Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (3,048) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (3,048) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 57 of 3,048 Results →
  • 03 Feb 2015
  • First Look

First Look: February 3

disclose confidential information to selected investors minimizes the scope for information asymmetry between the firms and their investors. This decreases private firms' exposure to misvaluation and leads them to hold lower levels of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Mar 2021
  • News

My Favorite Case

rural regions, and regulatory uncertainties. “One of the exciting things about Alibaba and Ant Financial is Jack Ma’s vision of financial inclusion across China. So you have rural potato farmers who have really no bank accounts and no... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 25 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

I have created opportunities for others? HBS shows me that living my values is my true north.” HOME REGION Cambridge, MA & North Carolina UNDERGRAD EDUCATION University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Athenahealth, The Advisory Board View Details
  • 18 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

less financing in this period. The results are not driven by issuers' riskiness or exposure to Europe: for the same issuer, money market funds with greater exposure to Eurozone banks decrease their holdings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Venturing Forth

times—and big dollar signs—couldn’t last forever. Only, when this party ended, the value of exits fell by 90 percent by the end of 2022. In his new teaching note, “Venture Capital at a Crossroads,” Tango outlines how the industry arrived at this moment and asks what... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
  • 27 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

worked closely together tend to hold on to startups longer—four and a half years, on average—before moving toward a high-profile exit. While becoming a public company can bring a startup more attention and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Women at HBS - Alumni

Werk , founded by Anna Auerbach (MBA 2010) and Annie Dean (a recovering Wall Street attorney), Werk makes companies flexible. Their technology puts flexibility insights and data into the hands of companies... View Details
  • 13 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 13, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/317039-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 217-011 Qalaa Holdings and the Egyptian Refining Company This case follows Qalaa Holdings, a successful Egypt-based... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Reset: How the Shift to Skills-Based Hiring Holds the Keys to Growing the U.S. Workforce at a Time of Talent Shortage , Report, The Burning Glass Institute, 2022. With Christina Langer, Julia Nitschke, Layla O’Kane, Matthew Sigelman, and... View Details
  • 12 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 12

HawkinsHarvard Business School Case 111-065 CFO of German heavy equipment manufacturer examines through company examples potential impact of proposed changes to revenue recognition rules. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • October 2012 (Revised February 2013)
  • Case

Jim Johnson's Re-election to the Goldman Sachs Board

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Kelly Baker
The case presents the opposition by a leading institutional investor in Goldman Sachs to the re-election of Jim Johnson to the board of directors of the company. The investor, Sequoia Fund, opposes the re-election citing Jim Johnson's prior track record as the CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Director Elections; Goldman Sachs; Reputation; Institutional Investing; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Accountability; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY)
Related
  • 23 Mar 2023
  • Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • 11 Mar 2024
  • News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park
  • 24 Feb 2015
  • First Look

First Look: February 24

  Publications February 2015 University of Chicago Press Political Standards By: Ramanna, Karthik Abstract—There are certain institutions underlying our modern market-capitalist system that are largely outside the interest and understanding of the general public-e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Profile

Maha Malik

then a classmate will say something that makes me question how I've thought about something for years!" Her internship experiences reflect her twin interests. Last summer, she interned with the World Bank in Washington D.C. This... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Curb Appeal

Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government
  • 12 Dec 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

Most managers think the legal department is that office down the hall where they go to keep out of trouble or write a binding patent agreement. And that's shortsighted, says Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley. A company... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services
  • 19 Oct 2022
  • Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

relies on tech to some degree is not nearly as hard as it once was. Having a strong first-hire who is technical can suffice; the same holds for someone with strong sales, marketing, or other operational skills. Is domain expertise... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

Reinventing the Future of Business

members’ research, the creation of a more porous research ecosystem with the rest of Harvard and beyond, the integration of new content and insights into the School’s curricula, and the ability to help companies be more competitive in the... View Details
  • 29 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 29, 2015

policy with two key features: (i) the central bank has private information about its long-run target for the policy rate and (ii) the central bank is averse to bond-market volatility. In this setting,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne