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- January 2011
- Supplement
Matrix Capital Management (C)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-060, January 2011.
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Insurance Industry in Brazil: A Long-term View
By: Marcelo de Paiva Abreu and Felipe Tamega Fernandes
This paper surveys the formation and development of insurance business in Brazil. It describes its origins, from the colonial times and imperial era to recent events. Particular attention is given to regulatory changes, showing how they evolved in response to... View Details
Abreu, Marcelo de Paiva, and Felipe Tamega Fernandes. "The Insurance Industry in Brazil: A Long-term View." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-109, June 2010.
- 20 Aug 2015
- News
Companies Like Amazon Need to Run More Tests on Workplace Practices
- 09 Nov 2020
- News
The New M.B.A.: Flexible, Cheaper, and Lifelong
- 07 Apr 2014
- Video
Food for Thought from Scott Jurek
- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
What makes a leader great? A dose of luck, for sure. But specific leadership traits mark extraordinary individuals time and time again and help elevate the standouts from the vast middle. That’s the... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- July 2010 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Controlling Hot Money
By: Robert C. Pozen
The manager of the Japan Equities Fund is faced with an increase in "hot money" moving quickly in and out of the Fund. This short-term trading is an attempt to take advantage of the difference between the closing times of the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges. The CFO... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; International Finance; Investment Funds; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Market Timing; Market Transactions; Financial Services Industry; New York (city, NY)
Pozen, Robert C. "Controlling Hot Money." Harvard Business School Case 311-022, July 2010. (Revised December 2011.)
Richard S. Tedlow
Richard S. Tedlow is the Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he is a specialist in the history of business.
Professor Tedlow received his B.A. from Yale in 1969 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from... View Details
- Program
Growing as a Purposeful Leader
processed in time to grant admission. Read More Answering Your Questions Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development... View Details
- 14 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What is a Career Coach?
during their time here. So what is a career coach? And why do so many students meet with them? We checked in with Scott Renner, the head of the program, to see what it’s all about. What is a career coach? An HBS career coach is typically... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Recruiting During Uncertainty: How to Meet Students Where They Are
The early 2023 job market is a story of mixed signals. Scrolling their LinkedIn newsfeed, students are seeing a sea of layoffs. Yet at the same time the unemployment rate has hit a 53-year low. Some companies are proactively seeking more... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 2017
- Chapter
Globalization in Historical Perspective
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Geoffrey Jones
This chapter explores the role that firms have played over time in promoting international trade and investment. It takes a chronological perspective and is organized around a first wave of globalization from the mid-nineteenth century until the 1920s and a second wave... View Details
Keywords: International Business; International Marketing; History; Marketing; Investment; Trade; Globalization
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Geoffrey Jones. "Globalization in Historical Perspective." Chap. 3 in The Laws of Globalization and Business Applications, by Pankaj Ghemawat, 56–81. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- January 1990 (Revised February 1993)
- Case
Selling Durable Goods
Examines the pricing policy for a firm that is a monopoly supplier of a durable good. Lowering price over time in an attempt to increase market penetration seems desirable. But doing so may also cause some buyers to postpone their purchases. Describes these... View Details
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Selling Durable Goods." Harvard Business School Case 190-110, January 1990. (Revised February 1993.)
- 06 Nov 2014
- News
Smartwatches: Wave of future or slave to past?
- 04 Jun 2012
- News
Why Not Venture-Capital Philanthropy?
- 18 Apr 2011
- News