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- 04 Feb 2022
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Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries
Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Dillon House | About
finance, government, diplomacy, economics, and art. A 1931 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange from 1931 until 1936, when he became a director, and subsequently president, of the... View Details
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
developing economies and globalization at large. “The cluster concept is often used to consider local factors,” Giacomin says, “but there’s a growing awareness that many clusters are also driven by external forces, such as foreign direct... View Details
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Dilan Gomih
Working three-and-a-half years in foreign exchange for Merrill Lynch gave Dilan Gomih a special kind of confidence. “It's a high-pressure, risky environment; every mistake has consequences," she says.... View Details
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
London School of Economics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and recently served on the International Finance Corporation’s Advisory Panel on Sustainability and Business and the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)... View Details
- 26 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
“Fitness is your hobby. Finance is your career.” - Words so false that they changed my life. Finance After graduating from Yale University, I joined the fast-paced world of Foreign Exchange (FX) at a large... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
merely consulting daily foreign exchange rates—many others require interpretations of ambiguous information. Auditors and their clients have considerable leeway, for example, in answering some of the most... View Details
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Publishing Co. Inc., 1996). Hubert Joly : Selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, 1997–1999. 1997 William C. Kirby : Received a grant from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
emissions from the entire state of Florida every year for the next nine years" for the White House, key US agencies, state capitals, business leaders, and Congress to meet the Paris Agreement goal of reducing emissions 50 percent by 2030. At a Council on View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
rediscovered from the sector’s 18th-century roots. By embracing the three Cs as modern-day differentiators, Raffaelli found that independent bookstores have transformed buying a novel in your local bookstore from a simple exchange of... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Company Filings and Annual Reports | Baker Library
Help Center Company Filings and Annual Reports Guide to Baker Library's collection of corporate reports, both current and historical. In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates the nation's securities markets to... View Details
Philip Lehman
American economy increasingly turning toward consumer goods during the 1920s. The rapid rise of Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs was facilitated by the ties they had developed as foreign exchange dealers... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
Back then, Argentina tried to fend off creditors by adopting a hard-line attitude about reducing its debt obligations. When it initiated a bond exchange offer in 2005 and told its creditors to "take it or leave it," the republic... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro
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Bloomberg: company information
quotes from the foreign exchanges on which an equity trades. RELS for related securities (equity, debt, preferred, money market securities). RV for relative value for customized peer group analysis. SI for... View Details
- Portrait Project
Glenn Bean
I aspire to be like a chef, and to have a few courses in the adventure of life. A chef is a perpetual student, tirelessly poring over books and absorbing knowledge from others. Double espresso, please! During my quest, I will embrace View Details
- January 1996 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Japan's Automakers Face Endaka
By: Debora L. Spar
In April 1995, the Japanese yen hit a post-World War II high against the U.S. dollar. The yen's relentless ascent affected firms on both sides of the Pacific, but fell particularly hard on Japan's big four automakers. This case explores how endaka--or"high... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Competitive Strategy; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Macroeconomics; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Japan
Spar, Debora L., Julia Kou, Elizabeth B. Stein, and Karen Gordon. "Japan's Automakers Face Endaka." Harvard Business School Case 796-030, January 1996. (Revised February 1998.)
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
Funding Progress Back Home
platform that facilitates diaspora and impact investing in Africa. Formerly a portfolio manager with the World Bank, where he helped African and other emerging nations set up foreign exchange and asset... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
An education reformer and social entrepreneur
Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), a cultural exchange organization that has served 1.5 million students worldwide. In 1987 he began working with the British government to establish charter-type schools... View Details
- Portrait Project
Lyn Baranowski
At age 15, I spent the summer as an exchange student in France, and the world of a small-town girl from New Hampshire opened up. The experience catalyzed in me a fundamental belief in the importance of building relationships across... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
Cyril Taylor (MBA 1961) (Amberley Publishing) As a social entrepreneur and education reformer, Taylor helped establish 3,000 specialist schools and over 1,500 academies in the UK as well as founding and working as chairman of the American Institute For View Details