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- 2016
- Working Paper
Private Networks of Managers and Financial Analysts and Their Externality on a Firm's Information Environment
By: Zengquan Li, T.J. Wong and Gwen Yu
When emerging market firms raise external capital, they face a tradeoff where greater transparency may lead to a lower cost of capital but at the cost of revealing proprietary information in their relational business practices. We find that firms overcome this...
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Keywords:
Emerging Market;
Financial Analysts;
Information;
Emerging Markets;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Corporate Governance
Li, Zengquan, T.J. Wong, and Gwen Yu. "Private Networks of Managers and Financial Analysts and Their Externality on a Firm's Information Environment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-135, June 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- 2009
- Book
Financial Economics
By: Zvi Bodie, Robert C. Merton and David L. Cleeton
This book seeks to explain finance through its functions rather than its institutions, concentrating on the three pillars of finance: optimization over time, asset valuation, and risk management.
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Bodie, Zvi, Robert C. Merton, and David L. Cleeton. Financial Economics. 2nd ed. NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. (Overview; Translated into Korean and Hungarian.)
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet...
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- October 2014
- Teaching Note
Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) and (B)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Elizabeth Meyer
This is the teaching note to HBS case 214-085: Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A).
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Keywords:
Apple;
Steve Jobs;
Forecast;
Forecasting;
Forecasting And Prediction;
Shareholder Activism;
Share Repurchase;
Dividends;
Financial Ratios;
Preferred Shares;
Cash Distribution;
Corporate Finance;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
Republic of Ireland
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
routine part of most people's lives, there is no doubt that technology—especially Internet technology—is having a huge impact on the financial services industry. With much hype and headlines, Web trading has revolutionized the securities...
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by Susan Young
- January 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Financial Performance Reporting
By: David F. Hawkins
Students must evaluate the Financial Accounting Standards Board/International Accounting Standards Board's tentative decisions on comprehensive income statements.
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Keywords:
International Accounting;
Income;
Decision Making;
Financial Reporting;
Corporate Governance;
Accounting Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Financial Performance Reporting." Harvard Business School Case 103-046, January 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
- 15 Jul 2020
- News
Predictable financial crises
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet...
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- June 1997
- Case
Olympic Financial Ltd.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
Olympic Financial is a sub-prime lender in the auto financing industry. Several other financing companies have been wrought with accounting fraud and business mismanagement. Olympic's debt has been downgraded, and its stock has been denigrated although the company is...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Crime and Corruption;
Valuation;
Financial Reporting;
Credit;
Financial Services Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Sarayu Srinivasan. "Olympic Financial Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 197-081, June 1997.
- January 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial (RJF) currently sells financial services through two channels. It is considering adding a third in the "middle" of the other two. The current strategy has one channel with employees and another with independent contractors. These attract very...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Salesforce Management;
Marketing;
Distribution Channels;
Human Resources;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Godes, David B. "Raymond James Financial." Harvard Business School Case 504-027, January 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- 13 Nov 2018
- Video
Financial Aid Webinar
- Web
HBS - Financials | Financial Highlights
2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet...
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- November 1994 (Revised November 2010)
- Background Note
Financial Statement Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins
Covers basic financial analysis techniques.
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Hawkins, David F. "Financial Statement Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-177, November 1994. (Revised November 2010.)
- September 2001
- Background Note
Financial Reporting Environment, The
Provides a framework for understanding the role of financial reporting and various intermediaries as mechanisms for reducing both adverse selection and moral hazard problems in capital markets. Financial reports reduce adverse selection by providing basic information...
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
Financial Statements;
Capital Markets;
Venture Capital;
Corporate Disclosure;
Conflict of Interests
Healy, Paul M., Amy P. Hutton, Robert S. Kaplan, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Financial Reporting Environment, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 102-029, September 2001.
- March 2017 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Ant Financial (A)
By: Feng Zhu, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu, Anthony K. Woo and Nancy Hua Dai
Headquartered in Hangzhou (China), Ant Financial has grown into a fintech “Unicorn.” The fintech empire that the company established spanned verticals such as mobile and online payment (Alipay), money market fund (Yu’e Bao), wealth management (Ant Fortune),...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Finance;
Opportunities;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Zhu, Feng, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu, Anthony K. Woo, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Ant Financial (A)." Harvard Business School Case 617-060, March 2017. (Revised March 2019.)
- September 2006 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Providian Financial Corporation
By: John R. Wells
On October 3, 2005, Washington Mutual acquired Providian Financial Corporation, the ninth-largest credit card issuer in the U.S., for $6.5 billion. At the time, Providian had approximately 10 million customer relationships and a balance of $18.6 billion. For some...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructuring;
Customer Relationship Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Credit Cards;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Wells, John R. "Providian Financial Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 707-446, September 2006. (Revised January 2008.)
- March 2022
- Case
In Data We Trust: Be Mobile Africa and Furthering Financial Inclusion Across the African Continent
By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Pierre Marchesseault
To Cédric Jeannot, leveraging technology to promote financial inclusion was personal. After no established financial institution would accept his technology platform to lower transaction costs for free, Jeannot launched FinTech company Be Mobile Africa in May 2020....
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Keywords:
Finance;
Fintech;
Emerging Market;
Fundraising;
Financial Inclusion;
Strategy;
Expansion;
Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Personal Finance;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa;
Togo;
Nigeria;
Ghana
Cohen, Lauren, Grace Headinger, and Pierre Marchesseault. "In Data We Trust: Be Mobile Africa and Furthering Financial Inclusion Across the African Continent." Harvard Business School Case 222-073, March 2022.
- 27 Oct 2014
- News
Track Customer Service, but Don't Forget the Financials
- Article
Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
Keywords:
Sustainability;
Financial Services;
Banks;
Insurance Companies;
Risk;
Risk Management;
Insurance;
Accounting;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Services Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green." Harvard Business Review Blogs (May 15, 2013).
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated...
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