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- September 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
BP's Macondo: Spill and Response
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This case starts by reporting various factors that may have contributed to the massive Macondo oil spill, noting that BP, its partners and the government all made decisions that helped cause the accident. It then discusses the response to this spill by BP and the...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Metals and Minerals;
Crisis Management;
Infrastructure;
Trade;
Pollutants;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business and Government Relations;
Finance;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Technology Adoption;
Energy Industry;
Mining Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Rotemberg, Julio J. "BP's Macondo: Spill and Response." Harvard Business School Case 711-021, September 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- February 2018 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity
By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Omar Simmons, managing director of a private equity fund that owns 53 Planet Fitness Health Clubs, has to choose: continue in private equity or shift his career to managing and growing the health clubs. An African-American graduate of Princeton University and Harvard...
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Keywords:
Diversity Characteristics;
Ethnicity Characteristics;
Health Club Franchises;
African-american Entrepreneurs;
Finance;
Private Equity;
Decisions;
Entrepreneurship;
Motivation and Incentives;
Personal Development and Career;
Franchise Ownership;
Consulting Industry;
Boston
Rogers, Steven, and Alyssa Haywoode. "Omar Simmons: Franchising and Private Equity." Harvard Business School Case 318-055, February 2018. (Revised April 2018.)
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
of the OR” vs. the “genius of the AND” Only four of the 18 companies in their sample were based on the West Coast. But their point of view would...
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- 31 Oct 2022
- Video
Health Minute: Amitabh Chandra
- 09 Nov 2020
- Video
Muhammad Musa
Muhammad Musa, the Executive Director of the BRAC International since 2015, explains that the NGO does not make all its operations in one country financially self-sustaining as it considers outside funding can be a source of new knowledge. For the same reason BRAC...
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- April 2009
- Case
Brummer and the bracNet Investment
By: Alnoor Ebrahim, Michael Pirson and Patricia Mangas
bracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested in a first round of funding to connect major cities. Should he invest again, this time in a rural roll-out, which may...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Rural Scope;
Partners and Partnerships;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Internet;
Telecommunications Industry;
Bangladesh
Ebrahim, Alnoor, Michael Pirson, and Patricia Mangas. "Brummer and the bracNet Investment." Harvard Business School Case 309-065, April 2009.
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Creation of parks connects people to nature and each other
Will Rogers (MBA 1985) recognizes the power of the natural world. As president and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that works to conserve land for use as parks and gardens, he helps...
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- 08 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year
unlikely issue for professors in a business school to take on, but they say they are lucky that HBS independently funds much of the research conducted by its faculty and doctoral students. That’s important,...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- December 2008 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing
This case examines the proposed purchase by Paul Capital Partners of a limited partnership (LP) interest in a private equity fund. Paul Capital has a fund dedicated to buying these "secondary" LP interests. The case is intended as a vehicle for discussing the secondary...
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Keywords:
Capital;
Investment;
Private Equity;
Valuation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Interests;
Markets;
Debates;
Financial Services Industry
Scharfstein, David S. "Paul Capital Partners: Secondary Limited Partnership Investing." Harvard Business School Case 209-089, December 2008. (Revised October 2010.)
- August 2022
- Case
Southwick Social Ventures
By: Henry McGee, Mel Martin and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2021, the HBS Impact Investment Fund student team had found a promising potential investment in Southwick Social Ventures (SSV), a worker and management-owned trouser manufacturer. With a 100% immigrant workforce, the co-operative was focused on reviving...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Investment;
Goods and Commodities;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts
McGee, Henry, Mel Martin, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Southwick Social Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 323-011, August 2022.
- 04 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives
Here are a few ways MBAs can support the movement for Black lives: Donate to and fundraise for racial justice nonprofits. Support local Black-led organizing groups and/or invest in national organizations like Movement for Black Lives, a coalition View Details
- 2012
- Case
Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Olivia Leskinen
Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)
2009 AL Fellow
Bob Whelan developed an idea with partners that was a seed before his fellowship year and seemed to address a significant national challenge - college financing - with a creative concept and experience from...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Entrepreneurs;
Leadership Skills;
Student Loan Crisis;
Student Loans;
Students;
Low-income;
Postsecondary Education;
Debt-free;
Income-share Agreements;
ISA;
College;
Master’s Degree;
Google;
Purdue Research Foundation;
Kanter’s Law;
Elida Gonzalez;
13th Avenue;
Ed Lowry;
Flexibility;
National Student Debt Jubilee Project;
Fundraising;
Difficult Middles;
Investing In Student Success Act Of 2014;
State Engagement;
State Level;
Pay It Forward;
Student Movement;
Tuition;
Financing College;
Change Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention;
Leadership;
Education;
Higher Education;
Financing and Loans;
Social Enterprise
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Olivia Leskinen. "Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-009, 2012. (Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum
lot of money—we’ll bring this in at under $10 million, and that includes some reserve for the first several years of operation.” Funding came from private and public sources,...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
American-born Philip W. Stern (MBA '82) moved to Australia in 1985, spending several years as a McKinsey consultant. He has been Down Under ever since. Now a self-proclaimed Sydney local, Stern is a partner at the management consulting firm View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
officials took steps to speed vaccine development last year, the United States and other countries could have paid to build manufacturing infrastructure and shore up the supply chain needed to produce vaccines at higher capacity. That extra investment could have saved...
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- May 2022 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
Founder Collective
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
Founder Collective ("FC") launched in 2009 with a clear mission: to be the most aligned fund for founders at the seed stage. In keeping with its mission, FC maintained smaller fund sizes and was not a lifecycle investor. By November of 2021, the seed market had become...
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Keywords:
Seed Investing;
Business Startups;
Mission and Purpose;
Investment;
Competitive Strategy;
Venture Capital
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Founder Collective." Harvard Business School Case 822-129, May 2022. (Revised December 2023.)
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
which they invested their own personal capital into startups, small business, and real estate. “After two years, we pivoted the syndicate to be venture-only and focused purely on diversity because most of our companies were diverse,”...
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- January 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Endeavor-Determining A Growth Strategy
By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the progress of a nonprofit organization, Endeavor, focused on nurturing entrepreneurship in emerging markets. At the time of the case, it has successfully expanded to five Latin American countries and is contemplating the next phase in its growth....
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Development Economics;
Entrepreneurship;
Emerging Markets;
Policy;
Growth and Development Strategy
Sahlman, William A., and Michael J. Roberts. "Endeavor-Determining A Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 803-126, January 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- 20 Dec 2013
- News