Global Banks - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

highly attractive host economy over the following decade. There are major acquisition opportunities in, for example, the fragmented U.S. banking sector, and the probable further weakening of the dollar over the medium term will make U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2010
News

Additional alumni books for your consideration.

Resisting the impulse for drastic change, Bhidé offers a blueprint for correcting the historic misalignment between the numbers-driven financial sector and the innovation-driven “real economy.” He advocates tough, straightforward limits on the activities of commercial... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

27 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 27

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=972044 Corporate Governance at the World Bank and the Dilemma of Global Governance Authors:Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker Publication:The World View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Why Brexit is a Big Deal

multinationals may relocate their headquarters to stay within the EU. The global attractiveness of British higher education will take a hit. But the city of London will remain an important global financial... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

teaching about the management of social-purpose organizations and business involvement in the social sector. In June 2001, HBS globalized its efforts in this area by organizing the Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN) in Latin... View Details

15 Nov 2016
First Look

November 15, 2016

Fall 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Global Talent Flows By: Kerr, William R., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and Çağlar Özden Abstract—The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?

Harvard Business School faculty offer their views: Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Geoff Jones, who researches the evolution, impact, and responsibility of global business and has authored numerous books on these topics,... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini

01 Jun 2012
News

Kiwi Star

Because he wanted to work with a global company, Whineray enrolled at HBS (and played for its nascent rugby club). It was at the School that Whineray said he “had an awakening” and became aware of “trade and business in other parts of the... View Details

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Corporate Reports Collection | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details

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John Clayton

John Clayton speaks French, Italian, Chinese, and Spanish, and his resume looks less like a CV than an atlas: He has studied in Bologna, Italy, and Shanghai, China, and worked on the sustainable-development portfolio of the World Bank on... View Details

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Sustainability in VCPE & Investing

This is a part of Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide. Background Readings Private Equity and Venture Capital’s Role in Catalyzing Sustainable Investment A paper from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

Advancing China’s Impact Investing Ecosystem

decades, $3.4 trillion of wealth in China will pass to a new generation of high-net-worth families, many of whom want to do well by doing good. “At the conference we saw many young social entrepreneurs who, instead of taking high-paying investment View Details

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Contemporary Corporate Archives | Baker Library

the records of innovative companies and leaders who have shaped the world economy. The contemporary corporate archives prioritize the records of groundbreaking companies and businesspeople considered essential to the development of the View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Averting Crisis

A decade ago, the global economy nearly collapsed entirely, bringing down with it some of the biggest banks and the livelihoods of countless individuals in lost jobs, savings, and homes. When the next... View Details

July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
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Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia

On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalized Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom

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08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

Cap and trade has become an increasingly popular mechanism used by governments to induce green behavior among corporate polluters, with news emerging almost daily. Just recently New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

Moreover, we use the Global Settlement as an exogenous shock, which limited outside opportunities and therefore exacerbated career concerns, and show that this forecast pattern is more pronounced after the Settlement. Both analysts and... View Details

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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

01 Sep 2004
News

Promise & Perils

making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: China has emerged as an economic force of major View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Mar 2018
First Look

March 13, 2018

multidivisional enterprises that have diversified into related product lines. The present book aims to fill in this gap in the literature by adopting a coherent approach to this elusive subject. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54158... View Details