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- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Warburg Pincus and emgs: The IPO Decision (TN) (A) and (B)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [807092] and [808046]. View Details
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Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Elections, Banks and Agricultural Lending in India
By: Shawn A. Cole
Cole, Shawn A. "Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Elections, Banks and Agricultural Lending in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1, no. 1 (January 2009): 219–50.
- Web
Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies - Creating Emerging Markets
materials for teaching in different institutional contexts in Europe, India, Latin America, and the United States. Each session included time for discussion and debate to lay the foundation for a community of scholars exchanging ideas on... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
In the Red: Overdrafts, Payday Lending and the Underbanked
By: Marco Di Maggio, Angela Ma and Emily Williams
The reordering of transactions from “high-to-low” is a controversial bank practice thought to maximize fees paid by low-income customers on overdrawn accounts. We exploit multiple class-action lawsuits resulting in mandatory changes to this practice, coupled with... View Details
- Article
On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women's Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms
By: Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Rohini Pande, Erica Field and Charity Troyer Moore
Can increasing control over earnings incentivize a woman to work, and thereby influence norms around gender roles? We randomly varied whether rural Indian women received bank accounts, training in account use, and direct deposit of public sector wages into their own... View Details
Rigol, Natalia, Simone Schaner, Rohini Pande, Erica Field, and Charity Troyer Moore. "On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women's Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms." American Economic Review 111, no. 7 (July 2021): 2342–2375.
- August 2017
- Case
Turkish Economy Bank and Fortis Bank: Managing a Complex Merger
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Esel Çekin and Sarah L. Abbott
Following the announcement of the merger of the Turkish Economic Bank (TEB) and Fortis Bank AS, Varol Civil, TEB's CEO, is faced with the task of executing the merger of these two entities. First, all parties must agree to the economic terms of this merger; a process... View Details
Keywords: M＆A; Turkey; Banking; Restructuring; Financial Institutions; Change Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Industry; Turkey
Gilson, Stuart C., Esel Çekin, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Turkish Economy Bank and Fortis Bank: Managing a Complex Merger." Harvard Business School Case 218-012, August 2017.
- Article
An Evaluation of Money Market Fund Reform Proposals
U.S. money market mutual funds (MMFs) are an important source of dollar funding for global financial institutions, particularly those headquartered outside the U.S. MMFs proved to be a source of considerable instability during the financial crisis of 2007–2009,... View Details
Hanson, Samuel G., David S. Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam. "An Evaluation of Money Market Fund Reform Proposals." IMF Economic Review 63, no. 4 (November 2015): 984–1023.
- May 1992 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
World Bank: Mission Uncertain
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "World Bank: Mission Uncertain." Harvard Business School Case 792-100, May 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
John P. Morgan, Jr.
Morgan Jr. continued his father’s methods and policies in dealing with industry, railroads, banks and other institutions and grew J. P. Morgan and Company’s business. He made his most important impact through government-financed projects... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 25 Apr 2018
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Corporate Success
the program. “I think what success will look like in the next 10 years is to build a critical mass of diverse talent in the leadership pipelines of the major institutions that are driving our economy,” Rice explains. “We have the... View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
Organization 13, no. 5 (September 2006): 653-676 Abstract While early neo-institutional studies did not explicitly tackle the issue of agency, more recent studies about institutional entrepreneurship have brought it to the forefront.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of France hosted 250 alumni and guests at the Institut de France for the HBS European Alumni Summit, held October 21–23. The conference, titled Re.Invent: Leadership for Sustainable Future, featured... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
Richard A. Bloch
Bloch and his brother, Henry, pioneered the franchise tax preparation business. H & R Block grew impressively throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Richard understood that the tax preparation business is a service industry, and along with his brother, View Details
Keywords: Services
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
To Educate Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World
mission of the University, and we are a far better institution for it,” Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers observed in his dinner speech. He then declared, “What HBS does in the next twenty years will be more important than... View Details
John G. Sperling
Sperling left a tenured faculty position at San Jose State University after failing to convince the institution to offer for-profit education programs for adults. Sperling launched the for-profit University of Phoenix in 1976 amidst great... View Details
Keywords: Services
Edward A. Filene
labor policies, Filene established a minimum wage for women, instituted Saturday closings during the summer, recognized winter vacations in addition to normal summer holidays, and created The Filene Employees Credit Union, a national... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- Career Coach
Kurt Piemonte
worked in several immigration law firms and the Harvard International Office where he filed non-immigrant and immigrant petitions for corporations, universities, medical facilities, musical institutions & individuals. Work Experience:... View Details
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Ursula von Rydingsvard Elegantka II 2013–14 / 2016 | About
Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Permanent, commissioned sculptures by Von... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Greater Than the Sum of its Parts
One Harvard: The Power of Collaboration For years, centuries even, Harvard has been an institution made up of distinct (and distinctive) schools conducting research and educating students largely independent of one another. As society... View Details
- May 1986 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Wilson Lumber Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
The Wilson Lumber Co. is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed, and assess the attractiveness of the... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Forecasting and Prediction; Sales; Financial Strategy
Piper, Thomas R. "Wilson Lumber Co." Harvard Business School Case 286-122, May 1986. (Revised February 1991.)