Investment Decisions - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2004
News

HBS Clubs and Associations

completed phase one of a three-part impact evaluation study and as a result, are making critical decisions around some sacred cows.” Such an impact is just what HBS alumni clubs hope for when they select local nonprofit leaders to receive... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

09 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 9

clouded the positive outlook: (1) a 1.7 billion euro loss on the construction of the first next generation nuclear reactor in Finland, (2) the decision of German company Siemens to pull out of its partnership in Areva NP and exercise its... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions - Course Catalog

associated with globalization. The course focuses on the opportunities and threats created by the flow of goods, services, and international capital across countries. International trade and capital flows can significantly affect the countries’ development efforts and... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

model was needed that we could adapt continuously so the School would always be on the bleeding edge.” The Institute is not the first to recognize the dramatic impact of digitalization, data science, and design on the world, Lakhani says. What makes Harvard’s approach... View Details

Keywords: April White

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

application aside and asked whether I'd like to get a doctorate instead," recalls Light. After discussions during a visit to the campus, Light agreed to enter a new doctoral program in decision and control theory, a joint program... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52096 2016 Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today The Origins of High-Tech Venture Investing in America By: Nicholas, Tom Abstract—The United States has... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2011
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Regional Trade Integration and Multinational Firm Strategies

By: Pol Antras and C. Fritz Foley

This paper analyzes the effects of the formation of a regional trade agreement on the level and nature of multinational firm activity. We examine aggregate data that captures the response of U.S. multinational firms to the formation of the ASEAN free trade agreement.... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Analytics and Data Science; Agreements and Arrangements; United States

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19 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS)—the largest public pension fund in the U.S.—had adopted a new principles-based approach to investing in emerging market equities in November 2007. Previously, CalPERS internal and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Lauren Burrows

most enjoyed about your career thus far? At WindSail we invest in early commercial companies that are focused on energy innovation and sustainability. We do this in a unique way that enables growth while minimizing dilution for early... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

01 Mar 2015
News

Clubs Hopping

technology that included Sequoia Capital partner Todd Cozzens (PMD 60, 1990), who invests in digital health companies. What trends does Carter see disrupting health care? Health and wellness insights driven by cognitive computing. Carter... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance

16 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

estate firms' decisions to provide investment property fair values prior to the required disclosure of this information under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We find evidence that... View Details

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

behavior are reduced (Study 5). Our results have important implications for models of ethical decision making, moral behavior, and self-regulatory theory. Publisher's link: http://www.francescagino.com August 2013 Journal of Finance The... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

research on potential employers. 19. The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to 'Simplifiers' The mass consumption of the 1990s is fast fading in the rearview mirror. Now a growing number of people want to declutter their lives and invest... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

little familiarity with the nature of our case writing and research. This poses some challenges that are less of an issue with U.S.-based cases. We have especially found that the decision to allow HBS to write a case about the company... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

securities to retail investors. We focus on a large market of investment products targeted exclusively at households: retail-structured products in Europe. We hypothesize that banks strategically use product complexity to cater to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

Robert T. Thakor Abstract—Financial institutions have both investors and customers. Investors, such as those who invest in stocks and bonds or private/public-sector guarantors of institutions, expect an appropriate risk-adjusted return in... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 May 2014
News

Willing Hands

just have to be willing to participate with others in the work." "Real estate is the thread that's run through my career," adds Spencer, who most recently served as president of Cogdell Spencer Inc., a publicly traded health care, real estate View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

24 Jul 2018
Op-Ed

4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World

General Motors was moving toward its vision of zero emissions and zero accidents by investing in electrified, shared, and autonomous vehicles. And while Wells Fargo was creating fraudulent accounts, Bank of America Merrill Lynch became a... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

01 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA

curriculum provides a strong foundation in general management, builds students’ design skills, and extends their understanding of engineering. Upon completion of the program, graduates are prepared to make decisions grounded in technical... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

28 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance

Throughout this period, the United States has consistently turned to unilateral decisions and bilateral trade and investment treaties to advance its national interests. It has largely fallen to the Europeans... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal

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