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- 2016
- Working Paper
Private Networks of Managers and Financial Analysts and Their Externality on a Firm's Information Environment
By: Zengquan Li, T.J. Wong and Gwen Yu
When emerging market firms raise external capital, they face a tradeoff where greater transparency may lead to a lower cost of capital but at the cost of revealing proprietary information in their relational business practices. We find that firms overcome this...
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Keywords:
Emerging Market;
Financial Analysts;
Information;
Emerging Markets;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Corporate Governance
Li, Zengquan, T.J. Wong, and Gwen Yu. "Private Networks of Managers and Financial Analysts and Their Externality on a Firm's Information Environment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-135, June 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
example of what can push the system to a new approach. Another example, which I plan to visit, is Rocketship Education, a charter school system where students spend the first few hours of the morning in a computer learning lab and the...
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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
Alive customers, who tend to have special dietary needs, to access the food they wanted. To address that, we created three- and five-day plans with ready-to-eat, portioned meals that you could just pull out of the refrigerator. That...
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- January 2002 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Massachusetts Financial Services
By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
This case describes the compensation and performance evaluations at an investment management company. The senior management team of Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Evaluation;
Management Teams;
Compensation and Benefits;
Financial Services Industry;
Massachusetts
Hall, Brian J., and Jonathan Lim. "Massachusetts Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 902-132, January 2002. (Revised August 2004.)
- June 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Argentina's Financial System Fenced In
By: Huw Pill, Claudia Onoforio and Romina Abal
Provides an opportunity to analyze the Argentine financial crisis of 2001/2002, which culminated in the abandonment of the convertibility plan introduced by Domingo Cavallo in 1991. Focusses on the role of the financial system.
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Pill, Huw, Claudia Onoforio, and Romina Abal. "Argentina's Financial System Fenced In." Harvard Business School Case 703-069, June 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- May 1987 (Revised June 1987)
- Background Note
Note on Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
By: David A. Garvin
Describes Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II), a production technique designed to couple business and financial plans with manufacturing plans. It is an important tool for aligning manufacturing with a company's overall strategy and goals. Describes MRPII,...
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Keywords:
Design;
Finance;
Surveys;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Production;
Mission and Purpose;
Strategic Planning;
Business Strategy
Garvin, David A. "Note on Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)." Harvard Business School Background Note 687-097, May 1987. (Revised June 1987.)
- February 2008
- Supplement
Shinhan Financial Group (B)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew J. Morgan
By 2007, there were many signs that the merger of Chohung and Shinhan banks to form the Shinhan Financial Group in 2003 had met its goals. Shinhan Financial Group's stock price had increased from $31 a share at its opening on the New York Stock Exchange in September...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Global Strategy;
Expansion;
Markets;
Strategic Planning;
South Korea
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew J. Morgan. "Shinhan Financial Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 308-095, February 2008.
- March 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Supplement
Ant Financial (D)
By: Feng Zhu, Krishna G. Palepu, Kerry Herman and Susie Ma
The (D) case updates the case series from the time of Ant’s planned IPO, and the Chinese government’s regulatory shifts.
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Keywords:
Finance;
Information Technology;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
China;
Beijing
Zhu, Feng, Krishna G. Palepu, Kerry Herman, and Susie Ma. "Ant Financial (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-089, March 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
round we finished with the highest score from a couple of judges and a dead zero from those who pointed out that they were asked to rate plans on financial return,” says Fenton. “I didn’t think I’d be...
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Planned Giving - Alumni
Giving Planned Giving Giving Planned Giving Leave a Legacy Through planned giving, you can use a variety of strategies and assets to support HBS during your lifetime or at your...
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- spring 1983
- Article
A Financial Planning Model for an Analytic Review: The Case of a Savings and Loan Association
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords:
Finance;
Planning;
Financing and Loans;
Saving;
Financial Institutions;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "A Financial Planning Model for an Analytic Review: The Case of a Savings and Loan Association." Auditing (spring 1983): 52–65.
- May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System
By: Robert L. Simons
Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Planning;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Accounting Audits;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Business Strategy;
Financial Management;
Business or Company Management;
Management Systems;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- January 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Ford Motor Company's Value Enhancement Plan
By: Andre F. Perold
In April 2000, Ford Motor Co. announced a shareholder Value Enhancement Plan (VEP) to significantly recapitalize the firm's ownership structure. Ford had accumulated $23 billion in cash reserves and under the VEP would return as much as $10 billion of this cash to...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Capital Structure;
Cash;
Financial Liquidity;
Policy;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Value;
Auto Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Ford Motor Company's Value Enhancement Plan." Harvard Business School Case 201-079, January 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- 18 May 2011
- News
Man with a Plan
needs was infusing more capital into the business to help us manage the financial side of our growth. The second was a marketing case about Perdue Foods. The strategy that Frank Perdue initiated really resonated with me. We took a page...
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- March 2013
- Case
Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)
By: Brian J. Hall and Karen Huang
This case describes the compensation and performance evaluations at an investment management company. The senior management team of Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many...
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Keywords:
Compensation;
Incentives;
Investment Management;
Performance Measurement;
Portfolio Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Asset Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Financial Services Industry;
Massachusetts
Hall, Brian J., and Karen Huang. "Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 913-036, March 2013.
- July–August 2014
- Article
The Crisis in Retirement Planning
By: Robert C. Merton
Corporate America began to really take notice of the looming retirement crisis in the wake of the dot-com crash, when companies in major industries went bankrupt in large part because of their inability to meet their pension obligations. The result was an acceleration...
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Merton, Robert C. "The Crisis in Retirement Planning." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2014): 43–50.
- 29 Nov 2012
- News
A Better Way to Plan Your Career
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
MADDY "When I have my mind set on something, I do not create a Plan B," says Monique Maddy (MBA 1993). "I feel that it lessens my commitment and my focus. If it doesn't work out, I come up with another Plan...
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Financial Report 2018 - Financial Report 2018
footprint. Our IT infrastructure is larger and more complex. New buildings have added more than 300,000 square feet of learning and residence space to the campus, leading to higher maintenance, repair, and depreciation expenses. With these realities in mind, we...
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Financial Report 2015 - Financial Report 2015
to lead.” – Nitin Nohria, Dean of the Faculty Full Report PDF Financial Statements PDF From the Dean Dear alumni and friends, I am delighted to share with you the Harvard Business School Financial Report for...
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