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- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
Missing Quarterly Analysts Forecasts (revised) Authors:Richard Mergenthaler, Shiva Rajgopal, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract We find that missing the quarterly analyst consensus earnings forecast is associated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
A. Arnaout Publication:Nature Biotechnology Abstract Advances in biotechnology have fueled the generation of unprecedented quantities of data across the life sciences. However, finding analysts who can address such "big data"... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
League Baseball, a summer analyst role with Goldman Sachs where she improved her quantitative skills, and most importantly, a position at Home Box Office (HBO) where she “found what makes me come alive: media and entertainment.” She... View Details
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Jackie Burgos
Major League Baseball; a summer analyst role with Goldman Sachs where she improved her quantitative skills; and most importantly, a position at Home Box Office (HBO), where she “found what makes me come alive: media and entertainment.”... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
economic development, and corporate governance in a rigorous, bottom-up approach employing analysts who integrate sustainability research into fundamental equity analysis. But what happens when an appealing investment opportunity also... View Details
- Web
Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) - Recruiting
what my next step would be, but I knew it was time for a change. As a financial analyst in investment banking, I realized that, while the job paid well, the hours and lifestyle left little room for joy or personal fulfillment. Going to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good as Our Word
to consider several key questions: Should KBRA enter this business, which despite the economic crisis is still dominated by the Big Three? Should it focus its business on a single sector such as structured products or attack multiple sectors? How could enough skilled... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business
a massive scale," he warned. "I don't think many of us think this is a very good system if this is a good way to handle it, to hand it over to trial lawyers. But that is apparently what we are going to do." The Restoring Confidence in American Business... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
Photo courtesy Geeta Aiyer Photo courtesy Geeta Aiyer In the early 1990s, Geeta Aiyer (MBA 1985) was an analyst and portfolio manager at the United States Trust Company of Boston. Among her investments was Albertsons, a rapidly expanding... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
prevalent for large diversified companies that operate in many different businesses. Financial analysts and investors may have an especially difficult time understanding what's going on in these companies, or may lack the industry... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?
to the point where analysts can “fingerprint” particular authors by the probability of how they use connecting words like “the,” “and,” and “that.” More recently, machine learning has moved into the realm of detecting emotion by examining... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
industry. As more firms go public, an industry is 'put on the map'; analysts begin to track these groups of firms and to compare their values, developing a marketplace for investors which, in turn, spurs the growth of the firms."... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 23 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience
expect from a former analyst at Google Malaysia—or from a student at HBS—but she says there are pockets of creatives in the MBA program. “My section mate is building her own zero waste fashion design startup,” Jo explains. “She has been a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Patch Work
solved those problems. Data analysts could identify those individuals in key districts most likely to respond and then call them during congressional working hours. An operator could offer to patch a voter through after providing some... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
electronic car company founded and led by Elon Musk. Wall Street analysts are wildly divided on the future growth prospects for this company, and analysts’ one year share price targets range from $160 to $500. The case explores in detail... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
Meanwhile, analysts were pushing for more international expansion, but efforts at building business in South Africa, Canada, and Australia had been slow, with only 16% of revenues coming from outside the UK in 2013, a figure little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
Sherwood came to HBS with the aim of being a securities analyst on Wall Street, but she graduated without a job offer. "I guess I picked the stodgiest firms to interview with, and Wall Street wasn't very open to women at the time," she... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 17 Jul 2020
- News
Support System
a B2B company that supplied bulk shea butter to brands and distributors. Akuete initially started down a different career path, having taken a job at JPMorgan Chase after business school. But when her mother became ill in 2015, Akuete left her job as an View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
the temp agency advised her to take a temporary job at Continental, just to get her foot in the door. She began as a temporary secretary. Having studied finance, this was not her ideal position, but she was at the company she loved. One day, a temporary financial View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- Web
Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills - Course Catalog
partner-based organization. In addition, many more also prepare to enter other careers where their roles will be more advisory than operational. In most cases, these students have no direct advising background whatsoever. For those who have worked as an View Details