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01 Sep 2008
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Faculty Research Online

But Professor Robert Merton believes today’s plans are not sustainable. So what’s next? A new way to look at the problem. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5911.html. Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron The train wreck that was Enron provides key... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Peeling Back the Global Brand

can enhance the perceptions of product and service quality. Second: be aware that good corporate citizenship matters as much in emerging markets as it does in the world's richest countries. Third: target... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

01 Jun 2001
News

Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds

CSG Systems International, a Denver software publisher. “I realized there that my understanding of economics, finance, and other business disciplines was limited,” Feagler notes, explaining his decision to apply to HBS. “Earning an MBA seemed the fastest way to get on... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Navy; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

19 Nov 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Lazy Prices

Keywords: by Lauren Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy, and Quoc Nguyen; Financial Services

26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26

threat responses and their implications for research on identity dynamics within organizations. Working PapersThe Impact of Supplier Reliability Tracking on Customer Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology Authors:Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2007
Op-Ed

Learning from Private-Equity Boards

for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm Salter; Financial Services

01 Sep 2008
News

MBA Material

impact they could have as business leaders. The students, nominated by sponsoring organizations, are often the first in their families to attend college or are from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in business schools and View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

02 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 2, 2007

the use of ESO in CEO compensation. Paper not available at this time. Team Familiarity, Role Experience, and Performance: Evidence from Indian Software Services Authors:Robert S. Huckman, Bradley R. Staats, and David M. Upton Abstract... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

James Mwangi

Keywords: Financial Services

04 Sep 2019
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The School that Donham Built

government, became his mentor and continued to support his studies through law school. Donham specialized in corporate restructuring as a vice president at Boston’s Old Colony Trust Company and won wide praise from both labor and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

19 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail

There's a famous line from the movie The Godfather, which is often repeated in corporate settings: "This is business, not personal." Ironically, though, that statement is actually bad business advice. During the Consortium for Operational... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

01 Jun 2011
News

What’s after Fannie and Freddie?

propose creating a government-owned corporation that would guarantee new well-underwritten mortgages when private markets fail. We agree that private markets, for the most part, can provide mortgages without government guarantees. But... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Black Investment Club

companies, a sale of a health care portfolio company, and several debt refinancings to facilitate portfolio company growth. This summer, Akapelwa expanded on his financial services experience at Kohlberg & Company serving as a Private... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

PublicationsFinancial Development, Fixed Costs and International Trade Authors:Bo Becker, David Greenberg, and Jinzhu Chen Publication:Review of Corporate Finance Studies (forthcoming) Abstract Exporting firms face significant up-front... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Director’s Foreword | Baker Library

University, Francine S. Kittredge, Managing Director and Director of Corporate Relations, and Konrad Will, Vice President, Business Information Services and Corporate Archives... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts

Homelessness. Entrepreneurial services for the poor. The arts. Spirituality. Who — or what — in our society can best address these issues? Here's a hint: It's not business, and it's most definitely not government. "Nonprofits are the most... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 1998
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Devtosh Khare

with the herd and went into banking." But after two years working 100-hour weeks as an investment analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation (DLJ) in Los Angeles, he decided that "moving money around is not what life... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman photograph by Webb Chappell

September 2004
Case

Valhalla Partners Due Diligence

By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath

The Valhalla Partners venture capitial firm introduced a new approach to the due-diligence process. An internal due-diligence report analyzes Telco Exchange, a startup company in the IT software space. An extended excerpt examines the trade-offs involved in the new... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technology; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry

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11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an analysis of some international political dynamics of countries' IFRS harmonization decisions. The analysis is based on field studies in three... View Details