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      • November 2008
      • Journal Article

      Financial Constraints and Growth: Multinational and Local Firm Responses to Currency Crises

      By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and Kristin Forbes
      This paper examines how financial constraints and product market exposures determine the response of multinational and local firms to sharp depreciations. U.S. multinational affiliates increase sales, assets, and investment significantly more than local firms during,... View Details
      Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Currency; Private Equity; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; United States
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      Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and Kristin Forbes. "Financial Constraints and Growth: Multinational and Local Firm Responses to Currency Crises." Review of Financial Studies 21, no. 6 (November 2008).
      • February 2008 (Revised August 2008)
      • Background Note

      Note on the Law of Sexual Harassment

      By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Lara Adamsons
      This note provides an introduction to the law of sexual harassment. It has three parts. Part One describes the laws on harassment in the United States. Part Two explores controversial and emerging aspects of the American legal framework. Part Three gives a brief... View Details
      Keywords: Social Issues; Laws and Statutes; Policy; Gender; Asia; Latin America; United States; Europe
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      Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Lara Adamsons. "Note on the Law of Sexual Harassment." Harvard Business School Background Note 308-096, February 2008. (Revised August 2008.)
      • January 2008 (Revised November 2009)
      • Case

      China's Evolving Labor Laws (A)

      By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Aldo Sesia Jr.
      The (A) case describes key provisions of the new labor contract law proposed by China's National People's Congress in 2006. The case invites students to consider how domestic and multinational companies should respond to the Chinese government's invitation to comment... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Government Legislation; Labor; Contracts; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; China
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      Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Aldo Sesia Jr. "China's Evolving Labor Laws (A)." Harvard Business School Case 308-092, January 2008. (Revised November 2009.)
      • January 2008 (Revised November 2009)
      • Supplement

      China's Evolving Labor Laws (B)

      By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Aldo Sesia Jr.
      The (B) case describes how the various business groups responded to the Chinese government's invitation to submit comments on its draft labor contract law and details the ensuing global controversy. The (B) case also describes changes made to the working draft and... View Details
      Keywords: Government Legislation; Labor; Contracts; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; China
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      Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Aldo Sesia Jr. "China's Evolving Labor Laws (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 308-093, January 2008. (Revised November 2009.)
      • January 2008
      • Background Note

      Measuring Investment Performance

      By: Andre F. Perold and Kenneth A. Froot
      Examines various approaches to measuring investment performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe and Information Ratios. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate the effect of using different metrics to measure... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Investment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Risk and Uncertainty
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      Perold, Andre F., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Measuring Investment Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-110, January 2008.
      • November 2007
      • Background Note

      Asset Allocation I

      By: Joshua D. Coval, Erik Stafford, Rodrigo Osmo, John Jernigan, Zack Page and Paulo Passoni
      The goal of these simulations is to understand the mathematics of mean-variance optimization and the equilibrium pricing of risk if all investors use this rule with common information sets. Simulation A focuses on five to 10 years of monthly sector returns that are... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Pricing; Capital; Investment Return; Risk Management; Mathematical Methods
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      Coval, Joshua D., Erik Stafford, Rodrigo Osmo, John Jernigan, Zack Page, and Paulo Passoni. "Asset Allocation I." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-086, November 2007.
      • November 2007 (Revised May 2008)
      • Case

      Haier Hefei Electronics Co. (A)

      By: Lynn Sharp Paine
      The Haier Group, the first mainland Chinese company to make the Financial Times list of Asia's "most admired companies," attributes its success in large measure to the new value system it has sought to instill throughout the organization. However, when Haier takes over... View Details
      Keywords: Public Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Ethics; Labor and Management Relations; Business or Company Management; Contracts; Electronics Industry; China
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      Paine, Lynn Sharp. "Haier Hefei Electronics Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 308-075, November 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
      • October 2006
      • Teaching Note

      Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B) (LCA)

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry; Argentina
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B) (LCA)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 307-027, October 2006.
      • July 2005 (Revised September 2020)
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      The U.S. Current Account Deficit

      By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson and Jonathan Schlefer
      Investors and policymakers throughout the world were confronted with the risk of painful economic consequences arising from the large U.S. current account deficit. In 2007, the U.S. current account deficit was $731 billion, equivalent to 5.3% of GDP. The implications... View Details
      Keywords: World Economy; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Foreign Direct Investment; Business and Government Relations; United States
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      Alfaro, Laura, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Sarah Jeong, Matthew Johnson, and Jonathan Schlefer. "The U.S. Current Account Deficit." Harvard Business School Case 706-002, July 2005. (Revised September 2020.)
      • November 2004
      • Teaching Note

      Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Teaching Note to (9-398-033) and (9-398-034). View Details
      Keywords: Argentina; Uruguay; Paraguay
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (TN) (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 305-071, November 2004.
      • 13 Feb 2004
      • Lecture

      Merck, Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc." Speaker. "Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Keywords: Real Estate Industry
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      Paine, Lynn S. Merck, Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc." Speaker. "Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate. Lecture at the Harvard Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, February 13, 2004.
      • 2004
      • Book

      Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance.

      By: Lynn Sharp Paine
      Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Society; Finance; Performance
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      Paine, Lynn Sharp. Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. (Japanese ed., 2004; Chinese Mandarin ed., 2004.)
      • December 2003 (Revised November 2015)
      • Background Note

      The Fiduciary Relationship: A Legal Perspective

      By: Lynn Sharp Paine
      Discusses the concept of a fiduciary, as developed in the Anglo-American common law tradition, and outlines the principal differences between the legal standard applied to fiduciaries compared to ordinary arms'-length contractors. View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Assets; Financial Management; Common Law; Standards
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      Paine, Lynn Sharp. "The Fiduciary Relationship: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-064, December 2003. (Revised November 2015.)
      • May 2003
      • Supplement

      Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc.

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Paul W. Marshall
      Jim Sharpe discusses his early career at General Electric to his decision to purchase and run a small company. The discussion includes a detailed acquisition financing proposal, which resulted in Sharpe being able to raise virtually all of the financing from some... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans
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      Hamermesh, Richard G., and Paul W. Marshall. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 803-803, May 2003.
      • 2003
      • Chapter

      Short-Term America Revisited? Boom and Bust in the Venture Capital Industry and the Impact on Innovation

      By: Josh Lerner and Paul A. Gompers
      This chapter seeks to understand the implications of the recent decline in venture activity for innovation. It argues that the situation may not be as grim as it initially appears. While there are many reasons for believing that on average venture capital has a... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Innovation and Invention; Business Cycles; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Lerner, Josh, and Paul A. Gompers. "Short-Term America Revisited? Boom and Bust in the Venture Capital Industry and the Impact on Innovation." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 3, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 1–28. MIT Press, 2003.
      • April 2002 (Revised February 2003)
      • Module Note

      Teaching Project Finance: An Overview of the Large-Scale Investment Course

      By: Benjamin C. Esty
      Large-Scale Investment is a case-based course about project finance for second-year MBA students. Project finance involves the creation of a legally independent project company financed with nonrecourse debt for the purpose of investing in a single-purpose industrial... View Details
      Keywords: Projects; Financing and Loans
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      Esty, Benjamin C. "Teaching Project Finance: An Overview of the Large-Scale Investment Course." Harvard Business School Module Note 202-086, April 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
      • January 2002 (Revised June 2002)
      • Background Note

      The Rise and Decline of e-Consulting

      By: Ashish Nanda and M. Julia Prats
      E-consulting began as a specialized consulting service in the late 1990s. In January 2000, more than 100 firms were characterized as e-consultants. By December 2001, more than 50% of these firms had disappeared. This case tracks the rapid rise and sharp decline of... View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Market Participation; Consulting Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, and M. Julia Prats. "The Rise and Decline of e-Consulting." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-175, January 2002. (Revised June 2002.)
      • Dec 2001
      • Other Presentation

      Innovation Lecture

      By: Michael E. Porter
      In his lecture, Professor Porter gave a sharp analysis of the Dutch economy. His message was that the Netherlands must watch its step because it is losing momentum as a knowledge-based economy. Not because it is performing badly, but because other countries are doing... View Details
      Keywords: Economics; Netherlands
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      Porter, Michael E. "Innovation Lecture." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, The Hague, Netherlands, December 2001.
      • July 2001 (Revised December 2001)
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      American Express Interactive

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      Follows the protagonist, Sonia Sharpe, as she and her American Express Interactive Team attempt to develop and market an interactive, on-line, corporate travel service in a highly competitive environment. Looks at the possible resources and partnerships a company needs... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Applications and Software; Technological Innovation; Global Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Vertical Integration; Financial Services Industry; Travel Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M. "American Express Interactive." Harvard Business School Case 802-022, July 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
      • October 2000 (Revised February 2007)
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      Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The

      By: Luis M. Viceira
      In March 2000, the board of The Harvard Management Co. (HMC) approved significant changes in the policy portfolio determining the long-run allocation policy of the Harvard University endowment. These changes included a sharp reduction of the allocation to U.S. equities... View Details
      Keywords: Bonds; Investment Portfolio; Investment Funds; Asset Management; Corporate Governance; Capital Markets; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Viceira, Luis M. "Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The." Harvard Business School Case 201-053, October 2000. (Revised February 2007.)
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