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14 Oct 2014
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Financial Services Support Mexico’s Most Underserved Communities

Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui (MBA 1995), cofounder and managing partner of Ignia, explains how his organization’s impact investing has brought personal finance services to residents of the largest slum in Mexico City while also strengthening... View Details

February 2005
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Managing the Ecosystem

By: Marco Iansiti

The days of the corporate lone wolf are over. In our increasingly interconnected world, standing alone is no longer a viable business model. Instead, smart companies rely heavily on networks of partners, suppliers, and customers to achieve market success and sustain... View Details

Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Partners and Partnerships; Industry Clusters; Customers; Markets; Situation or Environment; Banks and Banking; Insurance; Software

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By: V.G. Narayanan

I teach accounting to MBA students, executives, and Harvard Extension School students. I teach topics from both financial and managerial accounting. I also train professors in teaching by the case method. View Details

Keywords: Financial Accounting; Management Accounting; Case Method Teaching; Corporate Governance; Customer Relationship Management; AI and Machine Learning; Health Industry; Education Industry; Banking Industry; India; North America

June 2013 (Revised July 2013)
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Blackstone Alternative Asset Management

By: Robin Greenwood, Luis M. Viceira and Jared Dourdeville

This case explores reasons for Blackstone Alternative Asset Management's (BAAM's) growth from 2007-2013, a time when the overall fund of hedge funds industry contracted substantially. Additionally, the case analyzes evolving business models and value propositions... View Details

Keywords: Hedge Fund; Fund Of Hedge Funds; Hedge Fund Industry Growth; Fund Of Hedge Funds Industry Growth; Evolving Business Models; Value Propositions In The Fund Of Hege Funds Industry; Business Model; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States

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June 2020
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Generation Investment Management

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta

This teaching note provides guidance for teaching the case “Generation Investment Management” (820-033), which looks at the challenges facing a sustainable investment firm. View Details

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Lessons From Hollywood: A New Approach To Funding R&D

By: Gary P. Pisano and Andrew W. Lo

Companies find it increasingly difficult to justify long-term, risky R&D investments—particularly in science-based fields such as biotechnology, advanced materials, and energy. We argue in this article that the traditional venture model has limits for such investments... View Details

Keywords: Financial Innovation; Financial Strategy; Project Management; R＆D; Start-up; Innovation Strategy; Business Model; Research and Development; Financial Management; Risk Management; Strategy

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2018
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What Can Managers Privately Disclose to Investors?

By: Eugene F. Soltes

Regulators have long been aware that differential access to information can undermine the efficiency and fairness of financial markets. In an effort to place investors on equal footing, the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2000 created Regulation Fair Disclosure... View Details

Keywords: Disclosure Regulation; Information; Communication; Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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September – October 2011
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Manage the Culture Cycle

By: James L. Heskett

Organizational culture—the shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that determine "how we do things around here"—can be measured and shaped. In organizations with large numbers of customer-facing employees, it can account for up to half of the difference in operating... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Value; Behavior; Retention; Customer Focus and Relationships; Change Management; Learning; Innovation and Invention; Labor

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10 Apr 2020
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Managing the Liquidity Crisis

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Enron’s Lessons for Managers

Some events mark a generation. If a marker is a source of deep learning about ourselves, as Malcolm Salter believes it is, then the Enron crisis is exactly that for business people. Political scientists have the Bay of Pigs; engineers have the Challenger disaster. And... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Apr 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice: The Case of Goodwill Impairment

Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Kyle Welch; Accounting

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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

PhD Investment Strategies By: Malcolm P. Baker & Samuel G. Hanson Former offerings Investment Strategies and Behavioral and Value Investing Investment Management By: Adi Sunderam & Luis M. Viceira HBS, MBA View Details

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Managing the Future of Work

Managing the challenges posed by the changing nature of work Managing the challenges posed by the changing nature of work Multiple forces of change – demographics, technology, automation, globalization – are... View Details

10 Aug 2009
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High Commitment, High Performance Management

alignment, and the capacity for ongoing learning and change. These include a learning and governance process discussed earlier; a strategic performance management process by which the senior team sets strategy and goals, develops... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2000
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Managing the Map

Celera completed its "rough draft" of the genome first. Whatever the outcome of the genome's public-private ownership squabble, managing an organization in this fast-paced, highly specialized environment presents several unusual... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

October 1993 (Revised December 1993)
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Introduction to Global Financial Reporting: A Managerial Perspective

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Globalization; Management; Perspective

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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online

Who Will Benefit Senior Managers and Consultants Analysts Aspiring Finance Professionals Use financial tools and metrics to inform strategic decision-making and drive business performance. The program... View Details

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Creating the Modern Financial System - Course Catalog

itself exactly, business managers who have a strong background in financial history are likely to be better prepared for the full diversity of financial innovations, shocks,... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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Document Assesses Impact of Financial Crisis, Looks Ahead

Annual Report The economic crisis was a catalyst for radical shifts in budget management at HBS, which enabled the School to remain cash flow positive and conclude the year ended June 30, 2009, with a strong reserves balance. The HBS... View Details

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Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items

By: Edward J. Riedl and Suraj Srinivasan

This paper investigates whether managers' presentation of special items within the financial statements reflects economic performance or opportunism. Specifically, we assess special items presented as a separate line item on the income statement (income statement... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Financial Statements; Economics; Performance; Research; Opportunities; Business Earnings; Motivation and Incentives

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