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Lauryn Hale

internship became a full-time job at American Express where she was placed on a new team that developed strategies for the company's latest offer, bank partner cards. Over the course of three years, Lauryn's team created strategies for... View Details

18 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 18, 2007

Working PapersHappiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Abstract We show that data on satisfaction with life from over 600,000 Europeans are... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Sep 2016
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The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

“My work is about making competitive businesses out of ‘lost causes,’” wrote Emiliano Duch (MBA 1991) in a Class Notes post announcing his 2013 career move, from private development consultant to lead financial and private-sector development specialist at the World... View Details

21 Aug 2019
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Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job

leverage two opportunities during my final semester. One was an Independent Project (IP), and the other was the final project for the Scaling Technology Ventures course. Career Exploration Using Alternative Methods In the fall... View Details

05 Aug 2024
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Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

ebnem Kalemli-Özcan, professor at the University of Maryland; Luc Laeven, director at the European Central Bank Research Department; and Karsten Müller, assistant professor at the National University of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Bruce Gago

successfully in a vacuum. Having participated in hundreds of case discussions, two independent study research projects, and an IXP in Malaysia, I now have a much broader perspective on business--and on life--which I believe has made me a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Real Estate; Services

10 Mar 2014
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Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

approach when considering SOX," explains Srinivasan. The most worrisome part of the act on the business side was the mandate that required public companies to obtain an independent audit of their internal control practices. The cost... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Banking

01 Dec 1997
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Short Takes

he writes. In his working paper "Flexibility: The New Social Contract between Individuals and Firms?," Bradach studies independent contractors, companies that use their services, and staffing agencies that bring the two parties together.... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

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Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog

rails. We will review these traditional payment rails, discuss firms that are trying to bundle payments with credit and other services, and examine international payments. We will also discuss stablecoins, central View Details

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

lost market share. However, in recent years, concerns about investor protection has increased financial sector regulatory oversight specifically in the asset management and life insurance space and changed the rules of the game. Additionally, the View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

02 Sep 2002
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Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

hierarchies of foreign firms. American managers in general exhibited a strong emphasis on autonomy and independence that made them resistant to control from elsewhere, especially by foreigners. Q: Which issues do you see as most important... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

10 Jul 2000
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The State of the Markets

be to use central banks to oversee this function. As these and other processes are carried out, however, the United States should avoid the temptation to declare that what's good for this country is good for... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

25 Apr 2014
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Sustaining a commitment to the environment

Paul Zofnass (AB 1969, MBA 1973) is a 24/7 environmentalist who embraces the synergy between good business and the conservation of natural resources. In 1990 he founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group, which provides financial advisory and investment View Details

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Megan Gardner

Circles.Work Experience: Tech Start-ups (Board member, Advisor, CEO/Founder), Investment Banking (including M&A) - Deutsche Bank, SoundView Technology (bought by Schwab), Strategy Consulting / Business Development (Ameriprise... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Hospitality

22 Sep 2020
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Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

Entrepreneurial success may depend on more than a great idea, plenty of connections, and financial backing, new research suggests. The entrepreneur’s job security may also play a significant role. Uncertain job prospects, such as those caused in financial downturns,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 22

Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie Publication:In Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies. Central Bank of Chile, forthcoming Abstract This paper... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Michele Biamonte

J.P.Morgan (Investment Management/Private Banking, Internal Consulting Services, Recruiting/Training/Leadership Development/Program Management); Harvard Business School (MBA Admissions Board Member, Career & Professional Development Coach); BlankPage Associates... View Details

Keywords: Commercial Banking; Commercial Banking; Commercial Banking; Commercial Banking; Commercial Banking; Commercial Banking; Commercial Banking

01 Oct 2002
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Sam Hayes

Heightened surveillance overall is essential. As for reforms, one step would be to require that securities analysts be genuinely independent of the investment banking side of the firms they work for. Profits... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

26 Jun 2000
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Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

Economic links with the west were few. All three were relatively advanced economically compared to other nations in the former Soviet Union, so they seemed best prepared to make an economic transition to independent statehood. None of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2002
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Class Notes Extra

Harmony Growing up in late-1960s Milwaukee, Bill Ahlhauser was a self-described “young radical,” a teenager who took part in civil rights marches and who dropped out of his Catholic private school in order to start up an independent high... View Details

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