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01 Dec 1996
News

25th Annual African-American Student Union Career/Alumni Conference

tremendous resource to the next generation of leaders." Conference chair Sara Crutchfield (HBS '97) views the conference as a "homecoming" for African-American graduates and a chance to strengthen bonds between students and alumni. "One... View Details

January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
Background Note

Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings: Scales and Process

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner

Describes Standard & Poor's sovereign credit ratings scales and the credit rating process. In particular, describes the role and function of the rating committee and the analytical categories considered in arriving at a final sovereign credit rating. View Details

Keywords: Financial Markets; Credit; Bonds; Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Measurement and Metrics; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Services Industry

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26 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 26

persists as the biggest threat to private minority shareholders in these firms. Book: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2217627 Working Papers Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market By: Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner?

celebrate us in this way. It was an indication of the type of support network there is at HBS. It took almost no time at all for our section to form very deep bonds that I know will last a lifetime. We went from acquaintances to being a... View Details

Profile

Gopesh Mittal

“had no idea” how a class of nine hundred people would be effectively structured. “But you develop close bonds with each of your colleagues, you recognize each of them for their uniqueness. Everyone has an interesting story about how they... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Expanding Horizons

School’s field-based learning efforts, benefiting both India and HBS. “Today, the School is more international in orientation,” he says, “and the curriculum reflects the reality of global business.” Nishant intends to remain engaged with the School, and he hopes to... View Details

11 Apr 2020
News

Reading Together, Apart

as a quasi babysitting service, enabling grandparents to bond with their grandchildren while parents take breaks to shower or make an important call. Another is that kids are using the app for virtual playdates. They can play tic-tac-toe... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

more donors than the entire Democratic or Republican party nationwide. Almost half of Obama's unprecedented $639 million in funds raised from individuals came from small donors giving $300 or less. Like any great brand, Obama has built up a View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

09 Oct 2015
Blog Post

3 Myths About HBS

support you in everything. I know that if I ever need something, I can pick up the phone to any one of them, and they will be there for me. The bond that is created through the shared experience is so special, and unlike anything I could... View Details

15 Feb 2017
Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

risk, no competitors, and no political uncertainty around election outcomes, regime change, or expropriation. Historically, all of these factors have been favorable in the United States and that’s why the municipal bond market is so... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction

21 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores

neighborhoods. “It’s almost like a social movement,” says Raffaelli, who says indie bookstores are “anchors of authenticity in an ever-increasing digital and disconnected world.” The notion goes beyond a bond with customers to include... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation

08 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

Even before the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown in Japan, many parts of Asia had already begun investing in "green" energy. But the disaster has certainly upped the urgency of the discussions. “It's driven a lot of people to have a bit of a... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities

25 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

should keep in mind that they may bond more with employees if they clarify that it’s acceptable for workers to express themselves, even when they feel frustrated or discontent. After all, verbalizing those emotions is often discouraged at... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

http://www.people.hbs.edu/mbaker/cv/papers/bcfsurvey2v20.pdf Comovement and Predictability Relationships Between Bonds and the Cross-Section of Stocks Authors:Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication:Review of Asset Pricing Studies... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

Michael Milken: The Junk Bond King Michael Milken, an investment banker who dominated the junk bond market in the 1980s, was sentenced to jail in 1990 after pleading guilty to a number of securities and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Nov 2020
Blog Post

12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition

William Irvine, to name a few) Podcast suggestions (Invest like the Best is now a personal favorite) Random videos or articles that piqued our interest on that given day (a whole thread on Step Chickens and the Rise of TikTok ‘Cults’) The team also got creative about... View Details

25 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People

would choose only participants who don’t know each other, but that would be nearly impossible in some industries. Plus, deep relationships provide their own benefits, just not if you want to learn new skills. “Leaders must strike a balance between forming close View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

29 Jun 2016
News

Women of Wall Street Tell Their Story

subservient to the needs of the story. “I saw Wolf of Wall Street,” says coproducer Linda Zwack Munger (MBA 1982), a former senior vice president in Lehman Brothers’ mortgage bond department. “It’s so unrealistic.” In addition to not... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; photography by Chris Taggart; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

13 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt

sector's tilt toward short-term financing was merely the industry responding to a lack of available government debt instruments, such as short-term risk-free Treasuries, that were much in demand by investors during the global savings glut. So investors purchased... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services

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Global Climate Change

vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border-top:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black">Data: Green Bond / Carbon Offsets /... View Details

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