Indexing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2014
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Rethinking the Fashion Beat

wanted to. Still, it wasn’t until investors came calling that Amed realized that London-based BoF could be a business. In 2013, he took on backers that included industry powerhouses LVMH and Index Ventures, threw in some of his own money,... View Details

Keywords: Alyssa Giacobbe; fashion; Retail Trade

25 Jan 2012
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Is Tax Reform Viable?

million tax advantage. If the goal of a lower rate for capital gains was to compensate for inflation, wouldn’t it be easier simply to index the gain for inflation? LaMagna How about the argument that my type of income is better for the... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

20 Jul 2022
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Wired to be Inspired

KPMG, where they asked every employee to fill out an index card, which said, “Why do I come to work?” And they had to write it and put it on the wall. I discovered that organizations are becoming much more proactive in helping employees... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Mar 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

policy, the development of investment theory, and the emergence of new investment structures. The authors map these trends and profile the battle between low-cost index and exchange-traded funds, on the one hand, and the higher-fee hedge... View Details

01 Jun 1998
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Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library

of HBS. We are currently working to acquire business "Deal Books" from 1924 through 1984 from Lehman Brothers. These books offer a unique picture of the evolution of twentieth-century American business and industry. In the next five years we will View Details

01 Jun 2010
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Michael Depatie

was ranked number one in guest satisfaction for 2009 by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index (based on over 130,000 hotel customer surveys), beating competitors including the Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, and the Four Seasons. Michael Depatie... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality

26 Aug 2016
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Connecting with the Past

persuaded the Polish State Archives to allow them to index his family’s ancestral town. “Four months later, I went to Poland with a printout of our entire database of 40,000 record entries. The reaction of the archives’ director was one... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

professional goals, she did not realize what made the company so special until after she resigned. Only then did she comprehend what being a true leader involved. The Index Revolution: Why Investors Should Join It Now by Charles D. Ellis... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech

With the sequencing of the human genome running ahead of schedule (see sidebar), the American Stock Exchange's "BTK" biotech index registered an annual increase of 232 percent in February, prompting exuberant headlines ("Move Over,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

25 Aug 2010
News

Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations

magic-marker-striped index cards and toothpicks) to each sectionmate covertly before class, with instructions. When our French sectionmate was inevitably called upon, the tape recorder button was pushed and everyone waved the "flags" as... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2022
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December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

their experiences, a primer on ETFs, and Jack Brennan’s Leadership Principles. From the emergence of index funds to the success of exchange-traded funds, Inside Vanguard is a near-Shakespearian drama of individual human struggle and... View Details

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