Publications

April 1979 (Revised October 1983)
Case

U.S. Securities Industry in 1979

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States

April 1991
Case

Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. (B)

By: Samuel L. Hayes III

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

February 1986 (Revised May 1986)
Case

PQ Corp.: Adjustable Tender Security

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Financial Instruments

September 2004
Supplement

Land Securities Group plc (CW)

March 1999 (Revised May 1999)
Case

Network Associates: Securing the Internet

By: Debora L. Spar

Follows one company's path through the uncharted terrain of government regulation and the Internet. In March 1998, Network Associates announced it would begin selling powerful encryption software from its Dutch subsidiary. Such a move looked to the U.S. government like... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States

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January 1994 (Revised August 1995)
Case

Boston Company, The: Securities Lending

By: Andre F. Perold and Kuljot Singh

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

September 2021 (Revised October 2022)
Supplement

Hester Pharmaceuticals (B): Securing Supply

By: Dante Roscini and John Masko

Supplements the (A) case. In late 2020, demand for Hester Pharmaceutical’s (Hester’s) breakthrough oncology drug Akrozumab was outstripping the company’s most optimistic projections. In order to increase manufacturing capacity and meet the demand, Hester was... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Cost vs Benefits; Trade; Supply Chain; Global Strategy; Buildings and Facilities; Operations; Health Care and Treatment; Demand and Consumers; Global Range; Globalized Markets and Industries; Pharmaceutical Industry; Italy; China; United States; Germany

Fast Answer

Foreign securities investment (portfolio flows)

Where can I find investments in stocks/bonds by foreigners in a country (portfolio flows)? Use the Treasury International Capital System from the U.S. Treasury Department. Portfolio Equity, Net Inflows are also available via the World Bank. View Details

22 Mar 2011
News

Why liberals should back Social Security reform

August 1991 (Revised June 1992)
Case

Nikko Securities Co. Ltd.

By: Andre F. Perold

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

February 1997 (Revised April 2001)
Teaching Note

Security Plus, Inc. TN

By: David F. Hawkins and Norman Bartczak

Teaching Note for (9-195-167). View Details

Keywords: Service Industry

March 23, 2006
Article

The Search for Security

By: Raymond Fisman and Eric D. Werker

Keywords: Safety

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31 Oct 2023
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

salaries and other fixed costs. Diagne’s work now focuses on crafting economic-recovery and emergency youth-jobs plans; working with the Health Ministry to set up a local vaccine manufacturing plant and securing vaccines for the country;... View Details

05 Aug 2010
News

Will the US be a global securities policeman?

July 1998 (Revised August 1998)
Case

Optimark: Launching a Virtual Securities Market

Bill Lupien's OptiMark Technologies, Inc., plans to launch a super-computer system in September, 1998 that he believes will release previously withheld liquidity to the securities market. While today's market matches those trades based on price and size, Lupien's... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Financial Markets; Product Launch; Financial Services Industry; United States

March 2002
Background Note

Understanding Securities Markets in the United States and Japan

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Provides a basic understanding of how securities markets work. View Details

Keywords: Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; Japan; United States

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