Financials - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2009
News

Porter Helps Jerusalem Mayor with Economic Development

a press briefing, Barkat explained that he has adopted Porter’s cluster-based development approach to focus on three existing areas of strength: culture and tourism, health care and life sciences, and outsourced medical and financial... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

01 Jun 2010
News

Laura Alfaro to Costa Rican Post

country’s new president, Laura Chinchilla. An expert on international economics, including foreign direct investment, financial markets, and sovereign debt, Alfaro, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA, was honored as a Young Global... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Dec 2010
News

HBS Contributors Report

budget and fund every area of activity at HBS, from faculty research and doctoral fellowships to technology, student financial aid, and case writing. The new report is also available on the Alumni Web site... View Details

Keywords: meta

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

maximize their people's performance. Publisher's Link: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam?E=79788&R=10106-HBK-ENG&conversationId=323988 Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Ownership and Establishment... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Departments | Employment

makes it challenging to work in Executive Education Cyclical business with intense peak periods characterized by long hours and weekend work (not a typical 9-5 business). Being responsible for generating a significant financial... View Details

September 2009 (Revised September 2010)
Case

Avid Radiopharmaceuticals and Lighthouse Capital Partners

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Ann Leamon

In fall 2008, a venture lender must decide whether to make a loan to Avid, a small but promising venture-backed life sciences firm. In reviewing her proposal, Cristy Barnes considers the company's characteristics and how they differ from a typical investment. At the... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry

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Educators

Purchase

Coppertone suntan lotion, St. Joseph Aspirin and Maybelline cosmetics. While spending up to 25% of revenues on advertising to create household brand names, Plough generated top-level financial returns for several years. View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

If the COVID-19 crisis lasts four months, 65 percent of small retailers say there’s a good chance they’ll be forced to close permanently by the end of the year. Among restaurants and bars, 70 percent expect to go out of business if social-distancing orders last into... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

04 Feb 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Why Backstage Capital Invests in ‘Underestimated’ Entrepreneurs

Keywords: Financial Services

15 Feb 2018
Cold Call Podcast

Black Business Leaders Series: John Rogers and the Importance of Hiring Minority-Owned Services Firms

Keywords: Financial Services

14 Dec 2016
Working Paper Summaries

The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation

Keywords: by Karen Gordon Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

11 May 2015
Working Paper Summaries

What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan & Vladimir Mukharlyamov; Financial Services

03 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe & Susana Garcia-Robles; Financial Services

16 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules

In the fall of, the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued a new rule meant to combat the problem of selective disclosure among public companies and their favorite investors. Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD) mandated that any time a publicly traded company... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

29 Apr 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines

Keywords: by Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan & Wesley Yin; Financial Services

04 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

If a successful analyst is hired by another organization, chances are both his work performance and the market value of his new company will not reap the expected benefits; they might even lose altitude. So discovered HBS professor Boris Groysberg and colleagues Ashish... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

29 Apr 2008
Research Event

Venture Capital

Date: January 9-10, 2008 Faculty Chairs: Josh Lerner, William Sahlman Faculty Summary Report: Colloquium: Venture Capital What were the overall goals of the colloquium? The VC Conference is one in a series of 14 alumni and practitioner forums Harvard Business School is... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

Profile

Jennifer Hurford

"I'm trying to find ways to make a living and make an impact," Jennifer Hurford says of her pursuit of the joint MBA/MPP from HBS and The Kennedy School. "Why do they have to be mutually exclusive? Why should having a life that's meaningful mean... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services