Exchange Traded Fund - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

spring 2020, the team moved the concept forward at the i-lab, a dynamic space in Batten Hall where undergraduate and graduate students from across Harvard gather to exchange ideas, attend programs and workshops, and collaborate with... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

4+2 = Sustained Business Success

one dimension or another—for instance, Dollar General lost its focus on the values in its culture and, as a result, recently had to restate its earnings. It's much easier to be a tumbler than it is to remain a winner. Our research found that less than 5 percent of all... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Lawrence Summers HKS Selected HBS Cases on Financial Stability Bidding for Finansbank By: David S. Scharfstein & Esel Çekin FEB 2016 | Harvard Business School Case 216-040 View Details Novantas and Deposit Funding at First Regional Bank... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

of change. The unprecedented flood of mergers and acquisitions, the advent of the global marketplace, the stock market's dizzying rise, and the capricious fortunes of technology-based companies have made financial services a fascinating View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Professionals in Heavily Regulated Industries Learn more about the broader macroeconomic and political landscape your organization operates in, so that you can develop business strategies that create and capture value. In Global Business, we learned about currencies,... View Details

05 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 5

513-044 From modest beginnings as a cashew trader in Nigeria, Olam, founded by Indian nationals in 1989, has grown into a leading global agricultural trading company, with annual revenues of $14 billion. The company recently has begun... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jun 2013
News

How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case

negotiating licensing and royalty agreements. One key move involved persuading TV Guide, in exchange for increased royalties from additional sales, to carry free ads for stores that would sell the game. Drawing on his trusted contacts in... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade

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Banking System - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Data Banking Sector Data Download Data Set in Excel Banking Sector Size The total assets of the banking sector, as a fraction of GDP, increased steadily between 1990 and 2008, before plateauing in recent years. Source: Flow of Funds The... View Details

12 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 12

Author:Sophus A. Reinert Publication:Harvard University Press, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?recid=31289 The Return Experience of Hedge Fund Investors Authors:Ilia... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is based on the notion that cash held in overseas locations is not instantly available to meet firms’ liquidity needs. We test this proposition and find evidence consistent with the notion... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

companies and other financial intermediaries, and hedge funds rated more highly as sources of risk. In addition, 40% of participants stated that pension funds would be at the center of a financial crisis... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Litov, Jessica A. Wachter, and Jeffrey Wurgler, “Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements” ( Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , October... View Details

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

power. For example, movie studios are probably more confident that a Tom Cruise movie will emerge as the winner of a competitive July 4 opening weekend than a movie with an unknown actor, and will adjust their release strategy accordingly. Q: What is the Hollywood... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Act Federal Trade Commission established Personal income tax reinstituted Influence: Low 20 1920 s 19 U.S. Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal and corporate tax rates cut Airmail service starts Influence: High 30 1930... View Details

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Norwegian investment fund for developing countries which has committed 60 percent of its portfolio to sub-Saharan Africa. Fynn asked the panelists why they’re investing and building businesses in Africa; why they believe companies,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

keeping your supply chain costs as low as possible. First, however, a little background on the nature of risk and how companies seek to deal with it. The Nature Of Risk Risks lurk along the entire length of supply chains, and are as diverse as political instability,... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

26 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

“Fitness is your hobby. Finance is your career.” - Words so false that they changed my life. Finance After graduating from Yale University, I joined the fast-paced world of Foreign Exchange (FX) at a large US-based investment bank in New... View Details

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Cotting House | About

graduate of Harvard College, Cotting served on the HBS Visiting Committee from 1943 to 1966. In addition to donating the funds to construct Cotting House, he established a permanent charitable trust—one of the largest in the history of... View Details

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

is a member of the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit. He has taught both the first year required course that gives the name to the Unit and the second year elective course Managing International Trade and... View Details

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

bring about the downsizing of 219 drivers' positions. Lagrange had to figure out how to get the RATP employees on board, particularly drivers and trade unions. How could he convince them of the necessity to automate Line 1? How could he... View Details