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  • 07 Dec 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

Associates suggests that at least half of the 25 clean tech firms in its portfolio have hired lobbyists. This does not seem like the ideal way to boost entrepreneurial innovation. Q: Is there more research to be done in this area? A:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

portfolio would offer investors exposure to a basket of nine major hedge fund strategies. The DELTA strategy would be innovative in two ways. First, in terms of its structure, AQR would implement these underlying strategies using a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jan 2019
  • Research & Ideas

'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

environment by accessing finance at better terms. “The whole idea of ESG investing is predicated on the notion that by tilting their portfolios towards securities that have better ESG properties, investors might be able to change who has... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Green Technology; Green Technology; Green Technology; Green Technology; Green Technology
  • December 2010
  • Background Note

Risk and Reward in Venture Capital

By: William A. Sahlman
This note describes the payoff structure of investment in individual venture capital–backed companies and in venture capital portfolios. Venture Capital investments are characterized by high failure rate (0ver 50%) and a small number of given successes (greater than... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Analytics and Data Science; Failure; Performance; Information Technology
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  • 18 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 18

un‐cited or self-cited, suggesting that incumbents are more likely to engage in incremental innovation compared to VC-backed startups. Third, we document a rising share of patenting by startups that coincided with the surge in venture capital finance for renewable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52166 Harvard Business School Case 317-034 La-Z-Boy (A) Kurt Darrow, CEO of La-Z-Boy furniture, must decide whether to continue an overhaul of the company's strategy in the face of a collapse in demand during the great... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Mar 2016
  • Lessons from the Classroom

When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

of the challenges they would be encountering,” Elberse says. “People facing these portfolio decisions do what feels right to them. But when you analyze their strategies, you often see mistakes. We’re trying to prevent participants from... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education
  • 06 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

implications from suboptimal peer-selection. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51919 Designing an Agile Software Portfolio Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Performance By: MacCormack, Alan,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

growth, while different across regions, are non-linear and asymmetric. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53596 Global Portfolio Diversification for Long-Horizon Investors By: Viceira, Luis M., and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

virtually irresistible. But long-term assessments could differ, particularly if the free service reduces quality and consumer choice. In this short paper, we examine these concerns. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55137 Design Rules,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

New inventors received more patent citations than incumbent inventors, suggesting a cycle of creative destruction. The financial returns to technological development were high. At the macro level we identify a strong relationship between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Oct 2015
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October 20, 2015

empirical results provide strong support for the view that output prices are a key determinant of vertical integration. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49893 forthcoming Production and Operations Management View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 25

concerning whether patents are a creative or a destructive influence on the process of technological development. In this paper I examine the basic patent tradeoff between incentives and monopoly distortions in light of recent... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

instead reflect more "top-down" interventions. We conclude with a discussion of some of the historical evidence on top-down interventions. Illicit Invention: Tracing Technological Development in the Shadow of the Law... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Technological Eclecticism Could Help Journal of Applied Corporate Finance Amar Bhidé “Keynes thought it would be ‘splendid’ if economists became more like dentists. Disciplinary economics has instead become more like physics in focusing... View Details
  • 31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

and James WeberHarvard Business School Case 511-065 Kevin Laracey, founder of Paydiant, needed to figure out how to launch a payment processing company with a new technology based on smart phones. Consumers had increasingly turned to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

markets. Portfolio inflows that capture those financial market investments are much higher in South Africa than they are for other regions of the world. Q: Your case describes the complexities of good FDI and "bad" (or at least... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 17 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 17

inventions and IP (by selling it to IV) and then using its scale and aggregate IP portfolio to extract revenues from potential licensees (usually technology companies). Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

first time authors and more favorable to authors who have garnered other attention in the press (as measured by number of media mentions outside of the review) and who have won book prizes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-080.pdf View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 09 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 9

Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-016_c6e7c9cc-70a3-4119-bd7b-8e4b25a26312.pdf Technology Choice and Capacity Portfolios Under Emissions Regulation By: Drake, David,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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