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James Stillman
Benefiting from his close ties to William Rockefeller and “the Rockefeller crowd,” Stillman was able to not only grow National City’s commercial banking business, but also to expand operations into the investment banking arena. Under Stillman’s leadership, National... View Details
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of Use . Learn More Finding a Time Series of Financial Data in Compustat Finding a Time Series of Stock Prices in CRSP Finding Historical Financial Statements with Compustat Finding CUSIPs in CRSP Still need help? Our expert librarians... View Details
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Industries: financial analytical data and tools
Detailed historical analysis back to the 1920s of stock returns and market movements Baker Library Research Guides: Financial Markets Research Guide This guide provides a list of all the resources available at Baker Library for... View Details
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Site Credits - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
Library Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Art Resource, NY Museum of the City of New York New-York Historical Society New York Stock Exchange Archives The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
politicians—cared only about their own objectives." As the new German Railway tries to wean itself from total government ownership of its stock while depending on the powers that be in Berlin for infrastructure investments, Dürr... View Details
- August 2008 (Revised June 2012)
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Martingale Asset Management LP in 2008, 130/30 Funds, and a Low-Volatility Strategy
By: Luis M. Viceira and Helen Tung
In early July of 2008, William (Bill) Jacques, Chief Investment Officer at Martingale Asset Management, a quantitative value-oriented investment manager in Boston, Massachusetts, was busy preparing for an upcoming meeting with the group that made new product decisions... View Details
Keywords: Volatility; Asset Management; Stocks; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Product Development
Viceira, Luis M., and Helen Tung. "Martingale Asset Management LP in 2008, 130/30 Funds, and a Low-Volatility Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 209-047, August 2008. (Revised June 2012.)
- October 1994 (Revised April 1995)
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Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?
By: George P. Baker III and Karin B Monsler
A compensation case about Visionary Design Systems (VDS), a small, high-tech full service systems integration firm based in Silicon Valley with eleven offices throughout the country. All employees, including engineers, administrators, and receptionists, received a... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Compensation and Benefits; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; San Francisco
Baker, George P., III, and Karin B Monsler. "Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?" Harvard Business School Case 495-011, October 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
Howard Schultz
Not only did Schultz foresee that a large-scale coffee shop chain was a lucrative business, but he maintained Starbucks lead through a combination of customer and employee satisfaction plans. Schultz’s plan to offer part-time employees View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
- February 2003 (Revised March 2011)
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Valuation and Distribution in Private Equity
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Introduces the issues attendant to valuing privately held portfolios and distributing thinly traded stock. Although they have existed since the beginning of the formal venture capital industry, they have received increasing amounts of attention as the money invested in... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Stocks; Investment Portfolio; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Valuation and Distribution in Private Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-161, February 2003. (Revised March 2011.)
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Manuel Llano
personal criteria in a post-MBA career. He is happy to help with interview prep, stock pitches, and resume and cover letter reviews. Work Experience: Goldman Sachs and Picus Capital (internship) View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
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Holding Business to Account
something counterintuitive to those outside the sector: They used FedEx stock to encourage change. Slowly, starting in 2009, through shareholder proposals, investor statements, and presentations at FedEx annual meetings, the group... View Details
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Magna International, Inc. (B)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan
Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Voting; Family Ownership; Cost; Cost vs Benefits; Stock Shares; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Canada
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Yuhai Xuan. "Magna International, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-045, November 2010.
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
stock turnovers that drive LEGO's business model. Senior distribution manager Asger Juncher Métais said the group should assume that all retailers want quick lead times and fast stock turnover, capabilities... View Details
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Betas
How do I find current betas for companies? Historical? Industry Beta? Current BETA: Bloomberg Current and historical financial information on individual equities, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
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Emerging Research on Emerging Markets
emerging economies. Huang's observations came on the first day of the seminar, which centered on the architecture of financial systems. Enrico Perotti of the University of Amsterdam discussed a related topic - how to build confidence in emerging View Details
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Collective Impact: An Innovative Approach to Improving Public Education
In this webinar, Professor Grossman will describe an innovative approach to improving public education Collective Impact and how you can get involved to help transform public education in the communities you care about. View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Navigating rough waters
for the nuts and bolts of his company, from understanding the processing of checks to the most complicated financial report. He had been CEO of Bank One when JPMorgan Chase purchased it in 2004. During his tenure at JPMorgan Chase, where he serves as chairman and CEO,... View Details
- 20 Jun 2012
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Leadership: What We Know
precariously) nascent stage. In our opinion, the field of leadership education has reached a critical stage. After several decades of experimentation, with scores of teachers having developed and delivered a wide range of courses on the topic, we believe that the time... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
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Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
The commercial real estate business was in a shambles fifteen years ago, but just look at it now. After a complete rehab, the industry has become the darling of investors eager for alternatives to lackluster stocks and bonds. But will the... View Details