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2014
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Microfinance Services in Rural Areas--Farmers' Self-reliance Branch of CFPA Microfinance in Shangyi County (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yang Siqun and Shen Meihua

Microfinance is introduced into China in the 1990s. It had gone through 3 phases since the beginning, namely the pilot phase when all Microfinance practices are sponsored by charity funds based on projects, the promotion phase when the government subsidized some... View Details

Keywords: Microfinance; Rural Entrepreneurship; Value Added; China; China

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21 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers

curbing spending habits just as the number of defaults on BNPL loans creep higher. Add in a potential recession and the authors question whether the model might prove to be riskier for consumers, investors, and retailers in the future.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Financial Services; Technology

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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Moody’s, or Fitch. [17] MBSs and CDOs are sold to investors all over the world, including pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, hedge funds, and other investment banks. [18] Investors can hedge their CDO or MBS exposure through credit View Details

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: iStockphoto/LL28] What's the best management advice you've heard? Share your insights in the comments below. Book Excerpt Five Ways To Keep Connected By David Fubini CEOs can slip into an isolated... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World

commonsense default rather than sleeping late and eating berries? How did it become normal to work more than what is necessary for survival? This was one of the texts that helped canonize and codify the basic ingredients of capitalism.”... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss

Historically, men’s emotions have been labeled passion or dedication, whereas women’s emotions have been labeled hysteria. Because of those past characterizations, Wolf initially thought that men by default might be seen as more... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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Target List: screen for companies by industry, location, and size

parameters around revenues or number of employees. Orbis defaults to Operating Revenue; click Edit to change criteria to other financial parameters or employee count. Note you can enter ranges or select quartiles or Top X companies.... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

That Was Then, This Is Now

daughters and nieces, and a wonderful community in Boston. Through long days and short years I have relied on a default to joy as I learn from mistakes: e.g., a concussion and three broken ribs taught me to respect the conditions while... View Details

Keywords: Photographed by Tony Deifell (MBA 2002); edited by Julia Hanna. Above: Heidi Brooks, photographed in 2003 and 2023.; life experience; family; leadership

25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

Consumers turning to fintech lenders are more likely to spend beyond their means, sink further into debt, and ultimately default more often than people with similar credit profiles borrowing from traditional banks, according to recent... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

05 May 2022
HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

Employers struggling to find workers during the current labor shortage might want to rethink their hiring criteria by taking a new look at job candidates who lack college degrees. American employers have routinely defaulted to requiring... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

consider selling his company. If Sustainable Harvest ran out of money and defaulted on its contracts, its suppliers — small coffee farmers in South and Central America — could lose millions. To avoid this outcome, Griswold began... View Details

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

Compute Cluster Software Tools 3ms A variety of applications and libraries are supported on the cluster by default . Additional software, including older versions of software, can selectively be "turned on" in a user's environment via... View Details

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Logging In - Research Computing Services

on your desktop (use all default settings during the installation). After the desktop installation is complete, please restart your machine before proceeding. Local Client Connection On the Welcome page, click on “Create a new connection”... View Details

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Running a Program/Submitting a Job - Research Computing Services

variety of software is available on the cluster by default . These are augmented by an extensive set of software environments available through the Lmod software module system . Additionally, we offer users the ability to install their... View Details

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Bloomberg: corporate bonds

the main menu for the selected bond, note the ticker for future reference; e.g., GM8 1/4 07/23. To analyze bonds: Browse a bond's main menu or type a shortcut and hit GO: CDSW for credit default swap analysis DES for description HP... View Details

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Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp - Research Computing Services

confirm file "`tmpdir'" // check if tmpdir exists if _rc { // if tmpdir does not exist... !mkdir -p "`tmpdir'" // create it! } This will ensure that the temporary location and folder path exists as Stata is launching. This will help with step #2 or when using regular,... View Details

04 Aug 2010
News

A Lonely Crusader

2002, Ackman shorted MBIA’s stock and bought credit default swaps betting that the firm would tank. Then he went public with his bets and a 66-page research report detailing his case. What happened next would have broken a man possessing... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; subprime mortgages; Finance; Real Estate

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

point, leaders will need to make a determination as to when and how this plan is put into action. Conclusion: Inaction is not an option While the current uncertainty can be daunting for leaders of all types, it is critical not to fall back on inaction as the View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

new inquiries outside of the enrollment period. Apart from the three default matching factors (region, neighborhood, and general availability), no two members of a Circle are exactly alike. Each Circle is intentionally formed to have... View Details

13 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How to Spot a Liar

play. The second change was that if the receiver rejected the allocator's offer he or she would receive a default amount of $7.50 (or $1.25)—whereas the allocator would get no money at all. Finally, each game included two minutes of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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