Publications

Research Summary

Entrepreneurial Finance and International R&D Management

Walter Kuemmerle's research and teaching interests fall within the domain of knowledge and capital management in a global economy. His research focuses on international entrepreneurship and venture capital. He studies venture capital systems and entrepreneurship in... View Details

April 1995
Teaching Note

Genzyme Corporation: A Financing History (TN)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Teaching Note for (9-294-005). View Details

Keywords: Biotechnology Industry

Article

Budget Displacement Effects of Inflationary Finance

By: Jerry R. Green and Eytan Sheshinski

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October 2000
Supplement

Financing of Project Achieve, The, (A)

By: Mihir A. Desai

January 2001
Supplement

Pharmacyclics: Financing Research and Development

By: Richard S. Ruback

Spreadsheet to (9-201-056). Presents exhibits 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11. Download only. View Details

25 Mar 2011
News

The 'Gentle Evolution' in Finance

September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Technical Note

Impact Investment, Catalytic Capital and Blended Finance

By: Tarun Khanna, Ramana Nanda, Benjamin N. Roth and Brian Trelstad

August 2005
Teaching Note

Tax-Motivated Film Financing at Rexford Studios (TN)

By: Mihir A. Desai, Gabriel L. Loeb, Mark Veblen and Kathleen Luchs

Keywords: Taxation; Finance; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

Web

Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Finance Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2025 Samuel B. Antill : Winner of the 2025 Rising Scholar Award from The Review of Financial Studies for "Are Bankruptcy Professional Fees... View Details

2010
Simulation

Finance Simulation: Capital Budgeting: Product No. 3357.

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

In this single-player simulation, students act as members of the Capital Committee of New Heritage Doll Company, tasked with selecting and allocating capital across the company's three divisions. Students evaluate a diverse set of competing investment proposals and... View Details

Keywords: Resource Allocation; Investment; Projects; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Finance

In April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world's largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving... View Details

Feb 2014
Case

Finding the Money: An Overview of Infrastructure Finance Challenges and Opportunities

This overview describes how the United States funds and finances infrastructure investment to maintain its economic competitiveness. It considers the roles of taxpayers, users, government allocators and lenders, and private investors in... View Details

January 1994
Case

Evolving Finance Function: Judy C. Lewent at Merck & Co., Inc.

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

This case examines the career path of Merck's CFO, Judy C. Lewent, as a way of tracing changes over time in Merck's finance function. It describes the adoption of innovative quantitative analytical models, changes in job definitions and in the organization of the... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Mathematical Methods; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Design; Innovation and Invention; Pharmaceutical Industry

March 2005
Case

Windhoek Nature Reserve: Financing a Sustainable Conservation Model in Namibia

In 2003, a Namibian entrepreneur was deciding how to finance and manage the risks of an ecotourism, nature reserve, venture project. Explores the challenges facing an entrepreneur operating in an emerging market with imperfect local financial and legal institutions. View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship

04 Mar 2016
News

Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Finance

John Cortines John Cortines John Cortines and Greg Baumer (both MBA 2015) are lifelong member of evangelical Christian churches. At HBS, they began to consider what their religion teaches about money and how to bridge the perceived divide between, as the Deseret News... View Details

2010
Book

A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy

By: Amar Bhide

Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment—and bear responsibility for outcomes. And it is through dialogue and relationships that widespread enterprise is fostered, not merely prices in... View Details

Keywords: Recession; Banking; Banks; Finance; Economics; Macroeconomics; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry

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