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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog

many of the decisions taken by PE firms have a direct parallel to the strategic and financial decisions taken by companies more broadly and by other types of investors. The majority of cases will integrate these topics from a PE... View Details

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Real Estate Private Equity - Course Catalog

Course Content and Organization Conceptual Framework: the course is divided into three parts with special emphasis on private equity financial analysis for transactions and portfolios. The course will... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Mortgage Finance edited by Nicolas P. Retsinas and Eric S. Belsky (Brookings Institution Press) This book explores what caused the mortgage crisis and focuses on the future. The challenge remains the same: protect consumers, ensure fairness, and guarantee the View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

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Company, topic, & industry alerts

How do I set up an alert for articles/new info on a specific company, topic or industry? Baker Library Industry Highlights: Newsletters curated by Baker librarians covering major players and HBS recruiters, analysis of trends in... View Details

24 Feb 2014
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A Capital Idea for Small Business

together in online communities to provide the financial and commercial resources necessary for business success, with networks of supportive peers, suppliers, investors, and customers. At the same time, iCrowd will provide investors with... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; crowd-funding; online communities; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

01 Jun 1998
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Short Takes

HBS professor Michael Beer and Harvard University doctoral candidate Nancy Katz report on a survey of 205 executives from 30 countries in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial and professional services. The survey... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

09 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 9

foundation for understanding the use of and accounting for more complex derivatives. Specific issues raised include (1) the financial statement impact of hedge accounting; (2) motivations for using... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

existence of free trade in labor and capital as well as goods and services between the two countries. Thus, Canada had no financial crisis in 2007-08. Capitalism is a system of governance because it embodies human purposes, which differ... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jun 2023
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How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

diversity and inclusion are mission statements and the existence of Employee Resource Groups. Mission statements and company values are often publicly accessible on organizations’ websites. Evaluate if your... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Nov 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

How Activist Investors Became Respectable

create value for shareholders. This month, for example, when Trian Partners, under the leadership of cofounder and CEO Nelson Peltz, wanted to tell investors why GE was an undervalued company, it posted an 81-page analysis online for... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Financial Services; Financial Services

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Digital Marketing & AI Workshop - Course Catalog

to design, execute, and measure campaigns that drive financial impact. Students will learn to apply proven frameworks and emerging tools at different stages of a company’s lifecycle, focusing on acquisition, retention, and revenue growth.... View Details

12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008

the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, No. 141R. Purchase the note: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=108067 ADR Choices Harvard Business School Note 908-040 Six different... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 1994 (Revised February 1996)
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Toy World, Inc.

By: W. Carl Kester

A shift from seasonal to level production of toys will change the seasonal cycle of Toy World's working capital needs and necessitate new bank credit arrangements. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Working Capital; Business Cycles; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Financial Statements

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Natalie Margulies | MBA

Research Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business I spent the past two summers working as a data scientist on Facebook’s Product Foundation Data team. My time at Facebook showed me the immense power of data View Details

06 Feb 2006
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

forecast dispersion increases and forecast accuracy decreases." For those wishing the full story, read "Is Silence Golden? An Empirical Analysis of Firms that Stop Giving Quarterly Earnings Guidance." What is to be done? A... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA - Alumni

sponsorship and merit-based scholarships from non-employers; it does not include need-based fellowships awarded by HBS Financial Aid. Financial need is not required for eligibility. However, preference is... View Details

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Managing Service Operations: Research resources for new service design

used to analyze financial data from global equity and fixed income markets, and public and private companies. Individual accounts needed. Note: Follow the access instruction on the page before accessing. LSEG Workspace Company Overview... View Details

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets

in its annual financial statements, primarily the annual report. For this we use the recently released transparency-and-disclosure scores provided by Standard and Poor's. Q: What did you discover about the disclosure practices of foreign... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

2009
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India Transformed: Insights from the Firm Level 1988–2007

By: Laura Alfaro and Anusha Chari

Using firm-level data, this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Transformation; Economics; Ownership; Assets; Sales; Profit; Stock Shares; Private Sector; Investment Return; Manufacturing Industry; Service Industry; India