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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

IPO” case in her Private Equity Finance class in the fall of 2019. Lomtadze, at the tail end of an international roadshow in preparation for an IPO on the London Stock Exchange, returned to HBS to attend the... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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High Fives

have encouraged our clients to take substantial portions of their U.S. equity portfolios and buy international stocks.” Views on investing in emerging markets: “Those markets are enticing but can be unbelievably volatile. We think the... View Details

14 Aug 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Insider Trading Preceding Goodwill Impairments

Keywords: by Karl A. Muller III, Monica Neamtiu & Edward J. Riedl

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

School Dates & Eligibility No current course offerings for this selection. Starting Sep 03 6 Weeks $1,850 + applicable international taxes Payment deadline August 28 View weekly calendar Enroll Now Starting Oct 29 6 Weeks $1,850 +... View Details

March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
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Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures

By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen

How can a multinational firm analyze and manage currency risks that arise from competitive exposures? General Motors has a substantial competitive exposure to the Japanese yen. Although the risks GM faces from the depreciating yen are widely acknowledged, the company's... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Competition; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; International Finance; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; Auto Industry

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19 Jul 2023
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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

media space; it’s competitive and interesting – especially when you really believe in the content they make.” Mizuho spent her internship summer deep in reflection, “struggling to move out of finance and find what I want to do long term.”... View Details

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Career Support - Business & Environment

search tips and resources. Students can also view and apply for job opportunities, research organizations (login required) that recruit on campus, schedule interviews, and sign up for programs and coaching appointments. 12twenty Internal... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Thomas Graeber Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Jillian Jordan Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Riley Organizational Behavior Maria Roche Strategy Marlous van Waijenburg Business, Government & the View Details

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

It's a sad, quantitative fact that bribery runs so rampant in the world that it has become a Darwinian business tool. A July 2013 report from Transparency International finds that more than one in four people paid a bribe in the past... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55599 forthcoming International Journal of Human Resource Management Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress By: Williams, Allison L., Acacia... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

Publisher's Abstract Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his international bestseller Leading Change, John Kotter revealed why change is so hard and provided an... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Details Concepts Business and the Broader System Changing the Rules: Focusing on Governance and Finance Business & Politics: Driving Systemic Change Individual Action in Business Featured Exercises Values and purpose reflection exercises... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Fostering Diversity

Ben Feder (MBA 1991) and Victoria Lindenbaum Feder (MBA 1994) When Ben Feder attended his 25th Reunion, he was inspired by something that then Dean Nitin Nohria said: “HBS has the power to change lives.” Feder, a history major at Columbia University who had View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

courses are completed successfully, learners will earn a Certificate of Specialization. HBS Online is currently offering a Learning Track in Leadership and Management , Strategy , Entrepreneurship and Innovation , Business in Society , View Details

31 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

Finance By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian Abstract—This chapter provides an overview of household finance. The first part summarizes key facts regarding household financial behavior, emphasizing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Harvard Business School

of Boston who served in World War II, Herb Lyken became a professor of Finance and Accounting at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and taught for 15 years. He was also a founder and board member of the Unity Bank and Trust in... View Details

03 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe & Susana Garcia-Robles; Financial Services

31 Jul 2015
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Transitioning From the Military to Business School

and squeeze more out of the HBS experience than I otherwise could have. What has been the hardest part about the transition? For me, one of the most difficult parts of transitioning from the military to HBS was learning to rely on View Details

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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

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