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Preface - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
growing number of foreign merchants and financiers who came there to transact business. Money had to be loaned at interest to meet the credit demands of international trade. To secure these loans, various negotiable instruments were... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Field 2 Gives Students Hands-On Exposure To Business Practices In Malaysia
capital as part of FIELD 2, the second module of the required course Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development. She and her five teammates helped Groupon Malaysia explore the potential for developing its own loyalty program. The company was already... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
A Man without a Pause
Between the ages of 30 and 40, James Wolfensohn (MBA ’59) lived a life most would find enviable. An Olympic fencer and graduate of both law and business schools (he cofounded a laundry service at HBS), Wolfensohn landed in London during the “Eurodollar revolution” as a... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
affiliate marketing programs in which merchants oversee thousands of affiliates they have never met. Some merchants hire specialist outside advisors to set and enforce policies for affiliates, while other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested
One and Revolution Money, Gregg shifted to B2B with a move to FleetCor, a provider of fuel cards and business-payment products, before becoming CEO in 2017 of RoadSync, a digital payment platform targeting drivers, warehouses, freight handlers, and View Details
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The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
higher merchant fees than Visa's regular cards. It's not accidental that they're adding to the higher end of their product line. That's where they're under the most pressure from American Express. And as they compete, they're producing... View Details
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Contacts & Resources | Information Technology
would like to learn more about credit card merchant account guidelines and policies. Visit the Financial intranet site . If you wish to anonymously report areas of concern or non-compliance with policy. Contact the University’s... View Details
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
price remains a primary determinant of whether a consumer will buy a product, free shipping provides an added enhancement for online merchants to consider. Shoppers are only one-tenth as sensitive to increases in shipping fees as they are... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts
publications could be prosecuted, and at least a dozen rival firms came and went by the end of the century. Merchants themselves were more apt to sue if the Agency gave them advice about prospective trading partners that turned out to be... View Details
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Stephanie Tilenius
scale up by building communities that spread the word virally. Recently, Stephanie returned to HBS in a different role: as the protagonist in a case professor Tom Eisenmann created about PayPal Merchant Services. “I was really impressed... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 5
valuations of consumers who have access to vouchers must systematically differ from—and typically be lower than—those of consumers who do not have access to vouchers. Offering vouchers is more profitable for merchants that are patient or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)
position in the mergers and acquisitions business. In addition, the firm has had some notable successes in its merchant banking business, having participated in the buyouts of IMAX, Maybelline, and Collins & Aikman, in particular.... View Details
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Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen - Coin and Conscience
Engraving by Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662). [Augsburg, ca. 1620]. 15 x 11 cm F g2 A member of the powerful German family of merchant princes descended from Hans Fugger, a fourteenth century weaver. The Fugger dynasty acquired its fortune... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
and a fast-growing market. There was a growing need to incorporate local relevance into global products and to respond to local competitors. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53247 Merchants and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
overvalued stock market looks like a casino of smoke, mirrors, and all-too-frequent bubbles. Then there’s gasoline, food, and heating, basic expenses that are suddenly breathtaking. Oh, and merchants are refusing dollars in India and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
The World's Banker
Australian Air Force, was a fencer on the 1956 Australian Olympic team, and practiced law prior to attending HBS. After graduation and work at a Sydney merchant bank, in 1967 he accepted a position in London with J. Henry Schroder Wagg... View Details
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Related Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
newspapers on nineteenth-century trade and commerce in China and Hong Kong. In addition to prominent titles such as “China Maritime Customs & Trade Statistics,” the collection also includes a unique business archive, the “Hong Kong Chinese View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet
all of their shopping and communicating from there. Our services - password management, merchant mail, and find and compare - stick to the consumer, following them wherever they shop on the Web." With companies like Brodia breaking down... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross