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- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
summers I had to hypothesis-test where I could add the most value in Africa’s private sector development. As I leave HBS, I am most excited to see how invested the school has become in increasing the...
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Financial Highlights - Annual Report 2016
In year three of The Campaign for Harvard Business School, new gifts and pledges were $161 million, compared with $166 million in fiscal 2015. The return on the School’s endowment was -2 percent, compared to +5.8 percent in fiscal 2015. The View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Harnessing for-profit strategies for social good
experience to her current position as chief investment officer at ImpactAssets, a $120 million donor-advised fund that invests capital for social and environmental impact through public and private debt and...
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About Us | Information Technology
Chairman & CEO Jamie Dimon JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares thoughts on the importance and value of DEI programs Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President of Ariel Investments Dave Habeeb on location at Pal's Sudden...
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reflective person before HBS, partly because I was not in environments where such practice was valued or promoted. Entering an environment where a reflective nature was encouraged helped me understand myself more. By knowing myself better...
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- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
creates businesses, jobs, and prosperity? Sorry, I can’t buy that. Earned income has the potential to create the same sort of economic value as investment income. As for the argument that my View Details
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Defining and delivering value in social enterprises. Strategy in Emerging Economies Investing in a long-term, distinctive strategy. STRATEGIES FOR LARGE-SCALE CHANGE Value-Based Health Care Delivery offers...
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- 01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Global Leaders
and long-term value creation. In addition to this, he is cofounder and chairman of Voxtra, a social impact investment firm that focuses on improving the livelihoods of those in the agriculture sector in East...
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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2016
endowments and pensions, the worst since the 2008–09 financial crisis. The Harvard endowment generated a –2 percent investment return, net of all expenses and fees, compared with a +5.8 percent investment...
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Courses by Title - Course Catalog
Brand Value Marketing Michael Moynihan Fall 2024 Q2 1.5 Creating Brand Value Marketing Julian de Freitas Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring...
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- March 2009 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
HOYA Corporation (A)
By: W. Carl Kester and Masako Egawa
In 2007, HOYA of Japan must decide whether to change its friendly exchange offer for Pentax into a hostile cash tender offer. A surprising sequence of events had caused a friendly merger agreement to fall apart, resulting in a boardroom coup at Pentax and the...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Investment Activism;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Negotiation Tactics;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Valuation;
Japan
Kester, W. Carl, and Masako Egawa. "HOYA Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-065, March 2009. (Revised September 2010.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business
Researching the entertainment industry, Anita Elberse, the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration, has found that blockbuster strategies work. Content producers who pursue these strategies make huge investments in a small...
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Complex Assets - Alumni
limited partnership interests Private equity, venture and hedge fund investments Pre-IPO shares If you are interested in donating complex assets to HBS, please contact the Office of Planned Giving. Working with you and your advisor, our...
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- 18 Jun 2014
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Robert (MBA 1964) and Lynn Burt
value of loyalty,” he continues. “The Marines taught me to judge people by a simple rule: If you’re running up a hill under fire, will the person at your side stand by you? This value has determined how I’ve...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
as an investment manager? A focus on earning the trust and confidence of our clients and providing them with compelling value for their money. Has your philosophy of value...
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Financial Highlights - Annual Report 2020
major areas of expense growth were salaries and benefits and fellowships. New gifts and pledges totaled $75 million, compared with $150 million in fiscal 2019. The return on the University’s endowment was 7.3 percent, compared with 6.5 percent in fiscal 2019. The View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Building a better India through business and philanthropy
Known for understanding opportunities ahead of the curve, Ajay Piramal (AMP 110, 1992) led his family’s business away from textiles to pharmaceuticals in the 1980s. “Our guiding principle has been to build businesses that deliver long-term View Details
- March 2013
- Supplement
HOYA Corporation (A)
By: W. Carl Kester
- 02 May 2008
- What Do You Think?
What is the Future of State Capitalism?
forms of capitalism." Citing examples of Dutch and British investments abroad, Cole Woodson comments, "I find the question to be somewhat delinquent ... to the tune of several centuries." He adds that to the extent that...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Improving the quality of food in Nigeria
mindsets among the local populace—that ‘Made in Nigeria’ products, especially food, are high quality and suitable for consumption—has proved difficult,” says Nwuneli. In addition, fragmented value chains, which are inefficient,...
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