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- 26 Aug 2010
- News
Income Inequality and Financial Crises
- 2015
- Working Paper
Misconduct in Financial Services: Differences across Organizations
By: Jennifer Brown and Dylan Minor
We examine misconduct in financial services. We propose a theory in which experts extract surplus based on the value of their firm's brand and their own skills. Using sales complaint data for insurance agents, we find that agents working exclusively for large branded... View Details
Brown, Jennifer, and Dylan Minor. "Misconduct in Financial Services: Differences across Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-022, August 2015.
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Gifts Create Frist Financial Aid Fund
TOMMY, JULIE, AND BILLY FRIST: New fund supports fellowships and innovation in financial aid. Photo Courtesy Frist family Financial aid at HBS has received a $10 million boost, thanks to a $9 million gift... View Details
- February 2002
- Background Note
Note on Commercial Real Estate Financial Market
By: Arthur I Segel and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam
Discusses the recent history of the commercial real estate financial market (pre-1990s-2001). Looks at the shift to more conventional capital markets for commercial real estate debt. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam. "Note on Commercial Real Estate Financial Market." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-165, February 2002.
- 01 Oct 2008
- News
The Flawed Architecture of the Financial System
- March 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Module Note
Creating Value through Financial Technology
By: Marco Di Maggio
Keywords: Fintech
Di Maggio, Marco. "Creating Value through Financial Technology." Harvard Business School Module Note 221-076, March 2021. (Revised March 2022.)
- June 2018 (Revised June 2018)
- Teaching Note
Prudential Financial and Asset-Liability Management
By: Mark S. Seasholes, Adi Sunderam, Luis Viceira and Shawn O'Brien
Teaching Note for HBS No. 216-076. View Details
- February 2007
- Teaching Note
HBS Financial Accounting Tutorial (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins and Paul M. Healy
- September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective
By: Arthur I Segel, Michael Chu and Gustavo A. Herrero
Patrimonio Hoy, a program targeting the housing needs of low-income families launched by CEMEX, a major Mexican corporation and a leading global cement company, has gone from a market research project to a highly visible initiative in 22 cities and has earned public... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Housing; Income; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Finance; Mexico
Segel, Arthur I., Michael Chu, and Gustavo A. Herrero. "Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 207-059, September 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- November 1999
- Case
Thermo Electron Corporation: Financial Analysis
By: Paul M. Healy and Souren G. Ouzounian
Healy, Paul M., and Souren G. Ouzounian. "Thermo Electron Corporation: Financial Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 100-057, November 1999.
- July 1981 (Revised August 1982)
- Background Note
Financial Evaluation of Proposed Investments
By: Robert H. Hayes
Hayes, Robert H. "Financial Evaluation of Proposed Investments." Harvard Business School Background Note 682-002, July 1981. (Revised August 1982.)
- Article
Capital Allocation in Financial Firms
By: André Perold
Perold, André. "Capital Allocation in Financial Firms." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 17, no. 3 (Summer 2005).
- 12 Aug 2020
- News
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
- Research Summary
Innovation and Development in the Household Financial Sector
This research examines the sources of long-run innovations in consumer financial services. The topics of research include the changing background and motives of the founders of new firms, the role of policy in promoting innovation and/or stability, and the impact of... View Details
- 2011
- Working Paper
Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice
By: Francois Brochet and Kyle Travis Welch
We study the role of executive functional background in explaining management discretion in financial reporting. Taking goodwill impairment as our reporting setting, we focus on top executives (CEOs and CFOs) whose employment history includes experience in investment... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Goodwill Accounting; Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Managerial Roles; Agency Theory
Brochet, Francois, and Kyle Travis Welch. "Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-088, February 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Mobile Money Services—Design and Development for Financial Inclusion
By: Rajiv Lal and Ishan Sachdev
Mobile money services are being deployed rapidly across emerging markets as a key tool to further the goal of financial inclusion. Financial inclusion, the development of novel methods to enable individuals at the base of the pyramid to access formal financial services... View Details
Keywords: Social Marketing; Poverty; Emerging Markets; Product Launch; Economic Growth; Financial Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, and Ishan Sachdev. "Mobile Money Services—Design and Development for Financial Inclusion." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-083, April 2015. (Revised July 2015.)
- September 2021 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Mission edX: Balancing Social Good and Financial Sustainability
By: John J-H Kim, David J. Collis and James Barnett
In March 2021, online education platform edX considers how to achieve financial sustainability without compromising its mission to provide universal access to high-quality education. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Education; Values and Beliefs; Internet and the Web; Financial Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; United States
Kim, John J-H, David J. Collis, and James Barnett. "Mission edX: Balancing Social Good and Financial Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 322-010, September 2021. (Revised June 2023.)
- 19 May 2011
- Working Paper Summaries