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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services
    • 21 Dec 2012
    • News

    Robert G. Eccles recognized for impact on corporate governance

    • 16 Apr 2020
    • Blog Post

    Am I Eligible for the 2+2 Program?

    considered until the April deadline. Are international students eligible to apply to the 2+2 Program? Yes. Domestic and international students are welcome to apply. I'm supposed to be graduating in the early... View Details
    • January 2011 (Revised August 2011)
    • Supplement

    Kanebo Ltd. (C)

    By: David F. Hawkins, Suraj Srinivasan and Akiko Kanno
    The exposure of the Kanebo Ltd. fraud raises questions of Japan's preparedness to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards. View Details
    Keywords: International Accounting; Standards; Financial Reporting; Crime and Corruption; Japan
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    • September 1976
    • Case

    Del Norte Paper Co. (A)

    By: William A. Sahlman
    Deals with a transfer pricing problem in a complex, international situation. A broad range of issues are present in the case, or are needed for a thorough case analysis. Such issues include: relevant costs; the appropriateness of profit centers; the appropriateness of... View Details
    Keywords: International Accounting; Cost Management; Business Divisions; Profit Sharing; Profit
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    • April 2018 (Revised May 2018)
    • Case

    Goldman Sachs: Making an Imprint in Impact Investing

    By: Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Lynn Schenk
    Goldman Sachs acquired Imprint Capital Advisors, a small firm that specialized in advising clients on environmental/social/governance (ESG) and impact investments. The founders sold Imprint with the belief that joining a global financial firm would help to scale impact... View Details
    Keywords: Impact Investing; ESG; Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Growth and Development Strategy; Acquisition; Integration
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    • March 2018 (Revised April 2018)
    • Case

    Morgan Stanley: Building Long-Term Sustainability

    By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Lynn Schenk
    This case focuses on the 10-year journey of one of the world's largest global financial institutions developing a sustainability strategy and integrating it across all of its business units. The case provides a deep dive into the challenges and successes of trying to... View Details
    Keywords: Finance; Sustainability; Green Bonds; ESG; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Business Units; Integration; Financial Institutions
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    • February 2018
    • Case

    Root Capital and the Efficient Impact Frontier

    By: Shawn Cole and Caitlin Reimers Brumme
    In 2015 Root Capital, a pioneer in the impact investing space, began to explore how to more systematically integrate impact and financial management. After much deliberation, Root Capital landed on ex-ante rating system for any potential investment that produced a... View Details
    Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Investment; Finance; Performance Efficiency; Boston
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    Capital Flows and Capital Goods (joint with Eliza Hammel)

    By: Laura Alfaro
    We examine one of the channels through which financial integration can help promote growth. In particular, we study the effects of capital account liberalization on the imports of capital goods. We pay particular attention to the effects of equity market... View Details
    • February 1994 (Revised April 1995)
    • Case

    Asahi Glass Co.: Diversification Strategy

    By: David J. Collis
    Describes the history and diversification strategy of the Japanese manufacturer Asahi Glass Co. The company has diversified through internal growth, acquisition, and joint ventures from its origin in flat glass to a broad glass-materials, chemical, and electronics... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Joint Ventures; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
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    • 19 Feb 2015
    • News

    Apple's plan for world domination is a waiting game

    • February 1992 (Revised September 1992)
    • Background Note

    Global Computer Industry

    Describes the evolution of international trade and global competition in computers. Focuses on the role of country factors, government policies, and firm strategies in shifting competitive advantage among regions of the world. Pays special attention to international... View Details
    Keywords: Competition; Alliances; Trade; Policy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Computer Industry
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    • 2013
    • Article

    Boston Marathon Bombing Response

    By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
    Authors Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard and Arnold M Howitt say that 12 to 15 years prior, Boston would not have handled the Marathon bombings as effectively as it did in April 2013 in regard to internal institutional preparedness and ability to integrate effort among... View Details
    Keywords: Boston Marathon Bombing; Disaster Response; Emergency Preparedness; Crisis Management; Integration; Boston
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    • March 1998
    • Teaching Note

    Personality Types: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (TN)

    By: David A. Thomas and Emily Heaphy
    Describes a class design for teaching students about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The Ideal Organization exercise is the centerpiece of the class. It demonstrates that people with different cognitive types have distinct preferences for the type of... View Details
    Keywords: Job Search; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Situation or Environment; Perception; Integration
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    • June 2011 (Revised February 2013)
    • Case

    Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union

    By: George Serafeim
    In 2011, the European Commission was deciding on how to best modify the existing European Union policy on corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Previous directives had recommended that European companies report ESG... View Details
    Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Accounting; Competitive Strategy; International Accounting; Financial Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Debates; Europe
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    • November 2010 (Revised August 2011)
    • Case

    Australian Vintage Ltd.

    By: David F. Hawkins
    Following International Financial Reporting Standards guidance company records a number of significant losses and a related deferred tax asset. View Details
    Keywords: Accounting; International Accounting; Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Taxation; Business or Company Management; Asset Management; Assets; Financial Management; Standards; Australia
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    • November 2022 (Revised October 2024)
    • Case

    'A Marshall Plan for Africa': James Mwangi and Equity Group Holdings

    By: Caroline M. Elkins, Debora L. Spar, Zeke Gillman and Julia M. Comeau
    Financial Inclusion. Dignity. Trust. These were the core principles driving James Mwangi’s transformation of Equity Building Society, insolvent in 1991, into what is, today, Equity Group Holdings, East and Central Africa’s largest retail banking institution. Raised in... View Details
    Keywords: Income Inequality; Micro Finance; Microcredit; Microfinance; Banks and Banking; Equality and Inequality; Mission and Purpose; Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Kenya
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      Rawi E. Abdelal

      Rawi Abdelal is the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at Harvard Business School, the Emma Bloomberg Co-Chair of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, and the European Faculty Chair of Harvard Business School’s Global... View Details

      • July 1993 (Revised November 1993)
      • Case

      European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Marketing Strategy for the Debut Bond Offering

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the first supranational financial institution of the post-Cold War era, is planning its debut in the international capital markets through a bond issuance of $500 million. The bank must determine its marketing... View Details
      Keywords: Bonds; Marketing Strategy; Capital Markets; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Europe
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      • February 2001 (Revised September 2005)
      • Case

      Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Investigates the entrepreneur's strategic initiatives to develop a mass market for specialty coffee in the 1980s and 1990s. These initiatives included the development of premium products, rapid expansion of company-owned stores--each with attractive retail environments... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Brands and Branding; Growth Management; Employee Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Design; Leadership Style; Customer Relationship Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry
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