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  • 04 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms

recent research in a new article in Harvard Business Review, “The Other Diversity Dividend,” co-written with HBS research associate Silpa Kovvali. They focused on the venture capital industry, which provided a unique laboratory for investigating View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Financial Services
  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

Whether their mission is to protect wildlife, help disabled people, or offer financial services in developing countries, nonprofit organizations often believe they need to grow big before they can achieve... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 1999
  • News

Ikenna Okezie

education at the University of Tokyo Medical School. He also kept his quantitative skills honed working summers as a financial analyst in the Surgical Services Administration at Brigham and Women's Hospital... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • Fast Answer

Capital IQ: Introduction, Help, Etc.

How to use Capital IQ. Capital IQ is an information service that is particularly relevant to those who are interested in investment banking, investment management, private equity, and corporate/business development.Login to View Details
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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Extension University, 1924), map no. 6. Tata Group International Businesses Tata Consultancy Services Taj Group Tata International Tata Motors Tata Steel Tata Global Beverages Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu, “House of Tata: Acquiring a... View Details
  • 06 Aug 2021
  • Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

and services inextricably linked to bosses with outsized personalities. Think Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Steve Jobs of Apple, and Elon Musk of Tesla. All these leaders have one thing in common: charisma—and in fact, today it’s a quality that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 09 Jun 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

intellectual property is becoming increasingly important even in industries that have not traditionally relied on such protection, such as the financial services industry. View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Web Services; Web Services
  • January 2002 (Revised January 2003)
  • Case

Finova Group, Inc. (A), The

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Perry Fagan
Finova Group, a $14 billion commercial finance company, filed for Chapter 11 in early March 2001, in what was one of the largest U.S. bankruptcy filings of all time and the largest corporate bond default since the Great Depression. While in Chapter 11, Finova became... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Startups; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Price; Crisis Management; Bids and Bidding; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Valuation; Financial Services Industry; United States
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  • January 2013 (Revised June 2018)
  • Case

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google 2018

By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Four businesses had, by 2012, grown to dominate the infrastructure that all firms rely on to reach online customers. Will the balance of power among the four persist, will one take command at the expense of the other three, or are all four more vulnerable than they... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Competitive Advantage; Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth and Development; Service Industry; Service Industry; United States
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Harvard Business School

Accenture). He became a partner in 1976, specializing in the development of financial control and operating systems in retail and banking industries. In 1985, Gates began to develop commercial and... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

energizing relationships with farmers and changemakers that deepened my commitment to create impact in this space. Benjamin: Throughout my summer venture, extensive dialogues with NGOs and migrants across Europe confirmed my hypothesis: a pressing demand exists for... View Details
  • 06 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 6, 2015

Abstract—An essential element of capitalism is corporate reporting. Today’s capitalism is supported by financial reporting. Critics of today’s capitalism argue that it is too short-term oriented and rewards companies for creating negative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Fast Facts - Health Care

Health Care Initiative Fast Facts Events 1,325 Alumni attended Health Care Initiative events in 2019 MBA Health Care Career Placement 2018 Biotech / Pharma Consulting Devices & Diagnostics Digital Health & Other Services View Details
  • October 2023 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

UnDosTres: Building the Paytm of Mexico

By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Max Hancock and Amy Klopfenstein
Arpit Gupta, Naveen Sharma, and Vikram Deswal co-founded the mobile payment app UnDosTres in Mexico City in 2015. In the past, Gupta had worked at Paytm, an India-based payment app valued at over $1 billion. In Mexico, the co-founders hoped to recreate Paytm’s success.... View Details
Keywords: Technology Adoption; Advertising; Digital Platforms; Growth and Development Strategy; Adaptation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Mexico; India
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  • 11 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

a new CEO, IVK had woken up to a realization of its current size and the consequent need for a new style of management. The company would mature into a grownup financial services firm. What had been a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • November 2021
  • Case

Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking II: When They Hold All the Cards (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
Blackstone Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman, whom Forbes has called “Wall Street’s Greatest Dealmaker,” played a major role in the negotiations that transformed Blackstone from a fragile startup in 1985 with $400,000 in capital into a dominant... View Details
Keywords: Dealmaking; Bargaining; Conflict Resolution; Negotiation; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Conflict and Resolution; Problems and Challenges; Negotiation Tactics; Financial Services Industry
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Cotting House | About

to the late 1990s, when Cotting House was repurposed for its current use. About the Name Charles E. Cotting (Harvard 1911) Boston investment banker and philanthropist Charles E. Cotting (1889 - 1985) generously contributed his wisdom and View Details
  • 10 Oct 2016
  • Book

Why White-Collar Criminals Commit Their Crimes

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 06 Sep 2022
  • Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

partnering with the best companies at the intersection of energy and technology to provide financial capital, industry expertise and commercialization support. Energize invests in software-based solutions spanning renewable energy,... View Details
  • 13 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

well-being by offering time-saving services—perhaps even in place of financial rewards. The Stanford School of Medicine did just that with a pilot program that rewarded faculty members with vouchers for meal deliveries, laundry services,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman