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01 Jun 2009
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Martin V. Marshall Remembered

retired from the active faculty in 1993, was a marketing and advertising expert whose practice-oriented approach to teaching and course development left a lasting impact on countless Harvard MBA students and business leaders. “Marty was a... View Details

Keywords: obiturary; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

professional athletes, the top performers in any industry — make all the money. That includes the executive market as well. The irony about pay-for-performance is that pay packages had no built-in control for the general rise in all View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Professors Introduce Valuation Software

understanding of how the market is judging their firm's stock. Typical decisions could include: (1) Should I buy or sell this stock? (2) As a private company, what would my stock be worth as a public company... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2017
News

Research Brief: Lost in Translation

intraday trading volumes and more modest price movements in stocks compared with calls led by more fluent speakers. “Executives typically speak English quite well when they’ve had time to prepare and rehearse,” says Yu. “But when they... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

29 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Global Change in the Built Environment

itself in recent years among institutional investors, partly because of the collapse of the stock market in 2001 and partly because of the high returns for over a decade relative to View Details

Keywords: by Arthur Segel; Construction; Real Estate

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Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: Trade Cards National Markets Advertising Products Trade Catalogs Trade... View Details

23 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?

Much has been written about the long tail phenomenon in the entertainment industries. Long-tail enthusiasts claim that low-selling books, CDs, and movies, which are not available in brick-and-mortar stores, will collectively take up a majority share of the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Mar 2004
News

Reforming Company Boards

structuring and M&A transactions, it was obvious that the focus was not on building shareholder value but on reporting predictable, double-digit earnings growth to achieve temporarily high stock market... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services

01 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?

typically are presented four to six weeks after the close of a quarter, often involve a conference call by company executives with shareholders and stock analysts. Part of those sessions may include executives giving soft “guidance” or... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services

01 Sep 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020

James Ellman shows how to invest wisely as climate change impacts multiple sectors across the stock market. The costs of global warming and its mitigation will have a major impact on equity market... View Details

29 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

contrast, we don’t find evidence of a secular shift in the cross-country correlations of stock market volatility shocks, which have remained fairly low through time except during the financial crisis of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2002
News

Books

until plummeting stock valuations in the spring of 2000 burst the Internet stock “bubble,” venture capitalists, investment bankers, mutual funds managers, accountants, and corporate leaders had sponsored a... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Special Collections & Archives | Baker Library

teaching with the case method, helping to shape business education programs and business leaders around the world. The South Sea Bubble, 1720 Explore one of the most extensive collections in the world relating to the first international View Details

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

the Euro. The First Ten Years, 149-178. Madrid, Spain: Banco de España, 2010 Abstract This article explores the demand for the euro for risk management purposes and the evidence of stock market integration... View Details

18 Nov 2013
Op-Ed

Twitter IPO: Overvalued or the Start of Something Big?

Twitter soared high on its first day of trading on Nov. 7, with its shares closing the day at $45 for a value of $25 billion. Even though TWTR has yet to make money, investors flocked to the stock in droves, eager to own a part of the... View Details

Keywords: by Chet Huber; Technology

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?

The European market remains very attractive, with strong potential for growth—especially once French and German restructuring gets more underway, according to a panel of private equity group executives. That panel discussion was part of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

Profile

Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

that contribute to development and are crucial for growth.” Abena began with GE’s medical and health care device divisions, serving as a business analyst responsible for “increasing growth and market share” in West & Central Africa.... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

emerging markets has been part of a larger effort to understand how local business environments influence company strategy. Thus far, strategy scholars have emphasized the importance of industry and firm-specific characteristics in... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

leveraged buyout firm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to analyze the importance of leveraged buyout firms' bank relationships and provide evidence for leveraged buyout firms' favorable leverage terms. Institutional View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2011
Supplement

Matrix Capital Management (C)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details

Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry

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