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- 22 Feb 2018
- Book
The New History of American Capitalism
action. By following the lines that join purchasers to those who market to them, fund production, and organize economic exchange, scholars have rediscovered financiers, industrialists, and managers, considering them not only as economic...
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Manufacturing
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
scale and influence in the technology industries that fall under the incidence of their assets. We also discuss some efficiency issues raised by the growing prominence of patent merchants. Download the paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni
Business Administration Leslie Feinzaig (MBA 2007), Founder & Managing Director, Graham & Walker Venture Fund; Founder, Female Founders Alliance Sarah Fay, Glasswing Ventures and All Raise Chapter Lea 10:15–11:45 a.m. Founders & Builders...
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- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
University of Aeronautics and Astronautics PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE SDIC Fund Management Co., ZhenFund, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC, Cummins Inc., Robert Bosch LLC HBS ACTIVITIES Co-president, Transportation, Infrastructure, and Logistics...
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- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
from its traditional focus on the midstream of the value chain. The case raises questions involving competitive positioning, corporate strategy, sustainable development, and the management of business and political risk. Purchase this...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Levis, HKS; Social Enterprise Track Co-Winner Reduce the burden of heart disease in China. Charitable Donations Group Social Enterprise Track Runner-Up Raise funds for nonprofits by helping them accept and...
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
Philanthropic Sector ; Performance Evaluations ; Social Network ; Collaboration ; Foundation ; Due Diligence ; Humanitarianism ; Humanitarian Assistance ; Grants ; Expertise ; HNW Products And Services ; Donations ; Impact ; Advisor ; Advice ; Consulting ; View Details
- 05 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 5
system in particular countries are instructive. It also contains exhibits that display comparative performance of the system in terms of cost and quality. It raises the question of how health care can be delivered with higher quality at...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
municipalities more generally. In February 2009, in the midst of a recession, recently appointed Governor Quinn had to lay out his budget for the coming fiscal year and tackle the state's underfunded public pension, its largest liability. Immediately, the governor...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960
their "least-cost energy" strategy, focusing on minimizing the cost and the environmental impact of energy services such as heat and light. "Cogeneration," a technique that simultaneously generates electricity and useful heat, was one of those promising practices. Sant...
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Susan Young
- 23 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
through 20,000 WhatsApp groups at a cost of approximately 10 cents per child, per year. The company has raised $1 million from institutions, including Harvard, MIT, and the World Economic Forum; venture View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
centers on a citywide effort to improve public education, led in part by an alliance of 50 business and community leaders. This focus on education is a new one for the partnership, which has historically worked on economic development. Its initial foray centers on a...
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- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
twist”), even as the coming weeks find him on a grueling schedule, raising equity for MBK’s sixth fund and negotiating the details of his second library’s construction. In other words, Kim is living in...
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- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America
to make a go of it. They raised $500,000 from family and friends in 2019; picked up another $75,000 by winning the alumni track of the HBS New Venture Competition in 2020; and raised $4.5 million in seed...
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
markets. The top left figure displays treasury yields at different maturities, and shows that yields, particularly short-term yields, have begun to rise over the recent time period. This is in line with expectations that the Federal Reserve will View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
operating in preferred ways). We present an incomplete-contracts model in which vertical integration raises output at the expense of lower private benefits. A key implication is that higher prices should result in more integration, since...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
supported more than 3,700 ventures with founders from some 150 countries who have raised over $5 billion in capital. While six of the companies have achieved unicorn status, that is not the only measure of success, as Harvard Innovation...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
specific use of the asset class when he observed that a possible use of Bitcoin could be “hedge funds betting on sovereign debt defaults.” Charles Sabatier III added that Bitcoin is the most secure financial network in the world. “The...
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- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
food. “We’re raising the profile of our food because we believe it is excellent, and the world needs to embrace and celebrate it,” says Nwuneli. Runa Alam, from DPI, says many pension funds, sovereign funds, endowments and other...
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Margie Kelley
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
the facts as they were known a week after the incident occurred and raises a wide range of questions regarding consumer behavior, corporate responsibility, and competitive reaction. I recall only two cases that we spent more than one...
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