Financials - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success

lines of business, rejuvenate the founder's legacy, and put the enterprise on a new growth path. Entrepreneurs (typically family members) working outside the business but with family financial support can keep talented kin inside a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts

24 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach

qualified students without regard for their financial status. This includes the decision last summer to provide scholarships to cover the total cost of tuition and course fees for those with the greatest View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

An Economy Undermined

fact, stocks on average did not rise at all in the 1970s. Productivity grew more slowly in the ensuing thirty years than it had for any prolonged period since the 1800s. My class’s first decade out from HBS was marked by economic and View Details

Keywords: Jeff Madrick; Finance

01 Sep 2016
News

New MBA Admissions Director Gets an Interview

objective. “It was so different from any other classroom environment I’d encountered,” says Losee, who became the School’s new managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid in June. “Everyone in the room was fully engaged in the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Apr 1998
News

Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges

profits. In his first visit to HBS, Corzine spoke in January to a large Burden Hall audience about opportunities in, and the outlook for, the investment banking sector. He predicted good times ahead for the industry amid strong demand for its services as a View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

24 May 2018
Blog Post

Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris

'see around the corner' to help them identify and meet the challenges ahead." To find these "win/wins," Norris invites board seekers to consider one key question: "What companies face challenges I have expertise in?" Many of these challenges will be familiar to any... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

and Valuation Using Financial Statements Joseph Pacelli Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under General Management and Organizational Behavior) Robert Simons Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0... View Details

Frederic G. Donner

An accountant by training, Donner was recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds in business. His overwhelming command of the financial aspects of running GM led him to set new records for sales,... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Jun 2011
News

Four-Letter Word

lot of sound and fury that, it turns out, really doesn’t signify much at all. That’s because David Miller (MBA ’03), the Treasury Department’s former chief investment officer for TARP, helped preside over “a steady and, so far, profitable unwinding of taxpayers’... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Corporate Services

01 Jan 2013
News

Thomas A. James, MBA 1966

Raymond James Financial 1983 Raymond James Financial IPO, NYSE 1987 Appointed Trustee, Salvador Dalí Museum 1992 Named Chairman, Securities Industry Association 1994 Establishes Thomas A. and Mary S. James... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

and monitor the CEO, scrutinize the performance of the company's leadership team, oversee financial reporting and disclosure, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. The recent failures triggered regulatory and legislative... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

financial system The state of trade Inequality and populism Migration Environmental degradation Failure of the rule of law The state of public health and general education The rise of state capitalism Radical movements, terrorism, and war... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

July 2013 (Revised September 2013)
Case

New York City: Bloomberg's Strategy for Economic Development

By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo

Traces the economic development of New York City from its founding in the 17th century through 2012. Focuses on the decisions made by New York City officials, past and present, highlighting the challenges of economic development at the city level. Enables deep... View Details

Keywords: History; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Policy; Government Administration; Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy

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November 2010 (Revised August 2013)
Case

Chrysler Fiat 2009

By: J. Bruce Harreld, Paul W. Marshall and David Lane

In spring 2009, Chrysler entered a prepackaged bankruptcy and exited 40 days later in a deal with Fiat, the U.S. Treasury, and the UAW that kept the automaker alive. Looking forward, what was necessary for Chrysler to move beyond the life support it had received? What... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Leadership Development; Alliances; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Condition; Auto Industry

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August 2009 (Revised September 2009)
Case

Tenova: Mining for Growth in an Economic Crisis

By: Gary P. Pisano, Elena Corsi and Elisa Farri

In December 2008, Gianluigi Nova, CEO of Tenova SpA, a technology and equipment supplier to the metals and mining industry, had to choose between two options. The first was to continue growing in the company's core business: equipment for the steel production. The... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Leadership; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Diversification; Industrial Products Industry; Mining Industry

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January 2003 (Revised February 2004)
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The Credit Suisse Group

By: Ashish Nanda and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell

On September 19, 2002, Lukas Muhlemann announced that he would step down as chairman and CEO of the Credit Suisse Group, effective January 1, 2003. The bank had progressed from a small Swiss start-up 150 years ago to a global banking powerhouse. Over the past 5 years,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Management Succession; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Switzerland

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March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
Case

Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert E. Kennedy and Laure Mougeot Strook

A Greek milling firm wants to invest in Eastern Europe. The case explores the firm's search strategy and its due diligence process after a potential investment, and considers how the company should structure its bid. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Financial Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe

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1987
Book

Banking and Oil

By: Geoffrey Jones

This is the second of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Economics; Banks and Banking; Government and Politics; Growth and Development; Business History; Problems and Challenges; Iran; Jordan; Kuwait; Oman; Dubai

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September 2023
Case

The Rise and Fall of FTX

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese, Joseph Pacelli and Max Hancock

In November 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried's multi-billion-dollar crypto exchange, FTX, collapsed, wiping out investors and throwing the crypto industry into disarray. As FTX's founder and CEO, Bankman-Fried developed a reputation for his unerring business sense and... View Details