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  • February 1999 (Revised November 1999)
  • Case

Securicor Wireless Networks: February 1996

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Bill Wasik
Securicor Wireless (SWN) sold software products to wireless telephone carriers. The company was incorporated in January of 1995 as a 40%-owned subsidiary of Securicor Telesciences (STI), itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of British security giant Securicor PLC. Just... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Subsidiaries; Nationality; Business Conglomerates; Applications and Software; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Culture; Business Startups; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; United States
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  • 08 Nov 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How to Fix a Broken Marketplace

heaps of potential players, but not enough time for transactions to be made, accepted, or rejected effectively. "Safety" refers to an environment in which all parties feel secure enough to make decisions based on their best... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • 20 Feb 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: February 20, 2007

    developing countries than developed countries, but necessity is often the main driver in lower income countries. Explores the challenges facing women arising from societal inequality, including lack of educational provision, and difficulties in View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    The Consequences of Export Controls in Target Countries

    By: Xueyue Liu, Yu Liu and Jaya Y. Wen
    Export controls are a common instrument of national security, but their economic consequences are not well understood. This paper evaluates how these controls affect firm performance and adaptation in targeted countries. We use variation in a 2007 US policy,... View Details
    Keywords: National Security; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Policy; Performance Productivity; Adaptation
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    • 29 Jun 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: June 29, 2007

    focus exclusively on estimates of expected payoffs, such as credit ratings, without considering the state of the economy in which default is likely to occur. Such investors are likely to be attracted to securities whose payoffs resemble... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 29 Apr 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Great Leap Forward: The Political Economy of Education in Brazil, 1889-1930

    Keywords: by André Martínez-Fritscher, Aldo Musacchio & Martina Viarengo; Education
    • January 2023 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    First to Fight? Culture, Tradition, and the United States Marine Corps (USMC)

    By: Ranjay Gulati, Akhil Iyer and Joel Malkin
    Over a history of more than 240 years, the United States Marine Corps has forged a distinct culture and institutional identity centered on its “warrior ethos.” In the wars of American history, Marines fought with uncommon valor, rising to international prominence for... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Government Administration; Management Practices and Processes; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; United States
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    • Web

    Curriculum - Case Method Project

    Act in 1933, and culminates in a decision of whether to adopt the National Securities Exchange Act in 1934. Coverage: 1910s – 1934; stock market crash of 1929; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Great... View Details
    • 2022
    • Article

    Indonesia and the Third Indochina War: The End of Containment

    By: Mattias Fibiger
    The Third Indochina War called forth dramatic changes in the international relations of Southeast Asia. Foremost among these changes was a shift in the geopolitical orientation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The organization’s founders... View Details
    Keywords: Cold War; War; National Security; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; China
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    Placement - Doctoral

    studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! Students are... View Details
    • Web

    Lehman Brothers Timeline | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
    • 10 Aug 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: August 10

    that search engine advertisements tend to be less safe than the corresponding organic listings. Least-Cost Avoiders in Online Fraud and Abuse Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:IEEE Security and Privacy 8, no. 4 (July-August 2010)... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 28 Apr 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Earth Day Reflections

    federal government reacted with the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires all projects licensed by the government to file an environmental impact statement. The Clean Air Act, a powerful law against air... View Details
    Keywords: by Staff
    • 19 Mar 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

    changes, of political instability, of corruption, etc. Q: If you were to boil down the key ingredients needed by a country to create successful economic growth, what would they be? A: Key ingredients (also described in my book's conclusion) include sound fiscal and... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 27 Jun 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

    very much in charge. This style is very common in Asia. Participative leadership, which involves close teamwork with others, is more common in Europe, where it is sometimes required by law (as in northern Europe, especially Germany) than in America. It is also common... View Details
    Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
    • 2021
    • Chapter

    Multinationals' Need for State Protection: The Creation of the Swiss Investment Risk Guarantee in the 1960s

    By: Sabine Pitteloud
    This chapter focuses on the role of Industrie-Holding, the Federation of Swiss Industrial Multinational Companies, in the introduction of an investment risk guarantee during the 1960s. The chapter therefore contributes to a) the growing body of literature on how... View Details
    Keywords: Investments; Multinational Companies; Political Risk; Business ＆ Government Relations; Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Government Relations; Switzerland
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    • 31 Oct 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back

    Like: When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security Hate Crime Increases with Minoritized Group Rank Feedback or ideas to... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
    • 12 Apr 2022
    • Book

    Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

    Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • 15 Jan 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

    Business School Case 719-417 National Australia Bank: Looking Out for the Customer After learning that most defaults were due to health, job, or marital problems, National Australia Bank revised its debt... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman