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  • 05 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis

question in a new paper, titled Survive Another Day: Using Changes in the Composition of Investments to Measure the Cost of Credit Constraints (forthcoming in the Review of Economics and Statistics). “Firms rely on banks a lot in order to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking
  • 24 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

those traditions. This book will be essential reading for academics, researchers, students, and anyone looking for a comprehensive reassessment of political economy. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54712 July 2018 American View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Article

Merchants as Business Groups: British Trading Companies in Asia before 1945

By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
Merchants formed an important component of British foregn direct investment before 1945. Locating in parts of Asia, Latin America and other developing economies, they often diversified into non-trading activities, inclding the ownership of plantations. This article... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Developing Countries and Economies; Diversification; Competency and Skills; Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; Asia; Latin America; Europe; Africa; North and Central America
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  • 22 Jul 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”

devised, which paved the way for the use of quantitative analysis in formal strategic planning. In 1944, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern published their classic work, The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. This work essentially... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
  • November 2007 (Revised March 2011)
  • Case

Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Irina Tarsis
In 2007, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the CEO of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), had every reason to be optimistic about the future of his home, Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny, sandy, and dry emirate with a... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Economy; Non-Renewable Energy; Globalization; Leading Change; State Ownership; Diversification; Abu Dhabi
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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

What are the opportunities and risks for businesses in Taiwan, as "greater China" becomes integrated economically but with greater tension politically and militarily? In short, where is China going—economically and politically—and what... View Details
  • 04 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

interplay between these two levels, we review research from two separate bodies of literature. Research in psychology and organizational behavior on candidate-employer negotiations sheds light on the effects of gender on Level One negotiations. Research from View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 3

the economic consequences of clusters. We identify and discuss policies that are being pursued in the United States to encourage local entrepreneurship and innovation. While arguments exist for and against policy support of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Dec 2006
  • First Look

First Look: December 19, 2006

industry factors. The evidence on these interrelationships and the importance of multinationals to local economies suggests that global firms may be an important channel for transmitting economic shocks. This evidence also sheds light on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 1998 (Revised June 2002)
  • Case

Austin, Texas: Building a High-Tech Economy

By: Bruce R. Scott and Srinivas Sunder
Members of the community decide to try to diversify the economy of Austin, Texas, by welcoming high-technology firms and by augmenting the electrical engineering faculty at University of Texas--Austin. View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Diversification; Information Technology; Policy; Government and Politics; Engineering; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Higher Education; Texas
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  • 17 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 17, 2015

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Introduction: New Perspectives on Corporate Capital Structure By: Acharya, Viral, Heitor Almeida, and Malcolm Baker Abstract—The National Bureau of Economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2024 (Revised January 2025)
  • Case

Citizens of the World: The International Legacy of Gloria von Thurn und Taxis

By: Lauren Cohen, Maximilian Form and Sophia Pan
When her husband passed away and inheritance taxes struck, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis took decisive action to preserve her family’s fortune and legacy. The Thurn und Taxis family, one of Europe’s oldest aristocratic dynasties, had built their wealth through... View Details
Keywords: Family Office; Real Estate; Legacy; International Business; Family Business; Economy; Macroeconomics; Financial Crisis; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Global Strategy; Reputation; Diversification; Wealth; Taxation; Germany
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  • 27 Aug 2013
  • First Look

First Look: August 27

  Publications August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics The Performance of Corporate Alliances: Evidence from Oil and Gas Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico By: Beshears, John Abstract—I use data on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Seth Klarman

been so relevant given the financial turmoil and distress in the world and the possibility that we could be reliving some sort of serious economic downturn. What’s wonderful about Graham and Dodd is that their advice is timeless. And it... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?

several of Amazon’s competitors out-thought Bezos & Co. to take advantage of an economic shock.” Nevertheless, there was no shortage of advice for a Company that may not need much. The advice fell into suggestions regarding supply... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail
  • 01 Jan 2008
  • News

Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981

companies is now the world—part of a well-articulated philosophy of diversification and globalization implemented by Anand Mahindra in 1994, three years after he was appointed deputy managing director of M&M, founded by his grandfather... View Details
  • September 1993 (Revised December 1993)
  • Case

Cott Corp.: Private Label in the 1990s

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Robert S. Kaplan
Private label cola, Cott, gets 30% of the market in Canada. How does it move into the U.S. market? How do retailers evaluate its benefit costs? Does Cott use an existing structure or build new ones? Does Cott diversify from drink to snack foods? View Details
Keywords: Private Sector; Cost Management; Labels; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Diversification; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 01 Jun 1997
  • News

Blockbuster Deals

managers who, with little of their own money at risk, were spending corporate resources on ill-conceived diversification and empire-building campaigns." "Unfortunately," Jensen concludes, "too much of the current M&A; activity falls into... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
  • 19 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 19

common resources, such as advertising or production capacity, across activities. Within the literature on corporate strategy, this tension between focus and breadth is reconciled by the concept of related diversification (i.e., a firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

limited? Do you seek new avenues for expansion? Is the timing opportune to consider such a quest? Fenno includes a broad range of diversification options supported by numerous practical examples of companies of all sizes that have... View Details