Foreign Portfolio Investment - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs

because an “I” was not dotted or “T” crossed. They may have access to pen testers or be familiar with compliance requirements for things like PIA, HIPAA, or SOX through other portfolio companies’ experiences; even if it’s just asking when... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

Roger B. Smith

Smith made sweeping changes at the auto giant, which had become complacent in its success and was losing share to foreign imports. Smith instituted a barrage of controversial changes at GM that included forming strategic joint ventures... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

24 Jul 2014
Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

a) incorporation decisions by entrepreneurs that anticipate the burdens of being a US corporation, b) merger patterns that reflect the penalties of being domiciled in the US and the importance of offshore cash for US corporations, c) View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

implication is that policies that foster domestic savings are important in developing countries because private savings is an important input in attracting foreign investment in frontier technology that... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

2025
Working Paper

Dynamic Personalization with Multiple Customer Signals: Multi-Response State Representation in Reinforcement Learning

By: Liangzong Ma, Ta-Wei Huang, Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli

Reinforcement learning (RL) offers potential for optimizing sequences of customer interactions by modeling the relationships between customer states, company actions, and long-term value. However, its practical implementation often faces significant challenges.... View Details

Keywords: Dynamic Policy; Deep Reinforcement Learning; Representation Learning; Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment; Latent Variable Models; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Foreign Direct Investment; Analytics and Data Science

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Profile

Kayode Ogunro

power of private enterprise to bring positive change to Africa. "VCPE seemed like a pretty efficient way to finance growth," says Kayode. An e-mail exchange with Professor Lerner evolved into a guided thesis project on foreign... View Details

28 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

from the risk that they will live a long time. The funds that individuals contribute to a MIF are invested in a mutual fund. The proceeds from the fund's underlying assets are reinvested until the contributor dies or he turns an age... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Mar 2014
Blog Post

East Asia MBA Market Update

where big deals are available—Japan and South Korea—are highly competitive and tend not to be friendly towards foreign firms. The high-growth markets of Southeast Asia generally offer smaller targets or minority stakes in large companies.... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

01 Sep 2011
News

Just Doing His Job

industry in a varied portfolio of investments (Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding are a special interest) for a man who has made a reputation based on “his philanthropy, a keen intellect, and a tough... View Details

Keywords: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

08 May 2012
News

Screen Saver

former investment banker, Apkon found the ideal focus for his passion for film by forming a nonprofit group in 1998 to purchase the defunct Rome Theater, a 1925 historic landmark located near his home in downtown Pleasantville, New York.... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

production, foreign investment, and trade of both final and intermediate goods by multinational corporations. Research has sought to understand how foreign direct investment... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

managers who trade in foreign debt as well as for emerging market countries. "The cost of funds will go up," naysayers may cry. "We won't get any money; no one will invest in us." “If you... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

Career Coach

Wendi Zhang

Previously, for the last 2 years of her ~8 years tenure at Google, Wendi was the Business Development Partner for Gradient Ventures (Google's AI Fund), where she advised Gradient's portfolio companies on their business challenges and... View Details

Keywords: Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing; Angel Investing

01 Mar 2003
News

Naina Lal Kidwai

Chartered Bank) in India in 1982, rising through the ranks in a variety of merchant, retail, and investment banking assignments before moving to Morgan Stanley’s India operation in 1994. Through a joint venture with the View Details

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

19 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 19, 2006

Kentucky Derby Hosiery: Negotiating with Wal-Mart Harvard Business School Case 907-001 More information and purchase: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907001 PublicationsMaking Foreign View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2012
News

Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone

when they graduate,” says Roscini. “If they go into international business, they will need to ask: Do I go in this market or not? How do I navigate political, eco-nomic, or regulatory risk? How do I think about foreign exchange in this... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Because P&O operated some port terminals in the United States, DP World obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States before... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

July 2010 (Revised March 2016)
Case

MacroMarkets LLC

By: Robin Greenwood and Luis M. Viceira

MacroMarkets co-founder and CEO Samuel Masucci III is meeting with a strategic partner for his firm. Co-founded with Yale University Professor Robert Shiller, MacroMarkets' main innovation is the "MacroShare," which allows investors to take long or short, levered or... View Details

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Financial Instruments; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Financial Services Industry