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- September 2007
- Article
Related Lending and Economic Performance: Evidence from Mexico
By: Noel Maurer and Stephen Haber
Related lending, a widespread practice in LDCs, is widely held to encourage bankers to loot their banks at the expense of minority shareholders and depositors. We argue that neither looting nor credit misallocation are necessary outcomes of related lending. On... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Financing and Loans; History; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Mexico
Maurer, Noel, and Stephen Haber. "Related Lending and Economic Performance: Evidence from Mexico." Journal of Economic History 67, no. 3 (September 2007): 551–581.
- October 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
Philips' Compact Disc Introduction (A)
Asks that students adopt the perspective of Philips in 1979, after technical development of the CD was complete, but three years before it was introduced commercially. At that time, Philips' management had to decide whether to attempt to establish a CD standard through... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Product Launch; Standards; Product Development; Technology Industry
McGahan, Anita M. "Philips' Compact Disc Introduction (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-035, October 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
- 04 Nov 2015
- News
A New Study Suggests That Sleeping on a Decision Might Not Do Much
- 27 Jan 2019
- News
Harvard study questions benefits of fund manager diversity
- 12 Jun 2018
- News
Delta, Qantas and the rise of CEO activism
- 24 Jan 2018
- News
Economics in Central Banking Award 2018: BPP and PriceStats
- 26 Apr 2016
- News
The Quiet War on Corporate Accountability
- 2021
- Working Paper
The Demand for Executive Skills
By: Stephen Hansen, Raffaella Sadun, Tejas Ramdas and Joseph B. Fuller
We use a unique corpus of job descriptions for C-suite positions to document skills requirements in top managerial occupations across a large sample of firms. A novel algorithm maps the text of each executive search into six separate skill clusters reflecting... View Details
Keywords: C-Suite; Jobs and Positions; Competency and Skills; Management Skills; Job Search; Job Design and Levels
Hansen, Stephen, Raffaella Sadun, Tejas Ramdas, and Joseph B. Fuller. "The Demand for Executive Skills." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-133, June 2021.
- 13 Sep 2018
- HBS Seminar
Ashley Swanson, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
- 16 Sep 2015
- HBS Seminar
Benjamin F Jones, Professor of Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- May 2010
- Article
Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?
By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin and Raffaella Sadun
We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the U.K. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that establishments in better... View Details
Keywords: Energy Conservation; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Manufacturing Industry; United Kingdom
Bloom, Nicholas, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin, and Raffaella Sadun. "Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?" Economic Journal 120, no. 544 (May 2010): 551–572.
- 31 May 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency
- January 2001
- Case
Valuing Project Achieve
By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
Project Achieve is a start-up providing information management solutions for schools. Its founders see a need for software both to manage the volumes of information necessary to administer a school and to connect parents, teachers, and students in a more effective way.... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Valuation; Venture Capital; Cost of Capital; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction
Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "Valuing Project Achieve." Harvard Business School Case 201-080, January 2001.
- June 2007
- Article
Merchant or Two-Sided Platform?
By: Andrei Hagiu
This paper provides a first pass at clarifying the economic tradeoffs between two polar strategies for market intermediation: the "merchant" mode, in which the intermediary buys from sellers and resells to buyers; and the "two-sided platform" mode, under which the... View Details
Hagiu, Andrei. "Merchant or Two-Sided Platform?" Review of Network Economics 6, no. 2 (June 2007): 115–133.
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Advancing Women of Color in Leadership
that deliver results Inspire others and foster their development and impact Take charge of your career growth Become more agile at navigating organizational politics Develop strategies for identifying and overcoming common obstacles to success Create and nurture formal... View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
national banks from state laws against predatory lending by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as a quasi-experiment to study the effect of deregulation and its interaction with competition on the supply of complex mortgages. More Info The Relevance of... View Details
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Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
fracturing geopolitics, in what ways can the past inform the future? And how can a future global financial collapse of this magnitude be prevented? Bankruptcy Lehman Brothers Timeline [ 22] Lawrence G. McDonald with Patrick Robinson, A... View Details
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Outreach Events - Doctoral
Admissions & Financial Support Outreach Events Information Sessions There are both local and virtual opportunities to connect with doctoral staff to learn more about our programs and answer your questions regarding admissions.... View Details
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
senior executives at their organizations have the right mindset and skills to lead in the digital era. Those closer to the nuts and bolts of digital functions—the chief technology officers, chief information officers, and chief digital... View Details
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Financial Reporting and Control
Throughout their careers, business leaders are required to measure and evaluate their organization's economic performance, improve resource allocation and strategy implementation within their organizations, and build accountability for performance through effective... View Details