargo has highlighted a dirty little secret in the financial industry: Misconduct by View Details
- November 2012 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners
By: Boris Groysberg and Kerry Herman
Private equity firm XAF Partners, created out of the 2003 merger of Shanghai-based Xuan Partners and AF Group, a spin out of the Shanghai-based, emerging market-focused private equity arm of a large European bank, had grown steadily over the last decade, establishing...
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Keywords:
Professional Service Firms;
Leading Teams;
Producing Managers;
Delegation;
Giving And Receiving Feedback;
Managing Performance;
Leadership;
Work-Life Balance;
Managerial Roles;
Talent and Talent Management;
Service Operations;
Time Management;
Performance;
Financial Services Industry;
Asia
Groysberg, Boris, and Kerry Herman. "Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners." Harvard Business School Case 413-032, November 2012. (Revised July 2014.)
Emily Williams
Emily Williams is an assistant professor of business administration in the Finance Unit, teaching the Finance II course to MBA students. Professor Williams’ research focuses on financial intermediation, traditional intermediation and payments, the use of technology... View Details
- May 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Pal's Sudden Service—Scaling an Organizational Model to Drive Growth
By: Gary P. Pisano, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
Pal's Sudden Service has developed a unique operating model and organizational culture in the quick service restaurant business. With a deep emphasis on process control and improvement, zero defects, extensive training, and a high level of employee engagement, Pal's...
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Keywords:
Growth Strategy;
Corporate Culture;
Operations Strategy;
Motivation;
Values;
Motivation and Incentives;
Strategy;
Values and Beliefs;
Service Operations;
Organizational Culture;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry;
Service Industry
Pisano, Gary P., Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Pal's Sudden Service—Scaling an Organizational Model to Drive Growth." Harvard Business School Case 916-052, May 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- May 2012
- Technical Note
Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing
Social Impact Investment is a rapidly expanding field, but terminology in the field is poorly defined and imprecise. This note suggests frameworks that help to clarify important dimensions of SII projects, distinguishing and clarifying key differences in approaches to...
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Keywords:
Development Stage Enterprises;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Financial Instruments;
Performance Measurement;
Balanced Scorecard;
Investment Funds;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Research;
Framework;
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Services Industry
Leonard, Herman B. "Dutch". "Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing." Harvard Business School Technical Note 312-091, May 2012.
- February 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Artificial Intelligence and the Machine Learning Revolution in Finance: Cogent Labs and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and William Powley
This case examines the intersection of two firms (Cogent Labs—a machine learning software firm in Tokyo; and Google, the technology infrastructure giant) attempting to exploit the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the financial services...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Finance;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Model;
Applications and Software;
Infrastructure;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Cohen, Lauren, Christopher Malloy, and William Powley. "Artificial Intelligence and the Machine Learning Revolution in Finance: Cogent Labs and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP)." Harvard Business School Case 218-080, February 2018. (Revised March 2018.)
- Spring 2012
- Article
The Roadmap for Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Funds in Mexico: Alternative Assets as an Accelerator of Credit to Firms in Emerging Markets
By: Roberto Charvel
This article shows how alternative assets could be a good way for banks to start providing more loans to firms in emerging markets and finance growth, while giving local institutional investors access to new asset types.
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Latin America;
Mexico;
Financial Intermediaries;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Hedge Fund;
Alternative Assets;
Development Economics;
Economic Growth;
Private Sector;
Economy;
Entrepreneurship;
Borrowing and Debt;
Capital;
Credit;
Equity;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Latin America;
North America
Charvel, Roberto. "The Roadmap for Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Funds in Mexico: Alternative Assets as an Accelerator of Credit to Firms in Emerging Markets." Journal of Private Equity 15, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 53–62.
- 19 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech
bias in Goldman Sachs’s underwriting model. (Goldman developed and issued the card.) Adding fuel to the fire, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak shared that the same thing had happened to him and his wife. Officials from the New York Department of View Details
- July 2009 (Revised January 2014)
- Case
Alacra, Inc.
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Aldo Sesia
In 2009, the CEO of Alacra, a venture-backed information services firm that provides customized data primarily to financial services firms, must decide how to respond to the global economic crisis.
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Aldo Sesia. "Alacra, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 810-012, July 2009. (Revised January 2014.)
- January 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: The "Talk to Chuck" Advertising Campaign
By: John A. Quelch
Schwab management is evaluating the success of the recently launched "Talk to Chuck" advertising campaign. This campaign aims to differentiate Schwab in the cluttered financial services marketplace. Test market results facilitate discussion of advertising objectives,...
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Keywords:
Advertising Campaigns;
Communication Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Media;
Performance Evaluation;
Financial Services Industry
Quelch, John A., and Laura Winig. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: The "Talk to Chuck" Advertising Campaign. Harvard Business School Case 507-005, January 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- December 2006 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
Describes a set of financial and strategic decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish to invest in such...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Management Teams;
Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Elizabeth Kind. "Prosper Marketplace, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 807-074, December 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
- August 2019
- Case
ClearScore, 2018
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In October 2017, Experian, one of the “Big Three” consumer credit reporting agencies in the United Kingdom made an offer to acquire ClearScore for a total consideration of £293 million. Founded by Justin Basini, Dan Cobley, and Nigel Morris in 2014, ClearScore was the...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Financial Services;
Credit Card;
Credit Scores;
Startup;
Start-up;
Startup Financing;
Startup Marketing;
"Marketing Analytics";
Regulation;
Lending;
Television Advertising;
Entrepreneur;
Entrepreneurial Mindset;
Entrepreneurial Ventures;
Entrepreneurs;
Global Business;
Rapid Growth Stage;
Risk;
Net Present Value;
Testing;
Testing Strategy;
Geographies;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Finance;
Strategy;
Credit;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Expansion;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom;
South Africa
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "ClearScore, 2018." Harvard Business School Case 720-369, August 2019.
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
we need.” The Harvard Business School case study Mobile Banking for the Unbanked explores two very different examples of mobile financial service models: WIZZIT, a third-party startup that teamed with a...
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