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- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
settlement, all while requiring less computational power and using far less energy than many current blockchains. Dyer says they have also tested the first public stablecoin (a cryptocurrency that has its value pegged to a commodity or View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Zest to Invest
A young currency trader knocks politely on a conference room door at Kingdon Capital Management Corp. (KCMC), a Manhattan-based hedge fund. Her boss, KCMC's founder and president Mark Kingdon, invites her in with a friendly nod. "The... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Check Is in the Mail
kept by American merchants at a time when hard currency was often scarce. Period documents reveal a fascinating level of intimate detail in how a creditor’s reliability was assessed. “You start to get a real, not abstract, image of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
open markets and trade began to emerge across Latin America. In recent years, state-owned companies have been privatized, currencies stabilized, and inflation reduced. These changes have helped attract a fresh influx of foreign direct... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
Africa's aggregate wealth has been transferred to foreign bank accounts, according to the World Bank. In Africa and elsewhere, the movement of corrupt and tax-evading money drains hard currency reserves, reduces government revenues,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Club Flourishes in London
representing business, sports, academia, civil and military services, politics, and religious organizations, inspire thoughtful conversations. Recent forums on private equity and the Internet, along with debates on single currency and... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Faculty Books
Pill, and Ingrid Vogel (World Scientific Publishing Co.) Understanding the genesis of financial and currency crises, stock-market booms and busts, and social and labor unrest is crucial in making informed managerial decisions. These... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
international currencies with special drawing rights for development projects. “We named it for the Chinese woman warrior to signify the World Bank’s focus on gender issues.” One for all: “Last year, donor countries and the World Bank put... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
of fixed-income instruments, a variety of currency investments, and other kinds of commodity-like investments. People will be looking for portfolios that will get them through several years of market uncertainty. Are you already seeing... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
a missed opportunity. “Blockchain platforms are mini-economies written in code,” she explains. These digital systems are intended to help people carry out transactions and create value. And who better to help guide the implementation of a new digital View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
System for Growth by Christina Wallace (MBA 2010) and David Kidder Currency Most established companies face a key survival challenge. Operational efficiency and outdated bureaucracy are at war with new growth. Legacy companies are skilled... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
still thriving today. “Business strategy” and “corporate strategy” have gained extremely wide currency not only in the business press but in popular media as well. Numerous consulting firms specialize in strategy, and all business schools... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
they must do to reshape their businesses for the 21st century. The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business, by Thomas H. Davenport and John C. Beck, presents a revolutionary model for managing and measuring... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Feedback
bit of everything our community aspires to in creating business leaders who shape the world for the better. —Tanuj Deora (MBA 2006) via alumni.hbs.edu Byte-Testing Bitcoin Re: Crypto-currency While I like the idea of a currency not... View Details
Keywords: feedback
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
source of income in “coffee beans,” the in-app virtual currency that can be used to buy additional features. When the Shark Tank episode aired in January 2015, that model earned Coffee Meets Bagel the biggest offer from an investor in the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
everyone else," she said. Material goods are all well and good, she continued, but the value of "stuff" doesn't last. "What happens to it all?" she asked. "The real wealth is family. The true currency is love and friendship." Later that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
services do not export well. During the past twenty years our balance of payments deficit has expanded to 6 percent of our gross domestic product, putting our currency in peril because our low savings rate requires us to finance our... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
neurodiversity. Questions for managers to ask: How am I doing, and how can I do better? How are my people doing, and how might I help? How do I manage my team? And how can I have a greater impact? Unlocking the Customer Value Chain: How Decoupling Drives Consumer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
11 years later, with market penetration essentially complete, that number hovers around 6 million, with over $300 million in annual revenues. Afghanistan’s stability, however, is entering a particularly challenging time. GDP growth is falling, and its View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
debut in Target and Fresh Market stores. Kahawa 1893 is experimenting with using blockchain for transparency in the tipping process. It also is exploring whether cryptocurrency might allow for more efficient tipping in a cafe setting. The cost of transferring money... View Details