Capitation - Publications - Faculty & Research

May 1996
Case

First Capital Holdings Corp.

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Harry DeAngelo and Linda DeAngelo

The manager of a money-management firm considers whether to invest in the securities of a large, financially troubled, California-based life insurance holding company that holds 40% of its assets in high-yield junk bonds. Over the past year, the value of its portfolio... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Debt Securities; Bonds; Valuation; Investment Return; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Institutions; Insurance Industry

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February 2011 (Revised January 2015)
Supplement

Matrix Capital Management (A) (CW)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Spreadsheet supplement to Matrix Capital Management (A) allowing students to value the company. View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Valuation; Financial Services Industry

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22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

Desan look to how scholars in history, law, and political science are redefining capitalism in light of the American experience. Essayists write on such diverse subjects as markets, selling of slave clothing, the Gilded Age, women’s... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Ninety percent of new entrepreneurial businesses that don't attract venture capital fail within three years. A software engineer at the government contractor EG&G, Don Brooks had been working on computer systems for the Idaho National... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

February 2006 (Revised July 2007)
Case

Corporate Venture Capital at Eli Lilly

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Ron Laufer and David Lane

Reviews the role of corporate venture capital and its history at Eli Lilly. Also presents a challenging venture investment opportunity. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Pharmaceutical Industry

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January 2016 (Revised October 2016)
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Saudi Aramco and Corporate Venture Capital

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Nathaniel Burbank

Saudi Aramco launched an internal venture capital arm in 2011, which promptly became the world's largest investor in energy related startups. In choosing to proceed, the company's New Business Development unit (NPD) wrestled with a number of challenges. How should the... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Energy Industry; Saudi Arabia

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November 2011
Teaching Note

Abraaj Capital (TN)

By: Josh Lerner

Keywords: Capital

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summer 1992
Article

Capabilities and Capital Investment: New Perspectives on Capital Budgeting

By: C. Y. Baldwin and K. B. Clark

Keywords: Capital; Investment; Capital Budgeting

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15 Dec 2011
News

A Manifesto for Sustainable Capitalism

14 Dec 2011
News

A Manifesto for Sustainable Capitalism

July 1988
Exercise

Capital Budgeting Exercises

By: David E. Bell

Keywords: Capital Budgeting

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29 Jul 2010
News

Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award

13 Apr 2020
News

Reimagining Capitalism (with Rebecca Henderson)

May 2023
Technical Note

Venture Capital at a Crossroads

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo

Venture capital is a cyclical, ever-changing industry, as seen in recent years. The late 2010s and early 2020s witnessed record amounts of capital flowing into the sector, high valuations, and new types of investors entering the market. Innovations in the seed stage,... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

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01 Jun 2000
News

Capturing Human Capital

corporations rely on information planning and control systems and processes that are designed to help management make sound strategic choices and ensure efficient implementation of those decisions. "They do this by allocating scarce View Details