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August 1995
Case

Credit General, SA

By: Andre F. Perold

The head of a bank's asset and liability committee has to approve an unexpectedly large overnight currency exposure or require at great cost that the exposure be reduced. View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Currency; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry

01 Sep 2011
News

Now You Can Choose

Finnegan In this issue of the Bulletin, Dean Nohria discusses the School’s efforts to ensure that an HBS education remains a transformational experience. Across the campus and at our global centers, the School is positioning itself to create a new standard in View Details

Keywords: Paul Finnegan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

holding a lot of options on each module within a computer system—an option on the disk drives, the software, the CPU. CB: These "options on modules" are like financial options. As we show in the book, you can use View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

01 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs

Organization:Annie McMullen, Harvard Business School Recruiter, University Relations Team, Goldman Sachs Describe your organization in three to five sentences.Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Short Takes

HBS professor Michael Beer and Harvard University doctoral candidate Nancy Katz report on a survey of 205 executives from 30 countries in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial and professional services. The survey... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

24 Apr 2014
News

Understanding the language of business

When the late James F. Rothenberg (AB 1968, MBA 1970) arrived at HBS, the recently graduated Harvard College English major had to learn the intricacies of accounting as well as the language of business. These skills served him well during his 44-year career at Capital... View Details

Career Coach

Ryan Kennedy

hone their career visions, craft their job searches, and take the next steps towards a meaningful career. Work Experience: Product Manager at LendingHome.com (mortgages), Risk & Operations Manager at... View Details

13 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?

the industry, and what lessons managers might learn from an industry in structural disharmony. Sean Silverthorne: Biotech has not lived up to its expectations, either in providing outstanding returns for investors or improving R&D... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology

01 Jun 2003
News

Portraits from the Class of 2003

Srivatsa Krishna "I believe my life will have value only if it can add value to the lives of others." Currently: on sabbatical from the Indian Administrative Service, India's elite top management civil service cadre Hometown: New Delhi... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

October 1997 (Revised May 1998)
Case

Asda (A1)

By: Michael Beer and James Weber

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom

Web

Research Links: Photographs - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Railroad Records Photographs Research Collections Secondary Sources Related Sites Research Links: Photographs Henry Villard Business... View Details

October 1998
Case

Farallon Capital Management: Risk Arbitrage (B)

By: Andre F. Perold and Robert Howard

Farallon Capital Management, an investment firm that specializes in risk arbitrage, has taken significant long and short positions in MCI Communications and British Telecommunications, respectively, in the belief that the proposed merger of these firms will be... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Investment; Risk Management; Strategy; Financial Services Industry

November 1997 (Revised February 1998)
Case

Finansol

By: James E. Austin, Roberto Gutierrez, Marc Labie and Enrique Ogliastri

Finansol, created to provide loans to micro-entrepreneurs, encountered considerable difficulties after rapidly growing to become the biggest micro-enterprise lender in Colombia. Major restructuring was required to rescue it. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Microfinance; Crisis Management; Problems and Challenges; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry

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February 2016
Supplement

Financing Curtis LLP

By: Nikolaos Trichakis

This is a follow-up to "Curtis LLP: A Case on Cases," HBS case No. 616-049. It explores the challenges facing debtors when dealing with borrowing firms that have operational flexibility. View Details

Keywords: Management; Operations; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Services Industry

March 2017
Supplement

Microfinance in India 2010-2016: Crisis and Recovery

By: Shawn Cole, Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers and Yannick Saleman

SKS, India's leading microfinance firm, is challenged when politicians declaim microfinance as exploitation of the poor and severely restrict business practices. View Details

Keywords: Microfinance; Government Administration; Policy; Capital Markets; Crisis Management; Poverty; Financial Services Industry; India

03 Mar 2017
News

Big Blue’s Big Bet

that we’re smart in the things we’re attacking, and to try to solve real-world problems that make an impact.” Watson General Manager David Kenny (MBA 1986) adds: “The tech sector tends to reward short-term thinking.” But Watson is... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

October 1998 (Revised November 1999)
Case

Farallon Capital Management: Risk Arbitrage (A)

By: Andre F. Perold and Robert Howard

Farallon Capital Management, an investment firm that specializes in risk arbitrage, has taken significant long and short positions in MCI Communications and British Telecommunications, respectively, in the belief that the proposed merger of these firms will be... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital; Capital Markets; Investment; Management; Risk Management; Strategy; Financial Services Industry

April 1996 (Revised January 2006)
Case

Times Mirror Company PEPS Proposal Review

By: Peter Tufano

Times Mirror Co. (TMC) owns a substantial block of Netscape common stock purchased prior to Netscape's IPO, on which it has substantial unrealized gains. TMC is restricted from selling the stock in a public offering and is therefore considering a proposal by Morgan... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Stocks; Taxation; Corporate Finance; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States