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- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
track four things and relate them to the success of our investments: market size, the team, unique technology, and whether the product is developed at the time we invest. We found proprietary technology is important but doesn't make much...
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by Lauren Barley
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Women - MBA
mobilizes women to thrive academically, socially, and professionally for long-term success. Read more here . Women in Investing Women in Investing (WII) seeks to develop and strengthen the network of women both on and off campus who are...
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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
continued focus on organic content. Particularly in a world where AI is driving e ciencies, this marketing can in fact drive great brand value, as Terry theorizes, at lower cost than has ever been possible in the internet marketing era. —Jay Parekh (MBA 2011), is a...
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How Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) Transform Your MBA Learning Journey - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
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- September 2007
- Case
Tetra Pak Argentina
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Gustavo A. Herrero
Deals with the hands-on management of a difficult situation facing the subsidiary of a multinational corporation (Tetra Pak) in a developing country (Argentina). The situation arises from a major economic, social, and institutional breakdown that jeopardizes the...
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Financial Crisis;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Sovereign Finance;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Crisis Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Argentina
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Gustavo A. Herrero. "Tetra Pak Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 708-402, September 2007.
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
yourself Who Will Benefit Early-Career Financial Services Professionals Aspiring Finance or Investment Professionals Non-Finance Professionals Gain a competitive edge by developing actionable skills in the...
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- 25 Sep 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Invest in Information or Wing It? A Model of Dynamic Pricing with Seller Learning
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This...
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first job;
leadership;
life experience;
career lessons;
Finance;
Oil and Gas Extraction;
Mining;
Retail Trade
- August 2004 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Intel Capital, 2005 (A)
By: David B. Yoffie, Barbara Mack, Adriana Boden and Lee Rand
All companies in a technology-intensive industry must worry about the development of their ecosystems and, in particular, the availability and cost of complementary assets. One strategy for promoting complements is to invest in them directly. Explores Intel's strategy...
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Information Technology;
Venture Capital;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Investment;
Assets;
Corporate Finance;
Semiconductor Industry;
Computer Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B., Barbara Mack, Adriana Boden, and Lee Rand. "Intel Capital, 2005 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 705-408, August 2004. (Revised April 2007.)
- July–August 2011
- Article
Putting Business Models Under the Microscope
By: K. Merchant, Tatiana Sandino and D. Huelsbeck
The article provides advice for financial managers on evaluating business models for corporate performance measurement. Emphasis is given to a study sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) that examined the business model of a medical...
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Merchant, K., Tatiana Sandino, and D. Huelsbeck. "Putting Business Models Under the Microscope." Financial Management (CIMA) (July–August 2011), 54–55.
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Total Cost Control in Project Management via Satisficing
By: Joel Goh and Nicholas G. Hall
We consider projects with uncertain activity times and the possibility of expediting, or crashing, them. Activity times come from a partially specified distribution within a family of distributions. This family is described by one or more of the following details about...
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Project Management;
Time And Cost Control;
Robust Optimization;
Satisficing;
Linear Decision Rule;
PERT;
Management;
Cost Management;
Projects
Goh, Joel, and Nicholas G. Hall. "Total Cost Control in Project Management via Satisficing." Management Science 59, no. 6 (June 2013): 1354–1372.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Excess Comovement of Stock Returns
- November 1988 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Roy Rogers Restaurants
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Roy Rogers Restaurants is a subsidiary of Marriott Corp. which sells franchises to own and operate standardized fast food restaurants. Many franchise owners operate more than one restaurant. One of these, presently operating 16 restaurants and committed to develop 30...
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Franchise Ownership;
Business Model;
Cost Management;
Quality;
Transformation;
Food and Beverage Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Roy Rogers Restaurants." Harvard Business School Case 189-100, November 1988. (Revised November 1996.)
- February 2006
- Case
Bumble and bumble: Building a Successful Business in Beauty and Fashion
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Erica Helms
Explores the creation and subsequent rise of Bumble and bumble, a trend-setting hair-care company. Analyzes the vision and achievements of the founding entrepreneur, Michael Gordon, and charts the evolution of the company within the $230 billion global beauty industry....
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Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Brands and Branding;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Strategy;
Financial Condition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Success;
Distribution;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Fashion Industry
Koehn, Nancy F., and Erica Helms. "Bumble and bumble: Building a Successful Business in Beauty and Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 806-084, February 2006.
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
triggered by the popping of the overall housing bubble; which had, in turn, been fueled by the ability of these firms, as well as commercial banks, to finance so many mortgages in the first place.” [20] One of the early indicators of the...
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- 2010
- Working Paper
Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007
By: Stephen Haber and Aldo Musacchio
What is the impact of foreign bank entry on the pricing and availability of credit in developing economies? The Mexican banking system provides a quasi-experiment to address this question because in 1997 the Mexican government radically changed the laws governing the...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Credit;
Banks and Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Market Entry and Exit;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
Mexico
Haber, Stephen, and Aldo Musacchio. "Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-114, June 2010.
- July 2013
- Case
B. Zaitz & Sons Co. Farmland Investing
By: Andre F. Perold
In April 2013, Ben Zaitz was looking down at an expanse of agricultural land as his plane flew over the Midwest. He would soon arrive in northern Minnesota to meet with farmers regarding land he had recently purchased there. The vast tracts of row-crop acreage below...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Investment;
Market Participation;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Minnesota;
Latin America;
Africa;
United States;
Europe
Perold, Andre F. "B. Zaitz & Sons Co. Farmland Investing." Harvard Business School Case 914-404, July 2013.
- January 2010 (Revised March 2010)
- Compilation
Firm Strategy Vignettes
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
These three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of a private equity firm. In one, a senior partner must decide how to manage an over-extended colleague and how to reduce the risk of the firm's portfolio; in the second, a limited partner...
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Keywords:
Outcome or Result;
Business Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Investment Portfolio;
Partners and Partnerships
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Firm Strategy Vignettes." Harvard Business School Compilation 810-087, January 2010. (Revised March 2010.)
- December 2010
- Compilation
VCPE Strategy Vignettes I
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon and Lisa Strope
These three vignettes present various issues around the strategy and management of venture capital and private equity firms. In one, the general partners must decide whether to invest in an intriguing opportunity that lies outside the firm's carefully developed...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Financial Strategy;
Projects;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Partners and Partnerships;
Opportunities;
Investment Portfolio;
Business or Company Management;
China
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Ann Leamon, and Lisa Strope. "VCPE Strategy Vignettes I." Harvard Business School Compilation 811-043, December 2010.
- 2007
- Chapter
Microfinance: Business, Profitability, and the Creation of Social Value
By: Michael Chu
The chapter examines the development of microfinance from its NGO origins to the present stage in which it is characterized by regulated commercial institutions capable of superior financial returns. It then looks at the creation of social value under these...
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Keywords:
Microfinance;
Investment Return;
Profit;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Social Enterprise;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Perspective;
Value Creation
Chu, Michael. "Microfinance: Business, Profitability, and the Creation of Social Value." Chap. 28 in Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value, by V. Kasturi Rangan, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero, and Brooke Barton, 309–320. John Wiley & Sons, 2007.