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Yueran Ma
and questions in economics. In 8th grade, I needed to learn more English and she pulled from her shelf an English book—it happened to be Greg Mankiw’s Principles of Economics. I read the book sentence by sentence for two months, looking... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- News
SVB Crash Analysis
banking system. In a webinar earlier this week, HBS faculty members Robin Greenwood, Jeffrey Bussgang, and Samuel Hanson addressed the causes of the collapse, the implication for entrepreneurs and investors, the state of our financial... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
reducing corruption. A finance minister who will lead this challenging reform needs to communicate clearly, consistently, and specifically regarding the financial condition and future targets of the country.... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
customer needs. “This company says, instead of being a debt collector, we are going to be a debt resolver.” “Instead of doing one three-minute call with each customer, they were doing 15 to 20 calls lasting 15 minutes each” Turkasset was formed in the wake of the View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
zone. It's how financial managers cover the possibility of unlikely but high impact events. Why would asset owners—never mind groups of citizens—not want to use a probability-based approach to resilience of physical portfolios in the face... View Details
- 08 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Monetary Policy and Global Banking
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
to be in property, and I’m going to do well enough to give you guys a job.’ My parents had no clue about what I was doing, and I really didn’t, either. I just knew that the work involved financial services, which felt aspirational. All... View Details
- 14 Jun 2018
- News
Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa
development being led by private equity. What does this mean? There's a tremendous amount of natural capital in that region, and there's also a lot of development capital that is earmarked for impact.... View Details
- December 2005 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Corning, 2002
By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn
Corning, with large investments in fiber optic technology, was hit particularly hard by the collapse of the telecommunications industry in 2001. With over $4 billion in debt, the firm's survival appears to rest on raising additional equity capital. The protagonist is... View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Financial Condition; Financial Instruments; Valuation; Capital; Public Equity; Stock Shares; Business or Company Management; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and James Quinn. "Corning, 2002." Harvard Business School Case 206-018, December 2005. (Revised November 2006.)
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: “The Architecture of Innovation”
period, the corporate venture capitalists received 15 percent of the profits they generated, as well as a bonus based on less-tangible benefits to the corporation, which could run as high as another 5 percent of the fund's capital gains.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
What’s in a Name
want to let go of? How do we hang on to the paradox? At first they saw some pushback on social media, but Birch and his leadership came to the conclusion that the folks who objected to what they saw as woke capitalism weren’t the people... View Details
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Short- and Long-Term Growth Rates and the Growth Horizon
A technical note that defines short- and long-term growth rates and the growth horizon. View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Short- and Long-Term Growth Rates and the Growth Horizon." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-127, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
called a "true credit crunch," rendering capital scarce, new companies need to look more seriously at outsourcing. "Money was so easy [that small companies] could own and employ everything... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
The Campaign for Harvard Business School
hurdle of gaining admission to HBS, the vast majority must then begin to focus on their next major challenge: how to finance their education. HBS offers need-blind admission, and nearly 80 percent of MBA students qualify for financial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings
future general managers in science- and technology-intensive businesses who seek firsthand exposure to companies constructing global R&D strategies. Financial Management of Smaller Firms focuses on the View Details
Keywords: curriculum
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
upfront capital investments. The more developed the local financial markets, the easier it is for credit constrained entrepreneurs to start their own firms. The increase in the number of varieties of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms
School Assistant Professor Boris Vallée. “Platforms need to be attentive about this potential problem when thinking about their design. They want as many investors as possible, both sophisticated and less so, [and] they want to make sure... View Details
- 12 Nov 2014
- Op-Ed
A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform
will we need to assume the "first loss" position and protect taxpayers? Is it $500 billion, reflecting a 10 percent capital buffer? Or will $250 billion (5 percent) suffice? Pick a figure. We... View Details
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Deborah A. Farrington
When Deborah Farrington and her two sisters were growing up, their mother and father made it clear to all of them at an early age that they could do anything they set their minds to. Her father worked in financial services at Lehman... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Data-Driven Diligence
same way, he’d later learn through Moneyball, that baseball teams were using analytics to find undervalued players. The problem was, Coats needed data—lots of it. “I kept asking VCs and others in the industry, ‘Has anyone ever aggregated... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs