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- February 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Wipro Technologies (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Suma Raju
The new general manager of Wipro's software services division has been brought on board from General Electric to develop the division into a leading provider of software services to the world's largest corporations. A native of India who received management training in...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Human Resources;
Software;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Paine, Lynn S., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Suma Raju. "Wipro Technologies (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-043, February 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
- 30 Sep 2020
- News
How Nonprofit Foundations Can Sustainably Fund Disease Research
- 2022
- Book
Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World
By: George Serafeim
The roadmap and best practices to reap the enormous value that can emerge when your business prioritizes social and environmental goals—such as climate change, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability—right alongside the pursuit of profit.
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Keywords:
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Profitability;
Business And Society;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Goals and Objectives;
Social Issues;
Environmental Sustainability;
Value Creation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Serafeim, George. Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World. New York: HarperCollins Leadership, 2022.
- October 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
AfricInvest: A Pan-African Investment Platform
By: Victoria Ivashina and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case is set in December 2018, when Ziad Oueslati, co-managing director and co-founder of AfricInvest, a leading pan-African private equity firm headquartered in Tunisia, was reflecting on the future direction of his firm. AfricInvest started as a traditional small...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Strategy;
Governance;
Financial Services Industry;
Tunisia;
Africa;
Middle East
Ivashina, Victoria, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "AfricInvest: A Pan-African Investment Platform." Harvard Business School Case 221-037, October 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- February 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Accel Partners' European Launch
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Josh Lerner
In spring 2001, with the venture market crashing all around, the London office of Accel Partners, a major west coast venture capital firm, needs to make a decision about investing in an Irish software company. As the first investment of the new European operation, the...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Global Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Expansion;
Management Practices and Processes;
Partners and Partnerships;
Financial Services Industry;
London;
United States
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Josh Lerner. "Accel Partners' European Launch." Harvard Business School Case 803-021, February 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- Jun 19 2017
- Testimonial
Mastering the Fundamentals of Digital Strategy
- January 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Gobi Partners and DMG
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Thomas G. Tsao, founding general partner of Gobi Partners, an early stage venture capital firm in China, must decide how to manage his firm's largest investment after the departure of the CEO. Tom has temporarily stepped in as CEO, but finding a replacement with the...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Competency and Skills;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Business or Company Management;
Management Succession;
Emerging Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
China
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Gobi Partners and DMG." Harvard Business School Case 810-095, January 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
- May 2009 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
Daqi
By: Robert C. Pozen, Richard Franklyn Armbrust and Ziquan Zhang
In 2008, Daqi was one of the largest Internet portals for user-generated content and the leading word-of-mouth marketing provider in China. Grace Zhou, Daqi's CEO, was contemplating the risks and benefits of expanding Daqi's services into three new content areas—news,...
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- December 2009 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) in 2009
By: Luis M. Viceira and Brendon Christopher Parry
In late June 2009, management at The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) was considering expanding the footprint of the TIFF Diversified Fund (TDF), the first truly comprehensive endowment management vehicle offered under the TIFF banner. The recent large capital...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Asset Management;
Financial Strategy;
Investment Funds;
Risk Management;
Product Marketing;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis M., and Brendon Christopher Parry. "The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) in 2009." Harvard Business School Case 210-008, December 2009. (Revised February 2010.)
- December 2011
- Article
Deposit Insurance and Subsidized Recapitalizations
By: Lucy White and Alan Morrison
The 2007–2009 financial crisis saw a vast expansion in deposit insurance guarantees around the world and yet our understanding of the design and consequences of deposit insurance schemes is in its infancy. We provide a new rationale for the provision of deposit...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
Insurance;
Taxation;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry
White, Lucy, and Alan Morrison. "Deposit Insurance and Subsidized Recapitalizations." Journal of Banking & Finance 35, no. 12 (December 2011): 3400–3416.
- September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Forecasting Climate Risks: Aviva’s Climate Calculus
By: Mark Egan and Peter Tufano
In late 2021, Ben Carr, Director of Analytics and Capital Modeling at Aviva Plc (Aviva)—a leading insurer with core operations in the UK, Ireland and Canada,—was preparing for an upcoming presentation before the company's board which included its CEO, Amanda Blanc,...
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Keywords:
Climate Risk;
Climate Finance;
Forecasting;
Insurance;
Risk Measurement;
Climate Change;
Risk Management;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Egan, Mark, and Peter Tufano. "Forecasting Climate Risks: Aviva’s Climate Calculus." Harvard Business School Case 224-025, September 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- Fourth Quarter 2007
- Article
Contingent Claims Approach to Measuring and Managing Sovereign Credit Risk
By: Dale . F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
This paper proposes a new approach to measure, analyze, and manage sovereign risk based on the theory and practice of modern contingent claims analysis (CCA). The paper provides a new framework for adapting the CCA model to the sovereign balance sheet in a way that can...
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Keywords:
Credit;
Investment;
Sovereign Finance;
Risk Management;
Emerging Markets;
Market Transactions;
Mathematical Methods;
Valuation
Gray, Dale . F., Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie. "Contingent Claims Approach to Measuring and Managing Sovereign Credit Risk." Special Issue on Credit Analysis. Journal of Investment Management 5, no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 2007): 5–28.
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
MBA 1988) is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. For two decades, he ran equity capital markets for Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley. His casework focuses on...
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Building small business utopia: how artificial intelligence and Big Data can increase small business success
Small business lending has remained unchanged for decades, laden with frictions and barriers that prevent many small businesses from accessing the capital they need to succeed. Financial technology, or “fintech,” promises to change this trajectory. In 2010, new fintech...
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- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
Sophie Q. Wang Abstract—In this paper we document the patterns of labor market participation by women and ethnic minorities in venture capital firms and as founders of venture capital–backed startups. We...
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Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
What Do Development Banks Do? Evidence from Brazil, 2002-2009
- April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Zaplet, Inc.
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Start-up Zaplet, Inc., has radical software, prestigious venture capital funding, and a multitude of business opportunities. New CEO Alan Baratz must select a strategy and redesign the organization to deliver. This case describes the roles and philosophies of the...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Information Technology;
Organizational Design;
Venture Capital;
Valuation;
Business Strategy;
Restructuring;
Expansion;
Product Development;
Innovation Strategy;
Human Resources;
Information Technology Industry;
California
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Zaplet, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-165, April 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
When the Tailwind Stops: The Private Equity Industry in the New Interest Rate Environment
The consistent growth of long-term alternative asset managers in the past four decades coincided with the secular decline in interest rates. This has been an important tailwind for the private equity industry’s development as debt markets became increasingly... View Details
Laura Alfaro
Laura Alfaro is the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration. At Harvard since 1999, she served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in Costa Rica from 2010-2012, taking a leave from HBS. She is Co-Editor of the Journal of International... View Details
- 23 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School
Rock Venture Partners, a program started by entrepreneurship Professor Jeff Bussgang. The program allows EC (second-year) students who have an interest in Venture Capital to gain valuable experience as they invest in HBS entrepreneurs. ...
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