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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
when the future of the business hinged on a single decision. For Sarina Russo (OPM 28, 1999), founder and president of the Sarina Russo Group of education, employment services, and property companies, that moment came in 1993 when she risked everything to buy a... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2020
scholarships to attend HBS and, prior to that, college—Yeboah at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Kyei at MIT—both alumni still had loans to repay after graduation. “You can be passionate about something, but the responsibilities... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
could affect many people. The case, "Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania," was written by the student (using a pseudonym) under the supervision of HBS associate professor Karthik Ramanna. In a nutshell, the case goes like this: "Jim" accepts a summer internship... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
consortium of asset management companies (AMCs) that included the Turkish branch of Lehman Brothers. When Lehman went bankrupt, Turkasset acquired a $200 million portfolio of non-performing loans (NPLs). After that, it continued to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
invest in venture capital. Guided by Cohen, who is regarded as the father of the European venture capital industry, Apax emerged as one of the world’s preeminent VC and private equity investment groups, raising or advising funds now totaling more than $20 billion. With... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
THAT'S A WINNER: The DeWitts enjoy the home field advantage at the new Busch Stadium, which offers views of downtown St. Louis and the city's trademark Gateway Arch. From his office in the new Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals Managing... View Details
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Speculation and Credit - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
of Folly). It commemorates the period of speculative mania which swept France, England, and Holland in the year 1720. Pictured here is the inner court of the old Amsterdam exchange (see 66), where distraught shareholders are calling out, "I am ruined; Who will View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
from the office building/landlord. The benefit to the landlord was an additional amenity to retain their existing tenants and to better market vacant space to prospective tenants. The employer and landlord contributions would help defray... View Details
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020)
is much more expensive than they expected. The amount that is covered through loans is less than the actual cost—that discrepancy was very explicit in the data. It was also clear that people aren't talking about class, whether in the... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
information in lending decisions leads to worse credit outcomes when loan officers are busy or before weekends and national holidays; when loan View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
The cashew trees growing into a beautiful shady forest in Fass Koffe, a two-acre community garden in Senegal, are a sight to behold. “Visitors can’t take a step without stepping on a plant,” says Louise Fenn Ruhr (MBA 1977), chief operating View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-030.pdf Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers Authors:Shawn Cole, Martin Kanz, and Leora Klapper Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
One Student’s HBS Journey
though she wore the same black skirt for over a decade,” Wallace recalled. Similarly, she added, “two years ago someone in the Admissions Office saw potential in me,” despite her untraditional background as a performer and arts... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
in public-private financing for housing and holistic community development have come to the fore. Laurie J. Gould (MBA '96) is manager of finance at the Boston office of one such organization, The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB), which has... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969
Founder, Former President & Chief Executive Officer Centennial One, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©2003 www.RockyThies.com EARLIER EDUCATION Howard University, 1962 B.A., Business Administration LIFELONG IMPACT OF HBS... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Monument Bank, which loans against measures like warehouse receipts. At the height of the growing season, First City has 9 percent of its $2.7 billion loan book invested in agriculture, compared to a... View Details
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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Archival Collections, Baker Library, Harvard Business School Georges F. Doriot Papers, 1921 - 1984 on permanent loan from the French Cultural Center in Boston The papers of Georges F. Doriot includes Doriot's notes, course materials,... View Details
- 17 May 2018
- News
Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
sell seeds, submitted his business plan, and secured a startup loan from a local bank. Samad’s older brother, Abdus Subur, also took the I Create training and started a seed farm. The brothers now own two seed farms––Kaveri Seeds and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
had built specialized in managing digital risk and uncovering digital evidence and had grown very rapidly. With the firm's CFO, they believed that the firm could grow from $58 million to $72 million, a growth rate of 27% over the preceding year. However, the firm's 11... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne