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  • 2011
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The Economics of Housing Finance Reform

By: David S. Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam
This paper analyzes the two leading types of proposals for reform of the housing finance system: (i) broad-based, explicit, priced government guarantees of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and (ii) privatization. Both proposals have drawbacks. Properly-priced... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Housing; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics
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  • April 2015 (Revised June 2016)
  • Case

The Transformation of NCR

By: David Collis, Raffaella Sadun and Matthew Shaffer
During his tenure as CEO since 2005, Bill Nuti had moved NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) from its historical competence in hardware to become a provider of hardware and software for managing transactions across a range of industries and payments... View Details
Keywords: NCR; Hardware; Software; Acquisitions; Financial Services; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Transformation; Acquisition; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry
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  • 2015
  • Article

Approach, Ability, Aftermath: A Psychological Framework of Unethical Behavior at Work

By: C. Moore and F. Gino
Many of the scandalous organizational practices that have come to light in the last decade—rigging LIBOR, misselling payment protection insurance, rampant Wall Street insider trading, large-scale bribery of foreign officials, and the packaging and sale of toxic... View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; Ethics; Decision Making
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  • December 2009 (Revised March 2013)
  • Case

Woolf Farming and Processing

By: David E. Bell, Laura Winig and Mary Louise Shelman
Woolf Farming Company, a privately owned family farming business in California's Central Valley, found its business threatened by a lack of water, brought on by a combination of drought, poor quality well water and unavailability of surface water due to federally... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Resource Allocation; Quality; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Infrastructure; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Climate Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; California
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    Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Can Make You Sick - Or Keep You Well

    For too long we’ve designed buildings that haven’t focused on the people inside—their health, their ability to work effectively, and what that means for the bottom line. An authoritative introduction to a movement whose vital importance is now all too... View Details

    • 22 May 2024
    • HBS Case

    Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore

    government exerts on TikTok, concerns the app could compromise US national security and user data, and stark differences between the content and rules mandated in China versus abroad. "You must ask yourself, ‘What is the power of this... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology
    • 24 Oct 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

    acquiring the security after the sale. But then he started conducting short sales without putting them on the books, which is illegal. Eventually he stopped trading altogether, once he realized he couldn’t generate the profits he... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
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    Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

    Michael Wheeler Master negotiation techniques to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. 8 weeks, 4-5 hrs/week Pay by September 11 $1,850 Certificate New Transforming Customer Experiences Professor Ryan Buell Gain a... View Details
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    General Management - Faculty & Research

    years of activity, federal authorization was secured for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP), a long-delayed multibillion-dollar infrastructure initiative aimed at restoring water flow and quality in an area adjoining tribal... View Details
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    For MBA Students - Entrepreneurship

    and get quality feedback, mentorship and a chance at $150,000 in prize money for your venture. Rock Summer Fellows Secure funding for a summer well spent between your RC and EC years developing your own new venture or joining an... View Details
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    Research Services - Faculty & Research

    grid and MySQL server, including secure storage and back-up for large datasets, is freely available to HBS faculty. The Research Computing Services team offers training and troubleshooting for these server resources and research software.... View Details
    • 23 Mar 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Do US Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies

    Keywords: by Joseph J. Gerakos, Joseph D. Piotroski & Suraj Srinivasan
    • October 2017 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    Snap Inc. Goes Public (A)

    By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Will Hurwitz
    Snap Inc.’s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company’s unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming IPO. The case is set in early 2017 following the public availability of Snap’s IPO filing with the U.S. Securities... View Details
    Keywords: Ethics; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Business and Shareholder Relations; Leadership; Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Venture Capital; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; California
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    Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

    Harvard University Endorsement Guidelines Harvard University has explicit guidelines for responding to requests from third parties for endorsements. Information Security & Privacy Policy Faculty and staff must educate themselves on how to... View Details
    • 30 Jan 2018
    • First Look

    January 30, 2018

    the value of the fund’s assets and secure the retirement benefits for thousands of Cook County’s employees? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/218030-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 818-031 Bitfury:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

    critics warn that buybacks starve firms of capital necessary for securing their long-term prospects, impairing firms' ability to invest, innovate, and provide good wages. These concerns have led to several proposals for regulating stock... View Details
    • 22 Mar 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

    needed to be rewritten, the research finds. Further, some 5 percent of programmers were responsible for more than 90 percent of the value created for both supply and demand, Nagle adds. Why open source is critical to startups Open source participation is integral for... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology
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    Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

    seeking funding from that source. The mechanics of equity funding. Seeking and securing funding involves setting amounts, agreeing to terms, and defining relationships. January 2014 Article The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance:... View Details
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    Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
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    Investment analyst reports (equity research reports)

    How do I find investment analysts' reports on companies, industries and geographies? Analyst Reports contain advice on whether to buy or sell the securities of specific companies or industries. They are produced by research analysts... View Details