investment activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1996
News

Class Acts

with extracurricular activities ranging from student government, to volunteer work with local schoolchildren, to rock music. On the occasion of the 1996 HBS Commencement, we salute these students and their stellar classmates as they begin... View Details

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Value Line | Baker Library

Value Line Comprehensive stock reports and covers most actively traded U.S. exchange-listed stocks, small and mid-cap stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles. Read More Also provides the ability to screen for lists of stocks and... View Details

15 Sep 2015
First Look

September 15, 2015

an associated 90% confidence interval of (2.3%, 17.8%). Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49523 2015 The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Oct 2020
Blog Post

12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition

Goats and Horses Maverick Ventures is the venture arm of Maverick Capital. The team focuses mainly on investments in tech and healthcare across a variety of different verticals, and my first day with them got off to an unexpected start.... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership

invest to reduce pipeline leaks of natural gas, given how the cost of those emissions could rise substantially if carbon were priced? From a financial perspective, answering these big and expensive questions requires knowing how to price... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Energy; Utilities

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

core assets, such as brand reputation or employee morale. In the paper CSR initiatives are explored in three "theatres." Theatre 1 includes activities primarily motivated by charitable instincts, even though they may have potential... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Jan 2019
News

A Global Mission

development. He is still active on the organization’s Canadian board. After that, he headed to Ethiopia, where he worked to address the growing famine in the region in the early 1980s, even before it became worldwide news. The phone kept... View Details

Keywords: April White; human rights

01 Oct 2000
News

Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship

of the Entrepreneurial and Service Management Unit and Chris Darwall, executive director of the HBS California Research Center, have led the tremendous growth of entrepreneurial studies and activities at the School. We were delighted when... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Dec 2007
News

Mead Treadwell

involving fifteen federal agencies. In the private sector, Treadwell is chairman and CEO of Venture Ad Astra, which invests in and develops new geospatial and imaging technologies. “From 2007 to 2009, we are marking the International... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

14 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Are You Managing To a ‘T’? Time To Break With Tradition

Many companies have tried, with mixed success, to leverage this underused asset by centralizing knowledge management functions or by investing heavily in knowledge management technology. We suggest another approach, one that requires... View Details

Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen & Bolko Von Oetinger

25 May 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Africa Business Club

community with Harvard Business School. MISSION The HBS Africa Business Club, founded on November 12, 1997, is dedicated to increasing the awareness of business opportunities on the African continent. Our activities are professional,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Sep 2012
News

Supporting our Exceptional Faculty

increasing shareholder value. When the alumni invest in our faculty — by funding professorships or supporting the activities of the Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning, for example — they are... View Details

Keywords: David E. Bell; professorships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Moving to the U.S. With a Family - MBA

campus This is one of the best decisions we ever made. The convenience of on-campus housing is outstanding – it allows us to engage in student and club activities and provides the flexibility to switch gears very quickly with such a... View Details

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

opposite: in today’s world, capital is mobile. If American companies cannot employ the best talent in the United States, they have two choices: risk becoming less competitive in an intensively competitive world; or locate your capital View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2011
News

A Modest Tax Proposal

First, almost all countries impose domestic taxes on “mobile” corporate income—for example, investment interest or royalties that can easily be shifted from one country to another. Second, many countries still collect taxes on foreign... View Details

Keywords: Robert C. Pozen; tax holidays

19 Mar 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager

your values Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values Fashion designer Stella McCartney shows that luxury and sustainability need not be mutually exclusive in a case study by Anat Keinan. Demonstrate bottom-line returns 3 Ways Firms Can Profit... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy

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From the Chief Financial Officer - Annual Report 2020

funding that enables the School to execute on its mission over the long term. In the four years prior to fiscal 2020, a strong cash position enabled HBS to invest in its endowment reserve. Unlike alumni gifts to the endowment, which are... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the CFO

2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials 5... View Details

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

Working PapersDo Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance? Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and... View Details