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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change
38,000 active international organizations from 300 countries and territories - including intergovernmental (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Capital IQ -... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
individual countries that are driving these flows, but rather that the willingness has to be on the part of international investors to take risks. And emerging markets can't depend any longer on just View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- June 1984 (Revised March 1993)
- Background Note
Securities Law and Public Offerings
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the relevant securities laws which pertain to the public offering of securities, as well as the business issues and process of a public offering. View Details
Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Capital Markets; Initial Public Offering; Public Administration Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Securities Law and Public Offerings." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-165, June 1984. (Revised March 1993.)
- November 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Supplement
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Project
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Spreadsheet to (9-201-068). Download only. View Details
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors:Francois Brochet, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) leads to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Zoe Sun
internships, Zoe can provide insights into how US and Asia-based private equity funds recruit, how to best position international background to US recruiters, and how to leverage HBS resources in the recruitment process for a post-MBA... View Details
- 15 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners
The summer between my first year and second year at HBS, I joined Allied Climate Partners (ACP) as a Summer Associate in New York. ACP, a philanthropy-backed investment firm, dedicates itself to catalyzing climate-related infrastructure projects in emerging View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- October 1987 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
National Demographics & Lifestyles (A)
Describes National Demographics and Lifestyles (NDL), a Colorado-based company that compiles a database from product "warranty registration cards" and sells mailing lists from this database. The company has burned through more rounds of financing than ever intended,... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Management; Marketing; Information Industry; Colorado
Roberts, Michael J. "National Demographics & Lifestyles (A)." Harvard Business School Case 388-043, October 1987. (Revised May 1993.)
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
another 30 years," says Lurtz, the Harvard-Newcomen Fellow at Harvard Business School. "How do you build these institutions that you need for market agriculture in a place where maybe there are laws on the books, but there's not much... View Details
- September 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Background Note
A Note on Depositary Receipts
Provides an introduction to depositary receipts. Recently, these instruments have been used with increasing frequency by firms seeking to list their shares on stock exchanges in other countries, especially in the United States. Describes different types of depositary... View Details
Kuemmerle, Walter. "A Note on Depositary Receipts." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-026, September 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Looking to Rwanda’s Future
When Jonathan Goldstein (MBA 1990) first traveled to Rwanda in 2002 to talk about venture capital with President Paul Kagame’s cabinet, he was surprised to find the cabinet members “weren’t requesting immediate investments or handouts.”... View Details
- February 1986 (Revised March 1989)
- Background Note
Note on Foreign Exchange
Describes the operation of foreign exchange markets, including bid-offer spreads, cross rates, reciprocal rates, and forward rates. Provides several examples to demonstrate calculation of outright forward rates using discount and premium points quoted in the London... View Details
Mason, Scott P. "Note on Foreign Exchange." Harvard Business School Background Note 286-067, February 1986. (Revised March 1989.)
- Career Coach
Juan Leung Li
While it takes introspection, Juan believes in the meaningful differences (finding purpose!) these efforts have in career searches. While at HBS, Juan considered a diverse set of opportunities such as brand management, consulting, PE, public View Details
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HBS Course: Real Estate Private Equity - Research Resources
commercial real estate sectors, 275+ markets, and 3,000+ submarkets. Includes market transactions and performance trends. Real Capital Analytics (RCA) Search over $40 trillion in commercial... View Details
Leading with the Long View
As an undergraduate, I studied liberal arts. Coming to HBS, I wanted to learn fundamental business content, like finance and accounting. I was really surprised to come across the Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism course taught by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Hot Tip
and modernizing its capital markets. Prospects are intriguing: Last year, of Africa’s twenty stock markets, the indexes of Kenya and Uganda performed in the top ten globally, with Ghana’s stock market... View Details
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Betas
How do I find current betas for companies? Historical? Industry Beta? Current BETA: Bloomberg Current and historical financial information on individual equities, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and... View Details
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
valuations and growth options. A key to meeting growth potential is eliminating the gulf between big-picture strategy and day-to-day field execution. It's often the most difficult part of implementation because you're dealing with a combination of core factors in... View Details
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
reported to capital markets and to tax authorities. A useful blueprint for reform would include a) moving to a territorial regime unencumbered by excessive complexity, b) a considerably lower tax rate in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
illustration by Peter Arkle When Professor Paul Gompers began studying the venture capital industry in the late 1980s, colleagues often wondered why. “They’d say that it’s such a backwater and unimportant industry,” he recalls. With more... View Details
Keywords: April White