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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
are developed and how each interact Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial statements Understand GAAP and IFRS standards Prepare and evaluate financial forecasts to make strategic...
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- February 2015 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Edyficar and Mibanco: The Emergence of M&A in Microfinance
By: Michael Chu
Mibanco, a microfinance icon, is for sale, and Edyficar, owned by Banco del Credito (BCP), Peru's largest bank, is evaluating its acquisition. Until recently, such a transaction would have been fanciful given Mibanco's preeminent role in Peruvian microfinance, which...
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Keywords:
Base Of The Pyramid;
Peru;
Latin America;
Microfinance;
Commercial Banking;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Banking Industry;
Latin America;
Peru
Chu, Michael. "Edyficar and Mibanco: The Emergence of M&A in Microfinance." Harvard Business School Case 315-030, February 2015. (Revised April 2017.)
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Additional Harvard Funding - MBA
Additional Harvard Funding Tuition Assistance Additional Harvard Funding External Funding Student Loans 101 Evaluating Sponsorships Annual Cost of Attendance Summer Fellowships Career Support & Exploration...
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External Funding - MBA
External Funding Tuition Assistance Additional Harvard Funding External Funding Online Resources Women Minority Students International Students Veterans New Americans College/Grads Business Disciplines LGBTQ Farmworking Other Opportunities Student View Details
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
ALAC International
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
ALAC International (ALAC) was awarded the U.S. distributorship of di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) which provided ALAC an opportunity to increase its sales and profits. But the opportunity required a significant additional investment in working capital. The DINP, shipped...
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- September 2016 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Western Technology Investment
By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Nicole Keller
Based in Portola Valley, California, Western Technology Investment (WTI) specialized in a hybrid form of debt and equity financing for early-stage companies. Like traditional venture capital and private equity firms, WTI raised funds from institutional investors and...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Equity;
Finance;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
California
Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Nicole Keller. "Western Technology Investment." Harvard Business School Case 817-019, September 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
therefore presents a natural environment in which to evaluate alternatives for these and other design choices. In this piece, I review the basics of online advertising, then turn to design decisions as to ad pricing, measurement,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Building a Business in the Context of a Life
they have the same goal of allowing participants to evaluate what's important to them both personally and professionally and creating a "life plan" for getting where they want to go. Some MBA students, most of whom are in their 20s, have...
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
pricing strategies Identify sources of competitive advantage through differentiation Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial statements Prepare and evaluate financial forecasts Who Will...
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- September 2017 (Revised June 2019)
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Dianrong: Marketplace Lending, Blockchain, and 'The New Finance' in China
By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Anthony K. Woo
This case examines the strategic positioning of Dianrong, one of the largest online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in China, in its attempt to become a foundational player in the expansion of the FinTech sector in Asia. Dianrong had recently announced the...
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Internet and the Web;
Supply Chain;
Finance;
Innovation and Invention;
Competition;
Product Positioning;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
China
Malloy, Christopher J., Lauren H. Cohen, and Anthony K. Woo. "Dianrong: Marketplace Lending, Blockchain, and 'The New Finance' in China." Harvard Business School Case 218-043, September 2017. (Revised June 2019.)
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International Students - MBA
Student Loans 101 International Students Tuition Assistance Additional Harvard Funding External Funding Student Loans 101 Domestic Students International Students Evaluating...
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- March 2009 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Washington Mutual's Covered Bonds
By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Robin Greenwood and James Quinn
Washington Mutual issued 6 billion euro of covered bonds in 2006. The objective of the case is to ask whether these bonds are mispriced in late 2008. The case is set in September 2008, and Washington Mutual is facing considerable distress due to mounting losses in its...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Financial Liquidity;
Bonds;
Mortgages;
Price;
Banking Industry;
United States
Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Robin Greenwood, and James Quinn. "Washington Mutual's Covered Bonds." Harvard Business School Case 209-093, March 2009. (Revised November 2016.)
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International Students - MBA
External Funding International Students Tuition Assistance Additional Harvard Funding External Funding Online Resources Women Minority Students International Students Veterans New Americans College/Grads Business Disciplines LGBTQ Farmworking Other Opportunities...
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- September 2008
- Case
Samoa Tala
By: Joshua D. Coval, Bhagwan Chowdhry and Konark Saxena
This case examines currency risks faced by Microfinance Institutions, and evaluates strategies to hedge them in countries with pegged currency regimes and no derivatives markets. An MFI based in Western Samoa borrows in different currencies like the US dollar and the...
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Keywords:
Cash Flow;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Microfinance;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financial Services Industry;
Samoa
Coval, Joshua D., Bhagwan Chowdhry, and Konark Saxena. "Samoa Tala." Harvard Business School Case 209-053, September 2008.
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- November 2009 (Revised October 2010)
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AME Learning Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Ann Leamon
Justin Joffe is about to graduate from HBS in Spring 2009. He must decide whether to join his father's company, Toronto-based AME Learning, as president working alongside his father who will be CEO. AME has been in business for 12 years, mostly as a small consulting...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Family Business;
Age;
Private Equity;
Financing and Loans;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Family and Family Relationships
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Ann Leamon. "AME Learning Inc." Harvard Business School Case 810-065, November 2009. (Revised October 2010.)
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Forward Fellowship - MBA
Additional Harvard Funding The Forward Fellowship Additional Harvard Funding RISE Fellowship Canadian Fellowship Forward Fellowship Goldsmith Fellowship Junior Achievement Fellowship External Funding Student Loans 101 View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Bubbles for Fama By: Robin Greenwood, Andrei Shleifer & Yang You FEB 2017 Authors Greenwood, Shleifer, and You evaluate Eugene Fama's claim that stock markets do not exhibit price bubbles using US and international stock return data. They...
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Women - MBA
External Funding Women Tuition Assistance Additional Harvard Funding External Funding Online Resources Women Minority Students International Students Veterans New Americans College/Grads Business Disciplines LGBTQ Farmworking Other Opportunities Student View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?
we’re planning to run a randomized evaluation to understand the impact of these kinds of loans on livelihoods. But this is not a research-first project; it is a practice-first project. One of our principal...
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