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- 11 May 2016
- News
World Bank Vice President and Treasurer: Negative Rates Not the Answer
Reacting to a spate of nations adopting negative interest rates—essentially charging depositors for parking their money—World Bank Vice President and Treasurer Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990) told Bloomberg News that the policy could weaken banks.... View Details
- 30 Sep 2021
- News
How to Be a Moral Leader
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
and others who used to lead public opinion on these issues?” Seconding the idea that opportunities exist but prompt action is required, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin noted that the United States has View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
and the weakness of their domestic institutions. In fact, no such panacea exists. The Argentina scenario is a harsh reminder that attempts to improve the international financial architecture without... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
opportunity in each was big enough: They created many touch points for Ping An to better understand a customer’s needs, and they could leverage Ping An’s strength in financial services. “For companies... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- HBS Seminar
Feng Zhu, Harvard Business School
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
long hours, most folks are being forced to do that with minimal compensation." Patrick Coomans placed some blame on "the weak job protection employees have in the US." Sid Mehta, who reminded us that Greece has the longest... View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- News
Housing not warm yet: Pro
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
pervasive uncertainty created by COVID-19 in other ways, for example nurturing the relationship with other firms in their networks or establishing new connections that could lead to new learnings. Other firms, and especially businesses... View Details
- 27 Oct 2003
- News
Pitting Markets vs. Poverty
- March 2000 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
Martin Smith: May 2000
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Josh Lerner
A new associate at a venture capital firm must choose which of three potential investments to recommend to the firm's partners. Each potential investment has strengths and drawbacks. View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Josh Lerner. "Martin Smith: May 2000." Harvard Business School Case 200-046, March 2000. (Revised April 2000.)
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
particular traits and skills allowing them to maintain relevance. These include adaptability, a proclivity for collaboration and communication, a willingness to delegate tasks when appropriate, View Details
- January 2008
- Article
Do Well by Doing Good? Don't Count on It
By: Joshua D. Margolis, Hillary Anger Elfenbein and James P. Walsh
Research over 35 years shows only a weak link between socially responsible corporate behavior and good financial performance. However, there's no evidence of risk in doing good, only in being exposed for misdeeds. View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Profit; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Effectiveness; Behavior
Margolis, Joshua D., Hillary Anger Elfenbein, and James P. Walsh. "Do Well by Doing Good? Don't Count on It." Social Responsibility. Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008): 19.
- Sep 2015
- Report
Business Aligning for Students: The Promise of Collective Impact
This report calls on business leaders to take stock of their efforts to improve pre-K-12 education and commit to an innovative approach called “Collective Impact,” a community endeavor that addresses fundamental View Details
- 28 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Ground Game, Air Wars, and Other Marketing Lessons From Presidential Elections
findings might be helpful to candidates deciding how to allocate their limited resources of time and money, particularly if they appear to be weak in gathering votes from one type of voter or another. "This... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
Our group sessions were not just about discussing case studies; they were about understanding our individual journeys, challenges, and aspirations. These moments gave me a greater appreciation for my own View Details
- 17 Sep 2013
- News
The Vital Link Between Resilience & Your Bottom Line
- Research Summary
The Jobs-Based Approach
This research, in colloboration with Clay Christensen, explores the notion that demogrpahics serve as a weak and limiting proxy for market demand. This work has resulted in a case and teaching note on Intuit's QuickBase. View Details
- April 2022
- Case
Pear Venture Capital
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
Keith Bender, Principal at Pear Venture Capital, is working over the weekend to prepare for a Monday morning investment meeting. He has three startup pitch decks in front of him, and he must choose one to recommend at the meeting. He finds that each company has its... View Details
Keywords: Seed Investing; Seed Financing; Startup; Decision Choices and Conditions; Presentations; Business Startups; Investment; Venture Capital; United States
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Pear Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Case 822-097, April 2022.
- February 2005
- Article
Can Foreign Firms Bond Themselves Effectively by Renting U.S. Securities Laws?
By: Jordan I. Siegel
The study tests the functional convergence hypothesis, which states that foreign firms can leapfrog their countries' weak legal institutions by listing equities in New York and agreeing to follow U.S. securities law. Evidence shows that the SEC and minority... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Cross-listing; Reputation; Bonding; Business Ventures; Laws and Statutes; Financial Instruments; United States; Mexico
Siegel, Jordan I. "Can Foreign Firms Bond Themselves Effectively by Renting U.S. Securities Laws?" Journal of Financial Economics 75, no. 2 (February 2005): 319–359. (The study tests the functional convergence hypothesis, which states that foreign firms can
leapfrog their countries' weak legal institutions by listing equities in New York and agreeing to follow U.S. securities law. Evidence shows that the SEC and minority shareholders have not effectively enforced the law against cross-listed foreign firms. Detailed evidence from Mexico further shows that while some insiders exploited this weak legal enforcement with impunity, others that issued a cross-listing and passed through an economic downturn with a clean reputation went on to receive privileged long-term access to outside finance. As compared with legal bonding, reputational bonding better explains the success of cross-listings.)