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January 1998 (Revised September 2000)
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Neiman Marcus (A)

The management of Neiman Marcus, a highly successful luxury goods retailer, is considering ways to grow the business and continue to return in excess of 15% on capital. Among the options on the table is a jewelry store concept called The Galleries. View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Investment; Investment Return; Operations; Luxury; Retail Industry

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15 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This

If organizations want to help their employees keep up with the Joneses, turns out it’s better to keep the Joneses out of sight. So suggests an article in the Journal of Finance by Harvard Business School assistant professor John Beshears.... View Details

Keywords: Re: John Beshears; Financial Services

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

acknowledged both. While stabilizing the economy is a satisfying challenge, "the kind of public attention you get can be negative," he said. "I don't like my kids reading some of the stuff that's written about me But policy makers have to accept that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Dominic Mensah

will continue to be a resource. How have diverse perspectives in your section contributed to your understanding of business concepts, leadership, and/or problem-solving? I would borrow wisdom from my Finance professor: “IT'S NOT ONLY... View Details

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LINKS SITE CREDITS GEORGES F. DORIOT Introduction EDUCATION Early Years at HBS Educating Leaders INNOVATION & VC Wartime Innovation ARD DEC View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Charged Up

company opened a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Livonia, Michigan, thanks in large part to $249 million in financing from President Obama’s stimulus package, with a second plant coming online in Romulus, Michigan. “The... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; batteries; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2018
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Raising the Barrio

the road will run over the nearby railroad tracks. In its place, where some of the area’s most dangerous housing now stands, Rodríguez Larreta envisions a park for a community that has had almost no green space. His plan is also an expensive one—US$320 million, View Details

Keywords: April White

29 Jul 2013
News

Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers

greater impact through entrepreneurship. Bill Sahlman's Entrepreneurial Finance course helped me gain the self-awareness that maybe this was more of a personality fit than I thought." Cuffe owes another debt of gratitude to the School, as... View Details

Keywords: wine; wine making; wine importing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

19 Jul 2011
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Brightening the Future

notes. “Everything I learned at HBS — from marketing to strategy to finance to BGIE — is relevant in running a social business.” For MBAs who may be considering a mid-career leap to the social enterprise sector, Ayala has words of... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

12 Apr 2012
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HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups

agricultural product both domestically and abroad. northeastern us EIQ unifies public and private financing with a project-based approach to make more energy projects happen. EIQ's global, geo-coded solution brings together commercial and... View Details

Keywords: Bulletin Staff; Alumni New Venture Contest

01 Mar 2010
News

Slum for Sale

urbanization, resource scarcity, and the private financing of public infrastructure,” remarks Macomber. “When those three factors come together they alter conventional conceptions of ‘real estate’ and the built environment.” Dharavi... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

Alex Civetta

financing matters for innovators in the software, technology, professional services, and biotechnology industries. Since 2021 Alex has been named a Top Lawyer in Corporate Law by Boston Magazine; since 2022, Alex has been nationally... View Details

Keywords: Legal

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Shivika Bhasin Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Changing the way the world sees Africa

of Africa.com to both be a tremendous opportunity and a great responsibility,” she says. Clarke acquired the domain name when she was teaching corporate finance at Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa, and serving on the... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the landscape of agriculture in Nigeria

explains Nwuneli. AACE’s product line includes spices, spreads, sauces, and other foods grown in Nigeria. The company is one of two ventures managed by the couple’s investment firm, Sahel Capital. The other is the $100 million Fund for Agricultural View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor

experimentation while undertaking research and consultancies to influence policies on urbanization, disaster risk reduction, and social housing,” says Mehra. mHS pilots include modular shelters for homeless, bundling housing finance and... View Details

April 2011 (Revised January 2024)
Case

The Greek Crisis: Tragedy or Opportunity?

By: Dante Roscini, Jonathan Schlefer and Konstantinos Dimitriou

After its 2009-2010 fiscal crisis shook the euro, could the Greek government stabilize debt, avoid default, and stay on the euro? This case looks at the Greek social and political road to fiscal crisis; the economics of that crisis and efforts to recover from it; the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Financial Condition; Central Banking; Financial Markets; International Finance; Policy; Conflict Management; Cooperation; Public Administration Industry; Greece

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01 Dec 2010
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Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

Subjects related to globalization and finance top the list of courses added this year to the elective curriculum for second-year MBA students. Notably, seven of the twelve new offerings are half-courses that require only fifteen sessions... View Details

Keywords: curriculum

September 2009
Supplement

One South: Investing in Emerging Markets (B)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Justin Seth Ginsburgh

A United States private equity fund, The Saboput Group, must decide whether to invest in a new technology park development in Chennai, India. The B case provides the reader with due diligence observations, which reveal numerous potential problems with the investment.... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Private Equity; Investment; Foreign Direct Investment; Markets; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chennai; United States

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January 1997 (Revised March 1997)
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Note on Money and Monetary Policy

By: David A. Moss and Wyatt C. Wells

Offers a brief overview of economic thinking about the nature of money and about how the central bank can affect the economy through monetary policy. View Details

Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Government Administration; Policy; Central Banking; Money; Inflation and Deflation; Financial Crisis

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