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  • September 2013
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Do Short Sellers Front-Run Insider Sales?

By: Mozaffar N. Khan and Hai Lu
We study the behavior of short sellers as informed market participants and examine potential sources of their information. Using a newly available dataset with high-frequency short sales data, we find evidence of significant increases in short sales immediately prior... View Details
Keywords: Information; Consumer Behavior; Accounting; Financial Services Industry
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Khan, Mozaffar N., and Hai Lu. "Do Short Sellers Front-Run Insider Sales?" Accounting Review 88, no. 5 (September 2013): 1743–1768.
  • June 2014
  • Teaching Note

Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners

By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
Private equity firm XAF Partners had grown steadily over the last decade, establishing offices across Asia. At the end of their day-long partners' retreat, several firm partners discuss the challenges they face as "producing managers." These include collaboration and... View Details
Keywords: Management; Time Management; Development; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Financial Services Industry; China
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Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Robin Abrahams. "Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners ." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 414-060, June 2014.
  • February 2014
  • Teaching Note

Generator Hostels: The Way Out

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Lisa Strope
Teaching Note to Generator Hostels: The Way Out, HBS Case No. 213-069. View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Property; Financial Services Industry; European Union
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Retsinas, Nicolas P., and Lisa Strope. "Generator Hostels: The Way Out." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 214-060, February 2014.
  • 2013
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Effective Teamwork and Collaboration

By: Heidi K. Gardner
Book Abstract: The ability to attract, develop, and retain talent has become one of the biggest competitive issues for law firms. But although talent management is now recognized as a business issue of prime importance, law firms often lack the experience, vision, and... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Legal Services Industry
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Gardner, Heidi K. "Effective Teamwork and Collaboration." In Managing Talent for Success: Talent Development in Law Firms, edited by R. Normand-Hochman, 145–159. London, UK: Globe Business Publishing, 2013.
  • May 2013
  • Teaching Plan

High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital

By: Clayton Rose and David Lane
Late in 2010, Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan and his team considered whether or not to issue contingent capital, which Swiss regulators would require by 2019. They faced a number of substantial issues, including: Would contingent capital actually work as conceptualized... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Capital Markets; Financial Crisis; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; International Finance; Financial Liquidity; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland
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Rose, Clayton, and David Lane. "High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 313-048, May 2013.
  • November 1993 (Revised March 1994)
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Sierra On-Line (B): An Analyst's Perspective

David Farina, an analyst for William Blair and Co., has just completed a draft of a research report on Sierra On-Line, a fast growing software developer. Sierra is a tough company to analyze, and David is pondering whether to modify this draft or submit it for... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Software; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Financial Services Industry
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Wilson, G. Peter, and David Farina. "Sierra On-Line (B): An Analyst's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 194-049, November 1993. (Revised March 1994.)
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Does the Law and Finance Hypothesis Pass the Test of History?

By: Aldo Musacchio and John D. Turner
For the body of work known as the law and finance literature, the development of financial markets and the concentration of ownership across countries is to a large extent the consequence of the legal system nations created or inherited decades or hundreds of years... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Business History; Financial Markets; Financial History; Business and Shareholder Relations; Law; Financial Services Industry; United States; United Kingdom; Brazil
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Musacchio, Aldo, and John D. Turner. "Does the Law and Finance Hypothesis Pass the Test of History?" Special Issue on Law and Finance: A Business History Perspective. Business History 55, no. 4 (June 2013): 524–542.
  • June 1993 (Revised May 1995)
  • Teaching Note

Roosevelt Financial Group, Inc. TN

By: Mary E. Barth and Krishna G. Palepu
Keywords: Finance; Financial Services Industry
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Barth, Mary E., and Krishna G. Palepu. "Roosevelt Financial Group, Inc. TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 193-179, June 1993. (Revised May 1995.)
  • November 2012 (Revised October 2013)
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Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (C)

By: Linda A. Hill and Dana Teppert
Robert van Brugge, CEO of Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, has recently appointed a new Director of Asian Research to lead the firm's Hong Kong office. Van Brugge wonders what advice he should give the new Director as the firm continues to... View Details
Keywords: Collaboration; Organizational Design; Talent Management; Leadership; Finance; Globalization; Organizational Culture; Financial Services Industry; Hong Kong
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Hill, Linda A., and Dana Teppert. "Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 413-085, November 2012. (Revised October 2013.)
  • September 2012 (Revised January 2013)
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Martin Smith: July 2012

By: Josh Lerner and Felda Hardymon
Martin Smith, a recently hired general partner at a Brazil-based venture capital firm, must decide among three deal opportunities. Each has different strengths (management, market, and technology) but each has its own weaknesses as well. He must also consider each deal... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Deal Choice; Venture Capital; Investments; Career Management; Management Teams; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost vs Benefits; Personal Development and Career; Financial Services Industry; Brazil
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Lerner, Josh, and Felda Hardymon. "Martin Smith: July 2012." Harvard Business School Case 813-067, September 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
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Benchmarking Against the Performance of High Profile 'Scandal' Firms

By: Emre Karaoglu, Tatiana Sandino and Randy Beatty
In recent years, several high profile firms engaged in accounting fraud that resulted in severe investor losses and erosion of trust in the capital markets. We examine high profile accounting "scandals" prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unlike most... View Details
Keywords: Earnings Management; Ethics; Executive Compensation; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Karaoglu, Emre, Tatiana Sandino, and Randy Beatty. "Benchmarking Against the Performance of High Profile 'Scandal' Firms." American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Paper, July 2006.
  • May 2012
  • Technical Note

Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing

By: Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
Social Impact Investment is a rapidly expanding field, but terminology in the field is poorly defined and imprecise. This note suggests frameworks that help to clarify important dimensions of SII projects, distinguishing and clarifying key differences in approaches to... View Details
Keywords: Development Stage Enterprises; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Instruments; Performance Measurement; Balanced Scorecard; Investment Funds; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Research; Framework; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
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Leonard, Herman B. "Dutch". "Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing." Harvard Business School Technical Note 312-091, May 2012.
  • 2012
  • Working Paper

How Short-Termism Invites Corruption—And What to Do About It

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Researchers and business leaders have long decried short-termism: the excessive focus of executives of publicly traded companies-along with fund managers and other investors-on short-term results. The central concern is that short-termism discourages long-term... View Details

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Public Ownership; Performance Expectations; Economy; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Trust; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Salter, Malcolm S. "How Short-Termism Invites Corruption—And What to Do About It." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-094, April 2012.
  • April 2008
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Campbell and Bailyn's Boston Office: Managing the Reorganization

By: Anne Donnellon and Dun Gifford Jr
Ken Winston, the regional sales manager at a securities brokerage firm, has reorganized his generalist salespeople into Key Account Teams (KAT) to increase sales of specialized, higher-margin fixed income products. Winston is also implementing a new corporate... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Fixed Costs; Group Dynamics; Human Resource Management; Compensation; Matrix Organization; Sales; Leading Teams; Management; Leadership; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits; Financial Services Industry; Boston
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Donnellon, Anne, and Dun Gifford Jr. "Campbell and Bailyn's Boston Office: Managing the Reorganization." Harvard Business School Brief Case 082-182, April 2008.
  • February 2012 (Revised December 2012)
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Sino-Forest (B)

By: David F. Hawkins
Excerpts from a hedge fund's report accusing a Chinese bond company of using fraudulent financial statements. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Crime and Corruption; Accounting Audits; Business Earnings; Financial Services Industry; China
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Hawkins, David F. "Sino-Forest (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-066, February 2012. (Revised December 2012.)
  • January 2012 (Revised February 2013)
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Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s Entry into the Retirement Market (TN)

By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and Timothy Gray
Keywords: Retirement; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry
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Cohen, Lauren, Christopher Malloy, and Timothy Gray. "Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s Entry into the Retirement Market (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 212-069, January 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
  • November 2011 (Revised January 2012)
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Google+

By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Keywords: Web Services Industry
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Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Google+." Harvard Business School Case 512-032, November 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
  • February 1992 (Revised October 1996)
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CUC International, Inc. (A)

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy
The case series examines the role of financial reporting and corporate finance policies as vehicles for communication between managers and outside investors. This case describes management's concern that the company's stock is undervalued because analysts viewed the... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Stocks; Financial Management; Decisions; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Management Style; Management Practices and Processes; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value; Financial Services Industry
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Palepu, Krishna G., and Paul M. Healy. "CUC International, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 192-099, February 1992. (Revised October 1996.)
  • June 2011
  • Teaching Note

PatientsLikeMe: An Online Community of Patients (TN)

By: Sunil Gupta and Jason Riis
Teaching Note for 511093. View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Social and Collaborative Networks; Health Disorders; Growth and Development; Product Launch; Web Services Industry
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Gupta, Sunil, and Jason Riis. "PatientsLikeMe: An Online Community of Patients (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 511-138, June 2011.
  • June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
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Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)

By: Robert C. Pozen and Steven Vickers
Vanguard Group management, led by CEO John Brennan, was considering whether to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2000. ETFs, first created in the early 1990s, combined aspects of traditional mutual funds and closed-end funds. The US ETF industry had reached... View Details
Keywords: Investment Funds; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Market Entry and Exit; Network Effects; Profit; Business and Shareholder Relations; Product Launch; Asset Management; Distribution Channels; Ownership; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Pozen, Robert C., and Steven Vickers. "Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-134, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
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