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resilient, and consumer-centric through the application of data science and behavioral economics, optimizing the system assets and operations across the electric meter.” Natalie Deschamps MBA 2015 | A Fundamental Foundation "I ultimately... View Details

03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

Department, must decide if this approach is still the best way to fulfill his organization's goal of protecting and increasing the pension assets of 17 million Canadians. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

rock the boat when they are leaving," speculates Ma. By contrast, when Ma and Khanna measured the effects of firm performance on likelihood of dissent, they found a much lower correlation. A one unit increase in the ratio of a firm's market value to View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Uncertainty about the future Information gaps "Soft" assets Volatility of current market conditions All companies must grapple with these difficulties, but young, emerging enterprises are particularly vulnerable to them, as... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

05 Nov 2024
Research & Ideas

AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen

the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: HBSWK, made with assets generated by Firefly, an artificial intelligence tool, and from AdobeStock/Ziyan and AdobeStock/Abigail View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Information Technology; Technology

14 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Making the MBA Degree More Accessible

for financial aid to account not just for individual income and assets but also for socioeconomic background. Create a new complementary fellowship to support students who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to serving Black / African... View Details

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

considers the following stages in the life cycle of a start-up: Formation (pre-formation issues, different forms of business organization, NDAs, contractual arrangements and other legal protections for corporate assets and opportunities,... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office

management-labor relations with rising unemployment. Government's role in education, technology, and Hong Kong's competiveness is being reassessed. And the emphasis has shifted from asset inflation to deflation. The focus in Hong Kong now... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

10 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 10

liquidation value is not directly intuitive, since intangibles are highly illiquid assets and have uncertain future cash flows. Can banks reliably secure corporate loans by intellectual property, and how can they alleviate the challenges... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

Business School Case 111-082 The case describes the challenges that UBS faced as a result of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation for tax fraud, which claimed that UBS had helped some 52,000 U.S. residents hide billions of dollars in untaxed View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 18, 2007

the risk-adjusted balance sheet, which shows the sensitivity of the enterprise's assets and liabilities to external "shocks." At the national level, the sectors of an economy are viewed as interconnected portfolios of assets,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

deal an all-or-nothing proposition—also died by the sword, assert Ghoshal, Bartlett, and Moran. The authors' proposal for leaders of the future requires a simple yet profound shift in management philosophy. People can no longer be viewed as corporate View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit

Advocate for yourself. Proactively ask for feedback, build your own brand, and enlist strong mentors and sponsors. Hopefully, the Summit provided a glimpse into how HBS educates leaders who make a difference in the world. Personally, I’m excited to see the impact that... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Good as Our Word

intelligence firm he started in the early 1970s was just a decade later digging up assets hidden by powerful individuals, including Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, and Saddam Hussein. Kroll’s work even... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2012
News

Social Investing Pioneers

allocation to this new asset class of social investment, the same way that venture capital and private equity benefit today from such allocations.” The idea is taking off in the United States. President Obama proposed $100 million in his... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

13 Nov 2020
News

Insatiably Curious

acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, and then to private equity, asset allocation, and now, to leading operations. Ma recently was appointed chief operating officer (COO) of Index Ventures, a 25-year-old international venture capital firm. “We... View Details

25 Mar 2018
News

Modernizing Infrastructure Management

help communities be both resilient and vibrant so that they can be sustained in the future. “And that's everything from physical asset management to financial accounting to building licensing tools, for economic development—really the... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)

his business background may also be a valuable asset in what he sees as the "tough times ahead" for health-care management. "Insurance companies used to write a check for just about anything a physician wanted to do, but today medicine is... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

01 Oct 1998
News

Beyond the Numbers

says. "I wanted the practical methodology for solving problems you get from dealing with case studies. " These days, Robinson enjoys spending more time with his wife, Leila, who is managing director of global asset allocation at Salomon... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

February 2022 (Revised May 2022)
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Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code

By: Kristin Mugford, William Vrattos and Radhika Kak

In 2016, India passed a new bankruptcy law (IBC) to counter a brewing bank crisis and increased corporate distress. Homebuilder Jaypee Infratech, one of India largest distressed companies (the “dirty dozen”) began restructuring under the IBC in 2017. Two years later,... View Details

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