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Venture Out Alone (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Foley, C. Fritz; Hines, James R., Jr.Article HBS-F0403DEconomicsFor years, managers assumed that the best way to take advantage of opportunities abroad was to ally with local companies. But a fundamental shift in the cost/benefit equation has led businesses to forgo partnerships in favor of owning foreign affiliates outright.Starting at €8.20
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The Incentive Bubble
Desai, Mihir A.Article HBS-R1203M-ELeadership and People ManagementThe past three decades have seen American capitalism quietly transformed by a single, powerful idea--that financial markets are a suitable tool for measuring performance and structuring compensation. Stock instruments for managers, high-powered incentive contracts for investors, and the rise of alternative assets have dramatically altered the nature and level of incentives and rewards in our society, on both sides of the capital market. These cha...Starting at €8.20
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A Better Way to Tax U.S. Businesses
Desai, Mihir A.Article HBS-R1207N-EEconomicsThe U.S. corporate tax code is broken. High rates and perverse incentives drive capital away from the corporate sector and toward other uses and countries. This is bad news for U.S. workers, because corporations aren't making investments that would increase productivity and real wages. And while one might think higher rates lead to higher revenues, the U.S. actually collects less in taxes (as a percentage of GDP) than most other developed nations...Starting at €8.20
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The Finance Function in a Global Corporation
Desai, Mihir A.Article HBS-R0807K-EFinanceAs corporations go global, capital markets open up within them, giving companies a powerful mechanism for arbitrage across national financial markets. But in managing their internal markets to build an advantage, CFOs must balance the opportunities with the challenges of operating in multiple environments. By exploiting their internal capital markets, CFOs can create value in three functions: Financing. A CFO can reduce a group's tax bill by, for...Starting at €8.20