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- September 2008
- Article
Effect of Personal Taxes on Managers' Decisions to Sell Their Stock
Jin, Li, and S.P. Kothari. "Effect of Personal Taxes on Managers' Decisions to Sell Their Stock." Journal of Accounting & Economics 46, no. 1 (September 2008).
- October 2002 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Jinwoong: Financing an Entrepreneurial Firm in the Wake of the Korean Financial Crisis
Describes T.P. Lee, the founder and CEO of Jinwoong, a 19-year-old entrepreneurial company in Korea that has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of camping tents. Labeled by Fortune as one of the most promising entrepreneurs in Asia in 1993, Lee faces some... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Financial Crisis; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; South Korea
Kuemmerle, Walter, James Lee, and Bokeun Jin. "Jinwoong: Financing an Entrepreneurial Firm in the Wake of the Korean Financial Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 803-059, October 2002. (Revised April 2005.)
- 23 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19
around the world could improve responses to the next global financial catastrophe. Work done recently by dozens of Harvard Business School students under Alberto Cavallo, the Edgerley Family Associate Professor of Business Administration... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 2008
- Working Paper
Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items
By: Edward J. Riedl and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper investigates whether managers' presentation of special items within the financial statements reflects economic performance or opportunism. Specifically, we assess special items presented as a separate line item on the income statement (income statement... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Disclosure; Performance
Riedl, Edward J., and Suraj Srinivasan. "Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-031, September 2008. (Conditionally accepted at Contemporary Accounting Research.)
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Keeping an iron grip on Nigeria's financial markets
Oteh's bold decisions have cleaned up the Nigerian capital markets and her zero tolerance for improper acts earned her the nickname "Iron Lady." The reform efforts she champions have been hugely successful, as the country's stock market... View Details
- February 2005
- Article
Financial Analyst Characteristics and Herding Behavior in Forecasting
By: Michael B. Clement and Senyo Tse
This study classifies analysts' earnings forecasts as herding or bold and finds that (1) boldness likelihood increases with the analyst's prior accuracy, brokerage size, and experience and declines with the number of industries the analyst follows, consistent with... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Forecasting and Prediction; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry
Clement, Michael B., and Senyo Tse. "Financial Analyst Characteristics and Herding Behavior in Forecasting." Journal of Finance 60, no. 1 (February 2005): 307–341.
- April 2013
- Supplement
AIG and the American Taxpayers (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
Explores the decision faced by AIG's board on whether to join shareholder and ex-CEO Maurice Greenberg's lawsuit against the U.S. government. The suit, argued by super-lawyer David Boies (of Bush v. Gore and California Gay Marriage fame), claims that in September 2008... View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets; Financial Policy; Property Rights; Financial Institutions; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Insurance Industry; United States
Ramanna, Karthik, and Matthew Shaffer. "AIG and the American Taxpayers (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-125, April 2013.
- April 2011
- Teaching Note
The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank (TN)
By: J. Gunnar Trumbull, Dante Roscini and Diane Choi
Teaching Note for 711049. View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
How Do Risk Managers Become Influential? A Field Study in Two Financial Institutions
By: Matthew Hall, Anette Mikes and Yuval Millo
This paper, based on a five-year longitudinal study at two UK-based banks, documents and analyzes the practices used by risk managers as they aim to gather and establish influence in their organizations. Specifically, we examine how influence-seeking risk managers (1)... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Decision Making; Risk Management; Strategic Planning; Power and Influence; Business Strategy; Banking Industry
Hall, Matthew, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo. "How Do Risk Managers Become Influential? A Field Study in Two Financial Institutions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-068, January 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
- Web
Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Course Number 1416 Professor C. Fritz Foley Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam NOTE: Because there is considerable overlap between the fall course, Corporate... View Details
- Web
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog
in which competition, technology and regulation are constantly changing. We will look at a variety of financial institutions and financial service providers including banks, nonbank View Details
- 2010
- Other Unpublished Work
Is High School the Right Time to Teach Self-control? The Effect of Financial Education and Mathematics Courses on Savings Behavior
By: Shawn A. Cole and Gauri Kartini Shastry
Household financial behavior affects household welfare and the economy at large. Yet our understanding of how to improve financial decisions is limited. Recent literature and policy attention have focused on financial education, for example, in high school. We use... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Financial Management; Secondary Education; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Finance; Household
Cole, Shawn A., and Gauri Kartini Shastry. "Is High School the Right Time to Teach Self-control? The Effect of Financial Education and Mathematics Courses on Savings Behavior." June 2010.
- 06 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future
inquired further to see what options he could offer that might increase the amount of aid I received. During the spring before I enrolled, I received my first financial aid decision letter. I was initially... View Details
- Article
An Empirical Investigation of Tax Factors and Mutual Funds' Stock Sales Decisions
By: V.G. Narayanan and Steven Huddart
Narayanan, V.G., and Steven Huddart. "An Empirical Investigation of Tax Factors and Mutual Funds' Stock Sales Decisions." Review of Accounting Studies 7, nos. 2-3 (June 2002): 319–341.
- October 2020 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
UCK Partners: Gong Cha
By: Victoria Ivashina and Sangyun Lee
In the Spring of 2017, Soomin Kim, Founding Partner of UCK Partners, and his team were debating the potential exit of UCK Partner’s investment in Gong Cha Korea, the sole local franchisor of the premium milk tea brand that they proprietarily sourced three years ago.... View Details
Keywords: Exit; Strategic Decision Making; Private Equity; Investment; Strategy; Investment Return; Decision Making; Bids and Bidding
Ivashina, Victoria, and Sangyun Lee. "UCK Partners: Gong Cha." Harvard Business School Case 221-040, October 2020. (Revised July 2023.)
- September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19
By: Mark Egan, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin and Emilie Billaud
In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest beer company, boasting over 500 brands, revenue of $46 billion, and a workforce of 160,000 in 2020, AB InBev... View Details
Keywords: Beer; Forecasting; COVID-19; Decision; Forecasting and Prediction; Analytics and Data Science; Crisis Management; Decisions; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Resource Allocation; Distribution; Production; Business Processes; Strategic Planning; Health Pandemics; Digital Transformation; Markets; Food and Beverage Industry; Belgium; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America
Egan, Mark, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin, and Emilie Billaud. "AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19." Harvard Business School Case 224-020, September 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
The Southeast Bank of Texas in the Financial Crisis (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Benjamin Greff Schneider
Teaching Note for 310141. View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Friends with Close Ties: Asset or Liability? Evidence from the Investment Decisions of Mutual Funds in China
By: Xinzi Gao, T.J. Wong, Lijun Xia and Gwen Yu
When fund managers have close ties to their investees, it can facilitate efficient information sharing but can also increase the possibility of favoritism. Using the investment choices of mutual funds in China, we test whether funds with close ties to their investees... View Details
Keywords: Social Ties; Conflict of Interests; Asset Management; Investment Portfolio; Networks; Financial Services Industry; China
Gao, Xinzi, T.J. Wong, Lijun Xia, and Gwen Yu. "Friends with Close Ties: Asset or Liability? Evidence from the Investment Decisions of Mutual Funds in China." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-086, March 2014.