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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
itself from a competitive perspective to continue its growth and stand out from the other industry players?" The Answers: "I would suggest looking at the business model and trying to extend the brand by extending the offering. Cellphones... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery
Service Commission, the government’s understaffed anti-corruption agency, to give the group’s volunteers official authorization to examine government office. Motte-Munoz hopes this will allow Bantay to “create a Yelp of government... View Details
- April 1993
- Case
Sumiko Ito
By: David A. Thomas
Describes the life and career of the first Japanese female investment banker at Nomura Securities, Sumiko Ito, who later became a partner at Alex Brown, a U.S. investment bank. Organized around the major life events and career transitions Ms. Ito experienced. Set in... View Details
Keywords: Investment Banking; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Diversity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Japan; England; United States
Thomas, David A. "Sumiko Ito." Harvard Business School Case 493-011, April 1993.
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
focus on proprietary deals that don't involve bidding against other firms in a competitive auction process. Proceeding with the $4 billion fund would bring significant change to how the firm does business. "We currently fund every... View Details
- March 2011
- Teaching Note
Shenzhen Development Bank (TN)
By: Li Jin and Yuhai Xuan
Teaching Note for 210020. View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
States Naval Reserve and was promptly assigned to the OSS office in Cairo, Egypt. The OSS was an elite group. Only about 20,000 men and women worked for the intelligence service over the course of the war—out of 16 million who served in a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
Sasha Novakovich (MBA ’99) was in her second year at HBS when she and classmate Tracy Lawrence got the idea for what would become GetConnected, a company that processes voice, data, and video services transactions for retailers. Despite... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
- News
Soak the Rich?
part, the world’s richest man, Warren Buffett advocates higher taxes on money managers. Buffett sees no justification for a system that allows him and other wealthy investors to enjoy tax rates much lower than their office support staffs.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as... View Details
- March 2011
- Supplement
H Partners and Six Flags (B)
By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Gorzynski
Rehan Jaffer, the founder of hedge fund H Partners, is considering what to do with his investment in Six Flags. H Partners had invested a significant amount of the firm's capital in the senior bonds of U.S.-based Six Flags, following that company's bankruptcy filing. View Details
Keywords: Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Price; Acquisition; Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Funds; Opportunities; Bonds; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; United States
Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Gorzynski. "H Partners and Six Flags (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-096, March 2011.
- January 2000
- Supplement
Basic Statistics from the World Bank's World Development Report 1998/1999
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Supplements National Income Accounting and The Origins of National Income Accounting. View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
between Islamic and Western legal and financial concepts and practices. While charging interest is ruled out, the Koran does allow Muslims to participate in profits. "They can become a partner on a level playing field with View Details
- Student-Profile
Fanele Mashwama
world or get research assistant help in-country—this simply wouldn’t have been possible as a graduate student without the resources of a place like HBS.” In addition to Professors Kremer and Cole, Fanele has had the chance to learn from View Details
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
early August to lead the effort — the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC). Eccles is a leading voice in support of integrating financial and nonfinancial information into a single report to ensure sustainable business... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Becoming a VC Insider
globalor local, an early- or late-stage investor, confines itself to certain industries, and what size fund best meets your needs. The proper homework can also tell you where a firm sits in its funding cycle. In other words, is there... View Details
- February 2003 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
AIT Group Plc
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
A U.S. venture capital firm has just learned that the deal structure for purchasing an illiquid U.K. software firm is unacceptable to institutional investors. The group must decide if it still wants to go through with the deal. This decision hinges on whether the... View Details
Keywords: Price; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Financial Condition; Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry; United States; United Kingdom
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "AIT Group Plc." Harvard Business School Case 803-104, February 2003. (Revised January 2006.)
- 09 Sep 2011
- News
Ten Years Ago: HBS and 9/11
the eyes of Joseph J. Lhota (MBA '80), who was New York City's deputy mayor for operations at the time, and other HBS alumni in NYC working as volunteers to bring the city back. View Details
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Statement of Activity & Cash Flows - Annual Report 2017
Occupancy 68 62 68 Supplies & Equipment 12 14 7 Professional Services 63 65 52 Fellowships 48 47 44 University Assessments 24 22 20 Debt Service 4 4 5 Depreciation 40 38 34 View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Care
MARCELO: "So much of the leadership is helping other people and being selfless." Frustrated by her inability to find high-quality care for her children, Sheila Lirio Marcelo (MBA 1998/JD 1999), a former consultant and executive at... View Details
- January 2011
- Supplement
Matrix Capital Management (B)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-048, January 2011.