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  • January 2007 (Revised January 2008)
  • Case

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: The "Talk to Chuck" Advertising Campaign

By: John A. Quelch
Schwab management is evaluating the success of the recently launched "Talk to Chuck" advertising campaign. This campaign aims to differentiate Schwab in the cluttered financial services marketplace. Test market results facilitate discussion of advertising objectives,... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Communication Strategy; Brands and Branding; Media; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry
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  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

3-Minute Briefing: Qiao Ma (MBA 2010)

life): “Observation, not prediction.” As a predictor, you have a view and look for evidence to support it. As an observer, I try to forget what I believed yesterday and look at today’s events with a fresh set of eyes. The Asian markets... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; stock market; investment; finance; Australia; China; Asia; strategy; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

    Charlotte L. Robertson

    Charlotte Robertson is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches BGIE in the MBA required curriculum.

    Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial... View Details

    • May 2017
    • Supplement

    Betfair (B)

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, John Heilbron and Neil Campbell
    Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model. View Details
    Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Business Model; Betting; Leisure Industry; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Diversification; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Europe
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    • Article

    Are Private Equity Investors Looking for Control in Latin America?: Evidence from Twenty-five Countries from 2001 to 2008

    By: Roberto Charvel
    This article reviews how private equity investments approach controlling stakes in their portfolio companies through Latin America. View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Control Rights; Entrepreneurial Finance; Emerging Market; Business Ventures; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Financial Services Industry; Latin America
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    • Article

    What are the Industries Attracting Private Equity Investments in Latin America?: Evidence from Twenty-five Countries from 2001 to 2008

    By: Roberto Charvel
    This article shows what are the industries attracting private equity investments in Latin America over time. View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurial Finance; Alternative Assets; Emerging Market; Business Ventures; Economics; Finance; Financial Services Industry; Latin America
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    • June 2017
    • Teaching Note

    Qalaa Holdings and the Egyptian Refining Company

    By: Victoria Ivashina and Jeffrey Boyar
    Teaching Note for HBS No. 217-011 View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity; Infrastructure; Emerging Markets; Africa; Structuring And Financing Large Projects; Financial Services Industry; Egypt
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    • March 1995 (Revised November 1995)
    • Supplement

    Dividend Policy at FPL Group, Inc. (B)

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Craig F Schreiber
    FPL's dividend policy and the reaction of the financial markets are examined. View Details
    Keywords: Earnings Management; Stocks; Financial Markets
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      Olivia S. Kim

      Olivia Kim is an assistant professor of business administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches the Entrepreneurial Management course in the MBA required curriculum.

      Professor Kim's research examines how firms... View Details

      • October 2010 (Revised June 2014)
      • Case

      Volkswagen do Brasil: Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
      A new management team at VW do Brazil develops and deploys a strategy map and Balanced Scorecard to accomplish a turnaround and cultural change after eight consecutive years of financial losses and market share declines. The team uses the strategy map to align... View Details
      Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Management Teams; Leadership; Balanced Scorecard; Strategic Planning; Balance and Stability; Motivation and Incentives; Communication Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Brazil; Germany
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        Jonas Heese

        Jonas Heese is a Professor of Business Administration in the Accounting & Management (A&M) Unit at Harvard Business School.He serves as a course head of Financial Reporting and Control in the MBA core curriculum and teaches The Anatomy of... View Details

        • 28 Sep 2015
        • Research & Ideas

        Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

        In many emerging economies, the need to give people in poverty better access to financial services seems obvious. The mobile phone is a perfect vehicle, given their widespread adoption, even among the View Details
        Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Financial Services
        • 21 Jan 2021
        • News

        Companies tap management gurus to tackle ‘unknowns’

        • April 2002 (Revised September 2002)
        • Background Note

        Capital Controls

        By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Laura Alfaro
        Only in the waning years of the 20th century did international financial markets begin to enjoy the freedom from government regulation that they had experienced before the first world war. By 2002, international capital markets had grown to be enormous--$1.2 trillion... View Details
        Keywords: History; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Change Management; Cost vs Benefits; Governance Controls; Governance Compliance; Emerging Markets; Financial Markets; Network Effects; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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        • 2019
        • Working Paper

        Do Banks Have an Edge?

        By: Juliane Begenau and Erik Stafford
        Overall, no! We show that the level and time series variation in cash flows for most bank activities are well matched by capital market portfolios with similar interest rate and credit risk to what banks report to hold. Ignoring operating expenses, bank loans earn high... View Details
        Keywords: Banks; Market Efficiency; Bank Capital; Bank Debt; CAPM; Banking; Bank Deposits; Bank Funding Advantage; Leverage; Maturity Transformation; Replicating Portfolio; Efficiency; Banks and Banking; Capital Markets; Performance Evaluation; Performance Efficiency; Banking Industry; United States
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        • June 2023
        • Case

        Launching Egypt’s First Digital Banking Platform: QNB Bebasata

        By: Mark Egan, Billy Chan and Ahmed Dahawy
        The leadership team at QNB Alahli, Egypt's second biggest private bank, looked back on their efforts to create a brand-new, fully digital banking platform since 2019. A digital-only banking service was unprecedented in Egypt, a country where over 90% of financial... View Details
        Keywords: Digital Transformation; Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Competitive Strategy; Business Model; Product Launch; Finance; Banking Industry; Egypt
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        • August 2019
        • Case

        ClearScore, 2018

        By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
        In October 2017, Experian, one of the “Big Three” consumer credit reporting agencies in the United Kingdom made an offer to acquire ClearScore for a total consideration of £293 million. Founded by Justin Basini, Dan Cobley, and Nigel Morris in 2014, ClearScore was the... View Details
        Keywords: Fintech; Financial Services; Credit Card; Credit Scores; Startup; Start-up; Startup Financing; Startup Marketing; ＂Marketing Analytics＂; Regulation; Lending; Television Advertising; Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Mindset; Entrepreneurial Ventures; Entrepreneurs; Global Business; Rapid Growth Stage; Risk; Net Present Value; Testing; Testing Strategy; Geographies; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Finance; Strategy; Credit; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Expansion; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom; South Africa
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        • February 2013
        • Article

        Institutions and Venture Capital

        By: Josh Lerner and Joacim Tag
        We survey the literature on venture capital and institutions and present a case study comparing the development of the venture capital market in the United States and Sweden. Our literature survey underscores that the legal environment, financial market development,... View Details
        Keywords: Venture Capital; Organizations; Taxation; Entrepreneurship; Financial Markets; United States; Sweden
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        • Article

        How Big are the Private Equity Transactions in Latin America?: Evidence from Twenty-five Countries from 2001 to 2008

        By: Roberto Charvel
        This article shows evidence on private equity transaction size and firm value size in 25 Latin American countries. View Details
        Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Alternative Assets; Latin America; Emerging Market; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Ventures; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Latin America
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        • December 2006 (Revised March 2008)
        • Case

        Prosper Marketplace, Inc.

        By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
        Describes a set of financial and strategic decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish to invest in such... View Details
        Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Financial Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry
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