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- 27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
analysis of tort laws. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54284 forthcoming Management Science Market Reaction to Mandatory Nonfinancial Disclosure By: Grewal, Jody, Edward J. Riedl, and George Serafeim Abstract—We examine the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
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Courses - Private Capital Project
Courses Courses Executive Education Courses Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital The Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital course is structured for individuals new to the sector,... View Details
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Publication:The Accounting Review (forthcoming) Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers produced by two types of public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
investment banks, that package the mortgages into mortgage-backed securities (MBS). MBSs were divided into tranches (levels of risk) and bundled with other kinds of securities into Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO). Both the MBSs and the CDOs received ratings View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
of private equity buyouts. We welcome their interest in our work but think their criticisms are off the mark. Some of their claims reflect a misunderstanding of the Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) and its underlying... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
you can create the right environment for a group to address issues together." ADVICE TO STUDENTS "Never underestimate the importance of the 'softer' management lessons you learn at HBS—the ones that revolve around working with and leading... View Details
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Business History - Faculty & Research
as depicted by conventional history. Labor reformers argued that principles of equity must supplement these categories of class legislation and contract freedom. This essay explores how legal doctrine helped both sides of the anti-truck... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
pay out capital also initiate debt or equity issues in the same year, resulting in 32% of aggregate payouts being externally financed. Most firms with simultaneous payouts and security View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
organization for re-emerging from conservatorship. In the background, housing prices continue to deteriorate, and the company continues to lose money. In addition, political views continue to shift regarding the future regulatory and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
company. Gail McGovern: In many companies, marketing exists far from the executive suite because the CEO perceives that there is not the same pressing need to master the marketing discipline as there is, for example, to master finance due to compliance View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2023
- Book
Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action
intelligence that the company relied on, which led to friction with Google executives. Ultimately, they were both fired from Google, but brought visibility to these issues in the field. Similarly, actresses Jessica Chastain and Octavia... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 18 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
U.S. private equity industry over 10 years, we investigate the consequences of the ideological misfit that arises when individuals’ political ideologies diverge substantially from the prevailing ideology of their firms. We hypothesize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
Difference This course will teach you the fundamentals of financial accounting from the ground up. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes. Description of silent animated video above: Assets equals liabilities and owner's View Details
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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni
events. Subscribe to our newsletter to join the conversation and help shape the future for business and society. D^3 HBS Initiatives / Institute for Business in a Global Society (BiGS) HBS faculty research extends beyond business management to tackle large-scale... View Details
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Skydeck - Alumni
lifetime. Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) has battled it twice—and has lessons for anyone in the fight. The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix Author Anne Morriss (MBA 2004) on how companies can tackle complex issues with essential speed The Musts... View Details
- July 2018 (Revised July 2018)
- Teaching Note
Argentina Power—Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-041. This case concerns a complex potential energy infrastructure investment in Argentina by a global conglomerate shortly after Mauricio Macri (“Macri”) became President of Argentina in 2015. The central issues are (i) why was a country... View Details
- 05 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 5, 2007
raised Audax Group's first fund, and are not able personally to finance the purchase, which would require approximately $30 million. They must decide whether to go through with the purchase, and how to finance it, keeping in mind any View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
(Abridged) Harvard Business School Case 705-441 Designed as an overview of all aspects of the strategy process: industry analysis, positioning, dynamics and sustainability, and scope issues of corporate strategy, including vertical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
Cases & Course MaterialsAnalyzing New Venture Opportunities Harvard Business School Note 809-163 The note describes a systematic process for framing and researching the issues that should be analyzed in the course of considering a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace