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Donald Roy Lessard

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First Name:Donald
Middle Name:Roy
Last Name:Lessard
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RePEc Short-ID:ple1207
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Affiliation

Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/
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Working papers

  1. Miller, Roger & Lessard, Donald, 2007. "Evolving Strategy: Risk Management and the Shaping of Large Engineering Projects," Working papers 37157, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  2. Gast, Andreas. & Lessard, Donald R., 1997. "Multi-point knowledge development processes in the multinational firm," Working papers WP 3985-97., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  3. Lessard, Donald R. & Amsden, Alice H., 1996. "The multinational enterprise as a learning organization," Working papers WP 3905-96., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  4. Lessard, Donald R., 1987. "Recapitalizing the third world : toward a new vision of commercial financing for less developed countries," Working papers 1946-87., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  5. Lessard, Donald R., 1985. "International finance for less developed countries : the unfulfilled promise," Working papers 1659-85., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  6. Henriksson, Roy. & Lessard, Donald R., 1982. "The efficiency of the forward exchange market : a conditional nonparametric test of forecasting ability," Working papers 1337-82., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  7. Lessard, Donald R. & Shapiro, Alan C., 1982. "A framework for global financing choices," Working papers 1305-82., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  8. Baldwin, Carliss Y. & Lessard, Donald R. & Mason, Scott P., 1982. "Control of indirect financial subsidies in Canada's budget : diagnosis and recommendations," Working papers 1302-82., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  9. Gillis, Malcolm. & Jenkins, Glenn P. & Lessard, Donald R., 1981. "Public enterprise finance : towards a synthesis," Working papers 1237-81., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  10. Malcolm Gillis & Glenn Jenkins & Donald Lessard, 1980. "Towards A Theory Of Public Enterprise Finanace," Development Discussion Papers 1980-11, JDI Executive Programs.
  11. Cohn, Richard A. & Lessard, Donald R., 1980. "The effect of inflation on stock prices : international evidence," Working papers 1147-80., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  12. Lessard, Donald R., 1979. "Evaluating foreign projects : an adjusted present value approach," Working papers 1062-79., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  13. Lessard, Donald R. & Lorange, Peter., 1976. "Currency changes and management control : resolving the centralization/decentralization dilemma through the use of internal forward exchange rates," Working papers 849-76., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  14. Lessard, Donald R., 1975. "World country and industry relationships in equity returns," Working papers 766-75., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  15. Lessard, Donald R. & Modigliani, Franco., 1975. "Inflation and the housing market : problems and potential solutions," Working papers 813-75., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  16. Agmon, Tamir. & Lessard, Donald R., 1975. "International diversification and the multinational corporation : an investigation of price behavior of the shares of U.S. based multinational corporations on the N.Y.S.E," Working papers 804-75., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  17. Lessard, Donald R. & Lorange, Peter., 1974. "Currency changes and management control: a note on the integration of the international controller's and treasurer's functions," Working papers 725-74., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
  18. Lessard, Donald R. & Mason, Judith., 1974. "The Sloan School mortgage study: an analysis of price-level adjusted and variable-rate alternatives," Working papers 740-74., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.

Articles

  1. Joseph L C Cheng & Julian Birkinshaw & Donald R Lessard & David C Thomas, 2014. "Advancing interdisciplinary research: Insights from the JIBS special issue," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 45(6), pages 643-648, August.
  2. Lessard, Donald & Lucea, Rafael, 2009. "Embracing risk as a core competence: The case of CEMEX," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 15(3), pages 296-305, September.
  3. David Laughton & Raul Guerrero & Donald Lessard, 2008. "Real Asset Valuation: A Back‐to‐basics Approach," Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Morgan Stanley, vol. 20(2), pages 46-65, March.
  4. Peter J Buckley & Donald R Lessard, 2005. "Regaining the edge for international business research," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 36(6), pages 595-599, November.
  5. Donald R. Lessard, 1996. "Incorporating Country Risk In The Valuation Of Offshore Projects," Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Morgan Stanley, vol. 9(3), pages 52-63, September.
  6. Donald R. Lessard, 1995. "Financial Risk Management For Developing Countries: A Policy Overview," Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Morgan Stanley, vol. 8(3), pages 4-18, September.
  7. Donald R. Lessard, 1991. "GLOBAL COMPETITION AND CORPORATE FINANCE IN THE 1990s," Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Morgan Stanley, vol. 3(4), pages 59-72, January.
  8. Donald R. Lessard, 1989. "Financial Risk Management Needs of Developing Countries: Discussion," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 71(2), pages 534-535.
  9. Lessard, Donald R. & Tschoegl, Adrian E., 1988. "Panama's International Banking Center : The direct employment effects," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 12(1), pages 43-50, March.
  10. Donald R. Lessard, 1986. "Country risk and the structure of international financial intermediation," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, pages 197-233.
  11. C. R. Blitzer & P. E. Cavoulacos & D. R. Lessard & J. L. Paddock, 1985. "Oil Exploration in the Developing Countries: Poor Geology or Poor Contracts?," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 9(4), pages 293-302, November.
  12. Charles R. Blitzer & Panos E. Cavoulacos & Donald R. Lessard & James L. Paddock, 1985. "An Analysis of Fiscal and Financial Impediments to Oil and Gas Exploration in Developing Countries," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Special I).
  13. Charles R. Blitzer & Donald R. Lessard & James L. Paddock, 1984. "Risk-Bearing and the Choice of Contract Forms for Oil Exploration and Development," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 1), pages 1-28.
  14. Tamir Agmon & Donald R. Lessard & James L. Paddock, 1984. "Appropriate Financing for Petroleum Development in Developing Countries," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 3), pages 27-40.
  15. Carliss Baldwin & Donald Lessard & Scott Mason, 1983. "Budgetary Time Bombs: Controlling Government Loan Guarantees," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 9(3), pages 338-346, September.
  16. Donald R Lessard, 1983. "Suggestions for Research Themes and Publications," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 14(2), pages 9-13, June.
  17. Lessard, Donald, 1983. "North-South : The implications for multinational banking," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 7(4), pages 521-536, December.
  18. Cohn, Richard A & Lessard, Donald R, 1981. "The Effect of Inflation on Stock Prices: International Evidence," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 36(2), pages 277-289, May.
  19. Agmon, Tamir & Lessard, Donald, 1981. "Investor Recognition of Corporate International Diversification: Reply," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 36(1), pages 191-192, March.
  20. Lessard, Donald R., 1980. "Financing and risk in developing countries : Stephan H. Goodman, ed., (Praeger Publishers, New York, 1978) pp. xv + 103," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 7(4), pages 587-591, December.
  21. Kent W. Colton & Donald R. Lessard & Arthur P. Solomon, 1979. "Borrower Attitudes Toward Alternative Mortgage Instruments," Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, vol. 7(4), pages 581-609, December.
  22. Agmon, Tamir & Lessard, Donald R, 1977. "Investor Recognition of Corporate International Diversification," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 32(4), pages 1049-1055, September.
  23. Donald R Lessard, 1977. "Estrategias Financieras Externas Eficientes en cuanto a Riesgo para Países Productores de Bienes Primarios," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 14(42), pages 21-40.
  24. Cohn, Richard A & Lessard, Donald R, 1976. "Recent Research on Indexation and the Housing Market," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 31(2), pages 403-413, May.
  25. Lessard, Donald R, 1976. "Finance and Industrial Organization: Discussion," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 31(2), pages 751-752, May.
  26. Stephen Kobrin & Donald Lessard, 1976. "Large scale direct OPEC investment in industrialized countries and the theory of foreign direct investment — a contradiction?," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 112(4), pages 660-673, December.
  27. Lessard, Donald R, 1974. "World, National, and Industry Factors in Equity Returns," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 29(2), pages 379-391, May.
  28. Bower, Richard S & Lessard, Donald R, 1973. "An Operational Approach to Risk-Screening," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 28(2), pages 321-337, May.
  29. Lessard, Donald R, 1973. "International Portfolio Diversification: A Multivariate Analysis for a Group of Latin American Countries," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 28(3), pages 619-633, June.

Chapters

  1. Wen Feng & Donald R. Lessard & Bruce G. Cameron & Edward F. Crawley, 2019. "Stakeholders, issues and the shaping of large engineering projects," Chapters, in: Raymond E. Levitt & W. R. Scott & Michael J. Garvin (ed.), Public–Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development, chapter 4, pages 87-101, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Donald R. Lessard & Roger Miller, 2013. "The shaping of large engineering projects," Chapters, in: Hugo Priemus & Bert van Wee (ed.), International Handbook on Mega-Projects, chapter 3, pages 34-56, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  3. Peter J. Buckley & Donald R. Lessard, 2010. "Regaining the Edge for International Business Research," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy, chapter 2, pages 7-13, Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. Roger Miller & Donald R. Lessard, 2008. "Evolving Strategy: Risk Management and the Shaping of Mega-Projects," Chapters, in: Hugo Priemus & Bent Flyvbjerg & Bert van Wee (ed.), Decision-Making on Mega-Projects, chapter 8, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  5. Donald R. Lessard & Alice H. Amsden, 1998. "The Multinational Enterprise as a Learning Organization," International Economic Association Series, in: Daniel Cohen (ed.), Contemporary Economic Issues, chapter 4, pages 65-81, Palgrave Macmillan.
  6. Donald Lessard, 1990. "Comment," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Paolo Savona & George Sutija (ed.), World Trade: Monetary Order and Latin America, pages 146-148, Palgrave Macmillan.
  7. Guido Carli & Paolo Savona & Michele Fratianni & Donald R. Lessard & Jurg Niehans & John M. Forges, 1986. "International Trade and International Finance," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Paolo Savona & George Sutija (ed.), Strategic Planning in International Banking, chapter 4, pages 175-221, Palgrave Macmillan.

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  1. NEP-PPM: Project, Program and Portfolio Management (1) 2008-01-05
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