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  • January 2009
  • Article

FDI, Productivity, and Financial Development

By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek
This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth by focusing on the complementarities between FDI inflows and financial markets. In our earlier work, we found that FDI is beneficial for growth only if the host country has well-developed... View Details
Keywords: Human Capital; Income; Performance Productivity; Financial Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Institutions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. "FDI, Productivity, and Financial Development." Special Issue on Multinational Enterprises and Foreign Direct Investment. World Economy 32, no. 1 (January 2009): 111–135.
  • August 2002 (Revised September 2002)
  • Background Note

Financial Analysis of Microsoft

By: William A. Sahlman
Contains a detailed analysis of Microsoft's financial performance from 1985 to 2001. During this time, Microsoft improved its profitability and cash flow generation--changes that led to a dramatic rise in valuation. Also addresses the issue of determining how much... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Analysis; Financial Condition
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Sahlman, William A. "Financial Analysis of Microsoft." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-019, August 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
  • September 2000 (Revised October 2000)
  • Exercise

Drivers of Industry Financial Structure

By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
This case contains common-size balance sheets and financial ratios for 10 companies, each representative of a different industry. Students are asked to identify the industries from the structure of the financial statements. View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Drivers of Industry Financial Structure." Harvard Business School Exercise 201-039, September 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
  • 14 Oct 2020
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Veteran Financial Aid Outlook

$2,550 $2,550 Dependent Health Care, Rent, Living Expenses* $30,700 $51,058 $66,672 $73,840 Total $111,818 $132,176 $147,790 $154,958 *For a full breakdown of where these numbers came from please visit the HBS Financial Aid website. For... View Details
  • March 2016
  • Case

M-Pesa: Financial Inclusion in Kenya

By: Rajiv Lal, Lisa Cox and Sarah McAra
M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer service launched in 2007 in Kenya by telecommunications company Safaricom, allowed people to send money via mobile messaging to contacts, such as friends and family, or even to pay for goods and services, such as groceries or a taxi... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Money Transfer; Market Transactions; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Kenya
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Lal, Rajiv, Lisa Cox, and Sarah McAra. "M-Pesa: Financial Inclusion in Kenya." Harvard Business School Case 516-011, March 2016.
  • June 2003 (Revised January 2004)
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Argentina's Financial System Fenced In

By: Huw Pill, Claudia Onoforio and Romina Abal
Provides an opportunity to analyze the Argentine financial crisis of 2001/2002, which culminated in the abandonment of the convertibility plan introduced by Domingo Cavallo in 1991. Focusses on the role of the financial system. View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Financial Crisis; Currency; Crisis Management; Property; Argentina
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Pill, Huw, Claudia Onoforio, and Romina Abal. "Argentina's Financial System Fenced In." Harvard Business School Case 703-069, June 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
  • September 1985 (Revised March 1987)
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Winthrop Financial Associates

By: William A. Sahlman and William J. Poorvu
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Sahlman, William A., and William J. Poorvu. "Winthrop Financial Associates." Harvard Business School Case 386-077, September 1985. (Revised March 1987.)
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Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth

By: Luc Laeven, Ross Levine and Stelios Michalopoulos
Is financial innovation necessary for sustaining economic growth? To address this question, we build a Schumpeterian model in which entrepreneurs earn profits by inventing better goods, and profit-maximizing financiers arise to screen entrepreneurs. The model has two... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Economic Growth
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Laeven, Luc, Ross Levine, and Stelios Michalopoulos. "Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth." Journal of Financial Intermediation 24, no. 1 (January 2015): 1–24.
  • November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
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Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health

By: Thomas R. Piper
The case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive... View Details
Keywords: Financial Condition; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Operations; Competitive Strategy
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Piper, Thomas R. "Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health." Harvard Business School Background Note 911-412, November 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
  • September 1999 (Revised February 2000)
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Microsoft's Financial Reporting Strategy

Explores Microsoft's overall financial reporting strategy by examining the company's treatment of two accounting issues--software capitalization and revenue recognition. For both issues, the company selects accounting methods that are relatively conservative. Also... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Information Technology Industry
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Matsumoto, Dawn, and Robert Bowen. "Microsoft's Financial Reporting Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 100-027, September 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
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  • October 2003
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Anti-Competitive Financial Contracting: the Design of Financial Claims

By: Giacinta Cestone and Lucy White
Keywords: Competition; Finance; Design
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Cestone, Giacinta, and Lucy White. "Anti-Competitive Financial Contracting: the Design of Financial Claims." Journal of Finance 58, no. 5 (October 2003): 2109–2141.
  • 1999
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Reading Financial Reports

By: W. J. Bruns Jr., J. H. Hertenstein and S. M. McKinnon
Keywords: Financial Reporting
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Bruns, W. J., Jr., J. H. Hertenstein, and S. M. McKinnon. Reading Financial Reports. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
  • May 1985 (Revised January 1986)
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Basic Financial Statements

By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Statements
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Hawkins, David F. "Basic Financial Statements." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-126, May 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
  • 2013
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Financial vs. Strategic Buyers

By: Marc Martos-Vila, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Jarrad Harford
This paper introduces the impact of debt misvaluation on merger and acquisition activity. Debt misvaluation helps explain the shifting dominance of financial acquirers (private equity firms) relative to strategic acquirers (operating companies). The effects of... View Details
Keywords: Misvaluation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity
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Martos-Vila, Marc, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, and Jarrad Harford. "Financial vs. Strategic Buyers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-098, April 2012. (Revised April 2014.)
  • June 2017
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AT&T Versus Verizon: A Financial Comparison

By: V.G. Narayanan and Joel L. Heilprin
This case asks students to prepare a report comparing the financial and operating performance of AT&T and Verizon. Taking the perspective of a communications industry analyst, they must also consider the differences between and implications of the companies' business... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Operations; Analysis; Business Model; Accounting; Performance Effectiveness; Telecommunications Industry
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Narayanan, V.G., and Joel L. Heilprin. "AT&T Versus Verizon: A Financial Comparison." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-543, June 2017.
  • 2004
  • Case

Understanding Financial Statements

By: Marc L Bertoneche
Keywords: Financial Statements
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Bertoneche, Marc L. "Understanding Financial Statements." Video Management Case, 2004.
  • 01 Feb 2000
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Financial Services 24/7

a routine part of most people's lives, there is no doubt that technology - especially Internet technology - is having a huge impact on the financial services industry. With much hype and headlines, Web trading has revolutionized the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 01 Oct 2023
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Myth Busting: Financial Aid for 2+2 Students

While HBS Admissions is merit-based, HBS Financial Aid is need-based, made possible by the generous support of our alumni. Because our process is a bit unique, there are often some misperceptions when it comes to our View Details
  • February 2018
  • Supplement

Ant Financial (B)

By: Feng Zhu, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu and Anthony K. Woo
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Finance; Opportunities; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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Zhu, Feng, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu, and Anthony K. Woo. "Ant Financial (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 618-041, February 2018.
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