Financials - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 May 2019
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Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966

computerize financial data and provide investment professionals with real-time market information and analysis. The computer terminal he and his partners created, which became known as the Bloomberg Terminal, transformed the buying and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

09 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Startup Balancing Act

a smaller and, potentially, leaner organization? 2. Would I enjoy working in an operating company rather than a professional services firm? All of this takes us back to my first day. After a mere few hours in the office, I was presenting a View Details

Keywords: Health Care

Intriguing Questions

hiding it. The third lesson is that the success of a business person cannot be viewed through the narrow lens of financial wealth, but through a broader moral lens to examine the impact their actions have had on the ways business is... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Career Services Steps Up Alumni Support

Last fall, as world economies began to tremble from the collapse of the financial sector, HBS Alumni Career Services enhanced its suite of career offerings for alumni. “We anticipated an increase in the demand for individual career... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 2000
News

John C. Sawhill Remembered

for bringing about an academic and financial turnaround in the country's largest private university. Contributions in Sawhill's memory can be made to The Nature Conservancy, c/o the President's Office, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA... View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

Stephen Fuller Remembered

Executive Education courses ranging from organizational behavior and collective bargaining, to corporate responsibility and business policy. An associate dean from 1963 to 1969, he helped strengthen the School’s financial resources,... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

The Check Is in the Mail

Credit due: Trade cards ca. 1870 (top) showed that everything from sewing machines to harvesters could be purchased on installment; the dangers of extending credit instead of demanding cash (bottom); Baker Library Historical Collections View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Research Online

to blame for the recent financial crisis? The fault lies partly with scholars of economics, says David Moss, the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration. In this working paper, he argues that an academic focus on government... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

March 2006 (Revised April 2006)
Case

Geeli

By: Li Jin, Kenneth A. Froot and Si Ping May Yu

A well-performing Chinese manufacturer faces major impediments raising funding to grow. Highlights various imperfections that shape the financing decision. View Details

Keywords: Capital Costs; International Finance; Diversification; Financial Instruments; Cost of Capital; Global Strategy; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Hong Kong

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Educators

Purchase

century. The success of Quicken was just the beginning. Cook and Intuit went on to launch a full suite of financial applications from on-line bill payment for individuals to inventory and account receivables management for small... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

23 Jan 2008
Op-Ed

A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?

Dictionaries are not static. Some words go unused for so long that lexicographers dub them archaic. Definitions also gravitate to that catch-bin. The plummeting housing market has forced a reevaluation, not just of the financial value of... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate

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Video Perspectives: Magashe Ngoepe - MBA

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

15 Oct 2019
News

Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa

visitors. “We are focusing on initiatives targeted to improve the economic prosperity of the people.” The message resonated with the HBS group, who visited 20 companies in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria, ranging from a View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Alumni Books

An easy-to-use glossary and over sixty charts and diagrams define and illustrate complex financial terms and concepts. The Guru Investor: How to Beat the Market Using History’s Best Investment Strategies by John P. Reese (MBA ’79) with... View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2014

in Cambridge “I believe that after achieving financial success, most people want to have an impact on society. That’s what brings meaning and purpose to my life.” Having built and sold an Internet company in the 1990s, Chertavian launched... View Details

Robert B. Shetterly

Shetterly led Clorox through a major diversification process after it became an independent company in 1969 (formerly part of Procter & Gamble). Shetterly produced strong financial returns while expanding from one household product to... View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

Harrington Drake

Drake presided over a decade of top financial performance – growing revenues from $480 million to over $2 billion. He achieved ten consecutive years of top market value performance and expanded D&B’s core services, most notably with... View Details

Keywords: Services

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Departments | Employment

makes it challenging to work in Executive Education Cyclical business with intense peak periods characterized by long hours and weekend work (not a typical 9-5 business). Being responsible for generating a significant financial... View Details

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American Business History Records | Baker Library

German-born financier Henry Villard (1835-1900) played key roles in the financing of the transcontinental railroad and development of the electrical industry. R.G. Dun & Co. Credit Report Volumes Credit reports created by America's first... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships

ability to enhance the discussions that lie at the heart of the case method. Participant-centered learning depends on the active involvement of every student, each of whom brings a unique background and perspective to the mix of voices inside and outside of the... View Details

Keywords: fellowships

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