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- August 1977
- Article
Weak Versus Strong Domination in a Market with Indivisible Goods
By: A. E. Roth and A. Postlewaite
Roth, A. E., and A. Postlewaite. "Weak Versus Strong Domination in a Market with Indivisible Goods." Journal of Mathematical Economics 4 (August 1977): 131–137.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Hot or Not? What Makes Product Categories Attractive to Fair Trade and Eco-labeling Organizations
By: Kristin Sippl
This paper probes extant theory on product diversification in the empirical realm of fair trade and eco-labeling organizations (i.e., certification organizations). While much is known about diversification in for-profit firms, less is known about the more complex... View Details
Keywords: Hybrid Organizations; Fair Trade; Eco-labeling; Goods and Commodities; Diversification; Strategy
Sippl, Kristin. "Hot or Not? What Makes Product Categories Attractive to Fair Trade and Eco-labeling Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-023, September 2018. (Work in Progress.)
- Web
Baker Old Class Collection | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
- 2002
- Case
Commodities, Specialties and the Great In-Between
Shapiro, Benson P. "Commodities, Specialties and the Great In-Between." Harvard Business School Publishing Case, 2002. (Note #9-999-005.)
- Web
Lehman Brothers Deal Books | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
- January 1984 (Revised January 1994)
- Exercise
Futures Exercises
By: David E. Bell
Designed to provide introductory practice in the use of futures contracts. View Details
Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures
Bell, David E. "Futures Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 184-113, January 1984. (Revised January 1994.)
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Video-Coverage of the Financial Crisis | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
- Career Coach
Nicole Ledoux
finance. She started her career in investment management at Putnam Investments as a fixed income quantitative analyst. Post-HBS, she worked at Constellation Energy in London in portfolio management, where she co-managed a 400MM physical View Details
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Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
Philip Lehman
American economy increasingly turning toward consumer goods during the 1920s. The rapid rise of Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs was facilitated by the ties they had developed as foreign exchange dealers and commodity brokers. View Details
Keywords: Finance
- April 2022 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Highland Park Wood Co. (Abridged)
By: David E. Bell
A major home builder wishes to purchase lumber (Southern pine). The builder wants delivery in six months but prefers to lock-in the price near current rates. The lumber wholesaler must decide on a pricing and sourcing strategy. Examples include: 1) buy & hold, 2) wait... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Goods and Commodities; Futures and Commodity Futures; Price; Forest Products Industry; Construction Industry
Bell, David E. "Highland Park Wood Co. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 122-098, April 2022. (Revised April 2023.)
- December 1995
- Article
Retail Competition in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry: The Case of France and the U.K.
By: R. Lal, M. Corstjens and J. Corstjens
Lal, R., M. Corstjens, and J. Corstjens. "Retail Competition in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry: The Case of France and the U.K." European Management Journal (December 1995).
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
cattle ranching. To learn the value of his crop, a farmer could turn on the radio for regular market updates from commodity exchanges. But prices of the seeds and chemical fertilizer used to grow those crops were not listed anywhere; a... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
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Corporate Reports Collection | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
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Economist Intelligence Unit | Baker Library
and telecommunications industries. Data tool can be used to compare economic data across or within countries or to report on prices of commodities in countries throughout the world. Get Access HBS Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Priceless: How to Create, Trade, and Protect What Matters Most
By: Debora L. Spar
This article explores the concept of the "sacred economy," a realm of human interactions and exchanges that transcends traditional market dynamics. It illustrates the emotional and relational aspects of human connections that cannot be quantified or traded like... View Details
Spar, Debora L. "Priceless: How to Create, Trade, and Protect What Matters Most." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-028, November 2024.
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
(defined as the difference between the yield of a sovereign's bonds and the risk-free rate). In this paper, we contribute to the discussion by arguing that an important explanatory factor is the impact that commodities have on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 1986 (Revised December 1999)
- Background Note
Financial Futures
Intended to establish understanding of financial futures. View Details
Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures
Mason, Scott P. "Financial Futures." Harvard Business School Background Note 286-068, March 1986. (Revised December 1999.)
- August 2004
- Article
Auctions of Homogeneous Goods with Increasing Returns: Experimental Comparison of Alternative "Dutch" Auctions
By: Elena Katok and A. E. Roth
Katok, Elena, and A. E. Roth. "Auctions of Homogeneous Goods with Increasing Returns: Experimental Comparison of Alternative "Dutch" Auctions." Management Science 50, no. 8 (August 2004): 1044–1063.
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
Working Papers Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910) Author: Felipe Tâmega Fernandes Abstract The literature on the rubber boom applied a dependendist view of rubber production in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace