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- March 1993 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Gerber Products Company: Investing in the New Poland
By: Debora L. Spar
Examines Gerber Products Co.'s evaluation of Alima S.A., one of Poland's largest food processing plants, as a potential overseas investment in 1991. Factors that influenced Gerber's decision are discussed in detail: property rights, taxation issues, and Poland's... View Details
Spar, Debora L. "Gerber Products Company: Investing in the New Poland." Harvard Business School Case 793-069, March 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
The risk taken in a politician’s private investment portfolio is a strong indicator of whether that person will cross legal or ethical lines in office. The riskier the portfolio, the more likely the lawmaker will be involved in at least... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- Web
Finance & Investing - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Finance & Investing Understanding risk, identifying opportunity, and managing investments in the context of climate change The global financial landscape is increasingly being... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Ramana Nanda
We examine the extent to which venture capital is adequately positioned for the rapid commercialization of clean energy technologies in the United States. While there are several startups in clean energy that are well-suited to the traditional venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Energy Generation; Venture Capital; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technological Innovation; Competition; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Ramana Nanda. "Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-020, August 2010.
- 2018
- Chapter
Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
Falling transportation costs and rapid technological progress in recent decades have precipitated an explosion of cross-border flows in goods, services, investments, and ideas led by multinational firms. Extensive research has sought to understand the geographic... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment." In Handbook of International Trade and Transportation, edited by Bruce Blonigen and Wesley W. Wilson. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
- Article
Investment Banking: Power Structure in Flux
By: Samuel Hayes
Hayes, Samuel. "Investment Banking: Power Structure in Flux." Harvard Business Review 49, no. 2 (March–April 1971): 136–152.
- fall 1987
- Article
Managing through Networks in Investment Banking
By: D. B. Crane and R. G. Eccles
Crane, D. B., and R. G. Eccles. "Managing through Networks in Investment Banking." California Management Review 30, no. 1 (fall 1987).
- January 1999
- Case
Investment Management Corporation: David Johnson (B)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Angela Keros
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Angela Keros. "Investment Management Corporation: David Johnson (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-202, January 1999.
- January 1999
- Case
Investment Management Corporation: Jeffrey Smith (B)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Angela Keros
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Angela Keros. "Investment Management Corporation: Jeffrey Smith (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-200, January 1999.
- January 1999
- Case
Investment Management Corp.: Jeffrey Smith (A)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Angela Keros
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Angela Keros. "Investment Management Corp.: Jeffrey Smith (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-199, January 1999.
- 05 Oct 2013
- News
The Returns on Foreign Aid Investment
- 09 Feb 2011
- News
The Long & Short on Investing
- 17 Jul 2020
- Video
Diverse Perspectives Series: Women in Investing
- 30 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU
Keywords: by Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
- 06 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
A Letter from the Women in Investing Club
To our Women in Investing Community and Supporters, When we initially outlined our commitments for 2019-2020 as Women in Investing (WII) Co-Presidents, we centered the upcoming year around three key ideas:... View Details
- 26 Jan 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Marketplace Scalability and Strategic Use of Platform Investment
Keywords: by Jin Li, Gary P. Pisano, and Feng Zhu
Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing
Social Impact Investment is a rapidly expanding field, but terminology in the field is poorly defined and imprecise. This note suggests frameworks that help to clarify important dimensions of SII projects, distinguishing and clarifying key differences in approaches... View Details
- 26 Apr 2018
- News
Why JPMorgan Chase is Investing Millions in Detroit
- 07 Apr 2020
- Video