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- April 2000 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Infosys: Financing an Indian Software Start-Up
Describes the financing and growth of Infosys, an Indian software start-up. Infosys defies a number of stereotypes about barriers to entrepreneurship in India. The company was founded by a small group of entrepreneurs with little equity and without backing from a large... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Applications and Software; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology Industry; India
Kuemmerle, Walter, and William J. Coughlin Jr. "Infosys: Financing an Indian Software Start-Up." Harvard Business School Case 800-103, April 2000. (Revised April 2004.)
- October 2004
- Article
FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets
By: Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek
The purpose of this paper is to examine the various links among foreign direct investment, financial markets and growth. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents have two choices: they can work for the foreign company in... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Markets; Economic Growth; Cost; Wealth; Investment Return; Knowledge
Alfaro, Laura, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. "FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets." Journal of International Economics 64, no. 1 (October 2004): 89–112.
- March 1994 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Managing Your Career
By: Linda A. Hill
Designed to serve as background reading for the "Managing Your Career" module of the second-year MBA elective Power and Influence. Describes the way in which managers learn and develop through on-the-job experience. Outlines a model for launching a "success syndrome"... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career
Hill, Linda A. "Managing Your Career." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-082, March 1994. (Revised December 1998.)
- 27 May 2015
- News
A Playbook for Making America More Entrepreneurial
- 08 Apr 2009
- News
The Past and Future of General Motors
- 05 Jun 2019
- News
Why cities and national governments clash over migration
- 08 Mar 2017
- News
H1B visa squeeze threatens US tech leadership
- 15 Oct 2016
- News
Political dysfunction, economic progress and James Buchanan
- Web
About - Race, Gender & Equity
alongside other identities that are important to people, such as ethnicity, community and family. She examines consequences such as employee engagement and commitment to work, career success and satisfaction, quality of interpersonal and... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
for a lot of the heavy lifting—like managing and modeling data. If you're not sure you have the in-house capacity, outsourcing is a smart move. There are just a handful of companies out there that really specialize in this, and they can be a huge help. Layne: Why is... View Details
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FAQs - Doctoral
institution is eligible as long as one is committed to participating in the program and conducting research in one of the PRIMO-affiliated research projects. How important is academic achievement? PRIMO seeks to attract all undergraduates... View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Answering Your Questions About the HBS MBA Application
you can use the essays to help the admissions committee get to know you better. Consider meaningful or formative experiences that are important to you that you haven’t gotten a chance to mention anywhere else in your application (or in as... View Details
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
constraints, rather than dodge them, but we also can’t let them define us.” When applying for a job, it’s good to be aware of the stumbling blocks that might thwart an offer, but it’s even more important to emphasize the talents that do... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
agencies. While negative ratings may "shame" firms that are performing poorly, the threat of regulatory action and the presence of "low hanging fruit" are important drivers of how firms respond to information-based... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
is attracting increasing attention, and when business leaders are increasingly expected to contribute not only to financial value creation, but also to social value creation. In this context, it is important to prepare business school... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor
improvement projects. He attended HBS to gain background for broader responsibilities at the State Department but switched gears when he learned more about the important role of investment bankers in allocating funds to worthy economic... View Details
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Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About
sessions. This policy pertains to all program or course activities taking place in a classroom or other academic setting, including, for example, discussion or project groups, work at project sites, and doctoral dissertation defenses. Classroom Non-Attribution Policy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Five Lessons From My First Year at HBS
these conversations that I have been able to cultivate genuine bonds and unique memories with classmates that will last beyond HBS. 3. It’s okay to say “no.” The first year can be demanding and draining – physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially. I’ve learned... View Details
- 17 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Veteran Spotlight: Rex Willis (MBA 2024)
shift in my career interests. In the program, I resonated the most with the emphasis on discipline, professionalism, and teamwork that the program sought to instill in its cadets. Moreover, it challenged me to become better by entrusting me with leadership roles and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
considered, including issuing tracking stock, doing a leveraged buyout, or repurchasing shares, would not have solved this underlying business problem. Chase Manhattan Bank and Chemical Bank used their merger as an opportunity to both reduce operating costs and achieve... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson