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  • 22 Nov 2019
  • HBS Seminar

Edward Glaeser (Paper Joint with Naomi Hausman), Harvard University

    Fortune Tellers

    The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who... View Details
    • July – August 2009
    • Article

    The Descent of Finance

    What if the current recession turns out to be like the Great Depression of 1929-1933? Four years from now, the United States might find itself with a still-shrinking economy, half as many banks as in 2009, a third as many hedge funds, and retail banking resembling a... View Details
    Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry
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    • November 2023 (Revised November 2024)
    • Case

    Norse Atlantic Airways

    By: Willy Shih
    Bjørn Tore Larsen, Norse Atlantic Airways' founder and CEO, hadn't planned to get into the airline business. But when the COVID-19 pandemic depressed the global demand for air travel and the lease rates for jetliners, he realized if ever he was going to get into the... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Market Entry and Exit; Leasing; Business Strategy; Segmentation; Interest Rates; Air Transportation Industry; Europe; North America; Norway; United Kingdom; United States
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    • April 1999
    • Article

    Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980

    By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
    This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield, a British-based multinational, between 1900 and 1980. There is an accumulating body of case study evidence on the historical evolution of British... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Great Britain
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    • May 2010 (Revised November 2010)
    • Case

    Investment Technology Group

    By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
    Investment Technology Group (ITG) CEO Robert Gasser wondered if the financial crisis had permanently affected the firm's business model. A leader in trade analytics and execution for institutional equity investors, ITG had grown since its establishment in 1987 in step... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Financial Crisis; Investment; Resignation and Termination; Crisis Management; Product Positioning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financial Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; New York (city, NY)
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    • December 2012 (Revised July 2013)
    • Case

    The “Chongqing Model” and the Future of China

    By: Meg Rithmire
    Since opening to the global economy in 1979, but especially since entering the WTO in 2001, China's economy grew at rates around 10% annually by attracting FDI and promoting exports. After the financial crisis that began in 2008 and depressed demand in the United... View Details
    Keywords: China; Public Sector; Private Sector; Developing Countries and Economies; Macroeconomics; Public Administration Industry; China
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    • 12 Feb 2019
    • First Look

    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 C. Parks, Grace Cormier, Julia... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 2019
    • White Paper

    Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy

    By: George Serafeim, T. Robert Zochowski and Jennifer Downing
    Reimagining capitalism is an imperative. We need to create a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism that works for every person and the planet. Massive environmental damage, growing income and wealth disparity, stress, and depression within developed... View Details
    Keywords: Impact-Weighted Accounts; IWAI; Background; Economic Systems; Economy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Measurement and Metrics; Financial Statements
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    • 2021
    • Working Paper

    Dirty Money: How Banks Influence Financial Crime

    By: Joseph Pacelli, Janet Gao, Jan Schneemeier and Yufeng Wu
    On September 21st, 2020, a consortium of international journalists leaked nearly 2,500 suspicious activity reports (SAR) obtained from the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, exposing nearly $2 trillion of money laundering activity. The event raises important... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Institutions; Crime and Corruption; Policy
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    • Article

    Evaluating and Managing Tramp Shipping Lines Performances: A New Methodology Combining Balanced Scorecard and Network DEA

    By: Ying-Chen Hsu, Cheng-Chi Chung, Hsuan-Shih Lee and H. David Sherman
    The shipping industry is essential for the economic development of nations like Taiwan as a means delivering and receiving cargo. Shipping has been depressed since 2008 as a result of the financial crisis increasing pressure for the shipping lines to operate more... View Details
    Keywords: Network Data Envelopment Analysis; Shipping Line; Centralized Approach; Cross-efficiency; Balanced Scorecard; Performance Evaluation
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    • 18 Oct 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Monetary Policy Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks

    Keywords: by John Y. Campbell, Carolin E. Pflueger & Luis M. Viceira
    • 17 Aug 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

    wondered, “If it feels depressing for me, how on earth did he survive when he was actually there and did not know the end of the story?” (Emphasis in the original.) When he posed that question to the admiral, Stockdale answered: “I never... View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
    • 03 Oct 2023
    • Research Event

    Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

    learned from her depression after a movie she worked on “bombed;” and how to be not necessarily happy all the time, but happier. Here's a transcript of the full conversation. Jeffrey Goldberg: Please join me in welcoming to the stage... View Details
    Keywords: by HBS Staff
    • 24 Jan 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in US Communities

    Keywords: by András Tilcsik & Christopher Marquis
    • 29 Jun 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Trade Credit and Taxes

    Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley & James R. Hines
    • Web

    Lehman Brothers Timeline | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    established in response to the financial panic of 1907. 1925–1969 Robert Lehman takes over leadership of Lehman Brothers. 1929 Lehman Brothers forms the Lehman Corporation, a closed-end investment company. 1929–1933 The stock market crashes in late October 1929... View Details
    • Web

    Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    States severely affected the flow of goods, manufacturing, and job growth in Europe and Asia. Stock markets plunged, resulting in the worst economic downturn in global markets since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Major debt crises... View Details
    • Web

    Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

    time to think about acquiring [Company B]? Diagnosis: How would the acquisition affect [Company A’s] competiveness in the industry? Description: How is [Company A] thinking about financing the proposed acquisition? A case presents different viewpoints on the causes of... View Details
    • 26 Jun 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: June 26

      PublicationsBanks as Multinationals Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract This is a revised edition of a comparative, international study which looks at the history of multinational banks. Researchers from the United States, Japan,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne