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- 1990
- Chapter
Rediscovering Functions in the MNC: The Role of Expertise in Firms' Response to Shifting Exchange Rates
By: D. Lessard and N. Nohria
Lessard, D., and N. Nohria. "Rediscovering Functions in the MNC: The Role of Expertise in Firms' Response to Shifting Exchange Rates." In Managing the Global Firm, edited by Christopher A. Bartlett, Y. Doz, and G. Hedlund. London: Routledge, 1990.
- September 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Background Note
A Note on Depositary Receipts
Provides an introduction to depositary receipts. Recently, these instruments have been used with increasing frequency by firms seeking to list their shares on stock exchanges in other countries, especially in the United States. Describes different types of depositary... View Details
Kuemmerle, Walter. "A Note on Depositary Receipts." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-026, September 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- March 1994
- Case
Ministry of Privatization
By: Thomas R. Piper
Piper, Thomas R. "Ministry of Privatization." Harvard Business School Case 294-029, March 1994.
- January 1990
- Case
Citibank in Zaire (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Finance; Banking Industry; Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Austin, James E. "Citibank in Zaire (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-098, January 1990.
- December 1978 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Citibank in Zaire
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Finance; Banking Industry; Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Austin, James E. "Citibank in Zaire." Harvard Business School Case 379-077, December 1978. (Revised December 1985.)
- Fall 2022
- Article
Are the West’s Sanctions on Russia Working?
By: Rawi Abdelal and Alexandra Vacroux
Russia invaded Ukraine, first in 2014 and then again in February 2022. The United States and Europe—the West—imposed waves of sanctions on Russian individuals, firms, and the country itself. Six months into the West’s efforts to isolate Russia, it is reasonable to ask... View Details
Keywords: Russia; Sanctions; War; International Relations; Trade; Russia; Ukraine; Europe; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Alexandra Vacroux. "Are the West’s Sanctions on Russia Working?" Just Money Roundtables (Fall 2022).
- 2014
- Working Paper
Savings in Transnational Households: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador
By: Nava Ashraf, Diego Aycinena, Claudia Martinez A. and Dean Yang
While remittance flows to developing countries are very large, it is unknown whether migrants desire more control over how remittances are used. This research uses a randomized field experiment to investigate the importance of migrant control over the use of... View Details
Keywords: Migration; Remittances; Intrahousehold Allocation; Savings; Immigration; Diasporas; International Finance; El Salvador
Ashraf, Nava, Diego Aycinena, Claudia Martinez A., and Dean Yang. "Savings in Transnational Households: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 20024, March 2014. (Review of Economics and Statistics, accepted.)
- January 2020
- Supplement
Brexit: A Withdrawal Agreement? — Boris Johnson
By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
The UK was due to leave the EU in March 2019 after a referendum vote in June 2016. Following additional extensions and multiple failed attempts to reach an agreement with Parliament, Theresa May stepped down as Conservative Party leader and was replaced by Boris... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, and Sarah Jeong. "Brexit: A Withdrawal Agreement? — Boris Johnson." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-081, January 2020.
- November 1993 (Revised May 1995)
- Background Note
Measuring Foreign Activities
By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses foreign currency accounting issues that a manager of a global business might encounter. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Measuring Foreign Activities." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-055, November 1993. (Revised May 1995.)
- 01 Jan 1978
- Conference Presentation
United States Aid and Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
- Profile
Ruth Cenat
Ruth Cenat (MBA 2015) has a new-found interest in economic development, especially in her native Haiti, and plans to make a difference as a philanthropist. View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services
- 1999
- Chapter
The Global Financial System Project
By: Robert C. Merton and Peter Tufano
Keywords: International Finance; Globalized Markets and Industries; Projects; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Peter Tufano. "The Global Financial System Project." In The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School, 1980-1995, edited by T. K. McCraw and J. L. Cruikshank. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- Career Coach
Anne Marie Checcone
navigating professional transitions, which include a switch from strategy consulting to product management, attaining high-impact and substantive fractional product management roles that balanced the demands of family and career, and a successful View Details
- January 1994 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Dell Computer Corporation
By: Peter Tufano
Tina Chen, chief investment officer of a large insurance company, hears accusations by a Kidder Peabody equity research analyst that Dell Computer Corp. might be improperly accounting for what he suspects are large foreign exchange losses resulting from speculation.... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Financial Instruments; Ethics; Financial Statements; Computer Industry; United States
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Dell Computer Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 294-051, January 1994. (Revised July 1994.)
- Article
Undisclosed Debt Sustainability
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
Over the past decade, non-Paris Club creditors, notably China, have become an important source of financing for low- and middle-income countries. In contrast with typical sovereign debt, these lending arrangements are not public, and other creditors have no information... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Undisclosed Debt Sustainability." AEA Papers and Proceedings 112 (May 2022): 521–525.
- 2018
- Working Paper
UK Competitiveness after Brexit
On June 23rd, 2016 52% of UK voters opted to put their country on the path to leave the European Union by March 29, 2019. This result was a surprise to many, and went against the advice of the vast majority of economic experts and business leaders. Two years later, and... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "UK Competitiveness after Brexit." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-029, September 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- July 2011 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Adoption of IFRS in Ethiopia
By: David F. Hawkins and Shani Senbetta
Ethiopia's decision to adopt IFRS. The motivation to adopt IFRS and the challenges to implement the decision. View Details
Hawkins, David F., and Shani Senbetta. "Adoption of IFRS in Ethiopia." Harvard Business School Case 112-010, July 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments
By: James K. Sebenius, Laurence A. Green and Eugene B. Kogan
Following a brief summary of Henry A. Kissinger’s career, this paper describes six of his most pivotal negotiations: the historic establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, the easing of geopolitical tension with the Soviet Union,... View Details
Keywords: Kissinger; Bargaining; Diplomacy; Multiparty Negotiations; Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Coercive Diplomacy; Negotiation; International Relations; Personal Development and Career; United States
Sebenius, James K., Laurence A. Green, and Eugene B. Kogan. "Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-040, November 2014. (Revised December 2016.)
- 2022
- Other Unpublished Work
Got 'Critical Minerals'? Hooray! But Be Careful
By: Louis T. Wells
When a country has “critical minerals,” certain issues require special attention in the country’s mining legislation or while negotiating contracts with potential mining investors. As well, to obtain maximum benefit the government should prepare for negotiations with... View Details
Wells, Louis T. "Got 'Critical Minerals'? Hooray! But Be Careful." Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 338, August 2022.