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4.1 Student Travel | MBA
4.1 Student Travel Students are expected to review the Harvard University Graduate & Professional Student International Travel Policy for information on the Harvard-wide policy on student travel. The Harvard Global Support Services Office... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
and continuity of the firm” This pattern of unequal pay was much more extensive than anticipated among the 717 private equity partnerships studied by HBS finance professor Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of View Details
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
matters in the investment decisions made in financing a project. Could you explain this further? A: Modigliani and Miller's (M&M) "irrelevance" proposition is one of the foundations of modern finance. It states that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
The 2010 Alumni Achievement Award recipients have made their mark in a wide range of fields, from banking and investing to retailing, entrepreneurship, and space exploration. United by their leadership skills, each of these alumni is... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
can be done,” says Palepu, who explains that the service is unique in India. “EMRI is actually helping everyone — rich and poor. It’s offering a solution. It really resonates with everybody.” Raju’s initial investment in launching EMRI in... View Details
- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
that Lobovsky was able to deal with through the company’s direct relationship with clients. Anxious that such issues might crop again, he decided to invest in direct sales, creating a team to market to engineering clients who were already... View Details
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
Industries, a real estate investment firm he started in 1968. C.D. Spangler Construction company was founded by Spangler's father, C.D. Spangler, Sr. – a self-made man who had not been able to afford college and who, at the age of 50, was... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
Life Green Day Related Links What businesses can do to make a difference Takeaways: Preparing for the population boom Case study: Slum for sale Conference report: Investing in Cities of the 21st Century Making a Difference in the World -... View Details
- 07 May 2020
- News
Ensuring Student Equity
2008, the nonprofit has grown to a staff of 35, who work with 2,500 volunteers each year and 50 partner organizations. Before the pandemic, Grumhaus, a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs and founding team member of City Year in... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
at many non-financial firms have highlighted a "low-leverage puzzle" and raised questions about the implications of cash holdings for corporate investment and economic growth. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
And they're, in our minds and in other people's minds as well, very good investors, specifically when it comes to science-based companies. And so really this was, to my mind, kind of the be all and end all. I just really admired a lot of the companies they View Details
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Farah Ahmed
going to HBS. "Many people said that it's better to stay at a current job than invest $200,000 in an MBA,” she says. "But I didn't want to give up my dream. I knew there was more out there for me to explore, and I had to strive... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
information about a company he or she manages. The student must make decisions about pollution-reducing investments and production levels in the face of uncertainty about pollution permit prices. Students... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
furthering the entrepreneurial passions of its students has led to the creation of some 25 courses, research that has informed 1,300 cases, and the growth of a wide range of resources that support innovators both inside and outside of the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources
professional development programs are being cut from corporate budgets, I encourage you to renew your connections with HBS. As I enter my fifth year on the Alumni Board, and now as board president, I can tell you that HBS genuinely cares about the long-term needs of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
one would be willing to invest in research for fear that imitators who had not spent a dime on R&D would become competitors and drive down profits. By protecting innovations, patents are an essential incentive for the development of new... View Details
- 24 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 24, 2008
taxonomy that assembles the field's knowledge about these decision-making bounds and organizes efforts toward deepening this knowledge and developing strategies for improvement. Specifically, we group five identified decision-making bounds into three broad categories:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
discussion (MD&A) section. Changes in language referring to the executive (CEO and CFO) team, or regarding litigation, are especially informative for future returns. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
use of obsolete treatments, or carelessness, not when a patient had a bad outcome despite receiving appropriate, up-to-date treatment. With better information and no restrictions on choice, many lawsuits will be averted. The money spent... View Details
- 06 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem
the true level of its operating expenses. All the required information was there: It just was ignored by the investment community. The real accounting scandal at Enron had nothing to do with the failure to... View Details
Keywords: by William Sahlman