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have shared a common narrative. It begins with strong investor demand for a set pattern of cash flows being met by seemingly substitute securities engineered by intermediaries, which is then followed by the realization of an improbable... View Details

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

organization; supervising and supporting the CEO; securing and stewarding the resources for the organization to thrive; serving as ambassadors of the organization; and governing itself with best practices in leadership, committee... View Details

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Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

History and Ourselves 2008 Selected lead editor of Graham and Dodd's classic Security Analysis, 6th edition Seth Klarman wrote the book on value investing. Literally. His 1991 Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for... View Details

08 Jul 2019
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Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “To our knowledge, ours is the first study to do that.” Total upheaval Over the past 25 years, the once-profitable newspaper industry has endured upheaval due to changing technologies and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

25 May 2023
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Brazil’s Nubank Turns 10

Guilherme Lago (MBA 2005) Guilherme Lago (MBA 2005) Ten years after its founding, the Brazilian digital banking startup Nubank recorded all-time record revenues ($1.6 billion) in the first quarter of 2023—doubling its performance over last year, according to The... View Details

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

01 Mar 2024
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Elevator Pitch: Banking On It

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Marc Escapa (MBA 2017) Andres Klaric (MBA 2017) Cofounders and co-CEOs, Fuse Concept: Fuse makes it easier for lenders to tackle digital innovation, offering a next-gen loan-origination platform that simplifies... View Details

Keywords: fintech; finance; entrepreneurship; Finance

16 Mar 2009
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When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

engineering time to handle all the details. But when a Web site supports both IPv6 and IPv4, some users will mistakenly try to reach the site by IPv6 because their computers and network cards are misconfigured. (For example, certain View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Telecommunications

06 Oct 2003
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The Problem with Hedge Funds

There is thus no justification for the enormous growth of the hedge funds. It follows that the hedge fund mania is simply the latest of the securities industry's new, new things" for investors—another sales gimmick. Regulating Hedge... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

others and ask for feedback, but collaboration isn’t necessary to advance through the course. Related Programs Negotiation Mastery Professor Michael Wheeler Master negotiation techniques to secure maximum value for yourself and your... View Details

04 May 2009
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An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System

Keywords: by David A. Moss; Banking; Financial Services

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Corporate Governance

By: Charles C.Y. Wang

The characteristics and structure of boards of directors have important implications for firm performance. Professor Wang has found that firms with well-connected boards whose members have strong network connections provide economic benefits that are not immediately... View Details

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By: Ethan C. Rouen

Relying on empirical archival methodologies—as well as techniques in data science—to develop and structure new sources of data by which to approach questions of looming disclosure changes, Professor Rouen has focused on one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... View Details

28 Nov 2005
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Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

and the Board was anachronistic, and contributed to the fragmentation of Unilever's post-war organization between Britain and the Continent. By securing that Board, and ultimately Special Committee, meetings were held in both Rotterdam... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the 2024 Rising Scholar Award from The Review of Financial Studies for "Regulatory Limits to Risk Management" (June 2023). 2023 Mark L. Egan : Winner of the 2023 TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial View Details

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

negotiation techniques to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. 8 weeks 4-5 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn .... View Details

09 Mar 2022
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War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

expect much larger price increases experienced by American consumers." The conflict in Ukraine is obviously partly about Ukraine, but it’s also part of a much messier, more complicated geopolitical conflict between Russia and the West about the European View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

January 2023 (Revised April 2024)
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First to Fight? Culture, Tradition, and the United States Marine Corps (USMC)

By: Ranjay Gulati, Akhil Iyer and Joel Malkin

Over a history of more than 240 years, the United States Marine Corps has forged a distinct culture and institutional identity centered on its “warrior ethos.” In the wars of American history, Marines fought with uncommon valor, rising to international prominence for... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Government Administration; Management Practices and Processes; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; United States

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Transferring Data - Research Computing Services

complement HBS IT’s security guidelines , with the knowledge that their page is the authoritative source. Direct Transfer (e.g., SFTP/Mapping a Drive) SFTP (secure file transfer protocol) Programs Security... View Details

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Harvard Environmental Centers - Business & Environment

Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is the hub of Harvard Kennedy School's research, teaching, and training in international security and diplomacy,... View Details

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