Banks and Banking - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

and to avoid the larger economies of Spain and Italy becoming involved. The European financial system became strained. Banks were found to be undercapitalized View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2013
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through its development bank (BNDES), we find a positive effect of those stakes on firms' return on assets and on the capital expenditures of financially constrained firms with investment opportunities.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007

many high-growth businesses in China, Gome has only moderate financing needs. Its charismatic and ambitious chairman Wong Kwongyu has built an expansive retail network in China and successfully used trade... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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 View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

19 Sep 2011
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Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

Froot, "all this is interesting and useful because it's a microcosm for the larger financial sector, made up of banks and shadow banks. We have a huge institutional setup... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services

19 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 19, 2010

Harvard Business School Case 311-003 Mary Erdoes, the CEO of JP Morgan's asset management business, and three colleagues provide insights into risk management issues faced by the firm's private bank during... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2002
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From Lone Star to Team Player

on individual performance are prone to this problem. It is a problem in investment banking and can also be a problem in sales organizations where individuals are compensated for their own sales View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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By: Alexandra C. Feldberg

Allie's research focuses on diversity, gender, and knowledge within organizations. View Details

Keywords: Knowledge Transfer; Bias; Technology; Diversity; Gender; Demographics; Knowledge Dissemination; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry

07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

multinational firms requires a similar fortitude. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-107.pdf Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank Authors:Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker Abstract We test... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009

Real Property Negotiation Game. Porus Bank must decide to which buyers they must learn and at what terms. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209031 Real Property... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

Investment Group is deciding whether or not to recapitalize an equity investment in a Residencial Los Andes, a residential project in Santiago, Chile, or take a substantial loss. The project did not meet its sales goals, and the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5

Founding Institutions in the U.S. Commercial Banking Industry Authors:Christopher Marquis and Zhi Huang Publication:Academy of Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This study focuses on the imprinting... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace