Publications

10 Jun 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets

Keywords: by Zacharias Sautner & Belén Villalonga

Research Summary

Management Control Issues of International Ventures

William J. Bruns, Jr. is conducting (with Sharon M. McKinnon of Northeastern University) a field study of control issues that arise in international ventures between U.S. and European companies. Bruns' research is aimed at answering questions raised by earlier... View Details

15 Dec 2009
News

International Emmy Award for Best Documentary

November 2004 (Revised November 2005)
Background Note

Introduction to the Internal Control Process

By: David F. Hawkins

An introduction to the internal control process from a managerial perspective. View Details

Keywords: Management; Governance Controls

2010
Working Paper

Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets

We exploit an exogenous shock to corporate ownership structures created by a recent tax reform in Germany to explore the link between corporate governance and internal capital markets. We find that firms with more concentrated ownership are less diversified and have... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Taxation; Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Diversification; Germany

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The comprehensive guide to managing and leading companies that compete internationally

Drawing on the course material developed at the Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management by David Collis, International Strategy... View Details

17 Dec 2021
Video

NextStopHBS: Financial Aid for International Students

Blog

Faculty Reflections on International Women's Day

The 2022 theme for International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8th, is "Break the Bias." This year's campaign calls for all to imagine a gender equal world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable,... View Details

03 Aug 2021
Video

International Perspectives: Career Opportunities

August 2007
Case

Lightspeed Venture Partners -- International Expansion

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

Looks at various international expansion models for a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Lightspeed Venture Partners believed that India had tremendous potential for venture capital returns--the question was how best to tap into that potential while also... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Expansion; Investment Return; Global Strategy; Emerging Markets; Investment; International Finance; Organizational Structure; India; Israel

29 Jul 2021
Video

International Perspectives: Student Experience

5 Nov 2004
Lecture

International Financial Management Course

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: International Finance; Management

Video

International Perspective Series: Financing Your Degree

January 1982 (Revised June 1983)
Supplement

International Drilling Corp. (B)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

February 1964
Case

International Manufacturing Co. (A)

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

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April 1994
Case

FAX International Japan (A)

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January 1987 (Revised November 1991)
Case

R.J. Reynolds International Financing

By: W. Carl Kester and William B. Allen

Reynolds must source a substantial portion of the financing of its Nabisco acquisition in offshore bond markets. Morgan Guaranty has proposed a yen/dollar dual currency Eurobond that could be hedged into dollars. This structure is compared to Eurodollar Bonds, Euroyen... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Capital Markets; Currency Exchange Rate; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Bonds; Financing and Loans