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Finance II (MBA Required Curriculum)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
This course builds on the foundation developed in Finance I, focusing on three sets of managerial decisions:
- How to evaluate complex investments.
- How to set and execute financial policies within a firm.
- How to integrate... View Details
Keywords:
Finance
- 12 Apr 2024
- Video
Certification of Finances Form Overview
- 2002
- Chapter
Future Possibilities in Finance Theory and Finance Practice
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "Future Possibilities in Finance Theory and Finance Practice." In Mathematical Finance - Bachelier Congress 2000, edited by H. Geman, D. Madan, S. Pliska, and T. Vorst. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2002. (Was HBS Working Paper 01-030.)
- 2009
- Simulation
Finance Simulation: Blackstone/Celanese: No. 3712.
By: Nabil N. El-Hage and Timothy A. Luehrman
The Finance Simulation: Blackstone/Celanese is based on the landmark acquisition of Celanese AG by the Blackstone Group in 2003. Students play the role of either Celanese or Blackstone and conduct due diligence, establish deal terms, respond to bids and counter-bids,...
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- 02 Mar 2020
- Video
Certificate of Finances Form Webinar
- 2020
- Working Paper
Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry
By: George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor credit card providers within the consumer finance industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates...
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Keywords:
Product Innovation;
Impact;
Impact Investing;
Impact Measurement;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
ESG Ratings;
Social Corporate Responsibility;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Social Impact;
Consumer Finance;
Financial Services;
Financial Inclusion;
Product;
Product Design;
Product Positioning;
Society;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Personal Finance;
Credit Cards;
Financial Services Industry
Serafeim, George, and Katie Trinh. "Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-061, November 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- April 2011
- Teaching Note
Santander Consumer Finance (TN)
Teaching Note for 711015.
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- July – August 2009
- Article
The Descent of Finance
What if the current recession turns out to be like the Great Depression of 1929-1933? Four years from now, the United States might find itself with a still-shrinking economy, half as many banks as in 2009, a third as many hedge funds, and retail banking resembling a...
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- December 1999
- Case
E Ink: Financing Growth
By: William A. Sahlman and Matthew C. Lieb
A set of financial and strategic decisions confront the management of a company trying to develop a technology for creating "electronic ink." If successful, the company will be able to create "radio paper," essentially turning a piece of paper into a computer monitor...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Financial Management;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Strategy;
Hardware
Sahlman, William A., and Matthew C. Lieb. "E Ink: Financing Growth." Harvard Business School Case 800-252, December 1999.
- 09 Jan 2010
- News
Morgan Stanley-American Finance Association Award
- October 2002 (Revised April 2007)
- Background Note
Project Finance Glossary
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Description: This glossary contains a list of almost 1,000 definitions for terms commonly used in the field of project finance.
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Project Finance
Esty, Benjamin C. "Project Finance Glossary." Harvard Business School Background Note 203-040, October 2002. (Revised April 2007.)
- November 1992 (Revised May 1993)
- Background Note
Finance Course Overview
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Finance Course Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 293-081, November 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
- February 2007
- Case
Behavioral Finance at JP Morgan
By: Malcolm P. Baker and Aldo Sesia
Following a successful model in Europe, JP Morgan has introduced a set of five U.S. retail mutual funds with an investment philosophy and marketing strategy grounded in behavioral finance. The asset management group believes that understanding investor biases like...
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Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Investment Funds;
Behavioral Finance;
Competitive Advantage;
Asset Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
Europe
Baker, Malcolm P., and Aldo Sesia. "Behavioral Finance at JP Morgan." Harvard Business School Case 207-084, February 2007.
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Making Finance Personal
Cook Main article: Where Innovation Rules Necessity may be the mother of invention, but as Scott Cook (MBA 1976) can attest, an unhappy spouse can be a powerful prompter of innovation. Spurred by the complaints of his wife, Signe Ostby (herself an MBA), about the...
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- 2016
- Chapter
Financing Entrepreneurial Experimentation
By: Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
Keywords:
Innovation;
Investing;
Abandonment Option;
Failure Tolerance;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technological Innovation;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship
Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf. "Financing Entrepreneurial Experimentation." Chap. 1 in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 16, edited by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 1–23. National Bureau of Economic Research, and University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Harvard Business School Online: Leading with Finance
Leading with Finance is a flexible, 6-week, highly-interactive online course which is designed to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the principles of finance – a toolkit for making smart financial decisions and the confidence to clearly... View Details
- 26 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
“Fitness is your hobby. Finance is your career.” - Words so false that they changed my life. Finance After graduating from Yale University, I joined the fast-paced world of Foreign Exchange (FX) at a large...
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- 2010
- Chapter
Consumer Finance Protection
By: Thomas Cooley, Xavier Gabaix, Samuel Lee, Thomas Mertens, Vicki Morwitz, Shelle Santana, Anjolein Schmeits, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh and Samuel Whitelaw
Cooley, Thomas, Xavier Gabaix, Samuel Lee, Thomas Mertens, Vicki Morwitz, Shelle Santana, Anjolein Schmeits, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, and Samuel Whitelaw. "Consumer Finance Protection." In Regulating Wall Street: The Dodd-Frank Act and the New Architecture of Global Finance, edited by Viral V. Acharya, Thomas F. Cooley, Matthew P. Richardson, and Ingo Walter, 73–84. Wiley, 2010.
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Executive Education: Finance for Senior Executives
By: Malcolm P. Baker
Finance for Senior Executives provides the frameworks to strategically use financial resources and position your company for future success. By examining corporate finance from both internal and external perspectives, this HBS Executive Education
- April 2006
- Case
Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses
By: Boris Groysberg and Ingrid Vargas
Describes and contrasts the roles and challenges of three high-performing finance heads at Novartis Consumer Health businesses in Australia, Japan, and Venezuela. All three faced tremendous pressures in terms of managing time and limited resources, but the particular...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Financial Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Leadership Style;
Health Industry;
Japan;
Australia;
Venezuela
Groysberg, Boris, and Ingrid Vargas. "Finance Leadership in Novartis Consumer Health Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 406-102, April 2006.