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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
The news last October of Chevron's proposed acquisition of Texaco for $36 billion in stock was hardly surprising to industry analysts. The planned merger — which would streamline projects and save some $1.2 billion annually — was... View Details
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
much more radical change (sacking of Troy / innovation). Democratizing Entry: Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors: William Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how US branch banking deregulations... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
collaborating with local preservation groups. “I loved going to different parts of the country and learning how important a sense of local place and culture is to people,” Cohen says. Cohen had served on the finance team for former... View Details
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
progress of CityCenter, an $11 billion project in Las Vegas said to be the largest private construction project in the history of the United States. As in the prior observations of this project, issues... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
borrowers to restructure their debts. Performing mortgages could then potentially be resold in the secondary market. The case provides cash flow projections in various economic scenarios that are revealing of the economics of troubled... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
political issues for students, so it fits well with the LCA curriculum.” Cipla’s CEO, Dr. Yusef Hamied, figures prominently in the case. A Cambridge University–educated chemist, Hamied is revered by some for his humanitarian projects... View Details
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
project has gathered compelling interviews with business leaders in some of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries such as Nigeria, which contends with the desertification of forests, life-threatening flooding, and coastal erosion.... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
based in Asia, Europe, and North America. Assisted by rich governments and by loans from development banks, the WDC would bring to impoverished areas technology, credit, access to world markets, and management know-how. Its projects would... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
as a business student at nearby Brigham Young University, pursing a degree in organizational behavior. The original plan was to go into accountancy, but a finance internship was enough to convince her that just crunching numbers wasn’t... View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
his career in renewable energy and came to HBS with seven years of experience in early-stage project development and due diligence for U.S. government energy resilience projects. His work history includes research, finance, and leadership... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
former consultants and ex-investment bankers). The company handles projects for startups and enterprise clients alike. It also offers online certificate courses through the Wharton School on the economics of blockchain and business in the... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- Op-Ed
4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World
General Motors was moving toward its vision of zero emissions and zero accidents by investing in electrified, shared, and autonomous vehicles. And while Wells Fargo was creating fraudulent accounts, Bank of America Merrill Lynch became a leader in underwriting green... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
were largely gained in the trenches of a multiyear research project with Professor Tarun Khanna that explores the implications of conglomerate business structures in emerging markets. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, research showed... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
businesses that had survived since the riots of 1967, on Plymouth Avenue. And so that was very near and dear back to my heart, of knowing that this was a much bigger project than the average architect that would be involved. JH: With the... View Details
- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life
as a key aspect of the culture at Social Finance. “What Social Finance lacked in scale (as compared to larger organizations), it made up for in active allyship and initiative,” Wood shared. “While at Social Finance, I experienced the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
project,” says Oakes, who brings experience in finance and development to the table, plus a degree in architecture and the ability to flowchart anything. “It takes figuring out where there might be opportunities, and then being willing to... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
along the way, it was a pivot in my relationship with John McArthur, a finance professor at the time, that caused me to feel—to this day—very positive about my entire HBS experience. As one example, Professor McArthur assumed a possibly... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
world-class athletes. Successful marketing of the Olympics - which is essential for financing the Games - depends on the Olympic movement's continued integrity, reputation for excellence, and "goodwill." That inherent value, Frazier... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
training to scale his impact on care delivery at the health systems level. Dion Boyd (MBA 2026)Prior to HBS, Dion created Up Your Equity, a company that aims to combat the racial wealth gap with financial education. There he taught personal View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details