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  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

at a large investment firm relative to those of sell-side analysts from mid-1997 to 2004. We find that the buy-side firm's analysts issue less optimistic recommendations for stocks with larger market capitalizations and lower return View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2014
  • Case

Nestlé SA, 2014

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2014, Nestlé was the largest producer of packaged foods and beverages in the world. 2013 revenues were $103.7 billion and operating profits $16.1 billion (15.5% of sales). The company owned 29 mega brands, each generating more than Euro 1 billion ($1.25 billion).... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products; Acquisitions; Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Nutrition; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Europe
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  • 25 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Importance of Teaming

explains its importance to today's corporate environment. In today's complex and volatile business environment, corporations and organizations also win or lose by creating wholes that are greater than the sum of their parts. Intense... View Details
Keywords: Re: Amy C. Edmondson
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

  PublicationsUnconscious Thought Works Bottom-up and Conscious Thought Works Top-down When Forming an Impression Authors:Maarten W. Bos and Ap Dijksterhuis Publication:Social Cognition 29, no. 6 (2011) Abstract We tested and found supportive evidence for one of the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 14 Jun 2023
  • Op-Ed

Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't

We’ve long known that organizations require so-called flexible leaders to respond to rapid market fluctuations; the last couple of years have only emphasized that necessity. The environment we operate in—shaped by the pandemic, social justice issues, war, and economic... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

For equity investors, we find higher carry and lower volatility are associated with stronger hedging. USD equity investors hedge low momentum currencies more strongly, EUR equity investors less strongly. For fixed income investors, we... View Details
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Philipp Chvanov
Private Equity (“PE”) received a 10-fold increase in capital flows since the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”) Investors sought higher nominal returns relative to those they could obtain in the public capital markets. This paper questions the fundamental assumptions... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Financial Markets
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Time Varying Expected Returns, Stochastic Dividend Yields, and Default Probabilities: Linking the Credit Risk and Equity Literature (with George Chacko and Jens Hilscher)

In standard structural bond pricing models, the firm defaults once the market value of assets has fallen below a threshold. Expected returns, or at least dividend yields, are assumed to be constant, which implies that any asset value movement is permanent and has the... View Details
  • Web

Latin America - Global

Bitcoin was mostly used for trading and had one of the most volatile track records among assets. Yet, crypto adoption as a medium of exchange was starting to gain pace worldwide. Bukele claimed it would be a boon for financial inclusion,... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the unprecedent crypto momentum as a window of opportunity for achieving the liquidity they... View Details
  • 16 Aug 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Christina Lubinski; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • Web

Research - Global

check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the... November 2024 Case Cheerful Music By: Shunyuan Zhang , Feng Zhu and Nancy Hua Dai Established by Snow Jiang in 2019 in Shenzhen, China, Cheerful... View Details
  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

  PublicationsThe Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using state-level... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship

M&A, IPO, or Series B? By: Raymond Kluender , Emanuele Colonnelli and Sabrina Howell Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 825-047. In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin, had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big... View Details
  • 21 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year

leaders. This is a factor that has led to the erosion of the link between economic need and support for left wing parties. Layne: What role does globalization play in the rise of the far right? Rettl: It's related to widespread dissatisfaction with economic View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • March 2024
  • Case

Nomad: A License to Bank

By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo
In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Leadership; Law; Banking Industry; Technology Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; North America; Latin America
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  • 04 Sep 2013
  • What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

analysis." Several argued along with Munyaradzi Mushato, who said, ''the need for a sustainable strategy is actually higher in a volatile market space why deliberately go out to plan to build a short-lived competitive strategy?"... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 07 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

for natural gas, and to create derivative supply contracts that could help customers manage the risks of demand volatility and price swings more effectively than before. In this way, Skilling and his colleagues solved a major contracting... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

domiciled investors’ hedge ratios across currencies and over time, including carry, volatility, and FX momentum. For equity investors, we find higher carry and lower volatility are associated with stronger hedging. USD equity investors... View Details
  • Web

2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

advantages. The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card Senior Lecturer Christina Wallace (MBA 2010) + More Info – Less Info If there's one thing that the pandemic and the resulting economic View Details