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  • January 2008
  • Background Note

Convertible Arbitrage

By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
The goal of this simulation is to understand how convertible bonds can be viewed as a portfolio of simpler securities and to introduce an over-the-counter market. The convertible bonds that are available during the simulation are at-the-money and in-the-money so that... View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Risk Management; Mathematical Methods
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Academic Experience - MBA

Academic Experience We challenge you to think differently. Curriculum Through the rich case- and experience-based curriculum at Harvard Business School, students build deep general management and leadership skills, setting the foundation for lifelong impact on how they... View Details
  • 11 Dec 2018
  • Blog Post

Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit

Caitlin Riederer (MBA ’20) co-chaired the 2018 Women in Investing Summit. Prior to attending HBS, she worked in private equity at Charlesbank Capital Partners and strategy consulting at The Boston Consulting Group. Caitlin received... View Details
  • 23 Oct 2012
  • First Look

First Look: October 23

strategy. Fairness, Efficiency and Flexibility in Organ Allocation for Kidney Transplantation Authors:Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias, and Nikolaos Trichakis Publication:Operations Research (forthcoming) Abstract We propose a scalable, data-driven View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2010
  • Article

Do Inventory and Gross Margin Data Improve Sales Forecasts for U.S. Public Retailers?

By: Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur and Ananth Raman
Firm-level sales forecasts for retailers can be improved if we incorporate cost of goods sold, inventory, and gross margin (defined here as the ratio of sales to cost of goods sold) as three endogenous variables. We construct a simultaneous equations model, estimated... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Forecasting and Prediction; Distribution; Goods and Commodities; Cost; Public Sector; Profit; Mathematical Methods; Analytics and Data Science; Retail Industry; United States
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    Jerry R. Green

    Jerry R. Green

    David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

    John Leverett Professor in the University

    Harvard University

     

    Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; education industry; insurance industry; professional services
    • 19 Nov 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Search for Benchmarks: When Do Crowds Provide Wisdom?

    Keywords: by Charles M.C. Lee, Paul Ma & Charles C.Y. Wang
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    which rely on personal judgment. We conducted a field experiment with MIT Solve, involving 72 experts and 156 community screeners who evaluated 48 solutions for the 2024 Global Health Equity Challenge. Screeners received assistance from... View Details
    • 08 Nov 2011
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    First Look: Nov. 8

      PublicationsHow Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods Authors:Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret P. Pierson... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 07 Jul 2009
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    First Look: July 7

    Missing Quarterly Analysts Forecasts (revised) Authors:Richard Mergenthaler, Shiva Rajgopal, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract We find that missing the quarterly analyst consensus earnings forecast is associated with career penalties in the form of a reduced bonus, smaller... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 17 Sep 2024
    • Blog Post

    The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

    Zoe Sun (MBA 2024) is a recent graduate from China. Prior to HBS, she worked at an Asia-focused private equity fund in Hong Kong. At HBS, she was Co-Chief Admissions Ambassador and Social Chair for Greater China Club. She is a recipient... View Details
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    • 13 Feb 2022
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    A Century of MBA Case Studies: Exacting Examples from Business Life

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    Business Economics - Doctoral

    Zhuo Business Economics Sagar Saxena Business Economics “ HBS is the ideal environment because I get to think about the world like an economist, but I have the freedom and resources to draw on methods from other disciplines as I study... View Details
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    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... View Details
    • 21 May 2013
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    First Look: May 21

    methods and to make decisions on quantitative analysis. This book offers a variety of practical tools and examples to improve a manager's understanding of business analytics, and to enhance their thinking and decision processes.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    interdisciplinary perspectives. Case Method Project The Case Method Project is bringing case method teaching to high schools and colleges in U.S. History, Government, and... View Details
    • 18 Mar 2014
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    First Look: March 18

    conclude that, on average, firms' self-reported anticorruption efforts signal real efforts to combat corruption and are not merely cheap talk. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2229039 The First Deal: The Division of Founder View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 29 Apr 2014
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    First Look: April 29

    http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/bgjs13_84709dcc-425f-4fe2-8600-0f8cbb50be16.pdf August 2013 The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management The Case Method By: Bower, Joseph L. Abstract—The case View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne