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- 09 Jan 2010
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Morgan Stanley-American Finance Association Award
- February 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
PCAOB, The (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher
Members of the Public Co. Accounting Oversight Board--a private-sector, nonprofit body created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002--must determine the form and content of a new auditing standard on internal control that will fulfill the requirements of Section 404 of the...
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Keywords:
Law;
Financial Reporting;
Corporate Governance;
Standards;
Government Administration;
Accounting Audits
Paine, Lynn S., and Kim Bettcher. "PCAOB, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 305-025, February 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impact investing,...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Family Office;
Development;
International Development;
International Development Investing;
Development Fund;
Sustainability;
Solar Energy;
Solar;
Pay As You Go;
PAYG;
MFI;
Social Venture;
Business Ventures;
Acquisition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Startups;
Economics;
Development Economics;
Energy;
Energy Conservation;
Energy Sources;
Renewable Energy;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Assets;
Asset Pricing;
Capital;
Capital Budgeting;
Capital Structure;
Venture Capital;
Cash;
Cash Flow;
Currency;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Equity;
Private Equity;
Financial Instruments;
Debt Securities;
Stock Shares;
Financing and Loans;
Microfinance;
International Finance;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Price;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Emerging Markets;
Ownership;
Ownership Stake;
Private Ownership;
Social Enterprise;
Value;
Valuation;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa;
United States
Gandhi, Vikram S., Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Amram Migdal. "Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment." Harvard Business School Case 318-003, February 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
- January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit
The case revolves around the actions that Barbara Novick, co-founder and Vice-Chair of Blackrock, and Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship, would need to take in response to the controversial CEO letters from Laurence (Larry) Fink, Chairman and CEO of...
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Keywords:
Boards Of Directors;
Institutional Investors;
Disclosure;
Transparency;
Corporate Purpose;
Corporate Profits;
ESG;
ESG Disclosure Metrics;
Corporate Sustainability;
Engagement Strategy Of Institutions;
Stewardship Role Of Institutions;
BlackRock;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Institutional Investing;
Accounting;
Corporate Disclosure;
Mission and Purpose;
Profit;
Environmental Sustainability;
Climate Change;
Diversity;
Corporate Accountability;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Deshpandé, Rohit, Aiyesha Dey, and George Serafeim. "BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit." Harvard Business School Case 120-042, January 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
- 09 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Insights From Harvard Business School’s Peek Program
Peek is an annual online program for current undergraduate students that provides an opportunity to try out the HBS case method of study, join a leadership development discussion, gain an understanding of the career flexibility and optionality that the MBA degree...
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It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You! - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
Companies that manage for short-term gain rather than long-term growth have been blamed for everything from popularizing celebrity CEOs to causing a significant chunk of the current financial crisis. Now new research findings suggest that...
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- 02 Apr 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Monitoring and the Portability of Soft Information
- September 2016
- Case
Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Two recent MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy and Elisabeth Whiting face questions about financing, deal structure, and unequal power...
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Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-505, September 2016.
- May 2015
- Teaching Note
The United Kingdom and the Means to Prosperity
By: Laura Alfaro, Lakshmi Iyer and Hilary White
After struggling through the country's longest recession since 2008, the U.K. was expected to grow faster than any other G7 nation in 2014. Analysts wondered whether the return to growth was because, or in spite of, Prime Minister David Cameron's controversial £113...
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Keywords:
United Kingdom;
Austerity;
Fiscal Deficits;
Fiscal Policy;
Keynesian Multiplier;
Government;
Government Policy;
Recessions;
Depression;
Inequality;
Government Intervention In The Markets;
Stagnation;
Public Finance;
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Government Administration;
Business and Government Relations;
Economic Growth;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Public Sector;
Economy;
Financial Crisis;
Taxation;
Government and Politics;
United Kingdom
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HBS Lingo 101 - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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- 2024
- Working Paper
Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Philipp Chvanov
Private Equity (“PE”) received a 10-fold increase in capital flows since the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”) Investors sought higher nominal returns relative to those they could obtain in the public capital markets. This paper questions the fundamental assumptions...
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Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Philipp Chvanov. "Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-066, January 2024.
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Faculty & Research - Leadership
to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,... July 2024 Case Knowledge-Enabled Financial Advice: Digital Transformation at Edward Jones By: Lauren Cohen , Richard Ryffel, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan Edward Jones, a wealth...
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- 2010
- Working Paper
Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007
By: Stephen Haber and Aldo Musacchio
What is the impact of foreign bank entry on the pricing and availability of credit in developing economies? The Mexican banking system provides a quasi-experiment to address this question because in 1997 the Mexican government radically changed the laws governing the...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Credit;
Banks and Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
Mexico
Haber, Stephen, and Aldo Musacchio. "Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-114, June 2010.
- 08 Dec 2023
- News
New Leadership Role and Structure
MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: New Leadership Role and Structure We are delighted to announce that effective January 1, 2024, Jana Kierstead will become Executive Director, MBA and...
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Blending Heritage and Innovation: Lisa Yan (MBA 2025) - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
on political councils, political legacy, and financial resources—affect the likelihood of firms issuing CSR reports. Second, we focus on the symbolic nature of CSR reporting and how variance in the risk of government monitoring through...
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1.4 Academic Program Specifics - MBA
Access 1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School 1.24 Commencement 2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 3. Financial Obligations 4. General Policies 5. Technology, Copyright, & Publishing Policies 6. Important Contact...
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Access to newspapers and other popular publications
How can I access popular publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, etc? We have special digital access to just a few papers (use your HBS email to sign up): The Financial Times The...
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