Publications

19 Aug 2013
News

Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers

environmental value simultaneously through its activities," Keshavjee explains. "It is now embarking on a massive investment with equity partners and scaling up its activities." HCA, in partnership with a number of local NGOs and View Details

Keywords: Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance

01 Mar 2009
News

Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion

Beijing is America’s largest foreign creditor. But how long will the Chinese continue to finance U.S. deficit spending? Illustration by Stuart Bradford In his new book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, HBS professor... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Finance; Finance

January 1990
Case

Citibank in Zaire (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Finance; Banking Industry; Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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01 Jun 2010
News

Lerner Honored for Research

Lerner The most esteemed international prize in entrepreneurship research was awarded in February to HBS professor Josh Lerner, author or coauthor of five books, including most recently Boulevard of Broken Dreams, the first in-depth... View Details

Keywords: awards; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2020
News

We Rise

believe investing in women-led companies will make more money.” The data back up that philosophy. A 2016 survey of publicly traded companies from the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that the presence of more women in... View Details

Keywords: April White; Finance

January 1982
Background Note

Exchange Rate Determination and Foreign Exchange Equilibrium Conditions, Study Note

By: Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; International Finance

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30 May 2018
News

HBS Fellowship Program Puts an MBA Within Reach

job within Allstate’s leadership development program in Chicago. She later pivoted to personal finance startup NerdWallet in San Francisco, where she realized that colleagues who had the internal strategy... View Details

September 2002 (Revised April 2004)
Background Note

A Note on Depositary Receipts

Provides an introduction to depositary receipts. Recently, these instruments have been used with increasing frequency by firms seeking to list their shares on stock exchanges in other countries, especially in the United States. Describes different types of depositary... View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Financial Instruments; Financial Markets

January 1994 (Revised February 1994)
Background Note

Intercorporate Investment and Consolidated Statements

By: David F. Hawkins

Discusses accounting for intercorporate investments and the preparation of consolidated statements. U.S. and non-U.S. accounting standards are covered with emphasis on SFAS No. 52. View Details

Keywords: Investment; International Accounting

01 Dec 1997
News

Banking on HBS

world's poorest countries. The International Finance Corporation invests some $2.5 billion in private-sector enterprise in developing nations. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency encourages outside... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

Career Coach

Phil Wong

cross-sector and cross-asset class team focused on data-driven decision making, and launching an internal portfolio analytics platform. Phil’s journey to becoming a HBS career coach included work with Professor Perlow’s Crafting Your Life... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance

September 1987 (Revised November 1992)
Background Note

Note on Transaction and Translation Exposure

By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick

Describes the transaction and translation exposures that companies doing business internationally face when foreign exchange rates change. Also discusses how to measure and cover both types of exposure. Covering techniques are demonstrated using examples of forward... View Details

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; International Finance