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- 04 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
The social sector is big business. In the United States alone some 1.5 million nonprofits and other social ventures have combined revenues of $700 billion and control assets valued at $2 trillion—a seemingly substantial arsenal to tackle... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
made available for investment has ebbed and flowed. That phenomenon seems to be shifting, he said. "One theory is today the money doesn't go away. The limited partner community has defined venture as an asset class; they're going to... View Details
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How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society | Working Knowledge
disabilities at the National Ability Center in Park City, where they started a job-skills program for adults. That made employing disabled people a natural fit for their coffee shop. They named their company Lucky Ones to reflect how fortunate they feel to work with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
numerous ministries and eleven affiliated corporations, its 350-person staff, and its total assets of more than $92 million. After three years of commuting to Virginia Union University for Friday and Saturday classes, Reed received a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Path to Economic Revival
in the standard of living. An individual company, though, can move assets anywhere. So companies can reward their shareholders regardless of what happens to the national economy. As a result, the interest of companies and the country have... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
Life-Cycle Funds Authors:Francisco J. Gomes, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract We investigate optimal consumption, asset accumulation and portfolio decisions in a realistically calibrated life-cycle model with flexible... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
alternative investment firm peers in assets under management, new business launches, profitability, and market capitalization. Under the leadership of Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman and CEO, and president and COO Hamilton... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
firm’s reputation to be of extreme importance. I’m not sure you would hear western executives put as much emphasis on reputation for their success as other qualities. Or am I over-stating that? A: Possibly. It is not hard to think of businesses in mature markets whose... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
barred sponsors from soliciting small investors for large commercial real estate. However, the JOBS Act of 2013 loosened U.S. restrictions on equity crowdfunding. Nino believes that crowdfunding will democratize real estate development by providing a new View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
technology, but you really have to line up the complementary assets so all the pieces play with you and they are motivated to make it work. At the end of the day, Apple is going to have to make the economics work for everybody. That is a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
"contamination" of the social technology. This stands in contrast to the common approach in acquisitions to integrate and rationalize the assets into the new owner's systems, structure, and culture. Some of the specific... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
often come from these joint projects. Changing the company's dynamics requires collective commitments to new courses of action lest local decisions, taken in isolation, undermine that change. New strategies are possible when new kinds of conversations are held about... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
now, clearly, is finding and retaining the best people. How can they meet this challenge, at a time when traditional loyalty seems to be declining? A: People become even more critical assets in an age of technology. It's kind of ironic,... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 17 May 2018
- Blog Post
HBS/HKS Alum Regan Turner on Empowering Veterans
they want to be service-oriented volunteer leaders in their communities. I want to see our programs expand to markets that we are not yet in. And I want to see our efforts help to change the narrative about America’s veterans; that they are a force for good and an... View Details
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Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog
will be placed on drilling down into the details and "fine print" of these and other issues. Topics covered in this finance course include Chapter 11 bankruptcy, out-of-court workouts, distressed exchange offers, "Section 363" asset... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation
international big-ticket asset financing. After being invited to speak at the HBS Aerospace and Aviation Club, he was inspired to endow a fellowship that would benefit students pursuing careers in the aviation, aerospace, and defense... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
annual contribution to the pension plan; at the same time, he needed to come up with a plan for pension reform to prevent the future insolvency of the state. Governor Quinn had a number of levers he could employ including changing the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
regulated industry containing a number of distinct verticals, from capital markets to asset management and lending. Few cities on earth can boast a talent pool with quite as much relevant domain expertise as New York, which is exactly why... View Details
- July 2008
- Teaching Note
Yale University Investments Office: August 2006 (TN)
By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [807073]. View Details
- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
founders reacquired many of the assets of the company and focused it on industrial and military applications. The case focus presents a question of whether the company should sell out again, this time to a military aerospace firm.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace