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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog

bonds outstanding. Every day, public markets set prices for CEOs and CFOs, financial institutions, and investors, all seeking to raise and invest money in a way that drives the economy forward. A public exit - whether through an initial... View Details

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?

participate because of low skill level or low wealth. The initial product for this new market usually isn't very good; in fact, it's usually "crummy," Christensen said. But it's good enough. When... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

the Euro. The First Ten Years, 149-178. Madrid, Spain: Banco de España, 2010 Abstract This article explores the demand for the euro for risk management purposes and the evidence of stock market integration... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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In emerging economies, business opportunities provide lessons in leadership

Even before a weeklong trip to Accra, Ghana, as part of the required MBA course Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD), Australian Tim Leach (MBA 2015) knew that exposure to doing business in emerging markets would... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Globalization Revisited

intellectual fiefdom of the School’s legendary marketing professor emeritus, Theodore Levitt. The colloquium was pegged to the twentieth anniversary of Levitt’s seminal article, “The Globalization of Markets” (Harvard Business Review,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

There are three ways to differentiate in retailing: location, location, and location. The problem is that as markets mature, location becomes less potent as a competitive advantage because the consumer has a growing abundance of... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

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Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator I n 1960, ARD invested $3.6 million in 18 companies and, by 1961, the firm became the first venture capital firm with shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In the article "Scientific... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

which was sourcing originals for its new hotel in Oakland, for example, and a florist who was staging a large-scale but short-term installation at Instagram’s headquarters. At first Giridharadas was simply hoping to build a better market... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Network Effects Aren't Enough

By: Andrei Hagiu and Simon Rothman

In many ways, online marketplaces are the perfect business model. Since they facilitate transactions between independent suppliers and customers rather than take possession of and responsibility for the products or services in question, they have inherently low cost... View Details

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Network Effects; Market Participation

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01 Sep 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020

James Ellman shows how to invest wisely as climate change impacts multiple sectors across the stock market. The costs of global warming and its mitigation will have a major impact on equity market... View Details

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

groceries and stocks have to do with public health? Quelch believes, for one thing, the market for public health could learn an important lesson from these other markets: There’s no such thing as a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

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Exchange traded funds

target="new">Morningstar Direct Multi-currency research platform that provides performance and holdings analysis of investments. Includes data on closed-end funds, equity ownership, exchange traded funds, hedge funds, market indexes,... View Details

24 Jul 2000
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Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

What's in a name? Plenty if you're a consumer marketer trying to build a brand. "They are road signs that help people find orientation in the jungle of supply", said Hans G. Gueldenberg, CEO of Nestlé Deutschland AG. According... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

16 Dec 2015
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Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice

that waking fresh and clearheaded makes us better able to see decisions in a clearer light. “It’s somewhat like moving information from short-term to long-term storage” That’s certainly what Uma R. Karmarkar, an assistant professor in the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

21 Apr 2003
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Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

to recruit the best distributors, and to capture market share from weaker, local competitors. Selling the American dream has paid off handsomely. Eight of the ten most valuable brands in the world, according to the Interbrand consultancy,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
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GameStop: Social Media Finds a Cheat Code (A)

By: Joseph Pacelli and Sarah Mehta

This case covers the events leading up to the 2021 GameStop short squeeze. Using GameStop as an illustrative example, the case explores the rise in retail trading, increased financial information sharing on social media, and the gamification of investing enabled by... View Details

Keywords: Value; Stocks; Financial Markets; Social Media; Investment; Applications and Software; Financial Services Industry; United States

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06 May 2015
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Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

tomorrow's version of this technique will be based on the analysis of massive files of individual profiles, from which predictions will be built that establish stock levels needed to support 30-minute deliveries. Personalized logistics... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Mar 2006
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Unlocking Your Investment Capital

similar to long-maturity fixed-rate debt. If the pension fund enters into an equity asset swap in which it pays the total return on a standard index of the stock market (e.g., S&P 500) and receives in... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

10 Oct 2018
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The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

McBoatface. Overruling the public’s wishes, NERC named the craft after British naturalist Sir David Attenborough. The public was outraged; newspaper editorials decried the lack of democracy, and citizens protested the unfairness of it all on social media. So much for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

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Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips

of hedge funds in Bloomberg? Market Indices How can I find market index prices, members, and movers in Bloomberg? How can I get comparative returns in Bloomberg? Mutual Funds How do I screen for or find... View Details

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