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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
submerge nearly all of the crypto-ness under the hood, and the fact that it’s managed on a blockchain is just how they make the architecture work. The thing that will be helpful for consumers is the fact that, with these crypto... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Case Study: Bionic Banking
(Thinkstock/Getty Images) Robo-advisors, like Betterment and Wealthfront, are built for millennials-automated asset management for those with lower account balances or an aversion to traditional financial... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
the importance of risk management and oversight. Robert C. Merton, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, similarly expressed concern about the unintended consequences of change on Wall Street, closing with the assertion that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Endowment Grows to $32 Billion
The Harvard endowment grew by 21.4 percent to $32 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, up $4.4 billion from the year before, according to the annual report by Harvard Management Company. Every asset... View Details
Keywords: Endowment
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Real Property - Course Catalog
sale—there are opportunities to create value and build wealth. Educational Objectives The course prepares students to: Analyze different asset classes and phases of the property cycle Evaluate uncertainty across people, projects, capital... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
who doesn’t understand the nuances of the business or how to effectively manage its people. In recruiting Bob Nardelli from GE, Home Depot’s board failed to choose someone who understood the retail business enough to recognize that the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
sell 100 vinyl records a month or have their songs stream on Spotify 1.5 million times,” says Kelleher, who led music app partnerships at Google Play before founding Austin-based record manufacturer Gold Rush Vinyl. The company grew out of a need Kelleher saw in her... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
MBA courses on Investment Management and Capital Markets. Later in the decade, he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of investment and financial policies for the Ford Foundation, returning in 1979. Back at HBS, Light... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sweet Deal
Hostess Brands, the maker of some 30 iconic American bakery products such as Wonder Bread, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs, and Twinkies, declared itself in liquidation and its assets for sale last November. As an adviser to the Teamsters union, Harry... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Patricia F. Bilden & Philip M. Bilden, MBA 1991
From the day he first set foot on Soldiers Field, Philip Bilden, managing director of HarbourVest Partners’ Asia business in Hong Kong, knew the relationships formed at HBS would have an enduring impact beyond Aldrich Hall. “For me as... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
and Healthcare. Devon's role prior to HBS was the Director of Development at The Global Good Fund. Alsey Davidson (MBA 2022, Section F), Summer Internship: MBA Summer Associate, Sustainable Investing Team at BlackRock BlackRock is the world’s largest View Details
- November 5, 2013
- Article
How to Turn Around Nearly Anything
In turbulent times, turnarounds are increasingly a fact of life. Some companies need to be rescued from the brink of extinction, but that’s not the only kind of turnaround. Others need a course correction while still profitable, or a momentum shift because of... View Details
Keywords: Turnarounds; Change; Purpose; Team Building; Voice; Positivity; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Value; Assets; Mission and Purpose
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "How to Turn Around Nearly Anything." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (November 5, 2013).
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?
a broadcast marketing regime. A program of general regulation that lets consumers build and manage identity assets and share in their value holds out the promise of jointly delivering more efficient... View Details
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
In an AI-world, leaders who speak technology’s language gain an edge. But that doesn’t mean every manager needs a computer science degree. A handle on a handful of basics goes a long way toward preparing strategic leaders for today’s... View Details
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Frank Spencer
present value on a financial analysis? Absolutely," he says. "But I think one way that HBS has shaped me as a leader is by showing that the right technical answer might not do you much good at all if you can't also manage the... View Details
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Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar - Course Catalog
challenges, learn from each other and seek feedback across teams. Interactive guest lectures will provide focus on building skills in the investment process from data sourcing and research to risk management and operations to View Details
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
in 2007. A sizeable portion of the growth can be explained by rising asset management fees, which in turn were driven by increases in the valuation of tradable assets, particularly equity. Another important... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
manufacturing process. This in turn implies that once committed to a given partner, the cost of switching is very high. Loosely coupled interactions instead imply minimal asset specificity and enable a niche player to easily switch from... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
and leases that make them—in good times—cash conveyor belts for their investors.) Says Lebovitz: "Investors now understand that with real estate you have an asset with stable cash flow plus appreciation over time. It's proven to be a... View Details
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
Control Theory as Applied to Stochastic and Non-Stochastic Economics." Ph.D. diss., MIT, 1970. Merton, Robert C. "A Dynamic General Equilibrium Model of the Asset Market and its Application to the Pricing of the Capital Structure of the... View Details