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- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
repatriated earnings from foreign affiliates exceeded net capital investments by $1.1 trillion in 2010 dollars; and from 1950 to 2010, repatriated earnings and net interest from foreign affiliates exceeded net equity investments and loans...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2006
- Working Paper
The Effect of Dividends on Consumption
By: Malcolm Baker, Stefan Nagel and Jeffrey Wurgler
Classical models predict that the division of stock returns into dividends and capital appreciation does not affect investor consumption patterns, while mental accounting and other economic frictions predict that investors have a higher propensity to consume from stock...
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Baker, Malcolm, Stefan Nagel, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "The Effect of Dividends on Consumption." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 12288, June 2006. (First Draft in 2005.)
- February 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Sheikh Mohammed and the Making of 'Dubai, Inc.'
By: Anthony Mayo, Nitin Nohria, Umaimah Mendhro and Johnathan Cromwell
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has converted Dubai from a sleepy little coastal village into a world-class city, famous for its ambition, drive, and economic promise. He is the founder, part-owner, and visionary behind companies such as Emirates Airlines, a...
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Development Economics;
Leadership Style;
Emerging Markets;
Personal Development and Career;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Dubai
Mayo, Anthony, Nitin Nohria, Umaimah Mendhro, and Johnathan Cromwell. "Sheikh Mohammed and the Making of 'Dubai, Inc.'." Harvard Business School Case 410-063, February 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
- Article
What is the Other Reason of Why Private Equity Matters in Emerging Markets?
By: Roberto Charvel
Private equity investments in emerging markets can help increase the availability of credit for firms.
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Alternative Assets;
Emerging Economies;
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Financial Services Industry;
Latin America
Charvel, Roberto. "What is the Other Reason of Why Private Equity Matters in Emerging Markets?" Venture Equity Latin America 10, no. 16 (September 30, 2011).
- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Messer Griesheim (A)
By: Josh Lerner, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz and Kerry Herman
In 2001, Allianz Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs acquired a majority stake in Messer Griesheim, a European industrial gas concern held by Hoechst. The dealmakers faced several challenges, including delicate corporate governance issues due to partial family ownership...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructuring;
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Corporate Governance;
Family Ownership;
Chemical Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Europe
Lerner, Josh, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz, and Kerry Herman. "Messer Griesheim (A)." Harvard Business School Case 809-056, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- 14 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890-1950
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by Aldo Musacchio
- February 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Bo Feng, cofounder and principal in Chengwei Ventures, one of the first sovereign venture capital firms in China, is trying to decide on the proper business model for hdt, the product of a merger between two portfolio companies. This case discusses the best way for the...
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Venture Capital;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Customer Relationship Management;
Sovereign Finance;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Entrepreneurship;
Internet and the Web;
Applications and Software;
Markets;
Business Model;
Financial Services Industry;
China
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment." Harvard Business School Case 802-089, February 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
The venture capital industry is ripe for disruption: just like other leading mainstream companies have been for years, according to HBS professor Clayton M. Christensen. As a keynote speaker at the conference and author of the managerial...
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- March 1994
- Case
Fremont Financial Corporation (A)
Fremont Financial is an asset-based lender to middle-market companies. This case considers two options for Fremont to raise capital to finance its loan portfolio. Fremont can: 1) extend its existing bank line of credit, or 2) issue commercial paper through a special...
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Sirri, Erik R., and Ann Zeitung. "Fremont Financial Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-098, March 1994.
- Research Summary
Overview
Professor Huang examines the micro-foundations of entrepreneurship: the individual-level decision-making processes that influence entrepreneurs’ ability to acquire resources that they need, yet lack, especially financial capital. Deploying a variety of methods from...
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- 29 Apr 2016
- HBS Seminar
Richard Freeman, Harvard University & NBER
- Web
Activities, Government & Clubs - MBA
Jewish Students Association L LatAm Club Latino Student Organization Latter-day Saint Student Association Le Club des Francophones M Management Consulting Club Marketing Club Middle East & North Africa Club Midwest Student Association O...
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- September 1976 (Revised January 1977)
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (C)
Designed to serve two roles: first, it provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing capital budgeting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, it allows the student to focus upon and critically analyze a series of...
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Capital Budgeting;
International Relations;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Goals and Objectives;
Service Delivery;
Business Subsidiaries;
Performance Evaluation;
Performance Expectations;
Financial Services Industry;
Pulp and Paper Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-036, September 1976. (Revised January 1977.)
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent
When Jamie Cheney (MBA 2007) and Annie Davis (MBA 2007) studied together at Yale for their undergrad and later at HBS for their graduate degrees, they had no idea that they would end up working together – or that this work would be in the human View Details
- Research Summary
Current Research
By: Leslie K. John
Professor John is a behavioral scientist who uses both laboratory and field experiments to investigate questions that are at the intersection of marketing, organizational behavior, and public policy.
Professor John’s work has been published in leading... View Details
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Accounting & Management - Doctoral
and Management, the dissertation may take the form of three publishable papers or one longer dissertation. Recent questions students have explored include: the ways in which managers use retail-level marketing actions to influence the...
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- January 2021
- Case
Value-Based Insurance Design at Onex
By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Amitabh Chandra and Amram Migdal
The operating executives of Health and Benefits for Onex Partners, Megan Jackson Frye and Sam Camens, faced a challenge: Healthcare costs for employees of Onex’s portfolio companies were continuing to rise above the consumer price index, reflecting broader trends...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Finance;
Behavioral Finance;
Insurance;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Markets;
Demand and Consumers;
Consumer Behavior;
Social Psychology;
Behavior;
Interests;
Motivation and Incentives;
Perception;
Health Industry;
Insurance Industry;
North America;
United States
Schwartzstein, Joshua, Amitabh Chandra, and Amram Migdal. "Value-Based Insurance Design at Onex." Harvard Business School Case 921-023, January 2021.
- 28 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Channels of Influence
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
Opportunities abound for large companies looking to expand into Latin America. But risks remain, and the development of better capital markets is needed to attract more investment, according to panelists at...
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by Julie Jette
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Andreessen Horowitz
By: Thomas Eisenmann
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm launched in 2009, has quickly broken into the VC industry's top ranks, in terms of its ability to invest in Silicon Valley's most promising startups. The case recounts the firm's history; describes its co-founders'...
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