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Jonathan Bailey

improving goverance and building the capacity of the private sector at the same time. Few people seemed to understand both sides." Seeking a career "bridging both perspectives," Jonathan... View Details

08 Sep 2021
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Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

for an interest in the private sector and ultimately his decision to attend business school. Mbanusi founded and led an organizing initiative that aimed to connect youth to post-secondary opportunities and... View Details

18 Feb 2021
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Use Baker Library to Build a Target List

IQ, these lists can be created for you by Baker library based on your geographic preference, industry of interest, and even include companies that currently employ other HBS alumni. If you are particularly interested in working in the venture capital or View Details

15 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 15, 2008

decentralizing operations from headquarters to their stores, and, to a weaker extent, by providing higher variable pay to their store managers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-091.pdf An Exploration of Technology Diffusion Authors:Diego A. Comin... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1997
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Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship

older or retired to share my good fortune," says Rauner, managing principal of Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. (GTCR), a Chicago-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring and consolidating service businesses in highly... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

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Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism? - Blog: RGE Report

labor markets show up in people’s wallets, which then influence gendered attitudes Reduced income and employment may breed resentment in men who are surrounded by women’s financial advancement and career success. Particularly, when women dominate a particular View Details

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Erika Osterling

services across different businesses and geographies, leading to a global P&L role. In her most recent role as Executive Director at Russell Reynolds, she advised CEO, C-Suite leaders and board of directors of public and private... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity; Private Equity

01 Mar 2013
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Making Change

much a start-up has to fail in order to be successful. It took us several iterations to get there. I was also surprised at the degree to which the private sector accepts or even values start-up failure... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

09 Nov 2017
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Career Choices for the Class of 2017

at 23%, followed closely by private equity/venture capital at 18% and the technology sector at 16%. We also saw a jump in students accepting positions in leadership development... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

Review - Cities Books Collaborating to manage : a primer for the public sector Check Harvard Availability Governpreneurship Check Harvard Availability A guide to innovative public-private partnerships : utilizing the resources of the... View Details

11 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 11, 2007

private sector can also attain results in politics, the most public of all realms. Teaching Executives and Teaching MBAs: Reflections on the Case Method Author:David A. Garvin Periodical:Academy of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Real Estate

TrustNori Gerardo, Partner, Chief Strategist, Private Real Estate Investment Management Partners GroupScott Malkin, Chairman, Value Retail PLCBill Poorvu, MBA Class of 1961 Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship, Emeritus, HBSArthur Segel,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson; Construction; Real Estate

01 Jun 2018
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Up by the Roots

York City, a nonprofit composed of some of the city’s largest private firms.) As a result, she is always on the lookout for sectors that the city ought to dominate but doesn’t. Eight years ago, the View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Dan Page

01 Sep 2009
News

Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut

the idea to develop such a course? The inspiration came to me ten years ago, about the time I got tenure. As I reflected on my post-tenure plans, I wrote about my interest in how the financial sector works... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

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Startups: venture-backed, by industry, geography, funding amounts & rounds | Baker Library

select Year Founded. Enter desired value. By adding a fairly recent founding date, this helps ensure that the funding was recent (there's no way to add a date value to the funding in a company screening). You can also narrow down by funding round. Go to View Details

21 Feb 2024
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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management

progress toward an operational goal. However, in 2023, Bridges made a shift in their internship structure, assigning an HBS intern to an Investment Associate role reporting directly to Sullivan. “(She) ended up getting involved in coordinating a bid for a new project... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

March 2019
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KITEA (F): Expanding in Africa

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gamze Yucaoglu

he case opens in 2018 after KITEA has recorded two years of double-digit sales growth following IKEA’s entry into the Moroccan market. It then traces the factors that contributed to KITEA’s success and that led Tana Africa Capital Limited to acquire a minority stake in... View Details

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24 Sep 2024
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Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

private money from insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, sovereign funds, and high net worth individuals currently invested in global fixed income securities, mostly earning near zero real yields. How can this capital find... View Details

30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006

framework for sovereign capital structure analysis. It is useful for assessing vulnerability, policy analysis, risk management, investment analysis, and design of risk control strategies. Both public and private View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2008
News

The Real Deal

Leppert called on the business community to help combat homelessness and its root causes. “Investments are, at their heart, a belief that we can create opportunities,” he noted. “The private sector must step... View Details

Keywords: Homeless; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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