Capital Market Consequences - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Nov 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

want to capitalize on the first-movers' research and development. . . . Regardless of the type of complexity, whether product- or choice-related, the consumer is ultimately overwhelmed." Addressing the issue of product complexity, K.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

18 Nov 2013
Op-Ed

Twitter IPO: Overvalued or the Start of Something Big?

out later. The concept is overused, but it's in play here, and the market, at least for now, is applauding loudly—to the tune of a market capitalization of some $25 billion at the close of the first day of... View Details

Keywords: by Chet Huber; Technology

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

2018 Independently published Unlocked: Keys to Improve Your Thinking By: Zaltman, Gerald Abstract—What’s the best way to change your life? Change how you think, says marketing guru Gerald Zaltman. While most of us are accustomed to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

July 1997 (Revised September 1997)
Case

USAA: Catastrophe Risk Financing

By: Kenneth A. Froot and Mark Seasholes

Describes the first major risk financing using catastrophe bonds. Provides a basis for discussing the securitization of insurance risks. View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Insurance; Capital Markets; Natural Disasters; Risk Management; Bonds; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States

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21 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

research on financial markets and regulation and who, in many cases, have held leadership positions in the financial sector, think about the bill and its intended (and unintended) consequences? Below, HBS faculty members Robert Steven... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

15 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 15

Consequences of Colonial Institutions By: Iyer, Lakshmi Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138779723/ August 2013 Journal of International Business Studies Toward Resource... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2017
News

Case Study: Confidence Builder

enrolled in US colleges and universities. The Question: Confi’s online health resource is marketed directly to students, but the go-to-market strategy for its sexual assault prevention program is less clear. How can Confi break into the... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

far more on fragrances and skin care than Americans, who in turn spend far more on color cosmetics than Europeans. The Asia-Pacific region is a modest market for fragrance, accounting for only 6 percent of the world fragrance market, but... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

December 1993
Article

Risk Management: Coordinating Corporate Investment and Financing Policies

By: K. A. Froot, David S. Scharfstein and J. Stein

Keywords: Catastrophe Risk; Corporate Finance; Banking And Insurance; Hedging; Banking; Decision Choice And Uncertainty; Financial Markets; Insurance; Policy; Risk Management; Natural Disasters; Cost of Capital; Asset Pricing; Insurance Industry

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07 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 7

Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Business School

Before I came to HBS, I bootstrapped a software company, Proximate, for three years.* We make social-media marketing software for alumni and trade associations. In many ways, HBS made starting my own business possible. I was a 2+2 admit,... View Details

Jeno F. Paulucci

Paulucci founded Jeno’s Frozen Pizza to capitalize on the growing acceptance of frozen foods as alternatives for dinner. While there were many regional frozen pizza offerings, there was no national brand. Through low cost production... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Sep 2003
News

CGLV Plenary Session

academia and focused on executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and management education. A principal goal of CGLV is to encourage specific actions that will... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

capital through their network. Results would also help IC members discuss the larger question about the relationship of financial returns and social returns. In short, should capital providers expect some... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Profile

Evgeny Koudryavtsev

"Thanks to my great mentors, early on I got a lot of responsibility and worked on a few landmark transactions," he says, "including the world's fifth-largest IPO." Seeking more buy-side experience, Evgeny was one of the few people hired for the... View Details

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Podcast - HBS Online

Entrepreneurial Mindset 18 NOV 2024 | The Parlor Room Harvard Business School Professor Christina Wallace joins host Chris Linnane to explore the intersection of marketing and entrepreneurship, highlighting why an entrepreneurial mindset... View Details

07 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018

better joint outcomes. Study 2 demonstrates the causal impact of handshaking using experimental methodology. Study 3 suggests one driver of the cooperative consequence of handshaking: negotiators expected partners who shook hands to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

in the 1970s, HCL had grown into an enterprise with $3.7 billion in revenues and a market capitalization of $5.1 billion. The company had 41,000 employees in 11 countries, but it was ill-prepared for the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

companies today, capital is not the resource that constrains growth. Global capital markets have opened up the supply side, while widespread excess industry capacity has... View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

Fast Answer

Reshaping Competition

Where can I find resources for my Reshaping Competition paper? Company Research: Capital IQ: Database by provider detailed company information (financials, market performance, deals and... View Details

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