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- December 1998
- Case
Retail Financial Services in 1998: Charles Schwab
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Provides an overview of Charles Schwab's current strategy for retail financial services. Retail Financial Services in 1998 should be given to all students as background material. The class should then be split into groups, with each group receiving one of the following...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Retail Financial Services in 1998: Charles Schwab." Harvard Business School Case 799-052, December 1998.
- February 2016 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
Janalakshmi Financial Services' HR Dilemma
By: Doug J. Chung and Radhika Kak
Janalakshmi Financial Services (JFS), an Indian microfinance institution, had grown rapidly by providing financial products to its main customer base, the urban poor. However, the company was facing several challenges. JFS’s productivity was declining, and it was...
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Microfinance;
Salesforce Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Sales;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Chung, Doug J., and Radhika Kak. "Janalakshmi Financial Services' HR Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 516-039, February 2016. (Revised June 2016.)
- March 2024
- Module Note
Navigating the Future: Managing Financial Forecasts
By: Mark Egan
This module note guides instructors on delivering a course module that focuses on understanding, developing, and using financial forecasts from a chief financial officer’s (CFO) perspective. The cases in the module equip students with an understanding of the techniques...
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Keywords:
CFO;
Forecasting;
Corporate Finance;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Management;
Revenue;
United States
Egan, Mark. "Navigating the Future: Managing Financial Forecasts." Harvard Business School Module Note 224-075, March 2024.
- Web
Strategy Explained - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the other hand, is the basis of a sound business strategy that leads to a positive-sum competition with multiple winners. Setting the Right Financial Goals Managers should also think about setting proper...
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- November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Background Note
Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health
By: Thomas R. Piper
The case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive...
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Keywords:
Financial Condition;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Investment Return;
Operations;
Competitive Strategy
Piper, Thomas R. "Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health." Harvard Business School Background Note 911-412, November 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements
This book provides a framework for business analysis and has been used by business schools throughout the world. It provides a foundation for analysis using four key steps: 1) Strategy analysis: Identifying a firm's strategy and understanding sources of its competitive...
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- December 1998
- Case
Retail Financial Services in 1998: First Union
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Provides an overview of First Union's current strategy for retail financial services. Retail Financial Services in 1998 should be given to all students as background material. The class should then be split into groups, with each group receiving one of the following...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Retail Financial Services in 1998: First Union." Harvard Business School Case 799-054, December 1998.
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Corporate Strategy
Since the 1990s, the Balanced Scorecard system has cut a path in business as a more rigorous way to measure performance by quantifying what had been considered intangible assets, such as human capital, information, and culture. The system draws strength from four...
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by Martha Lagace
- Web
Strategy - Doctoral
relationship between non-market experience and the use and outcome of patent strategies by pharmaceutical firms; the antecedents and consequences of corporate strategy decision-making, specifically focusing...
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- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
started developing them have ceased to exist as independent entities. In those cases in which the skills and capabilities that characterized new ecosystem domains were distinct enough to justify a truly focused strategy (for example,...
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by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- TeachingInterests
Financial Reporting and Control
By: Paul M. Healy
Throughout their careers, business leaders are required to measure and evaluate their organization's economic performance, improve resource allocation and strategy implementation within their organizations, and build accountability for performance through effective...
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- TeachingInterests
Financial Reporting and Control
Throughout their careers, business leaders are required to measure and evaluate their organization's economic performance, improve resource allocation and strategy implementation within their organizations, and build accountability for performance through effective...
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- June 2019
- Article
Financial Development and Technology Diffusion
By: Diego Comin and Ramana Nanda
We examine the extent to which financial market development impacts the diffusion of 16 major technologies, looking across 17 countries, from 1870 to 2000. We find that greater depth in financial markets leads to faster technology diffusion for more capital-intensive...
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Comin, Diego, and Ramana Nanda. "Financial Development and Technology Diffusion." IMF Economic Review 67, no. 2 (June 2019): 395–419.
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
extent. For a start, it's possible to apply different strategies to different elements of a business. CEMEX pursued a financial strategy of arbitraging capital cost differences...
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by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 21 Nov 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms
management. Even a cursory reading of recent headlines shows how vulnerable financial firms can be in this interrelated world, making risk management strategies crucial to success. "We'll spend time...
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- February 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Financial Reporting in the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church is a large and complex international organization with several layers of management spread across a diverse range of services and geographical areas. Creating a coherent and manageable communication strategy for is a challenging task that requires...
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Keywords:
Corporate Disclosure;
Religion;
Financial Reporting;
Organizational Culture;
Communication Strategy
Miller, Gregory S., and Thomas Patrick Doyle CSC. "Financial Reporting in the Catholic Church." Harvard Business School Case 104-057, February 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- February 2018
- Supplement
Ant Financial (B)
By: Feng Zhu, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu and Anthony K. Woo
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Finance;
Opportunities;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Zhu, Feng, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu, and Anthony K. Woo. "Ant Financial (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 618-041, February 2018.
- February 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Ant Financial (C)
By: Feng Zhu, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu and Anthony K. Woo
Supplements the (A) case.
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Zhu, Feng, Ying Zhang, Krishna G. Palepu, and Anthony K. Woo. "Ant Financial (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 618-042, February 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
a routine part of most people's lives, there is no doubt that technology - especially Internet technology - is having a huge impact on the financial services industry. With much hype and headlines, Web trading has revolutionized the...
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Susan Young
- December 1987 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
IDS Financial Services
Scarce managerial talent, sales force turnover, and client attrition were potential problems underlying IDS' disappointing performance at mid-year 1987. The marketing vice president had three potential "fixes": 1) increasing or decreasing the $35 million budget for...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Salesforce Management;
Performance Improvement;
Financial Services Industry
Bonoma, Thomas V., and Minette E. Drumwright. "IDS Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 588-044, December 1987. (Revised September 1995.)