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01 Mar 2011
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Noted & Quoted

with stories of humble beginnings and noble struggles against overpowering adversaries, providing underdog narratives for consumers.” — HBS assistant professor Anat Keinan describing the market power of “challenger brands.” (Financial... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2008
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On Track

HATCHETT: Calm amid market turmoil. Perhaps it’s fitting that in this Olympic year, Morgan Stanley’s Kimberley Hatchett (MBA ’91) was named one of the “Top 100 Women Financial Advisers” by Barron’s (June 9, 2008). Of that group, Hatchett... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Sep 2020
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Wide Angle

You're senior associate dean of Harvard Business School Online and the former president of Barnard College. What lessons can educational institutions take from the economic impact of the pandemic? I suspect that this moment is going to be... View Details

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The Evolution of Financial Services in the United States

By: Robin Greenwood, Robert Ialenti and David Scharfstein

This article surveys the literature on the historical growth and transformation of the U.S. financial sector. The sector expanded rapidly between 1980 until 2006, when its contribution to GDP rose from 4.8% to 7.6%. After the Global Financial Crisis, the size of the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Growth and Development; Economic Sectors

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07 Oct 2010
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Why Wal-Mart Went Shopping in Africa

Keywords: Professor Rajiv Lal; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

Municipal, local and national level financial data, demographics and market information sources to inform and support public sector entrepreneurship Where can I find government data (federal, municipal, city, etc.)? Lists... View Details

July 2010
Technical Note

Note on the Banking Industry

By: Clayton S. Rose and Scott Waggoner

This note provides an overview of the structure and function of the banking industry, with a primary focus on the U.S. It was designed to support the HBS MBA course "Managing the Financial Firm." View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Business or Company Management; Industry Structures; Banking Industry; United States

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Academic Solutions & Opportunities | HBS Online

Bolster Your Curriculum with HBS Online Courses HBS Online works with universities around the world to create unique educational opportunities. Academic institutions that integrate HBS Online courses into their curriculum benefit from a... View Details

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Sustainability in VCPE & Investing

perspective and concise coverage of key areas of ESG as it relates to private equity investors and asset managers. Climate Finance Markets and the Real Economy Report by the Global Financial Markets... View Details

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

and French size and value portfolios, the market portfolio, bond portfolios, and the entire cross-section of stocks. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-060.pdf Testing a Purportedly More Learnable Auction Mechanism... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2005
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The Deleterious Effects of Dirty Money

corporations, and fake transactions. The practice bolsters international crime and terrorism and contributes to global inequality and poverty, he writes. A guest scholar at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow at the Center for... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Finance

01 Mar 2011
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Where the Jobs Are

facilitating commerce and learns that the country is in the midst of a “rail renaissance” that will boost competitiveness in global markets (see article). While individual company successes abound, not all the news is good on the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2009
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The Fab Four

school in that capacity was rejuvenating for me as well. Suddenly I was in a situation where I could really think about different kinds of business problems and potential opportunities because I wasn’t constrained by my own operating reality. It was a great way to give... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

03 Sep 2009
What Do You Think?

Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?

if an employer provides some special training/skill to an employee that increases his market value substantially ." Naseem Khan suggested that " a retention bonus may be doled out in lieu of base pay increases." Steve... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Dec 2007
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Subprime Time

With markets reeling in the wake of the subprime mortgage fiasco, BusinessWeek (September 3, 2007) turned to Wall Street eminence and Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein (MBA ’71) for “much needed perspective on the current turmoil.” Asked about... View Details

Keywords: Bruce Wasserstein, MBA '71; Finance

04 Jan 2012
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Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

among a country's citizens. Some view inequality as the natural result of freedom, a free market economy, and capitalism. It appears to work best when those with the wealth create jobs for others. This seems to have been the thinking... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Apr 1999
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Short Takes

competitive edge. As one example of a winning strategy, Nolan cites Cisco Systems, a twelve-year-old company that makes routers for networks. In 1998, Cisco reached a market value exceeding $100 billion in record-breaking time. It did so,... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

13 Jan 2021
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Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

Out-Innovate, calls it the “frontier market model.” Founded in places with limited resources and nascent entrepreneurial ecosystems, these startups have to be scrappier and leaner. And these limitations, Alex says, make businesses more... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

restructuring as the process through which a company radically changes the contractual relationships that exist among its creditors, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders. The goal of restructuring is to increase the overall View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Jan 2016
First Look

January 12, 2016

practice, disciplinary rigor, and successful search for powerful generalizations help explain the lasting impact of their 1965 book, A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations. Central to their argument are three important... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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