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British Multinational Banking 1830-1990
By: Geoffrey Jones
This book provides the first modern history of British multinational banking. It analyses their emergence, growth and performance from their origins in the 1830s until the present day. It is based on a wide range of confidential banking records, which are placed in the... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development; Information Management; Performance; Great Britain; United Kingdom
Jones, Geoffrey. British Multinational Banking 1830-1990. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993.
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Corporate Strategy
Since the 1990s, the Balanced Scorecard system has cut a path in business as a more rigorous way to measure performance by quantifying what had been considered intangible assets, such as human capital, information, and culture. The system draws strength from four... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
Politicians, Minor analyzes whether risk preference is a good predictor of misconduct, using members of Congress as his subjects. He delved into the politicians’ financial records, determining what percentage of their portfolios was... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
Arjun Chopra
production systems on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for 10 of the top 20 Global financial institutions), managed over 200M hours of uptime in the public cloud and was recognized as one of AWS' top 22 partners world-wide. Arjun joined CTE when... View Details
- Portrait Project
Nikhita Raman
“Make room. We all fit,” Pak Endang, our school bus driver, instructed. My classmates and I stuffed into the windowless room where we hid for hours, too shocked to react. It was the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. I was in the... View Details
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Producer Price Index / Consumer Price Index
Financial Data for time series data for individual countries back to the 1800s, and further in some cases. Log in Anonymously. For frequent use, create an account for a personalized experience.... View Details
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Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) - Course Catalog
Financial Management of Smaller Firms (FMSF), 1452. Enrollment by application only: Students enrolled in FMSF will learn more about the application steps from faculty in fall. This course teaches specific practical skills that are... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
For Profit and Nonprofit
doing for the greater good?’ And I actually think that being a banker has given me a platform to be even more impactful from a social justice or from a philanthropic standpoint. “Because I've been fortunate enough to do well financially... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 21 Feb 2018
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide in the ground. With his extensive background in green businesses, finance, and turnarounds, it seems almost inevitable that Wiviott would help found a business like SFP. The firm... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
Allan W.B. Gray, MBA 1965
to his home country of South Africa and established Allan Gray Investment Counsel, a firm dedicated to meeting clients’ needs, including delivering superior returns through rigorous company research. While many financial institutions then... View Details
- 13 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success
lines of business, rejuvenate the founder's legacy, and put the enterprise on a new growth path. Entrepreneurs (typically family members) working outside the business but with family financial support can keep talented kin inside a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
An Economy Undermined
fact, stocks on average did not rise at all in the 1970s. Productivity grew more slowly in the ensuing thirty years than it had for any prolonged period since the 1800s. My class’s first decade out from HBS was marked by economic and View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
New MBA Admissions Director Gets an Interview
objective. “It was so different from any other classroom environment I’d encountered,” says Losee, who became the School’s new managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid in June. “Everyone in the room was fully engaged in the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
profits. In his first visit to HBS, Corzine spoke in January to a large Burden Hall audience about opportunities in, and the outlook for, the investment banking sector. He predicted good times ahead for the industry amid strong demand for its services as a View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 24 May 2018
- Blog Post
Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris
'see around the corner' to help them identify and meet the challenges ahead." To find these "win/wins," Norris invites board seekers to consider one key question: "What companies face challenges I have expertise in?" Many of these challenges will be familiar to any... View Details
- Profile
Lindsay Steinmetz
better public education, rather than a new technology, financial rewards or product. The best part of that realization though is that I have classmates choosing to be leaders in the other sectors to follow their genuine interests as well,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
The CEO and the Functions of Leadership
a number of categories that will prove important when considering the CEO’s role: Direction: A core function of leadership is setting the strategy for the organization, and setting specific financial goals that the organization will seek... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
financial system The state of trade Inequality and populism Migration Environmental degradation Failure of the rule of law The state of public health and general education The rise of state capitalism Radical movements, terrorism, and war... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Program Policies - HBS Online
learnings of the program. Some programs also have assignments that must be completed as part of your experience. Business Analytics , Economics for Managers , and Financial Accounting contain required quizzes, and an average score of 50%... View Details
Maggie L. Walker
that, though their savings were small, blacks could still create financial stability for themselves. The bank served not only as a depository of funds and a discount mortgage lender, particularly for women, but also as an employer of a... View Details
Keywords: Finance