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- June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Two Key Decisions for China's Sovereign Fund
By: Robert C. Pozen and Xiaoyu Gu
The China Investment Corporation (CIC) was China's sovereign wealth fund (SWF), established with $200 billion of registered capital in September 2007 to diversify China's foreign exchange holdings and increase risk-adjusted returns on those assets. CIC was unusual in...
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Business Subsidiaries;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Decisions;
Capital;
Investment Banking;
Investment Funds;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Ownership;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Wealth;
Expansion;
Financial Services Industry;
China;
United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Xiaoyu Gu. "Two Key Decisions for China's Sovereign Fund." Harvard Business School Case 311-137, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- August 2001 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Surface Logix
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Michael J. Roberts and Kim Slack
Describes a start-up in the field of nano technology--very small physical structures measured in the billionths of a meter. The company, Surface Logix, has assembled a portfolio of intellectual property and completed some of the R&D work required to develop actual...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Research and Development;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Product Development;
Intellectual Property;
Investment Portfolio
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, Michael J. Roberts, and Kim Slack. "Surface Logix." Harvard Business School Case 802-050, August 2001. (Revised April 2005.)
- 04 Jun 2013
- News
Corporate sustainability is not sustainable
- 20 Aug 2012
- News
Compensation Practices & Incentives
- 14 Oct 2019
- News
FDA is smashing the status quo for regulatory science
- 04 Oct 2011
- News
Harvard Business School NamesThirteen Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
- 15 Aug 2016
- News
The Scandal Effect
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
or entirely missing.— Tarun Khanna Regarding his work on entrepreneurship with Professor Palepu, Khanna notes that "it is important to recognize that emerging economies, unlike those of developed...
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by Peter Jacobs
Operational Transparency
Conventional wisdom holds that the more contact an operation has with its customers, the less efficiently it will run. But when customers are partitioned away from the operation, they are less likely to fully understand and appreciate the work going on behind the... View Details
- 2012
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek (A): Lighting Liberia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Anne Arlinghaus
After successful careers as lawyers Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by increasing Liberian citizens’ access to lighting solutions. They developed the Liberian Energy Network, which aimed...
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Keywords:
Solar;
Solar Power;
Electricity;
Clean Technology;
Scaling-up;
Economic Development;
Partnerships;
Sustainability;
Innovation;
Leadership Skills;
Renewable Energy;
Energy;
Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Economy;
Partners and Partnerships;
Distribution;
Innovation Leadership;
Leadership;
Energy Industry;
Africa;
Liberia
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Anne Arlinghaus. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek (A): Lighting Liberia." Harvard Business School Case 313-032, 2012. (Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 26 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Kurt Piemonte
roles in Asia. I also serve as the office liaison for the investment banks that seek to hire HBS talent. I worked in U.S. immigration law for many years before joining HBS so I provide basic immigration...
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All Industries
- 19 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart
Fortunately for my stress level, I came into HBS with two parts of my career vision crystallized already: a role in the retail & consumer products realm, and something that would allow me to see a project beyond the recommendation...
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- 08 Jun 2022
- News
Embracing a Digital Approach
- December 2002 (Revised February 2015)
- Case
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
Jim Sharpe, 10 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his...
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Keywords:
Search Funds;
Search;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Operations Strategy;
Acquisitions;
Work/family Balance;
Unions;
Union;
Turnarounds;
Funding Model;
LBO;
Bank Debt;
Bank Loans;
Equity Investment;
Career Management;
Small Business;
Work-Life Balance;
Negotiation;
Operations;
Labor Unions;
Investment;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Borrowing and Debt;
Business Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged) ." Harvard Business School Case 603-084, December 2002. (Revised February 2015.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Andrea Hugill's research is an effort to understand how international political forces can shape and are shaped by the forces of business. This work incorporates business strategy, most importantly, but also institutional economics, international business, political...
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- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
many interviewees in Latin America discussed how they adapted to heavier government oversight by forming closer ties or working relationships with incumbent administrations. This article demonstrates how...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Improving Corporate Governance with the Balanced Scorecard
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by Robert S. Kaplan & Michael E. Nagel
- 14 Dec 2015
- News