asset management - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2003
News

Books

company’s name. Clearly, all signs point to your firm’s continued success. Right? Not necessarily, says HBS assistant professor Donald Sull in Revival of the Fittest: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Managers Remake Them. Based on... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Laura Singleton; Donald; Sull; Henry; Chesbrough; Rob; Austin; Leslie; Perlow; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

20 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 20

Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture Author:Laura Alfaro Publication:World Scientific Publishing Company, in press Abstract All managers face a business environment in which international and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2012
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Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

has fallen behind in the competition for a share of the "commons." Peter Sebregondi commented that "companies aim to have the least possible ownership of the capital or assets involved in the value chain," but points... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2018
News

Preparing Global Leaders

and diverse business issues,” he says. Wahl, an investor based in Oslo, Norway, was cofounder and partner of the private equity firm IK Investment Partners Ltd. from 1989 to 2009. Presently he runs Stromstangen AS, a privately owned investment firm focusing on View Details

08 Jan 2019
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Raising Prospects for Female Funders

the tools to manage the risks of this asset class. There are already more than 200 women participating as investors in Europe. And this is not the only place where they exist. There is a Rising Tide Africa... View Details

03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3

structure of financial assets and non-fundamental risk. An asset is fragile if its owners collectively have to buy or sell. Such assets are susceptible to non-fundamental price... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

experience when you failed at something? Roslyn Braeman Payne (MBA 1970), president, Jackson Street Partners, San Francisco, California In February 1986, I was selected to be the first CEO of the Federal Asset Disposition Association, a... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion

bond markets, commodity markets, and derivatives markets. In fact, so did all asset classes — not to mention those that benefit when bonuses are big, from vintage Bordeaux to luxury yachts. But these boom years were also misery years,... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2006
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Over 50 and Job Hunting?

Age discrimination is a serious concern among executives who contemplate career moves after age 50. In one recent survey, nearly three out of four managers with an average age of 50 said they believed age would be a barrier in their... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; job hunting

01 Dec 2018
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

class; structuring asset classes and adding value-oriented or other opportunistic “tilts”; measuring and managing risks, avoiding common mistakes, and more. The Soul of a Patient: Lessons in Healing for... View Details

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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment

figure out which assets to harden and defend, which to abandon, and which to prepare to rebuild after events. I’m interested in how we can cost justify and mobilize investments in real property - and address the human vulnerabilities as... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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K.O. Chia: The Voice of Experience

A seasoned mentor who can stand behind a novice entrepreneur is a valuable asset for anyone attempting a start-up, but especially for those who are now launching ventures in Asia’s complicated business environment. K.O. Chia believes that... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Hewlitt-Packard; Apple; Finance; Telecommunications; Information

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

South Africa, for example, the government's support for the transfer of assets to the historically disenfranchised native African community—a laudable social objective—has affected the development of the capital market. Such transfers... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

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Analyst Rules Mean More Disclosure, But Less Information | Working Knowledge

area I’m working on, of course the main driver would be my own interest. But if there's something new that nobody touched before, I may see a better opportunity there.” The research sheds light on the strategic decisions of analysts in China’s growing brokerage... View Details

27 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 27

silos are one reason for the lack of integration. More important, however, is the lack of a common framework and even language that would allow engineers, lawyers, and business executives to manage IP assets... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jan 2003
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China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

and rewarding." Several respondents emphasized that the most essential ingredients for success in developing markets in China are trusted partners with management talent who understand and operate comfortably and effectively in the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Finding My Passion in the Startup Space

rewards were huge, as I was able to join a startup in Silicon Valley, work and learn from amazing people, and launch and manage new product lines in the home services space. For someone who is passionate about startups, living in Silicon... View Details

16 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Finding my Passion in the Startup Space

Valley, work and learn from amazing people, and launch and manage new product lines in the home services space. For someone who is passionate about startups, living in Silicon Valley is extremely exciting. Every day you get to witness the... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?

physical business trips in 2017. No vehicle required No printer or paper. Most companies have held on to their executive fat so management has something to do. But that is changing.” Kamal Hossain was enthusiastic about the impact on his... View Details