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  • 08 Jan 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

thinking really was a breakthrough, but it is what I call operational effectiveness. It is a "best practice," or something that every company should do. "Strategy" is a term I reserve for choices—things a company does... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
  • 16 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 16

values in circumstances where these are based on observable prices in liquid secondary markets but caution against expanding fair values to financial reporting more generally. We conclude that rather than... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • June 2021
  • Technical Note

SPAC Space

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2020, over half of all initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States were special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), blank-check companies that typically had two years to find a business to take public, usually through a reverse merger. Together, 248... View Details
Keywords: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies; SPACs; Mergers and Acquisitions; Going Public; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Strategy
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Placement - Doctoral

Business Economics, 2023 Placement: Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Economist Dissertation: How the Price System Works: Evidence from Supply Chains and Price Controls Advisors: Xavier Gabaix , Edward Glaeser , Andrei Shleifer , and... View Details
  • 11 Jun 2007
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities
  • 18 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas, April 18

trend is the use of online tools to improve physical asset utilization in many traditional off-line businesses. This article discusses the water industry as an example, and the organizational changes and levers relevant to extracting View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jul 2006
  • Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

reserves to "manage" reported earnings, the recategorization of investments to enable gains to be booked on the company's income statements, the reorganization of business structures to conceal business failures, the use of... View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
  • 03 Oct 2023
  • Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

wants. Now remember you're if you're at HBS you're doing plenty of math. For you Divinity School students, remember back to high school. Sorry. And you can raise, you can raise the value of a fraction by increasing the numerator or by... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

our findings. June 2025 Case That's Bananas! Art, Value and Our Capitalist way of Life By: Sophus A. Reinert and Rafael Di Tella 2025 Working Paper Public Displays of Alignment: Firm Speech in Autocratic Regimes By: Joris Mueller, Jaya Y.... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

charismatic but controversial cofounder of WeWork, who quit as CEO in 2019 after a bungled initial public offering amid questions about his business practices. “The market values the experience they have and rewards them in terms of high... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 17

allows bank depositors to remain "sleepy": they do not have to pay attention to transient fluctuations in the market value of bank assets. In contrast, shadow banks create money-like claims by giving their investors an early... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

original product is subsidized by the virgin raw material cost because the original product "feeds" the by-product process. The values of these two costs/subsidies determine which operating regime is optimal. These two costs... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Info Do Fire Sales Create Externalities? By: Sergey Chernenko & Adi Sunderam DEC 2018 How do cash policies affect stock returns? A mutual fund that uses its cash reserves to accommodate outflows will lower the volatility of its underlying... View Details
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Help - Alumni

among alumni. In keeping with the School’s statement of Community Values , Class Notes relies upon an environment of trust and mutual respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others; of free expression and inquiry; and with a... View Details
  • 18 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

  Working PapersOptimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt Authors:Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract Most models currently used to determine optimal foreign reserve holdings take the level of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 16

units for Zappos' employees, and a promise that Zappos could operate as an independent subsidiary-was on the table. Zappos' financial advisor, Morgan Stanley, estimated the future equity value of an IPO to be between $650 million and $905... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

revisited one of its long-standing talent practices. In their Airport Customer Service (ACS) division, there were two employee groups: ready reserves (part-time customer service representatives who worked more flexible hours dependent on... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation
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Loan Reduction - Entrepreneurship

reserve the right to restructure or discontinue the Program as necessary. ELIGIBILITY You may be eligible for one-time loan reduction based on your application if you: Are a second-year MBA student graduating in May 2025, and you are in... View Details

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
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    Terms of Use - Alumni

    keeping with the School’s statement of Community Values , Class Notes relies upon an environment of trust and mutual respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others; of free expression and inquiry; and with a commitment to... View Details