Financials - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1998
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Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer

the boundaries in financial services, the two giants have challenged more conventional banking mergers in which organizations merely seek to grow larger while remaining banking concerns." Crozier also sees the current merger trend as... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

February 2019 (Revised January 2021)
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Quiksilver Inc. and Oaktree Capital Management

By: Kristin Mugford and Mike Harmon

Sports lifestyle company Quiksilver filed for bankruptcy in September 2015. Oaktree is considering an additional investment in the company to facilitate the restructuring. Students must consider whether Oaktree should invest given the risks of the turnaround... View Details

Keywords: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Acquisition; Restructuring; Debt Securities; Transformation; Decision Making; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return; Crisis Management; Negotiation; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; France; United States

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technology consulting. Through his leadership, IBM was recognized by <i>Fortune</i> as one of the best-managed and most admired companies in the United States. Throughout his tenure, IBM posted some of the strongest financial... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

01 Mar 2023
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Family Matters

ease that burden, HBS made an investment in Thompson-Woode. Alongside traditional financial aid, which included fellowships and loans, Thompson-Woode was awarded the Forward Fellowship, a $30,000, two-year grant designed to assist... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog

investing (particularly in companies with debt), special situations investing, financial advisory, and general management. Educational Objectives Corporate restructuring is a common and significant event affecting not only lenders,... View Details

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Lindsay Steinmetz

better public education, rather than a new technology, financial rewards or product. The best part of that realization though is that I have classmates choosing to be leaders in the other sectors to follow their genuine interests as well,... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Dec 2008
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The CEO and the Functions of Leadership

a number of categories that will prove important when considering the CEO’s role: Direction: A core function of leadership is setting the strategy for the organization, and setting specific financial goals that the organization will seek... View Details

10 Nov 2015
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November 10, 2015

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Under New Management: Equity Issues and the Attribution of Past Returns By: Baker, Malcolm, and Yuhai Xuan Abstract—There is a strong link between measures of stock market performance, such as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Sep 2016
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Four Alumni on '40 Under 40' List

Four HBS alumni have landed on this year’s Boston Business Journal “40 Under 40” list, which covers a wide range of industries, government functions, and nonprofit organizations. The list of recent HBS graduates includes: Tiffany Freitas (MBA 2005), chief View Details

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

industry, but in every industry and in our society.”—Deborah Farrington (MBA 1976), co-founder and managing partner, StarVest Partners Other studies—as well as anecdotal evidence from VCs—show that women are more likely to underestimate themselves and the View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services

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The Permanent Exhibit - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Introduction Prelude to the Option Pricing Model The Formula The Spread and Adoption of Option Pricing Models The Significance and Consequences of Financial Models Selected Bibliography Lenders to the Exhibit Additional Information About... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Visual Collections

creditors and debtors. The collection consists of more than one thousand woodcuts, engravings, etchings, and lithographs from Western Europe and the United States, on the subjects of money, banking, and financial history and ranging in... View Details

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Managing Service Operations - Course Catalog

strategy, marketing, and operations. It draws upon cutting-edge research and field examples from a broad array of industries, including financial services, government, healthcare, hospitality, professional services, restaurants, retail,... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Now You Can Choose

areas at HBS. When you respond to an appeal in the mail, or give online, you can choose where your gift goes: student financial aid, innovation in educational programs, global understanding, pathbreaking research, or the Dean’s Fund,... View Details

Keywords: Paul Finnegan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

22 Aug 2019
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Getting There

expanded into a “super app,” offering everything from food and parcel delivery, to hotels and airline bookings, and access financial and health services. “It’s a miracle that we are where we are now,” says Anthony Tan. VIEW VIDEO View Details

Keywords: Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

01 May 2013
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Lynn Thoman, MBA 1979

says, involves her role on the Board of Fellows at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Her suggestion to HMS about how to structure the relationship between the hospitals and HMS differently resulted in $36 million in payments to HMS. “In addition to the View Details

01 Aug 2002
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Marilynn Davis (MBA '82)

in the middle of a recession, and we have seen a lot of changes,” noted Davis, who is now EVP and manager of the consumer banking segment at FleetBoston Financial Corporation. “We've spent our careers in a climate of heightened... View Details

13 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course

a general management skillset that transcended sectors – private, non-profit, and public. Our most urgent social issues require a multi-faceted approach that spans these sectors because those with the financial and other resources to... View Details

17 Mar 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York

Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Tuesday, March 14, more than 200 alumni in the New Your area gathered to celebrate and connect with each other at "HBS in New York:... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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The Big Business of Little Loans

the US Small Business Administration and now on the faculty at HBS. The situation worsened during the 2008 financial crisis, and lending to the sector has never really recovered. Armed with proprietary algorithms and can-do attitudes,... View Details

Keywords: Nancy Miller

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