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- 26 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Matthew Young
at McKinsey as a consultant working primarily in their Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Services group before making a career pivot. In 2021, I joined the NFL’s Washington Commanders for the last two... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 16 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?
Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Question: How has the coronavirus affected financial flows?... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- October 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Toni Sacconaghi at Sanford C. Bernstein
By: Linda A. Hill and Dana Teppert
Toni Sacconaghi, a senior sell-side equity research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein covering U.S. IT hardware companies, thinks about the challenges and opportunities presented by the firm's new office in Hong Kong. Sacconaghi was previously the only analyst covering... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Research; Social and Collaborative Networks; Financial Services Industry; Hong Kong; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Dana Teppert. "Toni Sacconaghi at Sanford C. Bernstein." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-052, October 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
always want to hear that a person is struggling, nor do they necessarily reward risk taking, even though they might pay lip service to innovative initiative. The authors outline several steps that individuals can take to shake off fear... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes
strengths. There's an inward-looking bias in many organizations. You might perceive customer service as a strong area. So that becomes the "strength" on which you attempt to build a strategy. But a real strength for strategy... View Details
Keywords: by Joan Magretta
- 06 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Right Way to Manage Customer Churn for Maximum Profit
the example of an online retailer who suddenly sees a monthly shopper stop buying for two months. “Customers just stop using the service but don’t have to tell the company.” In order to manage churn, companies typically use machine... View Details
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Careers - Health Care
pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies, as well as financial services, consulting, health care delivery, and health services organizations. Recruiting Partners Recruiting partners include... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Simmons Family Endows Professorship
of Zions Bancorporation in 1990. "In our case, it has really been wonderful. I attribute 90 percent of our success to my father." Today, Zions Bancorporation is a multistate banking and financial services... View Details
- November 2006
- Case
The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs
By: Boris Groysberg, Scott A. Snook and David Lane
Almost five years had passed since Goldman Sachs launched its innovative leadership development initiative called Pine Street. Focused primarily on developing Goldman's most senior managers, Pine Street had evolved significantly since its inception in November of 1999.... View Details
Keywords: Executive Education; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Development; Business Education; Financial Services Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Scott A. Snook, and David Lane. "The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs." Harvard Business School Case 407-053, November 2006.
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Faculty - Private Capital Project
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the European Central Bank. She serves on the editorial boards of the Review of Financial Studies, the Review of Corporate Finance Studies, and the Journal of Financial... View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
Act Federal Trade Commission established Personal income tax reinstituted Influence: Low 20 1920 s 19 U.S. Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal and corporate tax rates cut Airmail service starts Influence: High 30 1930... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Combining supermarket scanner data with firm-level financial data, we find evidence that differs from prior literature. Instead of reducing expenditures to boost earnings, soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency of marketing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 1999
- Case
State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
With Multi-currency HORIZON, a real-time multi-currency accounting system that replaced the traditional batch-oriented single-currency accounting system, successfully launched, State Street Corp. (State Street) began to focus on growing the scope of its business... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Trends; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 799-034, January 1999.
- 22 Jul 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Reputation and Competition: Evidence from the Credit Rating Industry
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
variety of applications and services that drive the popularity of software. The first principle focuses on enabling choice: firms should allow consumers and partners to have a real choice between complementary products and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- July 1999 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Edward Jones
By: Michael E. Porter and Gregory C. Bond
Edward Jones is a leading, highly profitable retail brokerage firm with a unique strategy very different from those of its rivals. The case describes Jones's activities and allows a rich discussion of its positioning choices, supporting activities, and tradeoffs. Jones... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Porter, Michael E., and Gregory C. Bond. "Edward Jones." Harvard Business School Case 700-009, July 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
- 16 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
HBS and the Arts
opportunity to combine my interests in art and finance by working for an asset management firm where I helped to establish a group focused on financial services for the art community. We worked with museums,... View Details
- 28 Aug 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Portfolio Firms’ Corporate Tax Planning
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
1989 about service in the auto industry, Ford Motor Co.: Dealer Sales and Service, puts it best: “Nothing much has changed over 25 years. The experience is still generally awful.” Sure, there have been pockets of customer-service... View Details