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- 09 Mar 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Real Credit Cycles
- Research Summary
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Professor Ashraf's research applies insights from psychology, sociology, and economics to understand and affect behavior in development. Her current research interests fall into three broad categories: technology adoption, motivation and incentive design, and... View Details
Tomomichi Amano
Tomomichi Amano is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit at HBS. He teaches the Marketing course in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Amano draws on economic theories to understand novel mechanisms by which new... View Details
Professor Amano draws on economic theories to understand novel mechanisms by which new... View Details
Trang Nguyen
Trang Nguyen is a student at the Ph.D. Business Administration program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Trang is interested in research at the intersection of corporate governance... View Details
Trang is interested in research at the intersection of corporate governance... View Details
- March 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Background Note
Options and Put-Call Parity
By: Andre F. Perold and Wai Lee
Illustrates the payoff structure of various positions involving put and call options and the use of put-call parity in understanding the relationships among various positions. Examines the cases of insured equity, interest rate caps and floors, callable and extendable... View Details
Keywords: Stock Options
Perold, Andre F., and Wai Lee. "Options and Put-Call Parity." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-129, March 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
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Erin's research focuses on how organizations can and should respond to employee failures. She is interested in understanding the effects that organizational responses have on subsequent employee behavior, and how organizational policies can be designed to more... View Details
- 24 Jun 2022
- News
A Masterclass in Sustaining High Performance
- 2014
- Working Paper
Finance and Social Responsibility in the Informal Economy: Institutional Voids, Globalization and Microfinance Institutions
By: Hao Liang, Christopher Marquis and Sunny Li Sun
We examine the heterogeneous effects of globalization on the interest rate setting by microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world. We consider MFIs as a mechanism to overcome the institutional void of credit for small entrepreneurs in developing and emerging... View Details
Keywords: Institutional Voids; Microfinance Institutions; Economic Globalization; Social Globalization; Microfinance; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies
Liang, Hao, Christopher Marquis, and Sunny Li Sun. "Finance and Social Responsibility in the Informal Economy: Institutional Voids, Globalization and Microfinance Institutions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-029, October 2014.
- February 2004
- Case
Note on Human Behavior: Reason and Emotion
By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
Human beings are driven by reasons and emotions. On the one hand, as rational choice theorists assert, human beings are resourceful and evaluative as they strive to maximize their own interests. An individual's interests can converge or diverge from the interests of... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Emotions; Interests; Organizations; Organizational Design; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Nohria, Nitin, and Bridget Gurtler. "Note on Human Behavior: Reason and Emotion." Harvard Business School Case 404-104, February 2004.
- 2020
- Working Paper
How ESG Issues Become Financially Material to Corporations and Their Investors
By: George Serafeim
Management and disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have received substantial interest over the last decade. In this paper, we outline a framework of how ESG issues become financially material, affecting corporate profitability and valuation.... View Details
Keywords: Materiality; ESG; Pharmaceutical Companies; Business Ethics; Sustainability; Environment; Disclosure; Disclosure And Access; Regulation; Social Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Accountability; Resource Allocation; Finance; Accounting; Valuation
Freiberg, David, Jean Rogers, and George Serafeim. "How ESG Issues Become Financially Material to Corporations and Their Investors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-056, November 2019. (Revised November 2020.)
- 31 Oct 2014
- News
Business in the blood
- October 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
Compound: Lending on the Blockchain
By: Marco Di Maggio, George Gonzalez and Richard Dulude
This case critically examines Compound, an innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Focusing on Compound’s blockchain-based borrowing and lending protocol, the case explores its automated, intermediary-free system using Ethereum smart contracts. This system... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Disruptive Innovation; Borrowing and Debt; Financing and Loans; Organizational Design; Technological Innovation
Di Maggio, Marco, George Gonzalez, and Richard Dulude. "Compound: Lending on the Blockchain." Harvard Business School Case 224-041, October 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
- 16 May 2014
- Blog Post
Leveraging Big Data to Improve Recruiting
to understand the recruiting landscape at HBS and the types of opportunities that are of interest to our students. Organizations often look to our data to improve their recruiting strategy and job offer... View Details
- September–October 2023
- Article
What Does 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Mean to You?: A Guide to the Four Main Types
By: Lynn S. Paine
Business leaders are being urged to adopt a multistakeholder approach to governance in place of the shareholder-centered approach that has guided their work for several decades. But through hundreds of interviews with directors, executives, investors, governance... View Details
Keywords: Stakeholder Capitalism; Corporate Governance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Organizational Structure; Trust
Paine, Lynn S. "What Does 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Mean to You? A Guide to the Four Main Types." Harvard Business Review 101, no. 5 (September–October 2023): 108–119. (Reprinted in HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2025: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review 2025, Boston, Mass: Harvard Business Review Press, 2025, pp. 115-132.))
- 08 Dec 2014
- Blog Post
A New Way to Recruit
When I was a student at HBS, I spent a lot of time discussing my career with classmates who were interested in learning about my experiences working in venture capital, or as a summer intern at a start-up. HBS coffee chats are a great way... View Details
- 18 Mar 2022
- News
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Blurs Distinction between Memory and Myth
- March 2002 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Apple Stores
This case reveals the genesis of the Apple Stores, a revolutionary retail concept launched by Ron Johnson, Apple Computer's senior vice president of retail. In January 2002, Apple Computer was at the eve of one of the most stunning commercial successes ever known in... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Marketing Channels; Consumer Behavior; Innovation and Invention; Computer Industry; Retail Industry
Wathieu, Luc R., and Kevin Morris. "Apple Stores." Harvard Business School Case 502-063, March 2002. (Revised May 2010.)
- 17 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
2017 Harvard Startup Fair
Are you a startup looking for talent? For the seventh straight year, Harvard is hosting the Startup Career Fair to showcase innovative startups developing diverse new products and ideas. This Fair is a recruiting opportunity for startups to attract talented new hires... View Details
Keywords: All Industries