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  • 2007
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Legal Origin vs. the Politics of Creditor Rights: Bond Markets in Brazil, 1850-2002

By: Aldo Musacchio
This paper explores the question: Do institutions persist over time and determine current economic outcomes? Specifically, does the adoption or inheritance of a legal tradition in the past determine the subsequent course of institutional and financial development? This... View Details
Keywords: History; Rights; Common Law; Code Law; Financial Markets; Credit; Economy; Government and Politics; Financial Services Industry
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    Jesse H. Jones

    Under Jones’ presidency, RFC became the nation’s largest bank and biggest single investor. It not only provided loans to established banks, but also encouraged new ventures and sought to enlarge bank capital by buying bank-preferred stock, creating a base for View Details
    Keywords: Finance
    • December 18, 2023
    • Article

    Lessons from Building a Payment Business in Africa

    By: Ranjay Gulati
    Keywords: Emerging Markets; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Credit Cards; Financial Services Industry
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    • Career Coach

    Cheryl Rousseau

    transitions of all kinds: On-Boarding; Inter-Company Movements; Succession/Planned Exits; Out-Boarding; Job Search; Boards Seats.  Cheryl has an MBA in Finance and Strategy (Kellogg ’87) and gained first-hand executive knowledge in a variety of progressive career roles... View Details
    Keywords: Consulting; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Retail
    • 19 Mar 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Unlocking Your Investment Capital

    and equity. Thus, the dollar amount of equity needed to ensure a specified credit rating of the firm is completely determined by the riskiness (measured by the dollar amount of volatility) of the firm's assets. The greater is the risk of... View Details
    Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

      Jane Trahey

      Trahey was one of the first women to own and manage a major advertising agency in the United States. A prolific copywriter and author, Trahey is credited with the inspiration for the long-running “What becomes a legend most?” campaign for... View Details
      Keywords: Services
      • March 2016
      • Teaching Note

      MasterCard: Driving Financial Inclusion

      By: Sunil Gupta
      Since joining MasterCard (MC) in 2010, CEO Ajay Banga had made advancing financial inclusion (FI)—bringing formal financial services to marginalized populations—an important goal for the company. In 2014, MC had entered a number of partnerships with governments and... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Inclusion; Banking; Equality and Inequality; Credit Cards; Developing Countries and Economies; Banking Industry; South Africa; Nigeria
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      • January 2011
      • Supplement

      Fixed Income Arbitrage in a Financial Crisis (D): TED Spread and Swap Spread in May 2009

      The D case briefly recounts the action that investment manager Albert Mills takes in the matter of an unusually low U.S. dollar fixed-floating swap spread. He must decide what to do next. View Details
      Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Interest Rates; Financial Crisis
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      • February 2010
      • Supplement

      Valuing Visa? Priceless (CW)

      By: Peter Tufano
      Students must determine whether or not Visa, which had an IPO one month prior, is a good investment. The case provides an overview of multisided platform businesses and the payments industry in general. Visa's business model and economics are reviewed. View Details
      Keywords: Credit Cards; Initial Public Offering; Valuation; Multi-Sided Platforms; Microeconomics
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      • 26 Jan 2021
      • News

      Numbers Talk at Tesla

      suddenly, sparking further investor concern. When Musk announced the appointment of an unknown 30-something as CFO, Tesla’s stock price tumbled. That was then. Two years later, Tesla’s financial picture is entirely different—and many are giving View Details
      Keywords: finance; automotive; manufacturing; innovation; Manufacturing

        Ransom E. Olds

        Olds was one of the early pioneers of the automobile industry. He is credited with the design of the “curved dash” which was both functional (keeping passengers warm) and stylish. Olds’ first car, the “runabout,” was mass produced in 1901... View Details
        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

          Daniel J. Krumm

          Krumm is credited with converting Maytag from a small specialty appliance concern into a broad-scale international operation. Through several acquisitions, Krumm built Maytag into one of the world’s top 4 appliance manufacturers while... View Details
          Keywords: Fabricated Goods
          • 01 Mar 2009
          • News

          Faculty Books

          institutions. These institutions represent powerful constraints on the ability of the government to fund reforms, of firms to write contracts, and of citizens to enforce their basic rights. Borrowing to Live: Consumer and Mortgage Credit... View Details
          Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

            M. Kenneth Oshman

            As one of the principal founders of Rolm, Oshman is credited with the design and development of a sophisticated private branch exchange or PBx switch that has become a central component of telecommunication systems. Over the course of... View Details
            Keywords: Communications
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            The Production - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

            Production Chapter Introduction Chapter Images The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Production: A Cooperative Enterprise Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email: histcollref@hbs.edu... View Details
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            The Product - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

            Introduction Chapter Images The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Product: Consumer Relations Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email: histcollref@hbs.edu © President... View Details
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            The Collection - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

            The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Collection: Data Analysis Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email: histcollref@hbs.edu © President and... View Details

              John R. Stafford

              Stafford is credited with moving American Home Products from a diversified manufacturer of consumer health products into a major pharmaceutical company. He did so while consistently achieving impressive financial returns – continuing... View Details
              Keywords: Healthcare
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              Harvard Business School

              Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit AGENTS OF CHANGE: A REVIEW OF HBS-AFFILIATED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON RACE AND BLACK BUSINESS LEADERSHIP Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of... View Details
              • March 1984 (Revised August 1996)
              • Case

              B.F. Goodrich-Rabobank Interest Rate Swap

              By: Jay O. Light
              A U.S. manufacturing organization and a Eurobank swap fixed and floating rate obligations to reduce their financing costs. View Details
              Keywords: Financing and Loans; Cost Management; Production; Interest Rates; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Auto Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
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