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- September 1988 (Revised November 1989)
- Case
Honeywell, Inc.: International Organization for Commercial Avionics (A)
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Honeywell, Inc.: International Organization for Commercial Avionics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-042, September 1988. (Revised November 1989.)
- 2003
- Working Paper
International Capital Flows When Investors Have Local Information
By: Joshua D. Coval
Coval, Joshua D. "International Capital Flows When Investors Have Local Information." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-026, November 2003.
- Research Summary
The Evolution of Corporate Structure, Internal Governance, and Leadership
My research documents the evolution of the internal governance of senior management in large US firms over a 20-year period and explores, via multiple methods, the causes and consequences of these changes. My findings suggest that... View Details
- March 2011 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna, Karol Misztal and Daniela Beyersdorfer
What are the major challenges to the continued growth of IFRS worldwide? Should countries be encouraged to pursue "full adoption" of IFRS or should each country determine its own IFRS "convergence" strategy? Given the limitations of governance and... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Emerging Markets; Financial Reporting; Global Strategy; Fair Value Accounting; Corporate Governance; Standards; Adoption; Growth and Development Strategy
Ramanna, Karthik, Karol Misztal, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-084, March 2011. (Revised March 2014.)
- April 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Jacob Kuipers
How do (and how should) governments design fiscal policies to compete in a globalized economy while meeting internal policy priorities including redistribution? In 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger repeatedly declared fiscal emergencies as California's state budget... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Economy; Globalization; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Taxation; Competition; California
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Jacob Kuipers. "California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition." Harvard Business School Case 710-038, April 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
- April 2002
- Article
Internal Capital Markets and Firm-Level Compensation Incentives for Division Managers
By: Julie Wulf
Do multidivisional firms structure compensation contracts for division managers to mitigate incentive problems in their internal capital markets? I find evidence that compensation and investment incentives are substitutes: firms providing a stronger link to firm... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Executive Compensation; Capital Budgeting; Motivation and Incentives; Profit; Decisions; Resource Allocation; Performance; Investment; Contracts
Wulf, Julie. "Internal Capital Markets and Firm-Level Compensation Incentives for Division Managers." Journal of Labor Economics 20, no. 2 (April 2002): S219–S262.
- 25 Mar 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages
- July 1998
- Article
International Overborrowing: A Decomposition of Credit and Currency Risks
By: Ronald I. McKinnon and Huw Pill
McKinnon, Ronald I., and Huw Pill. "International Overborrowing: A Decomposition of Credit and Currency Risks." World Development 26, no. 7 (July 1998): 1267–1282.
- 1996
- Chapter
Credible Liberalizations and International Capital Flows: The Overborrowing Syndrome
By: Ronald I. McKinnon and Huw Pill
McKinnon, Ronald I., and Huw Pill. "Credible Liberalizations and International Capital Flows: The Overborrowing Syndrome." Chap. 1 in Financial Deregulation and Integration in East Asia, edited by Takatoshi Ito and Anne O. Krueger, 7–42. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1996.
- March 1997
- Article
Internal Capital Markets and the Competition for Corporate Resources
By: Jeremy Stein
Stein, Jeremy. "Internal Capital Markets and the Competition for Corporate Resources." Journal of Finance 52, no. 1 (March 1997): 111–133.
- 1995
- Chapter
Securities Transaction Taxes: What about International Experiences Migrating Markets?
By: John Y. Campbell and Kenneth A. Froot
Keywords: Corporation Taxation; Interest Deductibility; Cost of Capital; Taxation; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Corporate Finance
Campbell, John Y., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Securities Transaction Taxes: What about International Experiences Migrating Markets?" Chap. 4 in Securities Transaction Taxes: False Hopes and Unintended Consequences, edited by Suzanne Hammond, 110–142. Chicago: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1995. (Reprinted in Inversión y Finanzas, 1996.)
- August 1972 (Revised September 2000)
- Background Note
Introduction to Accumulated Value, Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return
A simple, intuitive introduction to the usually-difficult topics of discounting and present value. While the mechanics of computing present value and internal rate of return are covered well, the emphasis is more about how to think about these concepts (for example,... View Details
Keywords: Accounting
Hammond, John S. "Introduction to Accumulated Value, Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return." Harvard Business School Background Note 173-003, August 1972. (Revised September 2000.)
- 1988
- Chapter
Explaining the Demand for Dollars: International Rates of Return, and the Expectations of Chartists and Fundamentalists
By: Jeffrey A. Frankel and Kenneth A. Froot
Keywords: Currencies; Exchange Rates; International Macroeconomics; Monetary Policy; Currency Controls; Fixed Exchange Rates; Floating Exchange Rates; Currency Bands; Currency Zones; Currency Areas; Rational Expectations; Currency Exchange Rate; Asset Pricing; Macroeconomics
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Explaining the Demand for Dollars: International Rates of Return, and the Expectations of Chartists and Fundamentalists." Chap. 2 in Macroeconomics, Agriculture, and Exchange Rates, edited by R. Chambers and P. Paarlberg, 25–80. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1988.
- January 2009
- Case
Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China
By: William C. Kirby, Michael Shih-ta Chen, Keith Chi-ho Wong and Tracy Manty
Huang Teng founded Xi'an International University (XAIU) as a private institute of higher education in 1992. Throughout its ensuing years, the school filled a niche and met the demand of students who did not test into one of China's public institutions. In 2008, it was... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Growth and Development Strategy; Private Ownership; Expansion; Education Industry; China
Kirby, William C., Michael Shih-ta Chen, Keith Chi-ho Wong, and Tracy Manty. "Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China." Harvard Business School Case 309-074, January 2009.
- May 1996 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
BAE Automated Systems (B): Implementing the Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System
By: Lynda M. Applegate, H. James Nelson, Ramiro Montealegre and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Describes the negotiations between the City of Denver officials, airlines, consulting companies, and BAE for the construction of a backup baggage system to enable the Denver International Airport (DIA) to open. When DIA finally opens in February 1995, 16 months behind... View Details
Keywords: Performance Effectiveness; Management Practices and Processes; Projects; Negotiation; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges; Air Transportation Industry; Construction Industry; Colorado
Applegate, Lynda M., H. James Nelson, Ramiro Montealegre, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "BAE Automated Systems (B): Implementing the Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System." Harvard Business School Case 396-312, May 1996. (Revised October 2001.)
- 15 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices
- November 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Supplement
Bridge International Academies in 2020: Battling Headwinds to Solve Africa's Education Problems
By: Caroline M. Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim
By 2020, Bridge International Academies and its "school in a box" model had achieved great scale. By leveraging digital technology and public-private partnerships, they had reached one million children across Africa and India through hundreds of schools. However, the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Africa; Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Bottom Of The Pyramid; Education In Africa; Scale; Partnerships; Education; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Health Pandemics; Problems and Challenges; Education Industry; Africa
Elkins, Caroline M., Tarun Khanna, and Joyce J. Kim. "Bridge International Academies in 2020: Battling Headwinds to Solve Africa's Education Problems." Harvard Business School Supplement 521-048, November 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- 1997
- Mimeo
International Competition and the Efficient Choice of Technology
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
- February 13, 2014
- Article
A Successful International Assignment Depends on These Factors
By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "A Successful International Assignment Depends on These Factors." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (February 13, 2014).