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  • March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
  • Case

China: To Float or Not To Float? (D)- Bank of America's Strategic Investment in China Construction Bank

By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
With its $3 billion investment in Chinese state bank China Construction Bank, Bank of America--the second U.S. bank behind Citigroup in terms of assets and market capitalization--was one of several foreign banks directly participating in China's banking sector reform.... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Banks and Banking; Foreign Direct Investment; International Relations; Banking Industry; China; United States
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  • 07 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

in diverse markets proved a significant challenge. Still, supreme overconfidence and perverse financial incentives led to a gladiator culture in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
  • January 2002
  • Case

DeRemate.com: Building a Latin American Internet Auction Site

Analyzes the strategic decision-making process in terms of market forces and short-term growth for an online trading community site in Latin America. A major competitor to E-bay, DeRemate.com is contemplating expansion throughout Latin America. View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Competition; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Auctions; Latin America
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  • June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
  • Case

The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds

By: Luis M. Viceira
The Vanguard Group is one of the largest asset managers in the U.S., with over $1 trillion in assets, ninety percent of which are mutual fund assets, and more than 12,000 employees at year-end 2006. Vanguard has built a strong reputation as the manager of reference for... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Personal Finance; Brands and Branding; Retirement; Trust; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    Robin Greenwood

    Robin is the George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School. He serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research. He is past faculty director of the Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability project, chair of... View Details

    Keywords: financial services; financial services
    • 22 Feb 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

    engaging in "venture philanthropy," rangingfrom The Entrepreneurs' Foundation in Silicon Valley to New Profit, Inc. inBoston. "Now we want to go further and ask, 'How can we look atthe Social... View Details
    Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
    • November 2015 (Revised February 2016)
    • Supplement

    Allianz Turkey: Focus on the Customer (B)

    By: W. Earl Sasser and Gamze Yucaoglu
    At the age of 39, Solmaz Altın took over the helm at Allianz Turkey. Solmaz quickly realized that, although the insurance market was thinly penetrated in Turkey, the company was operating in a very competitive environment with pressure on prices and, hence, cost... View Details
    Keywords: Service Excellence; Customer Experience; Customer Service; Emerging Market; Customer Focus; Net Promoter Score; Customer Relationship Management; Competition; Leading Change; Service Operations; Emerging Markets; Customer Satisfaction; Insurance Industry; Turkey
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    • 07 Apr 2011
    • What Do You Think?

    When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

    question actually 'Why'?" What is the public's role in a meltdown? What do you think? Original Article Over the past several years, we have witnessed a variety of "meltdowns," ranging from View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

      Daniel W. Green

      Daniel Green is an assistant professor of business administration in the Finance Unit. He teaches the Finance II course to MBA students.

      Professor Green’s research focuses on corporate finance, capital markets, and financial intermediation.  His current... View Details

      Keywords: asset management; banking; private equity (LBO funds); investment banking industry
      • Fast Answer

      Managing & Investing in a Fast-Growing Emerging Market: India

      – India.  Relevant sources include: The Financial Express and India Today.  Emerging View Details
      • 23 Sep 2021
      • News

      Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

      consequences of our actions—not only for financial and physical capital but also for human, social, and natural capital.” HBS Professor George Serafeim discusses impact-weighted accounts during the first virtual talk View Details
      Keywords: Margie Kelley
      • 01 Apr 2001
      • News

      Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan

      of the wildly successful American technology stock market. Launched last year as a joint venture between the U.S. Nasdaq, Japan’s Softbank Corporation, and thirteen leading Japanese and foreign brokerages, Nasdaq Japan aims to break the stranglehold of the dominant... View Details
      Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
      • 28 Feb 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

      were 19 percent more likely to finish if they had a dedicated supportive supervisor. Some fields work better. Students were also more likely to complete apprenticeships in the financial services and IT... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 2009
      • Working Paper

      Do Analysts Follow Managers Who Switch Companies? An Analysis of Relationships in the Capital Markets.

      By: Francois Brochet, Gregory S. Miller and Suraj Srinivasan
      We examine the importance of professional relationships developed between analysts and managers by investigating analyst coverage decisions in the context of CEO and CFO moves between publicly listed firms. We find that top executive moves from an origin firm to a... View Details
      Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Capital Markets; Decisions; Managerial Roles; Financial Institutions; Investment; Market Participation; Public Ownership; Relationships
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      The Cost Structure, Customer Profitability, and Retention Implications of Self-Service Distribution Channels: Evidence from Customer Behavior in an Online Banking Channel

      By: Dennis Campbell and Frances X. Frei
      This paper uses the context of online banking to investigate the consequences of employing self-service distribution channels to alter customer interactions with the firm. Using a sample of retail banking customers observed over a 30-month period at a large U.S. bank,... View Details
      Keywords: Cost; Service Operations; Distribution Channels; Consumer Behavior; Internet and the Web; Banks and Banking; Technology Adoption; Service Delivery; Market Transactions; Market Participation; Profit; Retail Industry; Banking Industry; United States
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      • 01 Jun 1999
      • News

      A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News

      who spend a lot of time in their cars. Recently, Chen and Searle began market tests for *CD ("Star CD"), their new cellular-phone service that identifies songs and artists for listeners who call wanting to... View Details
      Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

        Adi Sunderam

        Adi Sunderam is the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at Harvard Business School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Harvard Economics department. He teaches Finance 2 in... View Details

        Keywords: financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services
        • March 2004 (Revised October 2013)
        • Case

        Innocents Abroad: Currencies and International Stock Returns

        By: Mihir A. Desai, Kathleen Luchs, Elizabeth A. Meyer and Mark Veblen
        What do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock... View Details
        Keywords: Diversification; International CAPM; CAPM; Home Bias; Currency Risk; Exchange Rate Risk; International Stock Market Returns; United States; Currency Exchange Rate; Stocks; Financial Markets; International Finance; Investment Return; Currency; Risk and Uncertainty; Emerging Markets; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry; United States; Australia; Canada; China; Germany; India; Japan; United Kingdom
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        • 17 Mar 2011
        • Research & Ideas

        Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

        ahead for Japan's business leaders and for global companies operating in Japan. Rohit Deshpande, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing The culture of Japan tends to be outer directed. Thus, taking care... View Details
        Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
        • 21 May 2019
        • News

        Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

        disease are likely to multiply. If the Midwest is able to maintain its high standards for agriculture, it has an opportunity to supply the needs of growing populations in other parts of the world. The U.S. “needs a long strategy” around... View Details
        Keywords: Agriculture