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- 2005
- Chapter
Memories of Mau Mau in Kenya: Public Crises and Private Shame
By: Caroline M. Elkins and John Lonsdale
Elkins, Caroline M., and John Lonsdale. "Memories of Mau Mau in Kenya: Public Crises and Private Shame." In Dopo la violenza: construzioni di memoria nel mondo contemporaneo, edited by Alessandro Triulzi, 159–196. Napoli: L'ancora del Mediterraneo, 2005, Italian ed.
- 2016
- Book
Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business
By: John A. Quelch
The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.
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Keywords:
Consumer;
Corporate Culture;
Public Health;
Consumer Behavior;
Marketing Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Health;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Supply Chain Management;
Advertising Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Communications Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Health Industry;
Information Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Retail Industry;
Technology Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry;
Asia;
Oceania;
North and Central America;
Middle East;
Latin America;
Europe
Quelch, John A. Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
- December 2008 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing
This case examines the proposed purchase by Paul Capital Partners of a limited partnership (LP) interest in a private equity fund. Paul Capital has a fund dedicated to buying these "secondary" LP interests. The case is intended as a vehicle for discussing the secondary...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Investment;
Private Equity;
Valuation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Interests;
Markets;
Debates;
Financial Services Industry
Scharfstein, David S. "Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing." Harvard Business School Case 209-089, December 2008. (Revised October 2010.)
- March 2005 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Actis & CDC: A New Partnership
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The senior managing partner of Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, must decide whether to go into the market to raise money. Actis was spun out of CDC, a 50-year-old division of the U.K.'s Department for International Development, and is...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Partners and Partnerships;
Emerging Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Actis & CDC: A New Partnership." Harvard Business School Case 805-122, March 2005. (Revised December 2005.)
- July 2015 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Erin L. Henry, Andreas Georgoulias and Natalie Bartlett
Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank details the development of the bank's new Office of Outreach Partnerships to sustain a culture of innovation through maintaining and generating partnerships in order to fulfill the bank's greater...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Business And Community;
Well-being;
Wealth and Poverty;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Technology Adoption;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Change Management;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Expansion;
Partners and Partnerships;
Restructuring;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Business and Community Relations;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Banking Industry;
Latin America
Edmondson, Amy C., Erin L. Henry, Andreas Georgoulias, and Natalie Bartlett. "Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank." Harvard Business School Case 616-004, July 2015. (Revised October 2015.)
- January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Private Capital and Public Policy: Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner
Describes Standard & Poor's sovereign credit ratings business. Provides background on the history of credit ratings agencies, the meaning of credit ratings, the expansion of the sovereign ratings business over recent decades, and the market for credit ratings. Also,...
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Keywords:
Sovereign Finance;
History;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
International Finance;
Country;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Capital Markets;
Debates;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Christopher Bruner. "Private Capital and Public Policy: Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings." Harvard Business School Case 705-026, January 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
- January 2007 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Farmacias Similares: Private and Public Health Care for the Base of the Pyramid in Mexico
By: Michael Chu and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
Farmacias Similares, serving Mexico's low-income sector, grew to $600 million sales and 3,400 drugstores while deep reforms to help the poor swept the public health system. Adjacent to each store, for $2 per visit, medical clinics provided access to doctors for 2.3...
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Keywords:
Private Sector;
Public Sector;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Poverty;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Retail Industry;
Mexico
Chu, Michael, and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Farmacias Similares: Private and Public Health Care for the Base of the Pyramid in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 307-092, January 2007. (Revised April 2011.)
- January 2016
- Case
Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets
By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Founded in 1999 in the Boston area, Sentient Jet had become a leading private aviation company in the United States. Its success was built on the introduction of a groundbreaking membership program that offered business travelers the flexibility and convenience of...
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Keywords:
Private Jets;
Private Aviation;
Luxury;
Luxury Service;
Uber;
Branding;
Growth Strategy;
Client Acquisition;
Innovative Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Collaborative Consumption;
Disruption;
Disruptive Business Model;
Travel;
Reputation Management;
Sharing Economy;
Word Of Mouth;
Customer Engagement;
Aircraft;
Membership Programs;
Loyalty Program;
Brand Positioning;
Brand Building;
Brand Differentiation;
Customer Service;
Exceeding Consumer Expectations;
2-way Business Model;
Marketing Partnerships;
Netjet;
Air Transportation;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry
Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets." Harvard Business School Case 516-066, January 2016.
- February 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
CalPERS Private Equity 2.0
By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Alys Ferragamo
Yup Kim, the Head of Investments, Private Equity at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), reflected on the pension fund’s private equity strategy. In July of 2022, the fund was in the midst of a multi-year turnaround strategy with the goal to...
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Lerner, Josh, John D. Dionne, and Alys Ferragamo. "CalPERS Private Equity 2.0." Harvard Business School Case 223-048, February 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- 6 Mar 2009 - 7 Mar 2009
- Conference Presentation
Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
- 01 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
Keywords:
by Erin M. Reid & Michael W. Toffel
- 24 Feb 2017
- Conference Presentation
Private Power, Public Values: Regulating 'Social Infrastructure' in a Changing Economy
By: K. Sabeel Rahman and Laura Phillips Sawyer (comment)
Rahman, K. Sabeel, and Laura Phillips Sawyer (comment). "Private Power, Public Values: Regulating 'Social Infrastructure' in a Changing Economy." Paper presented at the Law & Government Research Roundtable: Revisiting the Public Utility, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, TN, February 24, 2017.
- 2001
- Chapter
Commercialization of the Internet: The Interaction of Public Policy and Private Choices
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Commercialization of the Internet: The Interaction of Public Policy and Private Choices." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 151–186. MIT Press, 2001.
- Apr 2009 - 28 Apr 2009
- Conference Presentation
Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
Toffel, Michael W. "Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies." Paper presented at the Institute for Work and Employment Research Seminar, MIT Sloan School of Management, April 2009.
- June 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Teaching Note
Private Capital and Public Policy: Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings (TN)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
- 2017
- Chapter
The Private Provision of Missing Public Goods: Evidence from Narayana Health in India
By: Tarun Khanna and Budhaditya Gupta
Khanna, Tarun, and Budhaditya Gupta. "The Private Provision of Missing Public Goods: Evidence from Narayana Health in India." Chap. 3 in India as a Pioneer of Innovation, edited by Harbir Singh, Ananth Padmanabhan, and Ezekiel Emanuel. Oxford University Press, 2017.
- December 2004
- Article
When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico
By: Noel Maurer and Andrei Gomberg
Maurer, Noel, and Andrei Gomberg. "When the State is Untrustworthy: Public Finance and Private Banking in Porfirian Mexico." Journal of Economic History 64, no. 4 (December 2004): 1087–1107.
- April 2002
- Case
Knoll Furniture: Going Public
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jon Asher Daniels
This case examines the decisions of John Lynch, president and CEO of Knoll Furniture, to go public in early 1997. Knoll went private in an LBO in 1996 and Warburg Pincus, the LBO sponsor, wants Lynch to take Knoll public. Lynch needs to weigh the positive and negative...
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Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Asher Daniels. "Knoll Furniture: Going Public." Harvard Business School Case 202-114, April 2002.
- February 2013 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
BTG Pactual: Preserving a Partnership Culture
By: Paul Healy
Keywords:
Stock Market;
IPO;
Corporate Lending;
Initial Public Offering;
Investment Banking;
Banking Industry;
Brazil
Healy, Paul. "BTG Pactual: Preserving a Partnership Culture." Harvard Business School Case 113-094, February 2013. (Revised June 2013.)