Money Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2002
News

News in the News Biz

Professor Joseph Bower brought his expertise in management and economics to the newspaper trade in an article titled “News Is Strategic in the Newspaper Business,” which appeared in last fall's issue of Nieman Reports. “If the... View Details

09 Aug 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

Productivity Tips You Probably Haven't Considered Before

Source: rawpixel Hit a wall trying to increase your productivity? Recent research by Harvard Business School professors might help. The following articles address some basic questions: Should we deal with easy tasks first? Do employees know better than View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

receivables financing. Course Content and Educational Objectives The goal of Entrepreneurial Finance is to help managers make better investment and financing decisions in entrepreneurial settings. The course covers all stages of the... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

New Releases

trillions of dollars - without violating their religious beliefs. "Islamic finance is a significant element in the capital markets today, and it is becoming more relevant to Western capital users and institutional investors who are being asked to View Details

19 Jun 2017
News

How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe

where they take it out on her. They don't give her good housing, or they just ostracize her. I want there to be, more than anything else, a harmonious relationship between team management and the player. And so I'll go to a certain point.... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy

"Taiwan today is an exciting place to be in business," said Benjamin P.L. Feng (MBA 1975), managing director of All Asia Partners, a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei. At HBS this fall to attend his 25th Reunion, Feng took time... View Details

01 Aug 2014
News

Cross-Class Connection

Leadership and Innovation. “AJ did a phenomenal job of helping us see the connection between support of the HBS Fund and the priorities of the School,” explains Crisses, managing director at Insight Venture Partners in New York. “He spoke... View Details

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

contribution? As Ante writes, "ARD was the first professional venture firm that sought to raise money from nonfamily sources—primarily institutional investors such as insurance companies, educational organizations, and investment... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

01 Dec 2011
News

A Modest Tax Proposal

indefinite deferral under the current system. This proposal would raise revenues from corporate activities in jurisdictions with no orÂ low taxes, whileÂ encouraging American corporations toÂ repatriateÂ their foreign profits at reasonable rates. The View Details

Keywords: Robert C. Pozen; tax holidays

01 Jun 2023
News

Righting the Ship

When Ross Stuckey (PLDA 21, 2016) joined the headquarters of the NAVSEA Warfare Centers as their capital improvement program (CIP) manager in 2016, he was charged with leading divisional managers at each of... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Jun 2009
News

Bright Future for Green Business

any type is a thorny problem at every stage — innovation, funding, product development, and distribution. “Big companies are not particularly good at innovating, and incumbents are very good at protecting the status quo,” said Dave Prend (MBA ’84), View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Utilities

01 Feb 2001
News

Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde

as a means of moving tax-evading money across borders, I conducted a highly structured research project involving 550 business owners and managers in 12 countries. Later, when I came to the Brookings... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Government

01 Jun 1997
News

A Better Way to Go on Strike

teach the other side a lesson? Indeed, the American pilots could impose endless costs on the airline by simply refusing agreement and management could do the same to the pilots. Yet while the impasse continues, the fund would grow, making... View Details

Keywords: David Lax and Professor James K. Sebenius

01 Oct 2000
News

Laura Scher of Working Assets

Most of the money is taken from revenues generated by the Working Assets credit card, long-distance telephone, and Internet businesses, whose customers sign on for these services because they support the company's progressive stance and... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

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Pension and retirement funds

Where can I find information on pension plans and retirement funds? To find out more on individual pension funds or create a list: Pensions & Investments Research Center: Screen by asset owner or money manager, or... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Manuscript Collections

sent to a friend who owed him money—in this homemade account book from 1673 to 1693. The book, bound in rawhide and sewn with linen thread, chronicles the family’s activity in farming and household management as well as shoemaking. Jacob... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Kash Rangan

being that more money can then go to actual programs. So an organization might report, “We spend 6 percent on fundraising, whereas the industry average is 12 to 14 percent.” That’s typical, but beyond that, we don’t know how the other 94... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

03 Sep 2009
What Do You Think?

Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?

encourage employees in an acquired company to "preserve and internally disseminate the knowledge that made the smaller (acquired) company attractive to the larger one." Vladimir Pavelko expressed his support for such a bonus, saying that "It helps to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

"bonus" long-term policies that reward those who switch to healthy lifestyles. Insurers and providers will receive risk-adjusted payments, so the sick will become financially attractive enrollees and patients. With today's pricing—the same for the sick and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

businesses to some 200 investors in the audience. The goal of the event was simple: to get financing. "This is about money changing hands," Harvard Business School professor Myra M. Hart, forum co-chair, told the audience.... View Details