Going Private - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

The Trick of Balancing Business and Government

association. These [African] governments have so few resources. If you wait for the government to do it and advocate that the government does it, it's going to take a long time. The private sector can step... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 May 2016
HBS Case

Who Owns Space?

businesspersons are going to great lengths and great personal expense to put their stamp on commercial space travel and the so-called New Space sector, turning a very cold place into a hotbed of startup activity. Professor Matt Weinzierl... View Details

Keywords: Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl; Aerospace

01 Jun 2004
News

Hot Tip

business information in countries across the continent. Nkontchou (pronounced en-CON-choo) was born in Cameroon and moved to Paris with his diplomat parents when he was 13. Of his decision to earn an MBA from HBS, he told USA Today (February 9, 2004), “I thought it... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

03 Apr 2018
News

Taking Frontier Markets to the Next Level

why people might go into frontier markets. The first is that there is a perception arbitrage opportunity. In other words, the perception of the country is that it's quite bad, but the reality on the ground is different, and there actually... View Details

Profile

Clarissa Quintanilla

as well. “No single sector can resolve poverty at the base of the pyramid,” Clarissa says. “There has to be a joint solution. And if you’re going to be a bridge between the public and the private sectors,... View Details

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Building the Future: An HBS Alumna’s Journey in Sustainable Infrastructure Investment - MBA

Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion... View Details

20 Jul 2020
Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

arrangements (HRA) rule and Joe Biden’s Public Option would go a long way to bringing more choice, affordability, and personal control to the purchase of health insurance. Trump’s rule enables employees in small- and medium-sized... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance

12 Nov 2014
Op-Ed

A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform

conservatorship, experts from public, private, and academic worlds concurred: housing finance in the United States was mortally flawed. The private sector reaped the gains while the public sector absorbed the risk. In the aftermath of the... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas Retsinas & Rob Couch; Construction; Real Estate

Profile

Malcolm Little

had always heard alums praise HBS for its diversity, but I didn’t realize its impact until I got here," Malcolm says. "My career had been focused on investment banking and private equity – and both have a very homogenous way of... View Details

Profile

Kelly Carson

'What could I possibly bring to a room of private bankers and venture investors?' Then I learned that management experience is valuable wherever it comes from." "I'm really attracted to the case method," Kelly adds.... View Details

07 May 2015
Blog Post

Career Change: From the Military to Consulting

the long term. Did you come to HBS with the plan to go into a different career after graduation? I left the Army before coming to HBS, and I was sure I wanted to move to the private sector, although I wasn’t... View Details

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Working with Professors at HBS - MBA

Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: Urban Renewal

Making cities more attractive for people takes pressure off our open spaces.” A cofounder of Urban Partners—a developer of urban infill, mixed-use, and transit-oriented real estate—Rosenfeld has moved between the private and public... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

12 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 12

Abstract This book presents new research on the historical impact of globalization on Argentina and Chile. The authors focus on the role of entrepreneurs and firms. The Role of Venture Capitalists in the Acquisition of Private Companies... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 May 2013
News

Robert F. Higgins, MBA 1970

Harvard, including in his teaching the course Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Private and Social Sectors at the Kennedy School. In addition, Higgins and his wife, Kristine, support fellowships for students in the joint MD/MBA... View Details

19 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

B. Yoffie Publication:Journal of Economic Perspectives Abstract The patent market consists mainly of privately negotiated, bilateral transactions, either sales or cross-licenses, between large companies. There is no eBay, Amazon, New York... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2019
News

Lifting Fallen Families

forward to becoming a dad to a baby girl that March. “That was a tough one for all of us, just thinking about what was going to happen to that little girl and who was going to take care of her,” says David... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 2019
News

What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

mainstream. In spite of a host of complicating factors, from a basic lack of defined terms to the difficulty of measuring returns, demand is only going up. In response, HBS finance professor Shawn Cole and senior lecturer Vikram Gandhi, a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

05 Oct 2021
News

Growing Latino Buying Power

David Perez (MBA 1996), cofounder and managing partner of the private equity firm Avance Investment Management, recently spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box as part of the show’s focus on Latino businesses for Hispanic Heritage Month. Perez notes... View Details

28 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Nairobi Love: Heading Home

questions of development, public policy, and politics have always pulled me. But having studied economics for my bachelor's, and then working with McKinsey thereafter reaffirmed that I have a private sector mind – questions of leverage,... View Details

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