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    Laura Alfaro

    Laura Alfaro is the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration. At Harvard since 1999, she served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in Costa Rica from 2010-2012, taking a leave from HBS. She is Co-Editor of the Journal of International... View Details

    • April 2002 (Revised April 2003)
    • Case

    Malaysia: Capital and Control

    By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Laura Alfaro
    On September 1, 1998, the government of Malaysia imposed currency and capital controls in response to the financial crisis that had swept Asia. The controls sparked an enormous controversy in the world of international finance. Some celebrated the controls for... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Controls; Business and Government Relations; International Finance; Policy; Crisis Management; Balance and Stability; Globalized Economies and Regions; Malaysia
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    • 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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    Customer-Centricity as a Vehicle for Organic Growth

    By: Ranjay Gulati
    This body of work examines the mechanics of how firms grow profitably in commoditizing markets. Underlying the "customer-centricity" that many firms embrace today is a factor that will determine their success with this effort: enabling collaboration across... View Details
    • 21 Dec 2012
    • News

    Robert G. Eccles recognized for impact on corporate governance

    • 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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    • 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

      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
      • 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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      • 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 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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      • 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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      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
      • 19 Feb 2015
      • News

      Apple's plan for world domination is a waiting game

      • 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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      • 26 Jan 2011
      • News

      China, South Africa Advance Sustainability Efforts

      • 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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      • 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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      • 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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      • 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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