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- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
to the study, Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter and Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. In the edited remarks below, they discuss the findings and implications of... View Details
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- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
Balanced Scorecard Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts, with strategy execution lost along the way. A new book by Balanced Scorecard creators Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton aims to make strategy a continual process. 11. Seven Tips for Managing... View Details
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Malcolm P. Baker
Malcolm Baker is the Robert G. Kirby Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches the required course in finance and a short immersive program on investing in life sciences.
His research is in the... View Details
- March 1996
- Case
Telmex PRIDES
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Mark Seasholes
The case examines an issue by a Mexican development bank of PRIDES written on Telmex stock. PRIDES are a dividend-enhanced security which are exchangeable into shares of the underlying stock. The focus is on pricing these instruments, which involve large... View Details
Keywords: Financial Derivatives; Securities; International Finance; Banks and Banking; Financial Instruments; Valuation; Mexico
Froot, Kenneth A., and Mark Seasholes. "Telmex PRIDES." Harvard Business School Case 296-009, March 1996.
- May 2018 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (“EFC”), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger International Conglomerate... View Details
Keywords: Cross Border; Energy Markets; Infrastructure Finance; Infrastructure Development; Business Subsidiaries; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Energy Generation; International Finance; Project Finance; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Argentina; Latin America
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Sayiddah Fatima McCree. "Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 218-041, May 2018. (Revised October 2018.)
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
effects of v4 scarcity, while obtaining price discovery and allocative efficiency benefits of market transactions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-091.pdf Why Do Countries Adopt View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
for the international community is to keep the oil flowing. The United States and United Nations began to accomplish this by imposing selective sanctions that will allow oil to be exported but deny Gaddafi the resulting revenues.... View Details
- September 2006
- Case
Stedman Place: Buy or Rent?
By: Andre F. Perold and David S. Scharfstein
A couple has to decide whether to continue renting a townhouse or buy the one next door. Allows for a discussion of net present value, internal rate of return, and the costs and benefits of homeownership. View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Asset Pricing; Investment Return; Housing; Family Ownership; Renting or Rental; Valuation
Perold, Andre F., and David S. Scharfstein. "Stedman Place: Buy or Rent?" Harvard Business School Case 207-063, September 2006.
- October 2014
- Case
Mothercare, 2014
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In early 2014, Mothercare was the UK's leading retailer of mother-and-baby products. In fiscal 2013, it generated £341 million in revenues from its 255 UK stores and £128 million online, and was more than three times the size of its next biggest competitor, Mama and... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Causes and Consequences of State Violence against Civilians: The Rohingya of Myanmar
By: C. Austin Davis, Paula Lopez-Pena, A. Mushfiq Mobarak and Jaya Wen
The Rohingya crisis is a severe, ongoing conflict involving large-scale violence and forced displacement, yet its causes are contested and its consequences lack systematic documentation. We marshal a variety of existing and original data to shed light on its drivers,... View Details
Keywords: War; Conflict and Resolution; Motivation and Incentives; Developing Countries and Economies; Myanmar
Davis, C. Austin, Paula Lopez-Pena, A. Mushfiq Mobarak, and Jaya Wen. "Causes and Consequences of State Violence against Civilians: The Rohingya of Myanmar." Working Paper, August 2023.
- August 2006 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
SUN Brewing (A)
The Khemka family of India, founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing, faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the rouble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN Brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Capital Markets; Financing and Loans; Emerging Markets; India; Russia
Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "SUN Brewing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 207-022, August 2006. (Revised June 2010.)
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
structures. SWFs seem to engage in a form of trend chasing, since they are more likely to invest at home when domestic equity prices are higher, and invest abroad when foreign prices are higher. Funds see... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Business Economics - Doctoral
Business Economics From corporate finance, industrial organization, and international business, to markets, competition, and government regulation, HBS doctoral students in Business Economics delve into some of the most pressing and... View Details
- Web
Faculty & Advisors | MBA
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CRNX), among others. Earlier in her career Dr. Chang was a Project Leader at The Boston Consulting and a member of the Healthcare Practice. Dr. Chang trained clinically in internal medicine and... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Making the Numbers? ‘Short Termism’ & the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
- 17 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds
- July 2006 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Changan Automobile Co., Ltd.
By: Dennis Campbell and Donglin Xia
Chairman Yin Jiaxu must communicate that the company's extraordinary reported performance in 2002 reflects Changan's unique strategy within the competitive dynamics of China's automobile industry. Changan's 2002 annual report demonstrated an extraordinary level of... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Media; Business and Shareholder Relations; Auto Industry; China
Campbell, Dennis, and Donglin Xia. "Changan Automobile Co., Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 107-006, July 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
- Web
Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
, Thomas S. Murphy Professor of Business Administration How can data reveal the real impact of economic policies? In this session, Professor Alberto Cavallo will showcase how high-frequency pricing data has been used to expose government... View Details
- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
imminent new product and pricing plans, as well as its existing brand power, could greatly hamper AMD's growth and thwart its new initiatives—which included opening up its architecture for end users to customize and recast its brand... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
negatively affected compared to external-finance-dependent firms, and capital controls on equity have a more negative announcement effect than those on debt. Real investment falls following the controls. Overall, the results suggest that capital controls segment View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne