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- 26 Apr 2011
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BioMine Strikes Gold
Rohit Dev Thakwani, OPM 37 2008 SpendWisor.com consumer electronics marketplace Watch their pitch. Midwest/Central U.S. Marc Hoecker, MBA '08 vinsnap mobile automotive marketing Watch their pitch. New England Marco Bitran, MBA '03 AI View Details
- 06 Oct 2016
- News
“You Could Be Dead Any Second”
to exchange the Westerners for prisoners, Quin and the others were used as a human wall while their captors exchanged fire with the Yemeni army. “It seemed impossible that we could survive,” Quin told the...
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Obsolete securities
Where can I find information on obsolete securities? Capital Changes : Once in database select "Tax - Estates, Gifts & Trusts" Select "Worthless Securities Archive" under "Capital Changes" Search by company name; for more...
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- October 1995 (Revised July 1996)
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Aspen Technology, Inc.: Currency Hedging Review
By: Peter Tufano
The chief financial officer of a rapidly growing U.S.-based software firm that sells its process-control software to industrial users around the globe must review the goals, strategies, and policies of the firm's currency hedging program. This review is prompted by...
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Currency Exchange Rate;
Applications and Software;
Investment;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Tufano, Peter, and Cameron Poetzscher. "Aspen Technology, Inc.: Currency Hedging Review." Harvard Business School Case 296-027, October 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
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ADRs (American Depositary Receipts)
Where do I find information on American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)? ADR.com (from J.P. Morgan) BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts Investopedia Bloomberg
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Samuel M. Zemurray
Zemurray made his first fortune with the Honduras-based Cuyamel Fruit Company, and intended to retire when, in 1930, he sold the company to United Fruit in exchange for stock in the larger firm. A falling stock market, however, forced him...
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Food & Tobacco
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Emerging Information
offices in 18 countries. The firm's main product, ISI Emerging Markets, is a continually evolving resource of information covering emerging markets in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Contracting with local information providers - from newspapers and stock View Details
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Paul Michelman
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Industry Classification Benchmarks
How do I find the ICB for a company? The Industry Classification Benchmark system is a classification system for industry activities widely used by institutional investors. Use Bloomberg to locate the Industry Classification Benchmark. ...
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Stock market capitalization: exchanges, industries, countries
select Years. World Federation of Exchanges An association of 53 regulated exchanges around the world providing annual, YTD, and monthly statistics. (Registration required).
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SEC definitions and requirements
Where do I find definitions of SEC filings and other requirements of the SEC? Go to the SEC Forms List. For tips on creating SEC filings, see A Plain English Handbook: How to create clear SEC...
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Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen - Coin and Conscience
Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock Exchanges printer-friendly...
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- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
Arab Emirates Rohit Dev Thakwani, OPM 37 2008 SpendWisor.com consumer electronics marketplace Midwest/Central U.S. HBS Club of Chicago Marc Hoecker, MBA '08 vinsnap mobile automotive marketing New England HBS Association of Boston Marco Bitran, MBA '03 AI View Details
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Multiple alumni
Leonard S. Riggio
Riggio founded the Student Book Exchange in 1965 and turned this small book store into a leading retailer. He acquired the venerable Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York in 1971 and adopted its name for his expanding company. Through...
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Retail
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Executive Pay: Onward & Upward
reports on their stock trades and forces CEOs to return pay based on financial results that were later restated. The new disclosure requirements unexpectedly lead to uncovering the widespread practice of backdating options. 2003 With SEC approval, the New York Stock...
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On the Political Economy of Temporary Stabilization Programs
By: Laura Alfaro
This paper provides a political economy explanation for temporary exchange-rate-based stabilization programs by focusing on the distributional effects of real exchange-rate appreciation. I propose an economy in which agents are endowed with either tradable or...
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Government and Politics;
Economy;
Balance and Stability;
Programs;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Cash;
Value;
Distribution
Alfaro, Laura. "On the Political Economy of Temporary Stabilization Programs." Economics & Politics 14, no. 2 (July 2002): 133–161.
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
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Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)
By: Michael D. Kimbrough and F. Warren McFarlan
Relates the events leading up to the announcement in February 2005 that INVESTools, a Utah-based provider of investor education services, would be restating prior-year financial statements due to inappropriate revenue recognition.
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Accounting;
Accounting Audits;
Financial Statements;
Capital Markets;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Corporate Disclosure;
Financial Services Industry;
Education Industry;
Utah
Kimbrough, Michael D., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Restating Revenues and Earnings at INVESTools, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 106-009, September 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- January 1995 (Revised May 1997)
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Syscom Computers
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Peter Tufano and Chris L Marshall
Discusses a company deciding what it should do to manage its worldwide hedging operations.
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Decisions;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Information Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk Management;
Operations
Froot, Kenneth A., Peter Tufano, and Chris L Marshall. "Syscom Computers." Harvard Business School Case 295-094, January 1995. (Revised May 1997.)
- August 2010 (Revised February 2012)
- Supplement
Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (D)
By: David F. Hawkins
The fourth case in the Cosmeticos de Espana case series. What should management's accounting response be to the imposition of foreign currency controls?
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Financial Statements;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Inflation and Deflation;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Governance Controls;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Spain;
Venezuela
Hawkins, David F. "Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-030, August 2010. (Revised February 2012.)
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Global Markets - New Directions: Building Baker Library's Collections
Dillingham Collection Intellectual Capital Kenneth Andrews Papers Alfred Chandler Papers C. Roland Christensen Papers George Lombard Papers Invention & Innovation Early German Machinery French Agriculture Venetian Exchange Rate Visual...
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M. Kenneth Oshman
As one of the principal founders of Rolm, Oshman is credited with the design and development of a sophisticated private branch exchange or PBx switch that has become a central component of telecommunication systems. Over the course of...
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Communications