Filter Results
:
(2,005)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(2,005)
- People (1)
- News (339)
- Research (1,368)
- Events (7)
- Multimedia (5)
- Faculty Publications (841)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(2,005)
- People (1)
- News (339)
- Research (1,368)
- Events (7)
- Multimedia (5)
- Faculty Publications (841)
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
Papers The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, emerging-market...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
- News
Inside Africa
fashion, arts and culture, and business and finance. It features guides to each of the continent’s 54 nations, where you can find everything from breaking news to museum guides, as well as content from such partners as the Council on View Details
Keywords:
Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
president’s biggest challenge will be to prevent America’s slide into a position where it is dependent on foreign sources for both capital and energy. We have the human resources to accomplish these goals. The question is whether we have...
View Details
- Web
Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions - Course Catalog
intermediate goods led by Multinational Corporations (MNCs). Foreign direct investment (FDI) became the dominant source of foreign private capital for many emerging markets,...
View Details
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
governs disputes between foreign investors and host governments. First is the inconsistency of the decisions rendered by arbitration panels established under bilateral investment treaties, View Details
Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
went to Kepple Africa Ventures, a VC that invests exclusively in African startups,” said Takatsuka. “I reached out to him at the beginning of 2021 and explained that I was interested in EdTech startup operations and View Details
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
edge of innovation, and they can boost their reputations by supplying well-known U.S. firms. The market size of the U.S makes it an important target but, in addition, foreign companies often feel they have to crack the U.S. market in...
View Details
Keywords:
by John Quelch
- 28 May 2019
- News
Future Source
vision by creating highly skilled African workers who will attract foreign investment and help build the businesses of the future. Launched in 2014, the company has received $180 million in venture-backed...
View Details
Keywords:
Julia Hanna
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
An International Perspective
School “opened my eyes to a whole new spectrum of opportunities” in the field of financing and building entrepreneurial energy services companies. His most recent focus as managing director at Houston-based SCF Partners is the development of View Details
- Web
Creating Brand Value - Course Catalog
optimal way to manage investments behind brands for the short- and long-term? What are the opportunities and challenges associated with geographic, target market, product line, and brand extensions? How can brand View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Elevating Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
different business problems, number one. “Number two, the alumni, the network, is unparalleled as we all know. So as investors start looking at Ethiopia and foreign companies look at investing there, I'm...
View Details
- 11 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
2+2 Admit Experiments with Career Options
U.S. Ambassador and Bulgarian Ministry of Justice. I examined the root-causes of the Bulgarian banking crisis, summarized my findings in a seminal analytical report and investigated viable opportunities for American foreign View Details
- 2010
- Other Unpublished Work
Why Takeover Vulnerability Matters to Debtholders
By: Joan Farre-Mensa
Recent work documents that firms that are more vulnerable to takeover have higher borrowing costs. This paper investigates the reasons behind this stylized fact. My results show that firms with few antitakeover defenses face a higher cost of debt because lenders are...
View Details
Keywords:
Acquisition;
Borrowing and Debt;
Cost;
Equity;
Banks and Banking;
Investment Portfolio;
Risk Management;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Conflict and Resolution
Farre-Mensa, Joan. "Why Takeover Vulnerability Matters to Debtholders." 2010.
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
established its initial offices in London, Paris, and Chicago, concentrating on placements for entrepreneurial ventures for almost a decade before setting up its first fund in Great Britain in 1981 to invest in early-stage high-tech...
View Details
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
2018 Redwood City, Stanford Business Books The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society By: Kerr, William R. Abstract—The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest. View Details
Keywords:
Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
default on his loan. Having now built three models, Figel compares them to determine which model is most effective at classifying borrowers correctly then uses that model to determine how to invest in a View Details
Keywords:
Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
European counterparts with their larger more powerful headquarters, which suggests that, at least in the U.S. context, large corporate headquarters can create value. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-044.pdf PublicationsIntra-Industry View Details
Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
says. “It’s a positive sign for foreign investors who want to see Greeks investing in Greece first.” China isn’t waiting. When President Xi Jinping visited Athens in November, the two leaders announced 16...
View Details
Keywords:
Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
survey cited specific actions their companies had implemented to remain competitive. The majority had taken steps such as improving worker training, investing in technology, growing exports, and expanding to new markets. Among the...
View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
The leaders of Granite Equity, a nontraditional private investment and holding company in St. Cloud, Minnesota, know the strength of the area in which they sit. They aren’t looking for portfolio businesses...
View Details
Keywords:
Maureen Harmon