Public Market Investing - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

immigrants made a conspicuous impact. Part I demonstrates the dominant role of immigrants in forming public financial policies from 1775 to 1817. Part II surveys 12 merchant and investment banking firms... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2008 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Hearts On Fire - Brand Development Manager

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Benson P. Shapiro

Hearts On Fire, a successful branded diamond producer, established the position of Brand Development Manager (BDM) to build the company's presence, sales, and relationships with its retail customers. After one year, the CEO, CFO and President must evaluate the impact... View Details

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Investment Return; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Business Processes; Salesforce Management; Business Strategy

Citation

Educators

Purchase

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

how much good the donation will achieve. “That gives you some moral wiggle room to pursue the more selfish action,” says Exley, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at HBS. Her research attempts to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global

trend is not going away. This trend is being driven by two things. The first is the wealth buildup in Asia. The domestic real estate markets in Asia are still small, so Asian real estate investors have turned to Europe and the United... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

09 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection

what shoppers do. This observational work is the bread and butter of Paco Underhill, a consultant whose market research firm, Envirosell (New York City), has been studying retail shopper behavior for 20 years. Teach a kid to hammer, and... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Bierck; Retail

01 Jun 2023
News

The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope

tightrope on which Apple found itself: It wants to promote a sense of privacy among its users, but that runs into some of the claims that the government is making against them with regard to public safety. I don’t think I would’ve... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

Harvard Kennedy School’s Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA-ID) is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. It is an economics-centered, multidisciplinary program... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

04 Oct 2007
What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

investment vehicles. What's the reason for these phenomena? According to one report, Michael Jensen and Kevin Murphy, in a book to be published in the next several months, CEO Pay and What to Do About It, lay much of the blame at the feet... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 2022
News

Making It Count

companies taking on these challenges. It’s been a steep ascent for ESG in recent years, from a fringy outlier straight to the mainstage, as investments increased tenfold from 2018 to 2020. And there’s no sign of that pace slowing. Some... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

Profile

Shantanu Rege

public markets. I wrote to all of them; at least sixty or seventy wrote back. Even busy managers and directors are eager to spend a half-hour to help a student figure out his career path." For his own path, Shantanu wants to spend... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe

But his longtime fascination with both the stock market and inventors came to the fore when he entered the New York investment world. After setting up a science and technology View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

understand why some of the other top firms in the business, such as KKR and Apollo, have been tapping the public equity markets for their own funds, and whether they should do the same. They are also... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Scales Kevin Barenblat 27 Jul 2017 Five years ago my social marketing software company was acquired and I was granted a unique oppor... Global Steering Group Impact Summit: Catalyzing the Impact Investing... View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance

topics in international finance, including securitization of insurance risks (particularly those linked to catastrophes), risk management for corporations and financial institutions, and asset allocation for investors. He is a founding partner of Emerging View Details

04 May 2016
What Do You Think?

What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?

control over brands is explicitly ceded to the public for marketing purposes. As I write this, the Binghamton, New York minor league professional baseball team is thought to be on its way to being named the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising

17 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry

clients guard against spreading themselves too thin? A: Given all these new forms there is more ad clutter than ever, and marketers are trying to bypass it. Companies are getting more sophisticated about what they're View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

Web

Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort... View Details

20 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 20

Publications Market Reaction to and Valuation of IFRS Reconciliation Adjustments: First Evidence from the UK Authors: Joanne Horton and George Serafeim Publication: Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming)... View Details