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Finance Faculty - Faculty & Research
of Business Administration W. Carl Kester Baker Foundation Professor George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus Josh Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking John D.... View Details
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
The Trap Of Marginal Thinking In the late 1990s, Blockbuster dominated the movie rental industry in the United States. It had stores all over the country, a significant size advantage, and what appeared to be a stranglehold on the market. Blockbuster had made huge... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308009 Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan Harvard Business School Case 708-017 Toshihiko Fukui, Government of the Bank of Japan, faced a complex... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
MaterialsChina in Africa: The Case of Sudan Harvard Business School Case 308-060 This case examines the relation between China's demand for resources and political risk. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308060 Mellon... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Srikant M. Datar
Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
components of the bank business model, Juliane and Erik shed light on the bank’s performance over the period 1960-2016. They argue that the very strong investment performance of passive maturity... View Details
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Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries... View Details
- June 1997 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)
By: Thomas J. DeLong
On November 3, 1986, after a three-hour board of directors meeting, Union Carbide decided to accept First Boston's proposal to embark on a $2.5 billion recapitalization program. Jameson and his associates' efforts had paid off. Jameson had reason to be excited: He had... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Investment Banking; Financial Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Financial Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J. "The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 897-201, June 1997. (Revised February 2012.)
- February 1997 (Revised April 1997)
- Case
Harrington Financial Group
By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
In early 1997, Harrington Bank, a small Indiana savings and loan (thrift) wondered what its next move should be. Harrington was acquired in 1988 by the principals of Smith Breeden Associates, a money-management and consulting firm specializing in the application of... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Price; Risk Management; Mortgages; Contracts; Asset Management; Investment; Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Alberto Moel. "Harrington Financial Group." Harvard Business School Case 297-088, February 1997. (Revised April 1997.)
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Finance - Faculty & Research
research to cover recent developments, including the continued growth of high fee alternative asset management and a shift away from banks to lending by nonbank financial intermediaries. We interpret both the growth of the sector and the... View Details
- January 1999 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Shady Trail
By: Arthur I Segel
Holt Lunsford was intrigued by the packet of papers that lay in front of him. The papers comprised a brochure that Lonestar Bank had put together in an effort to sell the Shady Trail Distribution Center in Dallas, Texas. Shady Hill was a five-year-old,... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Acquisition; Buildings and Facilities; Property; Partners and Partnerships; Decision Choices and Conditions; Distribution Industry; Real Estate Industry; Texas
Segel, Arthur I. "Shady Trail." Harvard Business School Case 899-143, January 1999. (Revised July 2003.)
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential employees. Unfortunately, there is little evidence about the validity of these ratings. We examine how well two of the most widely used ratings—those of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and she wanted to continue building her career in business. She also had a yearning to uncover her passion, and so exposure to different industries and business... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment
influences their investment strategy. Claudine also describes innovative insurance products such as parametric and catastrophe insurance that are emerging to address natural disasters that are exacerbated by climate change. For resources... View Details
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
Bridgestone/Firestone (2000), related party transactions and accounting fraud at Enron (2001), accounting fraud at WorldCom (2002), corrupt payments at Siemens (2007), mortgage lending abuses at Countrywide Financial (2006) and Wall Street View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016
reasons—and revisits the associated implications for investing and corporate finance, examining asset allocation, high leverage in financial firms, low leverage in industrial firms, private equity, venture capital, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
one, while passive maturity transformation strategies have CAPM betas near zero; and (4) portfolios of bank equities consistently underperform portfolios designed to passively mimic their economic exposures. The very strong View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Pay Now or Pay Later? The Economics within the Private Equity Partnership
- September 1994
- Case
BayFunds
By: Alvin J. Silk, Lisa Klein Pearo and Jamie Harper
In June, 1994, the Senior Vice President of BayBank's Investment Management Group is preparing a strategic plan for her organization's line of mutual funds. Sixteen months earlier, BayBank, Massachusetts's leading retail bank, had entered the mutual fund business by... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Investment Funds; Product Marketing; Integration; Financial Services Industry
Silk, Alvin J., Lisa Klein Pearo, and Jamie Harper. "BayFunds." Harvard Business School Case 595-031, September 1994.
- March 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (A): The TCI/AT&T Deal
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Sarah S. Khetani
Jill Greenthal, managing director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, is leading her team of investment bankers to negotiate on behalf of Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) on a potential landmark deal with AT&T. Representing TCI in the negotiations is the culmination of... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Negotiation Process; Service Delivery; Groups and Teams; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Deal; Gender; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Sarah S. Khetani. "Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (A): The TCI/AT&T Deal." Harvard Business School Case 800-213, March 2000. (Revised May 2001.)