Publications

01 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Myth Busting: Financial Aid for 2+2 Students

Aid as Traditional MBA Candidates Rest assured, as a 2+2 admit, you are still eligible for all the same need-based funding as a traditional candidate. Roughly 50% of our students receive financial assistance... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

A model of service

a year on a modest budget of $100,000. She continues to volunteer at All Souls, and still manages the schools' component of the program. "My biggest accomplishment is getting younger people to understand that View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet... View Details

Research Summary

Innovation and Development in the Household Financial Sector

This research examines the sources of long-run innovations in consumer financial services. The topics of research include the changing background and motives of the founders of new firms, the role of policy in promoting innovation and/or stability, and the impact of... View Details

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Financial Aid - Alumni

Giving Financial Aid Giving Financial Aid Change Lives Help make an HBS education accessible to students of all backgrounds Generous financial... View Details

December 2010 (Revised November 2014)
Case

Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

After investing $9 million of venture capital, Cake Financial had failed to reach critical mass. In early 2010 Cake's assets were sold and the company was dissolved. Founded in 2006, the San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Internet; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry

April 2008 (Revised October 2008)
Supplement

TD Canada Trust (C): Translating the Service Model to Service Operations

By: Dennis Campbell and Brent Kazan

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business Model; Service Operations; Banking Industry; Canada

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

markets. The choice between public pay-as-you-go and privately funded pensions has wide spread implications across all areas of financial research. David explores such implications on Corporate Financing,... View Details

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Help - Research Computing Services

Ticket page (login required). RCS Cheat Sheet We've compiled all of the relevant links to get researchers started using RCS services--from requesting a cluster account to obtaining research software! Technical How-To’s & Notes Archiving... View Details

February 2024
Teaching Note

Data-Driven Denim: Financial Forecasting at Levi Strauss

By: Mark Egan

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 224-029. Levi Strauss & Co. (“Levi Strauss”) partnered with the IT services company Wipro to incorporate more sophisticated methods, such as machine learning, into their financial forecasting process starting in 2018. The decision to... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting; Regression; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Apparel; Corporate Finance; Forecasting and Prediction; AI and Machine Learning; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

April 2000 (Revised May 2000)
Case

Capital One Financial Corporation

By: Bharat N. Anand, Michael G. Rukstad and Christopher Paige

Designed to explore the structure, implementation, and sustainability of an information-based strategy (IBS) undertaken by Capital One during the 1990s. Particular issues of interest are the impact of mass customization on industry structure, the ability to transfer... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Industry Structures; Internet and the Web; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Financial Services Industry; United States

19 May 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability

Keywords: by Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer & Edward J. Riedl

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet... View Details

October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
Case

The Financial Crisis: Hank Paulson in 2008

By: Adi Sunderam, Robin Greenwood, Sam Hanson and David Scharfstein

On the afternoon of Monday October 13, 2008, Hank Paulson Jr., the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, walked into the large conference room across the hall from his office in the Treasury Department. Joining him were Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,... View Details

Keywords: Bailout; Regulation; Financial Crisis; History; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States

November 2012 (Revised July 2013)
Case

Gerry Pasciucco at AIG Financial Products

By: Gautam Mukunda and Thomas J. DeLong

Gerry Pasciucco was appointed to lead American International Group's Financial Products (AIGFP) group after the government bailout of AIG in 2008 and charged with the task of shutting down the division while minimizing the government's losses. AIGFP's failed trades had... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Management Teams; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; United States