Publications

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

confident in their financial management skills—especially those related to managing cash flow, raising capital, and board governance—than did non-founder alumni.”... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

July 2014
Case

Paramount Equipment, Inc.

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Wei Wang

Paramount Equipment, Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a large manufacturer of cranes and compact construction equipment, aerial work platforms, and food service equipment. Founded in 1987, Paramount now had manufacturing operations in 24 countries. However, it... View Details

April 2024
Article

Model-based Financial Regulations Impair the Transition to Net-zero Carbon Emissions

By: Matteo Gasparini, Matthew C. Ives, Ben Carr, Sophie Fry and Eric Beinhocker

Investments via the financial system are essential for fostering the green transition. However, the role of existing financial regulations in influencing investment decisions is understudied. Here we analyse data from the European Banking Authority to show that... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Energy Sources

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16 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

Management Review What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career By: Groysberg, Boris, Eric Lin, and Whitney Johnson Abstract—This article discusses how to diagnose the View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

August 2018 Journal of Accounting Research Virtual Issue on Empirical Management Accounting Research By: Abernethy, Margaret, and Dennis Campbell Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55281 Fall 2018 Eighteenth-Century Studies Cosmopoleis: Empire and Capitalism By: Reinert, Sophus A. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

deductions or credits. "Banks are extremely chary about extending capital to them. Even if they do, banks charge cannabis firms hefty fees." These inefficiencies are compounded by a dearth of capital. View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

October 2019
Case

Regtech at HSBC

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and James Weber

Mark Cooke, Global Head of Operational Risk, needed to decide between a traditional regulatory control system and a new regtech system to manage non-financial risks. Non-financial risks failures such as money laundering and tax evasion had cost HSBC billions of... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Banks and Banking; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; United Kingdom; United States

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

be open and forthcoming about their business model. As Asian companies seek access to world capital markets, they will move toward professional managers who will employ... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Japanese word for capitalism when he talked about the business system he envisaged. Instead, he talked of gapponshugi. These Japanese words written in Chinese characters known as kanji have multiple meanings. The word gappon combines ga:... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

analysis. And a few are motivated simply by the vision of a better and more humane way of conducting business. Overall, though, my experience has been that probably half, and... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

12 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization

War I, the management of political risk became a central concern for firms operating internationally. These risks were on many levels, from expropriation to exchange controls... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Pharmaceutical

04 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

discussed in Chapter 4, taking money from friends and family can put important—even crucial—relationships at risk and, if things go badly, leave them in ruins. Founders who are confident in their startups'... View Details

Keywords: by Noam Wasserman

October 1993
Case

Analyst's Dilemma (A), The

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

A young investment banker returns home one night to find that her roommate and best friend has been laid off from Universal Bank because Universal is shutting down its capital finance group. Her roommate makes her promise to keep this information confidential because... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Leveraged Buyouts; Conflict of Interests; Decision Choices and Conditions; Risk and Uncertainty