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  • April 1984
  • Exercise

Present Value Investment Problems

By: F. Warren McFarlan
Keywords: Investment; Valuation
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McFarlan, F. Warren. "Present Value Investment Problems." Harvard Business School Exercise 184-182, April 1984.
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Waves in Ship Prices and Investment

By: Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson
We study the link between investment boom and bust cycles and returns on capital in the dry bulk shipping industry. We show that high current ship earnings are associated with high used ship prices and heightened industry investment in new ships, but forecast low... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Price; Investment; Shipping Industry
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Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel G. Hanson. "Waves in Ship Prices and Investment." Quarterly Journal of Economics 130, no. 1 (February 2015): 55–109.
  • 1991
  • Chapter

Japanese Foreign Direct Investment

By: K. A. Froot
Keywords: Market Imperfections; Financial Instruments; Markets; Asset Pricing; Foreign Direct Investment; Corporate Finance
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Froot, K. A. "Japanese Foreign Direct Investment." In U.S.-Japan Economic Forum. Vol. 1, edited by M. Feldstein and Y. Kosai. National Bureau of Economic Research, 1991. (Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 3737, June 1991.)
  • October 2012 (Revised September 2015)
  • Case

Altoona State Investment Board: July 2012

By: Josh Lerner and Nathaniel Burbank
Considers the decision faced by state pension fund manager Rod Calhoun as he decides whether to invest $200 million in Bain Capital's eleventh global buyout fund: Bain Capital Fund XI. For the fund, Bain was offering its limited partners a choice between three... View Details
Keywords: Management Fees; Bain Capital; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Banking Industry; Boston
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Lerner, Josh, and Nathaniel Burbank. "Altoona State Investment Board: July 2012." Harvard Business School Case 813-100, October 2012. (Revised September 2015.)
  • 25 May 2011
  • HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

It's a much believed assumption in the retail world: If you're going to compete on the basis of low cost, then you can't afford to invest in your employees. Extensive training—who has the time to give? Regularly scheduled hours?—way too... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • Teaching Interest

Large-Scale Investment (LSI, MBA Elective Curriculum)

By: Benjamin C. Esty
Large-Scale Investment (LSI) is a case-based course about project finance that is designed for second-year MBA students. Project finance involves the creation of a legally independent project company financed with nonrecourse debt for the purpose of investing in a... View Details
Keywords: Project Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Valuation; Capital Budgeting
  • December 1997 (Revised December 1998)
  • Case

Valuing Capital Investment Projects

By: W. Carl Kester
A collection of problems that introduces students to the application of discounted cash flow analysis in the evaluation of capital budgeting problems. View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Capital; Cash Flow; Investment; Valuation
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Kester, W. Carl. "Valuing Capital Investment Projects." Harvard Business School Case 298-092, December 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
  • December 2009
  • Article

Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment

By: Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton
We use a new firm-level dataset that establishes the location, ownership, and activity of 650,000 multinational subsidiaries. Using a combination of four-digit-level information and input-output tables, we find the share of vertical FDI (subsidiaries that provide... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Competency and Skills; Foreign Direct Investment; Geographic Location; Multinational Firms and Management; Industry Structures; Production
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Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton. "Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment." American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009): 2096–2119. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 08-018 and NBER Working Paper No. 13447.)
  • December 1997 (Revised September 1998)
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Yale University Investments Office: November 1997

By: Josh Lerner
David Swensen, chief investment officer at Yale University, reviews the $6 billion endowment strategy, which places an unusually heavy emphasis on private equity and other illiquid securities. Changing market conditions in November 1997 cause him to rethink... View Details
Keywords: Change; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Marketing Strategy; Strategy; Education Industry
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Lerner, Josh. "Yale University Investments Office: November 1997." Harvard Business School Case 298-077, December 1997. (Revised September 1998.)
  • June 1990
  • Article

Herd Behavior and Investment

Keywords: Behavior; Investment
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Scharfstein, David, and Jeremy Stein. "Herd Behavior and Investment." American Economic Review 80, no. 3 (June 1990): 465–479.
  • February 1982 (Revised March 1984)
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Travelers Investment Management Co.

By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Management; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry
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Bell, David E. "Travelers Investment Management Co." Harvard Business School Case 182-210, February 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
  • February 2024
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Investing in Long-Term Health

By: Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra
Keywords: Insurance; Outcome or Result; Health Care and Treatment
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Baicker, Katherine, and Amitabh Chandra. "Investing in Long-Term Health." e240193. JAMA Health Forum 5, no. 2 (February 2024).
  • September 2014
  • Teaching Note

Investing in Online Marketplaces

By: Andrei Hagiu and Hermes Alvarez
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Hagiu, Andrei, and Hermes Alvarez. "Investing in Online Marketplaces." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 715-415, September 2014.
  • 1993
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Motivations for Foreign Investment

By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Motivation and Incentives
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Wells, L. T., Jr. "Motivations for Foreign Investment." In The International Political Economy of Direct Foreign Investment. 2 vols. Edited by B. Gomes-Casseres and D. B. Yoffie. London, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1993. (This is adapted from Third World Multinationals: The Rise of Foreign Investment from Developing Countries, pp. 67-89.)
  • November 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Background Note

When Investing and Social Objectives Meet

By: Gregory S. Miller, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
Introduces students to a group of investors and stakeholders who evaluate firms at least partially on factors other than eventual investment payoff. Focuses on investors who evaluate and attempt to impact firms' ethical, corporate governance, or other "societal"... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Investment; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations
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Miller, Gregory S., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "When Investing and Social Objectives Meet." Harvard Business School Background Note 106-043, November 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
  • February 1991 (Revised November 1993)
  • Supplement

Investment Analysis and Lockheed Tri Star

A set of five exercises in capital budgeting. Student calculates and compares various decision criteria (including IRR and NPV) for capital investment projects. This is an introductory case, where relevant cash flows are provided, and the focus is on the discounting... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Manufacturing Industry; Air Transportation Industry
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Edleson, Michael E. "Investment Analysis and Lockheed Tri Star." Harvard Business School Supplement 291-031, February 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
  • 22 Apr 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

The idea of supporting social change has propelled impact investing assets to more than $1 trillion. But what if those funds aren’t as impactful as investors expect? Recent Harvard Business School research indicates that while impact... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • October 2011 (Revised March 2013)
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Yale University Investments Office: February 2011

By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
David Swensen and the Investments Office staff must decide whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments—hedge funds, private equity, real estate—given the impact of the recent market turmoil. The case explores the risks... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Resource Allocation; Investment; Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Property; Private Equity
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Lerner, Josh, and Ann Leamon. "Yale University Investments Office: February 2011." Harvard Business School Case 812-062, October 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
  • January 1995
  • Case

Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies, The

By: W. Carl Kester
A closed-end mutual fund's decision to study option trading provides an opportunity to study the profit profile and pricing of multiple option investment strategies (e.g., buy a call, buy a put, write a call, buy stock-write call, etc.). This case is designed to... View Details
Keywords: Investment Funds; Stock Options; Profit; Price; Strategy; Financial Services Industry
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Kester, W. Carl. "Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies, The." Harvard Business School Case 295-096, January 1995.
  • June 2000
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Intel Capital: The Berkeley Networks Investment

By: Henry W. Chesbrough and David Lane
Discusses how Intel Corp. uses corporate venture capital to explore new technologies in new markets. Intel combines external investments with internal research and development. View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Venture Capital; Investment; Research and Development; Semiconductor Industry
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Chesbrough, Henry W., and David Lane. "Intel Capital: The Berkeley Networks Investment." Harvard Business School Case 600-069, June 2000.
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