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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online
interactive learning experience. You’ll engage in a new activity every three to five minutes and apply your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas... View Details
- 2024
- Article
Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022
By: Mark J. Roe and Charles C.Y. Wang
The number of public firms in the United States has halved since the beginning of the twenty-first century, causing consternation among corporate and securities law regulators. The dominant explanations, often advanced by Securities and Exchange commissioners when... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Law; Securities Regulation; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Concentration Levels; Antitrust; Initial Public Offering; Public Ownership; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Monopoly; United States
Roe, Mark J., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022." Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting 8, no. 2 (2024): 211–264.
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
practitioner-focused publication in the late 1990s, but the editors weren’t interested. However, they became very interested in the research the following millennium, after auditor Arthur Andersen was convicted of illegally destroying documents related to the US... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
accessible, friendly man. He was always willing to talk about business, share anecdotes, and exchange ideas. He never stopped. He was a living compendium of information about the history of business. I once had a 2-hour conversation with... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
occasionally ask me for examples of past occurrences which might shed light on current events and on the future. During one such e-mail exchange early in 2003, I made a suggestion about a biography. Specifically, I wrote that, as Andy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
rediscovered from the sector’s 18th-century roots. By embracing the three Cs as modern-day differentiators, Raffaelli found that independent bookstores have transformed buying a novel in your local bookstore from a simple exchange of... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Overview
By: Vincent Pons
Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Gaining Currency
REYNOLDS: Weak dollar cuts both ways. To illustrate the global impact of fluctuating exchange rates, the New York Times (December 11, 2004) focused on two small, family-owned manufacturers, one located in Germany and the other in the... View Details
- 1991
- Chapter
Speculative Attacks on Target Zones
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Paul Krugman
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Paul Krugman. "Speculative Attacks on Target Zones." In Exchange Rate Targets and Currency Bands, edited by Paul Krugman and Marcus Miller. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
- January 2004 (Revised April 2011)
- Teaching Note
Farmington Industries,Inc.: Managing Currency Exposure Risk (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Teaching Note to 104053. View Details
- 1990
- Chapter
The Free Lunch in Currency Hedging: Implications for Investment Policy and Performance Standards
By: André Perold and Evan C. Schulman
- 2010
- Case
Groupe Ariel, S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation: Brief Case No. 4195 (TN).
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and James Quinn
- June 1990
- Supplement
Komatsu in 1986
Describes the impact of a rising Yen on Komatsu's pricing strategy. Komatsu management seems to be signalling the need for price increases. Asks what Cat's new CEO, George Schaefer, should do in response. View Details
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu in 1986." Harvard Business School Supplement 390-179, June 1990.
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Liquid and Efficient
president and COO of Goldman Sachs, with a background in both trading and investment banking as well as an electrical engineering degree from MIT, Thain is known for his understanding of markets and technology. At a press conference in December, he said, “My goal is to... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- July 1991 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Grupo Industrial Alfa, S.A.--1982
The rapid depreciation of the peso in 1982 precipitated a crisis at Grupo Alfa, Mexico's largest private company. The company's peso cash flow was insufficient to service its large dollar-denominated debt. Students are asked to formulate a plan for restructuring Alfa's... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Restructuring; Negotiation Participants; Business Strategy; Financial Crisis; Mexico
Fenster, Steven R. "Grupo Industrial Alfa, S.A.--1982." Harvard Business School Case 292-008, July 1991. (Revised December 1993.)
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right
generally guided by one of two types of norms-exchange norms and communal norms. In exchange norms, benefits are conferred to the partner with an expectation of timely reciprocation. Benefits in communal norms, on the other hand, are... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- August 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Supplement
Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (C)
By: David F. Hawkins
The third case in the Cosmeticos de Espana case series. What should management's accounting response be to a further devaluation of the Bolivar? View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Decision Choices and Conditions; Inflation and Deflation; Currency Exchange Rate; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Spain; Venezuela
Hawkins, David F. "Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-021, August 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- February 1986 (Revised January 1996)
- Background Note
Currency Swaps
Describes uses of foreign currency swaps and development of both interest rate and foreign currency swaps market. Emphasis on calculation of all-in costs using foreign currency swaps and conversion of basis points in one currency to basis points in a different... View Details
Mason, Scott P. "Currency Swaps." Harvard Business School Background Note 286-073, February 1986. (Revised January 1996.)
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Obsolete securities
Where can I find information on obsolete securities? Capital Changes : Once in database select "Tax - Estates, Gifts & Trusts" Select "Worthless Securities Archive" under "Capital Changes" Search by company name; for more... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
On August 15th, Aetna announced that it would reduce by 80 percent its participation in the Obama administration’s public exchanges for health insurance policies in 2017, citing significant financial losses. The move came just a few weeks... View Details