Josh Lerner - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2016
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Measuring Impact

the findings of the inaugural Harvard Impact Study, the University’s first effort to quantify the economic and social contributions of its alumni. HBS professor Josh Lerner led the study, which was based on... View Details

Keywords: April White

December 1995 (Revised December 1995)
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Yale University Investments Office

By: Josh Lerner and Jay O. Light

Yale University's investment office was responsible for managing its endowment, which totaled nearly $4 billion in June 1995. Yale had developed a rather different approach to endowment management, including substantial investments in "less efficient" equity markets... View Details

Keywords: Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Investment Return; Management; Markets; Strategy; Education Industry

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01 Dec 2016
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HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society

Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at HBS, recently led a research study aimed at quantifying the economic and social contributions of Harvard University... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Corporate venture funds invested wisely can propel a company forward

In researching R&D funding at large corporations, Josh Lerner (PhD/PMD 62, 1991), the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, noted a recent trend toward decentralizing research functions and... View Details

03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

difference do angel investors make for the success and growth of new ventures? William R. Kerr and Josh Lerner of HBS and Antoinette Schoar of MIT provide fresh evidence to address this crucial question in... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

entrepreneurs have in raising startup capital. The Venture Capital "Big Bang" and its aftermath: Supernova or Black Hole? Professor Josh Lerner + More Info – Less Info 2021 saw an unprecedented explosion of... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Artist Christo Visits HBS

To illustrate entrepreneurship from a different angle, HBS professors Josh Lerner and Felda Hardymon and research associate Ann Leamon wrote a case about Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the husband-wife team... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2016
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The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate

of the best defenses against that is having my own patent. So things will get worse and worse. It’s the snowball effect. Continue the Conversation Has your company had interactions with non-practicing entities (NPEs) or other experiences navigating the patent system?... View Details

Keywords: April White

21 Oct 2013
News

Moving the Needle

more focused on maximizing shareholder value." Specifically, a class taught by Professor Josh Lerner on venture capital prompted her to write a paper on the nature of value. "I wrote a paper calling for a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

After the Boom and the Bust What’s Next for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship? Professor Professor Josh Lerner (PMD 62) + More Info - Slides – Less Info - Slides Venture capital—and high-potential... View Details

14 Oct 2010
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Jobs Bill Misses Mark

Sometimes good politics and good policy just don’t mix. Take the Small Business Jobs Act that President Obama recently signed, for example. A bill that purports to create jobs is good politics just before a midterm election. But HBS professor View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Sep 2008
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Faculty Research Online

protecting and monetizing their intellectual property. In a Q&A, Professor Josh Lerner discusses current trends in IP, including the rise of patent pools. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5925.html. Rethinking... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2004
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Books

Predictable Surprises by Max H. Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins Seeing What’s Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony, and Erik A. Roth The Keystone Advantage by Marco Iansiti and Roy Levien Confidence by Rosabeth Moss Kanter Innovation and Its Discontents by... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2011
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Faculty Books

navigate your company’s complex political environment); and manage a team (forge a high-performing “we” out of all the “I”s who report to you). The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development by Josh View Details

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