Publications

20 Sep 2016
First Look

September 20, 2016

effect dominates the negative within-firm effect post IPO. We build a firm industry model with endogenous entry to quantify the importance of two competing selection mechanisms: an increasing share of R&D-intensive firms in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2013
News

Sands of Time

Well before he arrived at HBS, Michel Ray de Carvalho (MBA 1970) had led a charmed life. But it was only destined to get better. Already a veteran child actor at 17, he was tapped to play one of Peter O'Toole's young Arab sidekicks in the film Lawrence of Arabia,... View Details

Keywords: Luge; Memorable partying; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market

industry association and trade publication, the Industrial Lenders News. The key was a new, higher lending rate. Economists and legislators realized that the bank rate of 6... View Details

Profile

Deborah A. Farrington

assets under management, in the U.S. In an industry where just six percent of the partners in venture capital firms are women, finding a successful firm run by a woman is more than unusual. But unusual is nothing new for Farrington.... View Details

04 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 4

weeks or days. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/03/manage-your-work-manage-your-life/ar/1 August 2013 International Journal of Industrial Organization Search Diversion and Platform Competition By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Bruno Jullien... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Thomas Grenier

yourself." The program has also opened up cultural perspectives. Thomas says, "In classes, we talk a great deal about the European emphasis on government regulation and the American belief in free trade. But the United States is where the View Details

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Incentives and Operational Excellence

was rented out and at what price. Rentrak monitored the scanner data and performed audits and spot checks to monitor compliance with the revenue-sharing contracts. Fifty years ago, Narayanan added, the movie industry did almost the same... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2017
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Anddria Varnado (Clack-Rogers)

and cross-brand initiatives across Williams-Sonoma’s iconic eight-brand portfolio. I joined WSI after a few years in management consulting, where I managed projects across my firm’s retail and technology portfolios, and pre-MBA roles in investment View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

Profile

Jacqueline Beato

aspect of managing operations." She deepened her interest in operations through two internships with Deutsche Bank that were expressly intended, Jacqueline says, "to prepare me for an MBA." Everything under the sun –... View Details

Web

How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

have a US bank account you are also able to enroll in electronic payment via Zelle. Instructions to do this will be provided through the Buy2Pay payment portal. For spring term participants: please submit your Expense Form and related... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

HBS Expands Global Presence

the need to integrate multiple cultures in their management structure. The introduction of the Euro has also had a strong impact both on corporate finance and, not surprisingly, on the strategy of banking institutions." Comparing business... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

September 1994
Teaching Note

Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction TN

By: Dwight B. Crane and Patrick Moreton

Teaching Note for (9-292-114). View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry

September 2015 (Revised July 2016)
Case

Handelsbanken: May 2002

By: Amar Bhide, Dennis Campbell and Kristin Stack

Keywords: Banking Industry

July–August 2013
Article

How Experts Gain Influence

By: Anette Mikes, Matthew Hall and Yuval Millo

In theory, the risk management groups of two British banks—Saxon and Anglo—had the same influence in their organizations. But in practice, they did not: Saxon's was engaged in critical work throughout the bank, while Anglo's had little visibility outside its areas of... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Banking Industry

Find at Harvard

March 2013 (Revised June 2013)
Case

Triodos Bank: Conscious Money in Action

By: Rebecca Henderson, Kate Isaacs and Katrin Kaufer

Keywords: Banking Industry

September 2012
Case

BASIX (Abridged)

By: Shawn Cole and Peter Tufano

BASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah,... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Microfinance; Household; Risk Management; Insurance; Banking Industry; India