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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
Programs An outdated regulatory system designed for the traditional banking system was one of a number of important factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis, Professor David Scharfstein says. “The financial system had evolved over 30 years from one in which most... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World
Building an Evidence Base for Emerging Markets It’s one thing to research the history of companies in Europe, the United States, or Japan, where libraries, archives, and public records are abundant. But what about emerging markets, where... View Details
Keywords: faculty research
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
A Remarkable Life Story
Lillian Lincoln Lambert (MBA ’69) credits much of her business confidence and acumen to her years at Harvard Business School, where she was the first black woman to receive an MBA. But those two years, exhilarating and educational as they... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Books
economy to foreign trade and investment not result in sustained economic growth? Why has electoral democracy not produced the rule of law? The answers to these questions lie in the ways in which Mexico’s long history with authoritarian... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Interpreting the Gipper
wrote in Newsweek (June 14, 2004), will hinge more than anything else on one question: “How much credit does he deserve for the fact that the Cold War ended far earlier than almost anyone suspected — and on terms that Americans had... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
For Boston, whose history is better known for its midnight rides and tea parties with attitude, this was, by comparison, a low-key moment. On a slow July day in 1924 in the Hub's financial district, a new investment product was quietly... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
textile work. A few collections — such as the 2,500-volume R.G. Dun & Co. credit report collection and the detailed productivity studies from Western Electric Company’s Hawthorne, Illinois, plant — were known by library staff and scholars... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
and PwC have to say about peer-to-peer lending, online marketplaces, and the experiences small businesses face when trying to secure funding for growth. Take a step back in time to learn about the origins of the credit industry by... View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Capitalism.” Not a word was mentioned about the credit disaster facing our nation today. The article stresses the remarkable recent prosperity of capitalism, and points out some concerns. It does not speak to the abuses of the mortgage... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
on the site. Those who vote for the winning item of the day receive credits and rewards. The business launched last September as the pair began their second year at HBS; graduation has brought an end to juggling classes and visits to New... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
business lending market. This ambitious book grapples with the broad significance of small business to the economy, the historical role of credit markets, the dynamics of innovation cycles, and the policy implications for regulation.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
“The beauty of [video games] is that they have the ability to change your point of view or open your aperture without your ever knowing that’s what they were doing. You’re just having fun.” Bond credits working through that turmoil at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Knowing the Score
the ESPN galaxy. Likewise with many other behind-the-scenes stories. Since the book was to be a comprehensive history of one of the greatest media successes of all time, it required a thorough examination of the business story behind it.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
19th-century New England textile mill records, volumes of R.G. Dun & Co. credit reports, business archives from Lehman Brothers and Polaroid, and HBS historical records. (Read about all the collections.) Not everything in the historical... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
and Global Financial Turmoil,” dealing with the U.S. system of financing homes; “Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008,” examining the impact of the financial crisis on executive pay; and “The Future of Financial Reporting,” a video... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges
Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines. Professor F. Warren McFarlan, senior associate dean and director of the HBS Asia-Pacific Initiative, credited the School's Asia-Pacific Research Center, led by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Semper Fidelis
a scenic overlook and galleries highlighting post–Vietnam era Marine Corps operations. “It’s very inspirational for Marines to go through the museum and to educate their families about what Marines have done in the history of this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
Your credit card has already been stolen. You just don’t know it yet. Thomas knows it, though. (A 12-year IT security veteran, Thomas requested anonymity to protect the reputation of his employers, which have included Fortune 100... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
We’ve already seen the economics shift for a number of startups in battery development, battery recycling, carbon capture, solar development, and clean hydrogen. Within EVs, the IRA’s tax credit of 30 percent on commercial EVs (up to... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
The School that Donham Built
Lawrence, a world-renowned scholar of organizational behavior and the previous incumbent of the Donham chair. “Paul knew and deeply respected Donham,” Hill says. “He credited him with creating an intellectual space where Paul and other... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg