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studies, Robert Simons shares important lessons from the experiences of Walt Disney, Dwight Eisenhower, and Robert McNamara. 08 Nov 2024 Op-Ed How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis by John Macomber Africa faces... View Details
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
you elaborate a little on why this is important? A: Frankly, this always the case regardless of whether they operate at the TOP or BOP of the pyramid, except that at the top, there are enough agencies protecting consumers, and consumers... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms
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Hiring Organizations
alloy.com Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Alpine Investors Altem Technologies Pvt Ltd Amansa Capital Amazon Amazon Web Services - AWS American Century Investments American Express American Industrial Partners American Securities Amiti aMoon Fund... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
contribution? As Ante writes, "ARD was the first professional venture firm that sought to raise money from nonfamily sources—primarily institutional investors such as insurance companies, educational organizations, and investment... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Global Ambition
joined the HBS Alumni Board. They are members of the HBS Fund Investors Society, which recognizes leadership donors to the HBS Fund. “We want to benefit as many people as possible with our support,” says Chew, noting that their support is... View Details
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Women’s health is more than female anatomy and our reproductive system—it’s about unraveling centuries of inequities due to living in a patriarchal healthcare system. - Blog: Health Supplement
Maven , now a $1 billion women’s telehealth company, some investors said that employers would never pay for a solution that “only” supported half the population. What they didn’t consider is that pregnancy and delivery is one of the... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
areas where they resided. Fourth, a sizeable proportion of investors were stockholders in more than one bank. Protecting Outside Investors in a Laissez-faire Legal Environment:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers
hanging over them. Helping people out with their loans allows them to make better decisions.” More borrowers are defaulting on student loans Billionaire tech investor Robert F. Smith pledged this week to donate about $40 million to pay... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
investor at Coatue Management, a technology-sector hedge fund. Previously, he worked at Vector Capital Management LP in San Francisco and at Goldman Sachs International in London. Originally from Norway, Abrahamsen earned an undergraduate... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment
Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David Cash 30 OCT 2024 | Climate Rising David Cash, the Regional Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for New England, shares his journey from environmental science to... View Details
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
Protection Agency (US EPA) program that encourages companies to self-disclose violations of environmental laws and regulations in exchange for reduced sanctions. We find that facilities are more likely to self-disclose if they were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
from Pension and Insurance companies. Regulatory changes are used to provide collaborating evidence that the curvature of the yield curve is shaped through this demand channel. Related Themes: Credit Markets, Size & Growth of the Financial Sector More Info Crisis of... View Details
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FAQs - Alumni
Harvard University Policy for the Safety & Protection of Minors . If you are bringing a caregiver or nanny/babysitter to campus , please email alumni@hbs.edu . They are required to wear a name badge, which will be provided at check-in.... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
to strategically delay providing the service. Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates By: Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract— An extensive literature on venture capital has studied asymmetric information and agency problems between View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008
clear differences in investor protections and financial development around the world today (La Porta et al., 1998, 1999 and passim). This paper examines the persistence of the effects of legal origins by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back
a potential for improvement. The statistics are disheartening no matter how an entrepreneur defines failure. If failure means liquidating all assets, with investors losing most or all the money they put into the company, then the failure... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
sales. Whatever choices are made must be articulated to investors and employees. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218048-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 818-089 The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A) No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
restructuring process be managed and the many barriers to restructuring overcome so that as much value is created as possible? 3. Marketing. How should the restructuring be explained and portrayed to investors so that value created inside... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
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Skydeck - Alumni
with essential speed The Musts of 2023 Alumni recommendations from the year in media So You Want to Join a Startup Investor and entrepreneur Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) on how to look before you leap Love and Money Insights from the dating... View Details