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Curriculum | MBA

Politics and Ethics in Unstable Times One HKS Elective Course Joint Degree Program Seminar taught by HBS faculty Summer Policy-related or international development-related summer internship (recommended) Year 2 Harvard Business School... View Details

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VCPE Database Comparison | Baker Library

example) Yes (CFRA Industry Overviews) Saved searches/screenings Yes Yes Yes Yes Custom Alerts Yes No Yes Yes Notes on screening variables Comprehensive financials and valuation info for portfolio companies. Extensive screening and View Details

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Domestic Students | MBA

banking institutions. Harvard University is committed to the highest standard of ethics and conduct, in all areas, including financial aid. Please review the Harvard University Student Loan Code of Conduct... View Details

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

Answer: Where can I find information on small and/or private companies? Industry ABI/ProQuest
Business Monitor International Industry Reports - Click "Browse" and in the "Industry and... View Details

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

and monitor the CEO, scrutinize the performance of the company's leadership team, oversee financial reporting and disclosure, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. The recent failures triggered... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

16 Jun 2003
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Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

Twenty years has provided time to judge the success or failure of Theodore Levitt's predictions of a global economy populated by standardized products and marketing approaches. For the colloquium, a number of Harvard Business School and... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

01 Dec 2010
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Iron Lady

OTEH: “Local and international investors need to understand that things have changed” in Nigeria. On the fiftieth anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, one key player who wants to see the oil-rich country truly fulfill its promise is... View Details

Keywords: Finance

24 Aug 2009
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SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

principles of this sort not only speak to high standards of conduct but also stretch the enterprise beyond its own formal boundaries to include the extended family of customers, suppliers, distributors, business partners, View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

23 Aug 2010
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The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

heart of good and wise leadership. In the following excerpt, Lawrence describes how various forms of globalization—classic trading, international sales, and transnational outsourcing—reveal examples of good, bad, and misguided leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

25 Mar 2014
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the investor's and the investee's countries, affects the asset allocation decisions of global mutual funds. We find that investors tend to underweight investees with greater accounting distance. Using the mandatory adoption of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Mar 2011
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http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-081.pdf Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice: The Case of Goodwill Impairment Authors:Francois Brochet and Kyle Welch Abstract We study the role of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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LaToya Marc

graduation, but two events changed her ambitions. First, between her junior and senior years of college, she had participated in the Summer Ventures in Management Program (SVMP) at HBS, which awakened a deep interest in Harvard. Then years later, while working for BofA... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Financial Services

21 Jul 2014
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Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?

to $1 million, which are often extended to small firms, have shown declines through the first half of 2013, and are down about 21 percent since the financial crisis. It is important to outline some caveats on this data. First, data from... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Manufacturing

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IFC: LA/Hollywood

covering the Cable, Online Video, Tech and Broadcasting sectors. Financial Times The Financial Times is one of the leading international business dailies. Harvard affiliates... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 1

the primary objective for financial reporting standards will result in a GAAP that is unlikely to adequately serve stakeholders' needs. The theory allows us to compare and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Merit-Based Admissions, Need-Based Aid | MBA

Merit-Based Admissions, Need-Based Aid Every student admitted to Harvard Business School demonstrates a unique ability to become a leader who will make a difference in the world. While admission is based on merit, financial aid is awarded... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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Charlie Williams (MBA 1939, DCS 1952)

many others go on to distinguished careers in financial services. Williams retired in 1986. When the Class of 1939 graduated from HBS, business and employment were still in a slump, salaries were at Depression levels, and war clouds were... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

01 Jun 2005
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Do You Speak Business?

matters). Thus, among its other ramifications, globalization is forcing companies to operate and conduct themselves according to certain international standards and expectations. This trend is inevitably... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

03 Nov 2003
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Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

misunderstand the health of the company that makes this wrong." Ruth Sager suggests that the current reactions to misleading financial reporting could potentially go too far. As she says, "Fashion... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807018 Goodyear and the Threat of Government Tire Grading Harvard Business School Case 707-494 In the spring of 1977, Goodyear CEO Charles J. Pilliod Jr. was looking at an View Details