International Investment Barriers - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2016
News

HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

the student had interviewed industry leaders to better understand the barriers to growth that Indian private equity firms face — his analysis echoing findings from Sadun’s own research. “It built on intuitions that I already had, but... View Details

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

leads us to undervalue risks. In addition, people overly discount the future, reducing our willingness to invest in the present to prevent some disaster that may be quite distant. People also try to maintain the status quo, creating a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Apr 2014
News

Support for the Global Century

Robert F. Greenhill (MBA 1962), the founder and chairman of an investment banking firm with 13 offices across five continents, is acutely aware of the global nature of business in the 21st century. “As is the case in most companies today,... View Details

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

capital structure for their subsidiaries around the world and allocate internal funds among them. As a consequence, analyzing their choices provides a clean test of what matters for capital structure decisions more generally. Here, we see... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Tim Cho Archives | Social Enterprise

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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change

about the missions, programs, and finances of more than 1.7 million nonprofit organizations. Foundation Directory Online - information and funding history for 140,000+ foundations, corporations, and federal agencies. Yearbook of View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Alumni Bookshelf

profits. Investment Banking: Addressing the Management Issues by Steven I. Davis (MBA '58) (Palgrave Macmillan) In his eighth book, international banking consultant Davis offers a timely analysis of the... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

31 Jan 2019
News

A Global Mission

board. But he never gave up his ambition to have an international impact. For the last half century, DeFehr has circled the globe—141 countries by his count—looking for places where his business expertise could reshape response to... View Details

Keywords: April White; human rights

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Kayode Ogunro

particularly Africa. Getting an insider's point of view After college, Kayode explored investment strategies from multiple angles, first with two years at Weston Presidio Capital, then with Deutsche Bank's private equity arm, RREEF. This... View Details

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

short-term returns and better understand the investments necessary to ensure long-term viability. Second, other stakeholders will begin to appreciate the need for a company to make a profit if it is to create value over the long term.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 1997
News

Banking on HBS

world's poorest countries. The International Finance Corporation invests some $2.5 billion in private-sector enterprise in developing nations. The Multilateral Investment... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Sarah Wong Archives | Social Enterprise

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2013
Working Paper

What Makes the Bonding Stick? A Natural Experiment Involving the U.S. Supreme Court and Cross-Listed Firms

By: Amir N. Licht, Christopher Poliquin, Jordan I. Siegel and Xi Li

On March 29, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court signaled its intention to geographically limit the reach of the U.S. securities antifraud regime and thus differentially exclude U.S.-listed foreign firms from the ambit of formal U.S. antifraud enforcement. We use this legal... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; International Finance; Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Courts and Trials; Legal Liability; United States

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01 Apr 1998
News

World Class Learning

On a blustery late-December afternoon, sixty students sit watching a video case presentation in a darkened Aldrich Hall classroom. Participants in a special HBS orientation program for new international students,* they hail from thirty... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Education, Technology, and Business: What’s the Catch?

way to make systemic reforms in the system that would ultimately address social justice and policy issues here and in developing countries. Frustrating, But Worth It Given that education is such an attractive industry in terms of size and importance alone, there must... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Education

01 Mar 2008
News

One-on-One with Jim Breyer

attractive place to invest. The investment and venture capital cycle is continuously changing, and one of the most fascinating internal discussions is often around where we’re in the cycle. When you first... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

12 Jul 2016
First Look

July 12, 2016

internalize the social costs of higher leverage in the form of greater bankruptcy losses (moral hazard) and are subject to a regulatory capital requirement. In contrast, shadow bank liabilities are subject to runs and credit risk and thus... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Transforming Education Through Social Entrepreneurship

corporations, and federal agencies. Yearbook of International Organizations - detailed information on over 38,000 active international organizations from 300 countries and territories - including intergovernmental (IGOs)... View Details

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Zach Komes Archives | Social Enterprise

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22 Aug 2018
Blog Post

MBA Students Reflect on Their Summer Internships

Madeline KeulenAugust 2, 2018"I’ve spent my summer as an MBA Associate at Victress Capital, an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm focused on achieving outsized returns through investing in diverse teams." Parks Management is... View Details

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