Stock Market Expectations - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2000
News

Latin America's Decade

emerging markets where local stock exchange listings have grown, liquidity in many Latin American exchanges has diminished in recent years. The purchase of local, family-owned companies and state-owned... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Hospitality; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jan 2013
News

Thomas A. James, MBA 1966

result of the early 1970s stock market decline. "Mary and the boys hardly saw me because we were trying to survive as a company," recalls James, noting that at one point he sold part of his coin collection... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

08 Jul 2025
Blog Post

In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success

roommates. Create a sense of connection through regular check-ins, virtual team touchpoints, and open dialogue about challenges. Tip: Plan meals and snacks in advance to stay nourished and avoid unhealthy habits. Keep a water bottle at your desk and View Details

05 Jun 2015
Blog Post

The HBS Investment

but no one has mentioned the cost perspective. Given that the total tuition comes to over $200,000 for the two years and you all have or are going to complete this process, what exactly is in your bank account now?” A collective hush covered the panel. One of the alums... View Details

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

and discrepancies can emerge as a result. Effective Auditing for Corporates provides you with proactive advice to help you safeguard core value within a corporation and to ensure that auditing processes and key personnel meet the View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Web

Field Course: Investing for Impact - Course Catalog

of your top three choices of small businesses to work with and expect that you will remain enrolled in the course if you are matched as such. Please let us know via email ASAP if your plans or intentions have changed. Note that the class... View Details

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

couple of weeks, our host shot back, "A couple of weeks! Put something down on a sheet of paper and give to me before you leave today." We received the money in early June, just as the entire high-tech bubble was popping, pulling much of the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

01 Jun 2000
News

Q & A: Gustavo Herrero

are thin. The sale of national companies to foreign multinationals weakens regional stock markets even further. Corruption is another issue that must be confronted in most countries. What is the purpose of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City

becoming more competitive and moving up. "We can't expect government to be on the front line," he stated. "We have to step up and demonstrate the power of the market system."... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2000
News

The Business of Biotech

With the sequencing of the human genome running ahead of schedule (see sidebar), the American Stock Exchange's "BTK" biotech index registered an annual increase of 232 percent in February, prompting exuberant headlines ("Move Over,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Profile

Kathleen Hebert

dealerships throughout Canada." As an undergraduate student in Kingston, Ontario, Kathleen "focused on marketing while developing my understanding of business fundamentals." She spent one summer as a View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Giving Live Sports Another Dimension

Smart Venues “There’s long been this tension between the experience of live sports in a venue versus the comfort of watching on TV at home. And broadcasts have improved dramatically. So now stadium-goers are increasingly expecting their... View Details

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

When Reputation Trumps Regulation

U.S.-listed foreign firm. Siegel collects evidence from a core sample of Mexican firms to show that some insiders from foreign-listed firms exploit this lax enforcement and run off with the firm's assets with impunity, while others learn to reap the View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

possibly was another example unfolded. As reader Anna Johnson put it, “When the pressure to meet quarterly performance expectations against best-guess sales targets and a flesh pounding schedule take precedence, it’s not surprising that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

differences between the attributes of stock issuers and repurchasers to shed light on characteristic-related mispricing. During years when issuing firms are large relative to repurchasing firms, for example, we show that large firms... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 26

however, have been generated about the reasons why state-owned enterprises listed in stock markets manage to attract investors to buy their shares (and bonds). In this article, we examine this apparent... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

Founded in 1997 to revolutionize the mundane printing business with new display technology, the company had its eye on multibillion-dollar markets like electronic newspapers. But to realize that vision, its scientists had to get into... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

01 Jan 2005
News

Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964

production of a commodity that most Indians needed, I didn't mind." Bajaj's antiestablishment views prevailed, and by the beginning of the 1980s, Bajaj Auto had increased its annual production to 172,000 vehicles. Today, with revenues of $1.5 billion and a View Details

11 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

the following century. Firms employed marketing and marketing strategies to diffuse products and brands internationally despite business, economic, and cultural obstacles to globalization. The process was... View Details