Equities - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Aug 2011
News

No Question of Her Accomplishments

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

equities given recent reforms and to evaluate the investment approach of Misaki Capital. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/117007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 417-049 Canada Mortgage and Housing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

those that are the most optimistic, on average. All else equal, managers would clearly favor hiring a brokerage with analysts that are the most optimistic about the firm's future prospects. Analysts are persistently overoptimistic in their forecasts for the firms... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

19 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

the summer and worked at Schulze Global Investments in Ethiopia, the country’s first private equity fund. I specifically wanted to see, in a country with a banking system off-limits to foreign investment and where there are no local... View Details

03 Nov 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

who wrote, "... legislative and regulatory response treats the symptoms (means) rather than the disease (motivation). Transparency is only as successful as the least creative obscurantist." He recommends, among other things, prohibiting "by regulation... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

“I am a problem solver who’s passionate about diversity and equity and telling the stories I’ve seen all my life. I’m passionate about making sure that my students, future children, and grandchildren get to see a world that evolves at a... View Details

19 May 2020
Blog Post

The Aspen Fellowship: MBA Student Launches Program Supporting Black Undergrads

Prior to joining HBS, I spent six years at Goldman Sachs across three different divisions (Investment Management, Investment Banking, Growth Equity Investing). From time to time students facing graduation will reach out asking for advice... View Details

11 Jan 2017
Blog Post

Leadership and Diversity at HBS

City. His determination and grit from the football field translated well to the workplace, and he later went on to work in private equity before applying to HBS. We checked in with Bruce to learn more about his time at HBS and his... View Details

16 May 2016
Blog Post

Career Resources for International Students

international students and the global job search outside of the U.S. While we are based in Boston, we continually build our global network of organizations that would like to hire HBS MBAs, from a mid-market private equity firm in... View Details

17 Nov 2022
News

Blockchain for Good

Sachs, and held C-suite roles with several large private equity firms, for help with an idea that would eventually become Millicent, their blockchain-based digital financial venture. Dyer says Millicent’s payments network will be a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

Fast Answer

Managing Service Operations: Research resources for new service design

used to analyze financial data from global equity and fixed income markets, and public and private companies. Individual accounts needed. Note: Follow the access instruction on the page before accessing. LSEG Workspace Company Overview... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone

Simmons (MBA 1972), president of a Houston-based private equity firm. “I’m thrilled to support his work, especially in this financial climate when his expertise is even more valuable.” View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

09 Dec 2020
News

How to Fix America

American child at the time of birth. “At historical rates of equity returns of 8 percent annually, a $6,750 at-birth retirement account—which would cost the government $26 billion a year based on the average number of children born in the... View Details

01 Sep 2015
News

Research Brief: Bankruptcy as a Better—Not Bitter—End

long-term survival rates of companies that are sold under these Section 363 sales are no different than those that have traditional reorganizations—with new debt or equity provided to all creditors through a slower, more democratic... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

03 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Siblings at HBS: Katie and Tyler Harris

investment banking and private equity in New York, a little longer to come around to the idea. But when it came to where to go to business school, the two were unanimous. After being regaled with their dad’s stories about HBS and meeting... View Details

December 2007
Background Note

Tools and Tactics for Transformation: Three "Whats" and Three "Hows"

By: James K. Sebenius and Stephen Friedman

Important transformation at Goldman Sachs, where one of the authors was Chairman, required analysis, political leadership, and management in order to fundamentally shift the strategy, people, and culture on a sustainable basis. After describing the actions needed to... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Tactics; Business Strategy; Organizational Culture; Transition; Strategic Planning; Core Relationships; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Private Equity

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21 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Agricultural Investing: Where Boots Meet Suits

inflation hedge. This summer, I am interning with PGIM Real Estate Finance’s agricultural equity investment team in San Francisco, CA. This group acquires farmland across the United States and across various commodities. I discovered the... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

Career Coach

Aaron Mitchell

with a demonstrated history of executing change, Aaron has become globally recognized for his historic work pioneering Netflix’s 2% Cash Holdings Pledge of $100 Million into Black Owned Banks. An initiative that not only led to critical acclaim, but also anchored a... View Details

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Betas | Baker Library

the Stamps Reading Room. Provides industry ratios by SIC code. Includes market capitalization, margins, equity valuation, and cost of capital by SIC. Also available on Morningstar Direct. Mutual Fund BETA Morningstar Mutual Funds Ref.... View Details

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

stock repurchases to net income is misleading and ignores two important factors: first, focusing on dividends and buybacks ignores the substantial (direct and indirect) equity issuances firms engage in; second, net income is a poor metric... View Details