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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
One-on-One with Jim Breyer
Is the epicenter of venture capital shifting from the United States to Asia and Europe? There’s no doubt the venture capital business continues to expand. In many ways it’s very similar to what we’ve seen with the private View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
solvable roommate markets, we provide the first characterizations of the core using either competition or resource sensitivity. On the domain of all roommate markets, we obtain two associated impossibility results. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2015
- News
A Flash of Insight
to lose faith in the rationality of the market and closed his fund. Next-step options, such as a CFO or director of corporate development position, filled his head as he left the top-floor co-op of the Brooklyn Heights town house where he and his wife lived. The home,... View Details
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
the private equity industry, he has one last opportunity to pitch the deal to Asdar Capital. If unsuccessful, the time on Sanankoua's exclusivity agreement with the owners will run out. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
Laid Off Sandra J. Sucher and Phillip AndrewsHarvard Business School Case 612-008 This case describes the experience of Anne Riley, a 28-year-old private equity analyst, who was laid off in 2008. The case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
structure). And there are many examples among smaller and lesser-known firms run by private equity companies and capable entrepreneurs. Too often leaders of firms use their industry as an excuse for not... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
limit their equity exposures in politically risky countries by sharing ownership with local partners and by serving foreign markets with exports rather than local production. The residual political risk borne by parent companies leads... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
Silverstein needs to raise an additional $1.5 million from private investors to round out the equity financing for his new Quick Service Restaurant venture in China, Korea, and Japan. How should he pitch the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
When Reputation Trumps Regulation
A recent study by HBS assistant professor Jordan Siegel tests whether foreign firms can leapfrog their countries' weak legal institutions by listing equities in New York and voluntarily abiding by U.S. securities law. The study, which... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 17 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty
perspectives on prioritizing breaks in service of meaningful lives and impactful careers. ----------------- Marty's story: Marty Mannion has taken three company-sanctioned sabbaticals during his 30 years in private View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
increases in victimization for both income groups. Third, we document direct evidence on pecuniary and non-pecuniary protection activities by both the rich and poor, ranging from the avoidance of dark places to the hiring of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
innovation in open systems is an important trend in the modern global economy. In general, distributed innovation is made possible by the modularity of the underlying product or process. But despite the documented technical benefits of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
be investing alongside a Brazilian private equity firm, GP Investments, and must decide how to structure the investment. Especially, he must decide how to align his interests with those of GP. GP has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
economics, in business education over the other behavioral disciplines. We document the key role of these institutions in diffusing "Chicago-style" economic approaches-offering support for deregulatory policies and popularizing... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
he calls a brand genealogy. He overlays the trajectory of the brand's allegories over history—through analysis of ads supported by archival documents and interviews with managers—with American cultural history, focusing particularly on... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks
would trade on their ideas," says Cohen. "They put their money where their mouth is." One of them, Alice Newcombe (MBA 2013), used her background in private equity to forensically investigate... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Making It Count
impact revolution will sweep through all industries from clean energy and telemedicine to fintech and edtech, he predicts. And with $7 trillion in venture capital and private equity available globally—far... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
Kellogg School of Management alumni club, a frequent partner for events. Guests were encouraged to bring a cocktail that commemorated the 1930s architecture of the symphony center. She adds the MSO will partner with the HBS Club of Wisconsin to offer alumni from... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
place during the day, between 10 a.m. and 2 or 3 p.m. and we try to mix a bit of business education with every activity.” Past activities have included a private tour of the Federal Reserve Bank with a discussion with executives, a lunch... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
entrepreneur? That’s the next question: What is it that VCs are actually looking for? You also address another commonly held idea about the VC world: Investments are not always made based on the numbers. PG: In first-year Finance and second-year View Details
Keywords: April White