private equity (other) - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Feb 2021
Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

toward racial equity more recently, he began to feel uncomfortable helping only people who were bold enough to ask for this favor. After all, while social science research shows most people do not actively harm members of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Web

Student Activities - Health Care

capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting. The Student-Alumni Mentor Program Matches students interested in health care with alumni who can provide direction on navigating the complex health care sector. Speakers From... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend

way," said Clark. "We're grateful to be part of the celebration of this friendship." Speaking candidly and, at times, with strong emotion, de Rothschild, the French-born president of the private investment company Nathaniel de Rothschild... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

owned by a group of private equity firms, and their pessimistic view of the industry influenced their strategies and investment decisions. AMC's management team had yet a different view on the prospects of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

staffing, services, physical space, strategic guidance and more — are popping up in the private sector almost as fast as the dot.com companies they hope to hatch. They're pulling in veteran entrepreneurs and established Internet players... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

Facebook.” Dyl would “allow users to ‘upgrade’ to a premium paid version where amongst other features (advanced posting abilities, greater post visibility, etc.), ads are not shown and therefore private data... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 16

development of theory with the teaching of it in a single enterprise we'll call course research. Conclusions such as those that Shugan and others have reached stem from misconceptions about the relationship of research, theory, case... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

students and investors how to evaluate mutual funds and other collective investment vehicles. It discusses how different types of funds are managed, marketed, and regulated. It also reviews how funds invest and gather assets in countries... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Daniel Sheyner

As Daniel Sheyner (MBA 2014) tells it, most private equity firms have a very specific target in mind when recruiting: "The best athletes." The highest-ranked investment banking and consulting... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Venture Capital / Private Equity

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

helped create this situation. Or as Calvin Young (MBA 2015), a Baltimore native and 2016 mayoral candidate who now works at the private equity firm Green Street Impact Partners, puts it, “there was real... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

average, use unverifiable discretion to convey private information on future cash flows; in contrast, agency theory predicts managers, on average, use unverifiable discretion opportunistically. We test these alternative hypotheses using a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2024
Case

Aidoc: Building a Hospital-Centric AI Platform

By: Ariel D. Stern and Susan Pinckney

In 2023, Israel-based AI health care company Aidoc evaluated its future. The company, founded in 2016, had grown from commercializing a single AI product for radiologists to a software platform that could detect 20 conditions and immediately notify care teams of... View Details

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30 Jan 2018
First Look

January 30, 2018

for stretching the organization’s mission. While some may be able to deepen their existing funder relationships, others may need to find new funders to match. Third, the decision to zig or zag may create gaps in organizational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

me to play across these three dimensions: Technology: finding and supporting scientists and engineers to bring solutions out of the lab Capital: marshaling resources to deploy the solutions mature enough to make massive impact within the next 5-10 years Alignment:... View Details

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

perhaps more so than in any other industry, as the right answer to improve performance. Owners look to their team managers (coaches) to be game changers and bring back success to the organization, especially when the manager is hired in a... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

Silence is associated with many virtues: modesty, respect for others, prudence, decorum. Thanks to deeply ingrained rules of etiquette, people silence themselves to avoid embarrassment, confrontation, and other perceived dangers. There's... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

05 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

degrees that are popular in the private sector combines a significant list of career options that the typical transitioning veteran seeks to preserve through the transition process pending a final decision about what path to take. ... View Details

31 Oct 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

"specializing" in misconduct and catering to unsophisticated consumers, while others use their clean reputation to attract sophisticated consumers. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53404 October 5, 2017 New... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance

decentralized nature of building and financing homes posed obstacles to private organizations who tried to do the same. Anecdotal accounts, like this feature in the Ladies Home Journal in 1903, suggest that most home-buyers cobbled... View Details

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