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- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
largely or completely unrelated to capitalism, might challenge it from the outside. And if capitalism is threatened, what can be done to protect it, and by whom? For the colloquium, we compiled a briefing book based primarily on data from a 2007 World View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
response people had with microfinance. The concept of giving a loan that could start as low as $125 to someone who is poor and then think of that as a viable business was once inconceivable. But today in Latin America, the banks that are... View Details
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
much more radical change (sacking of Troy / innovation). Democratizing Entry: Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors: William Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how US branch View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
coordinate the activities of the three product-based business units which, until now, have operated autonomously. As he is executing the restructuring, Bank of America, an important account of the firm, announces its intention to reduce... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2024
- Case
InfraCredit and the Project Inception Facility
By: John Macomber, Namrata Arora and Maagatha Kalavadakken
Around the world, large infrastructure projects are frequently stymied by the high cost and high uncertainty of the project inception phase: the research and engineering and planning prior to financial close and start of construction. Could there be a new kind of... View Details
Keywords: Infrastructure; Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Cost; Cash Flow; Capital; Assets; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Insurance; Energy; Product Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Credit; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Africa; Nigeria
- September 2019
- Case
Funding Sources for Science & Technology Start-ups in India
By: Tarun Khanna, Arjun Swarup and Rachna Tahilyani
India's start-up ecosystem is amongst the largest globally, with a variety of funding options from angel investors, venture capital and corporate venture capital to debt. Classic consumer focused start-ups which look to leverage technology have been able to raise... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Startups; Science; Information Technology; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; India; South Asia
Khanna, Tarun, Arjun Swarup, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Funding Sources for Science & Technology Start-ups in India." Harvard Business School Case 720-401, September 2019.
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
competition is really the right medicine. "Competition in the ratings industry has been increasing, and there have been calls for yet more competition. Whether competition is likely to reduce quality or improve it has been unclear," says HBS professor Bo... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
consumers had to pay for merchandise with cash. This, the entrepreneur believed, precluded a consumer from making a spontaneous purchase. In the late 1940s, banks did not usually provide loans for consumer purchases other than housing.... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
Stafford Abstract No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-060.pdf Democratizing Entry: Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship (revised) Authors:William R.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
I show that the scarcity of these coveted assets created by increased bank capital requirements can reduce overall bank funding costs and increase bank lending. I quantify this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
research by Harvard Business School Professors Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson begs to differ. Financial crises, even ones as calamitous as the 2007-2008 banking meltdown, are surprisingly predictable to those who know the warning... View Details
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517051-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-052 Nestlé: Nutrition, Health, and Wellness No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517052-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
re-tooled to successful and profitable strategic ends. In Revival of the Fittest, he draws on his extensive global research in such diverse industries as personal computers, brewing, tires, and consumer banking to outline the pitfalls... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?
market timing was critical to the success of the new venture. In addition to providing financing and advice on product development, marketing, and finance, Kleiner introduced Netscape to key Silicon Valley players, as well as the investment View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
- January 2025
- Case
Untapped Global: Financing Africa’s Missing Middle
By: Raymond Kluender and Emanuele Colonnelli
In November 2024, Jim Chu, founder and CEO of Untapped Global, faced mounting internal tensions over the company’s strategic direction. Untapped had developed a data-driven revenue-based financing (RBF) model to address the “missing middle” problem—the $5.2 trillion... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Working Capital; Private Equity; Financial Strategy; Microfinance; International Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Profit Sharing; Revenue; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Africa; Nigeria; South Africa; Kenya; Uganda; California; San Francisco
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
several critical sectors of the economy, including banking and private insurance, federal and state governments act as insurers of last resort, assuming literally trillions of dollars in contingent liabilities. Whether you like it or not,... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
in the bank, that’s what counts / Money in the bank in large amounts.” The selling cycle is usually the biggest driver of cash out and cash in: Accounts payable accrue during selling, and accounts receivable are mainly determined in most... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
mechanics of private banking and federal finance correct. Their models are therefore fatally flawed, so their predictions of doom (and inflation) should not be taken seriously.” Is JohnfrmCleveland right? Is modern monetary theory a fancy... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Sep 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?
with outspoken banking executives, argued that, “Silence may be both a more eloquent statement and a more intelligent one ” CEOs and other high-profile people “do a service by restraining their knee-jerks and shutting their mouths.” RCD... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
faith in the power of technology to solve their problems. (In fact, the Occupy Wall Street generation may be more likely to trust a fintech company than a big New York banking firm.) Moreover, millennials are heavy users of social media,... View Details