by Juan Ma - Publications - Faculty & Research

2023
Working Paper

Deglobalization and Entrepreneurial Investment: The Natural Experiment of Brexit

By: Elisa Alvarez-Garrido and Juan Alcácer

We seek to gain insight into the consequences of deglobalization on entrepreneurial investment by analyzing an instance of economic disintegration: the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Brexit is not only a unique empirical opportunity, a natural... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; International Relations; Trade; Disruption; Globalized Economies and Regions; United Kingdom

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Events - Creating Emerging Markets

Events CEM hosts international conferences in-person and online. Our events in Boston, Mumbai, and Santiago have attracted prominent scholars, archivists, and practitioners in the respective regions. Mar 18 18-19 MAR 2024 Boston, MA Oral... View Details

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All Locations - Recruiting

East & North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Career Data Internship Data View: Class of 2023 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 Class of 2021 Class of 2020 Class of 2019 Sort By: A-Z A-Z Highest to Lowest Lowest to Highest Industry by % Median Base... View Details

November 2006
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Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows: The Influence of Examiner Citations

By: Juan Alcacer and Michelle Gittelman

Analysis of patent citations is a core methodology in the study of knowledge diffusion. However, citations made by patent examiners have not been separately reported, adding unknown noise to the data. We leverage a recent change in the reporting of patent data showing... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Knowledge Sharing; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Information Technology; Prejudice and Bias; Change

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25 Mar 2021
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Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

situation created by COVID-19, there is an essential need for our community to prioritize taking care of ourselves and each other. SAS staff offer a number of customized programs throughout the year to respond to student stressors and... View Details

2021
Working Paper

Stock Investors' Returns Are Exaggerated

By: Jesse M. Fried, Paul Ma and Charles C.Y. Wang

The stock market generates less wealth than it appears. We show that total shareholder return (TSR), the standard measure of stock investor performance, substantially exaggerates returns earned by these investors in aggregate, and thus by most investors. The main... View Details

Keywords: All-shareholder Returns; Capital Flows; Dividend Reinvestment; Equity Premium; Total Shareholder Returns; Stocks; Investment Return; Market Timing

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Doing Business with China: Early American Trading Houses - A Chronicle of the China Trade

of pounds of Chinese tea were exported annually. The Portuguese, the first European traders to enter China, leased and controlled Macao; by the 1700s the center of Western trade shifted to Canton (now Guangzhou). The Chinese government... View Details

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Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade

out a steamer of 700 tons.” 33 The steamship the Fire Dart alone turned a profit of $175,000 its first year. 34 John Heard to Augustine Heard, July 19, 1860. HC: EM-7. In July 1850, the Frolic shipwrecked off the coast north of San Francisco. The remains of the ship... View Details

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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

the classroom, organize small-group meetings, or simply take a break. By design, the building's architecture relates both to the traditional structures of the main HBS campus and also to the twenty-first century spirit of nearby Tata... View Details

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Christensen, longtime HBS faculty member and legendary case method teacher, the Center's focus is helping faculty develop as teachers. It augments the School's traditional system of faculty-to-faculty mentoring by providing additional... View Details

2023
Working Paper

Contagious Anomalies

By: Angela Ma and Miles Zheng

This paper shows that anomaly strategy contagion contributes a key component of risks induced by arbitrageur trading. We present three main findings: (1) Contagion deteriorates the market liquidity of the contaminated strategy. (2) Increased contagion risk predicts... View Details

Keywords: Contagion; Anomalies; Non-bank Intermediaries; Arbitrage; Intermediary Asset Pricing

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Women at HBS - Alumni

University: 1937-1970 , opened at the Baker | Bloomberg Center. Alumni Clubs hosted dedicated discussions and events relevant to the celebration. W50 SUMMIT Accelerating the advancement of women leaders who make a difference in the world. APRIL 4–5, 2013 HARVARD... View Details

25 Jun 2020
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Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Collaborating with a friend, Nouf, Fatima launched Jonnah, a nonprofit that would help women with sewing skills get the materials, space, and services necessary to run a garment business. By August 2018, they had successfully launched... View Details

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About - Business History

today. Impact Stories Uncovering the roots of innovation Re: Maki Umemura [M]y time at Harvard ... immersed me in a vibrant, interdisciplinary, and intellectually stimulating community. Academic Excellence Re: Pierre-Yves Donzé I was particularly impressed View Details

02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

or incentives, but a model of innovation that too often fragments efforts by treatment modality (drugs, devices, diagnostics, and clinical treatment). We may improve individual technologies of health care, but fail to provide integrated... View Details

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1.11 Leaves of Absence - MBA

unless precluded by military necessity. Such notice does not need to indicate when the student will return to HBS. Refunds will be issued in accordance with MA Gen L Ch 15A § 43 (2023). The cumulative length... View Details

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Strategy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Juan Alcacer : Received the 2024 HBS Student Association Faculty Teaching Award for exceptional contributions to the experience of the... View Details

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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Related Collections Site Credits I must say the Comprador has come out like a brick. I can count upon . . . certain $23,000. — Albert Heard to John Heard, Hong Kong, February 28, 1863 22 After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors By... View Details

November 2020
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The Rise and Fall of Nokia (Abridged)

By: Juan Alcácer and Tarun Khanna

In 2013, Nokia sold its Device and Services business to Microsoft for €5.4 billion. For decades Nokia had led the telecommunications (telecom) industry in handsets and networking. By the late 2000s, however, Nokia's position as market leader in mobile devices was... View Details

Keywords: Mobile Phones; Smartphones; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Emerging Markets; Technological Innovation; Competitive Strategy; Telecommunications Industry

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June 2022
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The SAH Group: The Time is Right

By: Juan Alcacer and Alpana Thapar

In January 2021, Jalila Mezni, cofounder and CEO of the SAH Group, was preparing to present the company’s future growth plans to its board of directors. The Tunisian company was a leading producer and distributor of personal care and packaged hygiene products. In 2019,... View Details