Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (508) Arrow Down

Show Results For

← Page 4 of 508 Results →

    Wenxin Du

    Wenxin Du is a Professor of Finance and the Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management at the Harvard Business School. She studies global currency and fixed income markets, central banking, financial... View Details

    • September 2003
    • Case

    Upromise 2002

    By: William A. Sahlman
    Describes a set of decisions confronting the senior management of a company that has established a loyalty rewards program allocating cash to tax-advantaged college savings accounts for participants. The company has recruited a new CEO and needs to raise additional... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Management Teams; Capital; Internet and the Web; Decisions
    Related
    • 28 May 2020
    • Blog Post

    How to Fit in at HBS

    finance at an LA-based startup before coming to HBS. Yet the superficial nature of those introductions drastically changed after meeting my section (Section J). Shortly after the start of the fall semester, I was invited to deliver the... View Details
    • 29 Aug 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

    spent several years unlocking the power of school ties, studying how these social connections affect important decisions and, ultimately, help shape the economy. Their research shows that it's possible to make better stock picks simply by knowing whether two industry... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
    • 15 Jun 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Slack Time and Innovation

    Keywords: by Ajay Agrawal, Christian Catalini, Avi Goldfarb, and Hong Luo
    • October 2010 (Revised January 2012)
    • Background Note

    Book Publishing in 2010

    By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
    Legacy book publishers wrangled with ebook retailers over royalty rates, release strategy, and distribution rights as customer demand for cheaper ebooks eroded publishers' profitable print formats. E-readers like Kindle, as well as Apple's iPad that invigorated the... View Details
    Keywords: Price; Information Publishing; Books; Disruptive Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Publishing Industry
    Related
    • August 1985 (Revised January 1992)
    • Case

    Anderson Street

    By: William J. Poorvu
    A recent college graduate decides to buy a small multiple-unit building in Boston as a residence and an investment. He learns about finding and valuing properties, property management, construction, and mortgages. After some difficulty he finds a building in an area... View Details
    Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Property; Mortgages; Valuation; Construction; Real Estate Industry; Boston
    Related
    • 25 Apr 2018
    • Blog Post

    Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

    business, government, and nonprofit organizations, through which they will contribute significantly to the well-being of society. About Nanako Yano Nanako Yano grew up in Tokyo, Japan and attended Pomona College in California. After... View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
    • 03 Nov 2018
    • News

    Think Saving for Old Age Can’t Be Fun? Try Making It a Game

    • 30 Nov 2016
    • Blog Post

    Why I Didn’t Think I’d Get in to HBS

    Let’s face it, folks, when you’re an upper middle class white male from suburban New Jersey who worked at a bulge bracket bank following your college graduation, only speaks one language, has no patents to your name, and hasn’t even... View Details
    • 19 Apr 2018
    • Blog Post

    Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

    influence spanning business, government, and nonprofit organizations, through which they will contribute significantly to the well-being of society. About Nanako Yano Nanako Yano grew up in Tokyo, Japan and attended Pomona College in... View Details

      David Ager

      David Ager is a Senior Lecturer in Executive Education.  He engages CEOs, CHROs, and their teams to design and deliver customized executive development experiences for executive, senior and high potential leaders.  The companies hail from diverse sectors including... View Details

        Aticus Peterson

        Aticus Peterson (apeterson@hbs.edu) is a PhD candidate in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on how entrepreneurs and investors can... View Details

        • 2012
        • Article

        Friends with Money

        By: Christopher Parsons, J. Engelberg and P. Gao
        When banks and firms are connected through interpersonal linkages—such as their respective management having attended college or previously worked together—interest rates are markedly reduced, comparable with single shifts in credit ratings. These rate concessions do... View Details
        Keywords: Social and Collaborative Networks; Interest Rates; Banking Industry
        Related

          John F. Batter

          John Batter is a retired Litigation Partner in the Boston Office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP where his practice focussed on on the defense of public and private companies and their directors and management against breach of fiduciary duty claims and... View Details

          • October 2023 (Revised February 2024)
          • Case

          Bizongo and e-B2B in India

          By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Radhika Kak
          Bizongo, an Indian e-B2B platform was co-founded by three college graduates in 2015 with the goal of creating the "Alibaba of India" when the B2B e-commerce landscape was practically non-existent. The founders saw a significant opportunity in connecting mid-sized... View Details
          Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; E-commerce; Business Strategy; India
          Related

            Bharat N. Anand

            Bharat N. Anand is the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University, and the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

            Professor Anand is an expert in digital strategy, media and... View Details

            Keywords: broadcasting; entertainment; information; media; motion pictures; music; publishing industry; sports; television

              William R. Kerr

              William Kerr is the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Bill is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, co-director of Harvard’s Managing the Future of Work initiative, and faculty chair of the... View Details

              Keywords: communications; computer; consulting; high technology; information technology industry; management consulting; manufacturing; telecommunications; venture capital industry
              • 17 Sep 2008
              • Working Paper Summaries

              Secrets of the Academy: The Drivers of University Endowment Success

              Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar & Jialan Wang; Education
              • 12 Jul 2016
              • First Look

              July 12, 2016

              forecasts as an input into the government budgeting-making process would probably reduce official forecast errors for budget deficits. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51324 College Tuition, Public... View Details
              Keywords: Sean Silverthorne