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Sereena Tucker
Having worked in Investment Banking and Private Equity, Sereena can provide insights into how these industries recruit, what the job experience will look like, and how to create a list of target firms. She can help View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy
$25,000 of annual revenue Private foundations After removing these and a few other special cases for which tax data were not available, we were left with 1,625 organizations. Of these, 1,190 organizations disclosed the size of their...
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- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to...
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by Rachel Layne
- 09 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Career Choices for the Class of 2017
at 23%, followed closely by private equity/venture capital at 18% and the technology sector at 16%. We also saw a jump in students accepting positions in leadership development programs and general...
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All Industries
- 29 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks
the public domain, it's already reflected in the stock price," says Cohen. "Investment insight is something you understand that no one else does." Cohen says that in the course students are encouraged to find those special...
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- May 1994 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Nelson Paper Products, Inc.
By: W. Carl Kester
A comprehensive review case that entails both investment and financing decisions. Students must value an acquisitions opportunity and determine how Nelson Paper ought to finance both the acquisition and its regular capital expenditures program.
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Kester, W. Carl. "Nelson Paper Products, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-129, May 1994. (Revised May 1997.)
- January 1993 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
The finance director of the Texas High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) is considering modifications to the financing program designed to support the development, construction, and operations of THSRC's planned high-speed rail system. The current plan achieves many objectives,...
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Private Sector;
Financial Strategy;
Financing and Loans;
Taxation;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Strategic Planning;
Valuation;
Rail Industry;
Texas
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 293-072, January 1993. (Revised July 2003.)
- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
Shrey Kapoor and Chrys Nikopoulos are students at Harvard Business School, Class of 2021. Shrey and Chrys co-founded FinGig, a volunteer initiative which has helped over 500 self-employed Americans access federal aid dollars during the...
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- September 2016
- Case
Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Two recent MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy and Elisabeth Whiting face questions about financing, deal structure, and unequal power...
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Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Hotel Vertu: Financing the Venture in the Boutique Hotel Industry." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-505, September 2016.
- May 2008
- Supplement
Finansbank 2006 (CW)
By: C. Fritz Foley and Linnea Meyer
How do financial policy requirements and benefits of ownership concentration affect the need for and process of corporate restructuring? This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of a Turkish multinational business group by way of a...
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- Web
Residential Life - MBA
two-room singles, most of which have private baths. Dorms also feature high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning and laundry facilities, housekeeping services, and a common lounge with a large, flat-panel television and a piano! Housing in...
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- 13 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
There's No Quick Shortcut to Success: Zorpads Takes Off
are many ways to build a business," Wiegele explains. "You typically think of people [starting their own venture] as doing it full-time, but we've just done it our own way that allows us to make money and pay off our student...
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- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
a reasonable request and deliver it with a smile, hopefully you can keep the other person in the room and see what happens next." Mohan—former managing director and now senior advisor of $15 billion VC and private equity firm Summit...
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- December 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
France Télécom (A): A Challenging Restructuring
These cases explore the impacts of industry shocks, resulting corporate actions that had a devastating impact on employees, and the legal conviction of corporate leaders for “institutional harassment."
This case series follows the evolution of France... View Details
This case series follows the evolution of France... View Details
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Health & Wellness;
Human Resource Management;
Strategic Change;
Leadership & Corporate Accountability;
Leadership And Change Management;
Leadership And Managing People;
Change;
Restructuring;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Health;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Labor;
Labor and Management Relations;
Labor Unions;
Law;
Social Psychology;
Strategy;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Organizations;
Problems and Challenges;
Relationships;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Culture;
Employees;
Well-being;
Telecommunications Industry;
Europe;
European Union
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Ashley V. Whillans. "France Télécom (A): A Challenging Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 721-420, December 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- February 2000 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
InSite Marketing Technology (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Genevieve J.S. Feraud and Sheila L Marcelo
Introduces students to products and services that improve customers' online shopping experience. Also discusses the challenges of marketing new product concepts and finding funding for start-up ventures.
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Customer Focus and Relationships;
Financing and Loans;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Service Delivery;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Service Industry;
Web Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Genevieve J.S. Feraud, and Sheila L Marcelo. "InSite Marketing Technology (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-279, February 2000. (Revised April 2003.)
- Web
Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
Administration; Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program and Debora Spar , Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean, Business in Global Society How can we best prepare students to...
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- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
Now that the broader investment community around the globe has become more interested in agribusiness, Unigrains faces growing competitive pressure. This case describes the general private equity model, provides an overview of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 2019 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Accion's Fintech Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael Chu and Tricia Gregg
Accion, an NGO, had been a pioneer in microfinance since its entry into that sector in the early 1970s. Its investments in Banco Compartamos paid off, when the microfinance bank went IPO in 2007, leaving an influx of $138 million for Accion. Under a new CEO, Michael...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Impact Investing;
Financial Inclusion;
Technological Innovation;
Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Performance Effectiveness;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Microfinance;
Financial Institutions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Industry Growth
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Michael Chu, and Tricia Gregg. "Accion's Fintech Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 319-091, March 2019. (Revised March 2023.)
- Web
External Funding - MBA
External Funding Tuition Assistance Additional Harvard Funding External Funding Online Resources Women Minority Students International Students Veterans New Americans College/Grads Business Disciplines LGBTQ...
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- 01 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs
the summer between their first and second years of business school and we extend full-time offers at the end of the program for when students complete their second year. A substantial number of MBAs start at Goldman Sachs in Investment...
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