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- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
their responsibility to represent the best interests of investors, who will? Will dynamics that determine flows of funds and foreign investment levels in the U.S. ultimately... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
Costa Rica, recommends a course of action sure to anger banks and fund managers: absolute sovereign immunity, which is the way things were done before 1976. Argentina's escalating financial crisis is taking... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro
- March 2011
- Supplement
H Partners and Six Flags (B)
By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Gorzynski
Rehan Jaffer, the founder of hedge fund H Partners, is considering what to do with his investment in Six Flags. H Partners had invested a significant amount of the firm's capital in the senior bonds of U.S.-based Six Flags, following that company's bankruptcy filing. View Details
Keywords: Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Price; Acquisition; Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Funds; Opportunities; Bonds; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; United States
Greenwood, Robin, and Michael Gorzynski. "H Partners and Six Flags (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-096, March 2011.
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
students consider topics such as deal sourcing, due diligence, deal structuring, governance issues, and the all-important question of how private equity firms create value. And in a mini-module on fundraising, "ABRY View Details
- 04 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
Bringing the Lessons of 2020 into 2021
Unconscious Bias in Recruiting Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate their Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging How to Create a Psychologically Safe... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 13 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Diversity in Innovation
- August 2022 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
NOW PT (A): Should We Invest?
By: George A Riedel, Amy Klopfenstein and Mel Martin
In fall 2021, a team of students from the HBS Impact Investing Fund considered Neurologic Optimal Wellness Physical Therapy (NOW PT) for a potential investment. Dr. Banks, the founder of NOW PT, drove to visit patients. She sought an investment from the fund to open a... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Investment; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Buildings and Facilities; Health Industry; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States; Massachusetts
Riedel, George A., Amy Klopfenstein, and Mel Martin. "NOW PT (A): Should We Invest?" Harvard Business School Case 323-009, August 2022. (Revised August 2023.)
- August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Harbus Foundation, The
By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Asset Management; Financial Institutions; Investment Portfolio; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Problems and Challenges; Social Enterprise; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
innovation rather than responding to it. She recalled HUD’s 2014 National Disaster Resilience Competition, which awarded a total of $1 billion in funds to tackle climate change. Rather than simply soliciting... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria Visits Asia
- Working Paper Summaries
How do Private Equity Fees Vary Across Public Pensions?
Managerial Structure and Performance-Induced Trading
The literature finds that investors increase portfolio turnover following high returns, explaining it by either overconfidence or skilled trading. This paper develops a theoretical model and shows empirically that team-managed funds trade less after good... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
one of the three most important issues facing managers and directors in 2006. He commented that, "Activist shareholders, led by hedge funds which today have aggregate assets View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
"quarter") exercised no influence on his investment strategy. He believed that conservative funding was called for in an industry in the midst of technological transformation. Therefore, he always... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 05 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS
savings and instead utilize a combination of financial aid, scholarships, and loans to get themselves through the program. HBS has an incredible need-based financial aid program; over $36 million dollars is awarded to students each year.... View Details
- April 2021 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Public Equities Impact Investing at BlackRock
By: Shawn A. Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and John Masko
In early 2021, BlackRock—the world’s largest asset manager with $9 trillion in assets under management (AUM)—sought to become a leader in promoting environmental and social sustainability. Over the previous ten years, CEO Larry Fink had written an annual open letter to... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Equity; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Investment Return; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financial Services Industry; United States
Cole, Shawn A., Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris, and John Masko. "Public Equities Impact Investing at BlackRock." Harvard Business School Case 221-066, April 2021. (Revised July 2021.)
- 17 Feb 2014
- News
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
- 25 Mar 2016
- Video
Katie Rae, Managing Director, Project 11 Ventures
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
made up of a diverse group of graduates. Twelve members are appointed to the Board each year through a nominating process that starts in the fall and involves input from a variety View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 07 Dec 2011
- News