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  • 25 Feb 2016
  • Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Maria (Brewer) Palma...

Current Position: Director of Platform (RRE Ventures); formerly, Executive Director of Business Development (Eyeview) Current Location: New York, NY Tell us what you're up to these days. I recently moved into the venture world as Director of Platform for RRE Ventures,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
  • 30 Oct 2014
  • Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Robert Leke...

Current Position: Senior Associate, Tana Africa Capital Current Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Tell us what you’re up to these days. I maintain a position at the same company I joined shortly after my graduation from HBS in 2012. I... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • Program

Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

as capital budgeting and managing risk, in an effective manner Gain confidence in situations outside of your areas of expertise Strengthen your communication skills Improve how you describe your plans and... View Details
  • July 2018 (Revised January 2021)
  • Case

RunKeeper

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
The case examines the focus of an early stage company and how venture capital can distort a founder’s view. It encompasses issues such as financing, understanding the founders’ definition of success/failure, defining and pivoting a business model, and determining the... View Details
Keywords: Early Stage Funding; Pivot; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Model; Health Industry
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  • 15 Apr 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis

Keywords: by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner & Antoinette Schoar
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Thinking Outside the Box (12): The Benefits of Increased Transparency in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for the 180 Million Insured

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Barak D. Richman
Economists have long noted that the tax exclusion of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) caused workers to purchase health plans that differ in price and other characteristics from those they would otherwise choose for themselves. We explore the short-term and long-term... View Details
Keywords: After-tax Income; Consumer-driven Health Care; Health Care Costs; Health Insurance; Income Inequality; Tax Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Insurance; Income; Equality and Inequality; Taxation; Policy; United States
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  • 01 Mar 2010
  • Op-Ed

A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM

recalled almost 9 million vehicles—more than the entire number it sold the past three years. The irony is that Toyota gained significant market share in the past decade at the expense of its American competitors by offering superior... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Auto
  • 06 Sep 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

FIN Around the World: The Contribution of Financing Activity to Profitability

Keywords: by Russell Lundholm, George Serafeim & Gwen Yu
  • 26 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

Two sides, same coin: How I left the Bay Area as an operator and returned as an investor

leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She will be returning to San Francisco after graduation to join Bessemer Venture Partners as a growth-stage investor. She hopes that sharing... View Details
  • 29 Apr 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Richard Freeman, Harvard University & NBER

  • Web

Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

global climate change leadership challenges and opportunities. Leading with AI: Exploring Business and Technology Frontiers—Tuesday, May 7, 2024 As leaders, how do you navigate the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities arising... View Details
  • Web

Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

Eisenhower, and Robert McNamara. 08 Nov 2024 Op-Ed How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis by John Macomber Africa faces escalating climate risks that threaten its people and businesses. While governments and development finance institutions lack... View Details
  • 04 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 4

State-Owned Development Banks Do? Evidence from BNDES, 2002-09 By: Lazzarini, Sergio G., Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello, and Rosilene Marcon Abstract—Defenders of state-owned development banks emphasize their role in reducing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

requires upfront capital investments. The more developed the local financial markets, the easier it is for credit constrained entrepreneurs to start their own firms. The increase in the number of varieties of intermediate goods leads to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Program

Preparing to Be a Corporate Director

opportunities in corporate board service. You will gain a greater understanding of the role and responsibilities of corporate directors and the challenges you can expect to face in that role. By completing this program, you will signal... View Details
  • May 2016
  • Case

The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2015, Walmart surprised investors by announcing that it expected flat sales growth for 2015 and growth of only 3% to 4% over the coming three years. Profits would also fall due to significant investments in people and technology. The company’s stock price... View Details
Keywords: Asda; Costco; David Glass; Convenience Stores; Discount Retailing; Dollar Stores; Doug McMillon; E-commerce; Online Retail; General Merchandise; Grocery; Lee Scott; Mike Duke; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Neighborhood Market; Sam Walton; Sam's Club; Store Formats; Supercenter; Supermarket; Warehouse Clubs; Merchandising; Walmart; Wal-Mart; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Units; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Banks and Banking; Price; Profit; Revenue; Food; Global Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Human Capital; Labor Unions; Wages; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Web; Web Sites; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Distribution Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Arkansas; Bentonville
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  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

characteristics, relationships, and behavioral norms. We suggest that an equally important trust mechanism is "reflected knowledge," knowledge focal actors' gain about the personal characteristics, relationships, and behavioral... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 3

sense of time affluence can be increased: compared with wasting time, spending time on oneself, and even gaining a windfall of "free" time, spending time on others increases feelings of time affluence. The impact of giving time... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 1

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/712052-PDF-ENG Delhi Metro Rail Corporation V.G. Narayanan and Saloni ChaturvediHarvard Business School Case 112-013 In 2009, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the organization tasked with building a Mass Transit System for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 18 Feb 2016
  • Blog Post

Honing an Interest in Healthcare at HBS

After five years working in venture capital and private equity, Laura Little (MBA 2015) was eager to make a career change. With a budding interest in early-stage healthcare, Laura enrolled at HBS to pursue her passion. These days Laura is... View Details