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- September 2019
- Case
Funding Sources for Science & Technology Start-ups in India
By: Tarun Khanna, Arjun Swarup and Rachna Tahilyani
India's start-up ecosystem is amongst the largest globally, with a variety of funding options from angel investors, venture capital and corporate venture capital to debt. Classic consumer focused start-ups which look to leverage technology have been able to raise...
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Venture Capital;
Business Startups;
Science;
Information Technology;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry;
India;
South Asia
Khanna, Tarun, Arjun Swarup, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Funding Sources for Science & Technology Start-ups in India." Harvard Business School Case 720-401, September 2019.
U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Markets Credit Cycles
Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. We estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle, EME... View Details
- 18 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?
Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade....
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- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
savings and home equity loans, bank loans have been the critical source of capital for small businesses," Mills says. When Mills arrived at SBA in 2009, the nation was in...
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- August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Michael Chu and Ahmed Dahawy
This case explores the opportunities and challenges associated with expanding the operations of a complex entrepreneurial business model. It highlights how cultural aspects of different geographies impact a startup's operational and economic models. The case also...
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Business Model;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Geographic Scope;
Business Strategy;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry;
Egypt
Rodríguez Arregui, Álvaro, Michael Chu, and Ahmed Dahawy. "Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion." Harvard Business School Case 324-010, August 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
In an interview in last December's Bulletin Dean Kim B. Clark talked of launching "a profound transformation around information technology (IT)," an initiative that would earn for the School an unequaled reputation View Details
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by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
find remedies. We may have a flurry of new regulations here and there, but we won't have genuine solutions for these problems that are not only causing scandals but are also...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
considered, including issuing tracking stock, doing a leveraged buyout, or repurchasing shares, would not have solved this underlying business problem. Chase Manhattan Bank and...
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by Stuart C. Gilson
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
inspector for the government, and his mother raised their three children. During his years at Burnaby South High School, he didn’t establish himself as a member of any particular clique, instead associating...
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Jeffrey L. Cruikshank;
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
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Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
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Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate...
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by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
type of thinking Shalia commented: "I think the growth rate of large organizations slow(s) down precisely for this reason-not being able to separate decisions which need deliberations vs. quick decisions." Phillippe Gouambe was...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
Microfinance—essentially small loans that help impoverished individuals create jobs, small businesses, and stronger communities—may offer a window on new methods for widening access to healthcare View Details
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. View Details
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by Jim Aisner
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Pitching In for Female Leaders
her path through international sports and investment banking to becoming a leading advocate for women in sports and business. “I ran View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
"brave new world" had actually wanted governments to come in and regulate the market that technology had created. For about a year after the book's publication, I...
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- 18 Oct 2013
- HBS Seminar
George Borjas, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
- September – October 2011
- Article
The Rise and Consequences of Corporate Sustainability Reporting
By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
For many decades the cornerstone of corporate reporting has been financial information that is presented in a company's annual, semi-annual, and quarterly reports. These comprehensive financial reports—required by law for public companies in most countries...
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Sustainability;
ESG Reporting;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Annual Reports;
Operations;
Strategy;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Performance;
Business Model;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Corporate Disclosure
Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim. "The Rise and Consequences of Corporate Sustainability Reporting." European Business Review (September–October 2011).
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Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970
By: G. Jones and Rachael Comunale
This article contributes to the literature on political risk in business and economic history by examining both new perspectives (risk encountered by companies domestically, rather than risk for foreign investors) and new settings (emerging markets economies in Latin...
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Political Risk;
Emerging Market;
Bribery;
Business & Government Relations;
Turbulence;
Violence;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Emerging Markets;
Crime and Corruption;
Business and Government Relations;
Business History;
India;
Latin America
Jones, G., and Rachael Comunale. "Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970." Australian Economic History Review 58, no. 3 (November 2018): 233–264.
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
Professor Scott Duke Kominers spoke to the Harvard Gazette about why the crypto market has plunged in value recent months and how a tide of upcoming international regulation could affect the market. The...
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- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
In fact, job creation appeared not to be a major concern of most respondents. For example, Jade Chang Sheppard said "Small business is where society's culture, motivation and inspiration come from. It...
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by James Heskett