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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship

Faculty & Research August 2025 Article Revenue Collapses and the Consumption of Small Business Owners in the COVID-19 Pandemic By: Olivia S. Kim , Jonathan A. Parker and Antoinette Schoar Using financial... View Details

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About - Business & Environment

World Bank Group and External Lecturer in Sustainable Finance at Skema Business School in Paris. Previously, he has been a visiting PhD Student at Harvard Business School and... View Details

23 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

and financial institution fraud cases fell by 16 percent. White-collar crime spikes At the same time, however, fraud was running rampant. For example, the areas Nguyen studied saw a 40 percent increase in the rate of wire fraud.... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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About - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

About About The global financial crisis brought to the forefront of academic and policy discussion the question of how best to ensure the stability of the financial system. Researchers at Harvard have led groundbreaking research on View Details

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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Senior Associate Dean, Faculty development and research Robin is the George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School and... View Details

08 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

including simulations, the kinds of tests used at HubSpot, or interviewing techniques. Many sales organizations could emulate the practice used by investment banks and consulting firms when hiring MBAs: the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

October 2009
Teaching Note

China Merchants Bank: Here Just For You (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Teaching Note for [307081] and [307057]. View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Banking Industry

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

relations in organizations with a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change. Examples of her past research include studies of men and masculinity on offshore oil platforms; the impact... View Details

Malcolm S. Salter

Malcolm Salter has been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 1967. His teaching and research focus on issues of corporate strategy, organization, and governance.

In addition to teaching at HBS, he has held faculty positions at the Harvard... View Details

Keywords: investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry; investment banking industry

Fast Answer

Exchange rates: current & historical

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FAQ - Alumni

to HBS. Note that you must provide your name and gift purpose to ensure proper crediting. Receiving Bank: Bank of America, 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110 Beneficiary Legal Account: President View Details

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

basic idea is that if the central bank manages to keep inflation within the target range (again, around 2 percent), then everything else will tend to fall into place: low unemployment, relatively stable GDP growth, View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
Case

Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion

By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Michael Chu and Ahmed Dahawy

This case explores the opportunities and challenges associated with expanding the operations of a complex entrepreneurial business model. It highlights how cultural aspects of different geographies impact a startup's operational and economic models. The case also... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Geographic Scope; Business Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt

January 2012 (Revised June 2015)
Background Note

Inventory-Based Lending Industry Note

By: C. Fritz Foley, Ananth Raman and Nathan C. Craig

Inventory-based lending is a form of asset-based lending used by retailers and wholesalers. This note describes the development and the current state of the inventory-based lending industry. View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Banking Industry

16 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

rather than focus simply on products and sales. And Gulati's research, including interviews with 500 executives spanning industries and geographies, asserts that outside-in... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

05 May 2022
HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

corporate participants, including Merck, AT&T, Bank of America, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, and Walmart. Harvard Business School partnered with the group to help with research View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

July 1999 (Revised June 2000)
Case

Edward Jones

By: Michael E. Porter and Gregory C. Bond

Edward Jones is a leading, highly profitable retail brokerage firm with a unique strategy very different from those of its rivals. The case describes Jones's activities and allows a rich discussion of its positioning choices, supporting activities, and tradeoffs. Jones... View Details

Keywords: Financial Institutions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Banking Industry; Banking Industry