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- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
"quarter") exercised no influence on his investment strategy. He believed that conservative funding was called for in an industry in the midst of technological transformation. Therefore, he always... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
shareholders as a category are not well positioned to guide corporate decisions or to discipline management. They also discuss problems in two other roles shareholders play with respect to corporations, as a source of funds and as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
Fund Management Author: Robert C. Merton Publication: Chap. 1 in Innovations in Investment Management, edited by H. Gifford Fong, 1-17. JOIM Conference Series. New York: Bloomberg Press, 2008 Abstract In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
I see the Open Source Application Foundation (OSAF) as an example of the next wave. Mitch Kapor, a successful venture capitalist who founded Lotus Software, invested $5 million of his own money into building a personal-information... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
chairman of MFS Investment Management, a Boston firm that oversees more than $170 billion in pension and mutual funds, Pozen writes with authority and unusual clarity about complex issues in Too Big to Save? How to Fix the U.S. Financial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
we have a rich set of finance electives, including courses on behavioral topics, investment management, financial markets, private equity, venture capital, financial engineering (which I also coteach), and a host of other topics. Retail... View Details
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
and wellness consumer. Connection and Inspiration: The Power of the HBS Network Twist’s interest in the consumer experience has been a foundation for her career. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she began her career in View Details
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
proliferation of accelerators, and continuation of VC investments have made it increasingly possible to start a business, and in some sectors entrepreneurs were able to attract funds without a real... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
fund and recover the four investments that were remaining that we hadn't exited. That was a challenge because you felt loyalty to reach the end at a time when there wasn't much of a future for the fund. So... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
governments worldwide collected fees and taxes. To use the company's own phrase, govWorks was about "all payments for all governments." (The film Startup.com featured the company.) Soon after Herman and Tuzman set up shop, they approached a venture capitalist... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
pricing, and that reinsurers' high costs of capital appear to play an important role. Institutional Portfolio Flows and International Investments Authors:K. A. Froot and T. Ramadorai Periodical:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming).... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
satisfaction of applying their learning to a problem about which they care a great deal." Funded by the School principally through generous alumni gifts and supplementing what employer organizations can pay, fellowships enable students to... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
something for me." [Staples' head Thomas G.] Stemberg agreed to back him in exploring new businesses. Each ultimately invested $250,000 in a partnership to fund research on dry cleaning, an industry... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
Management L.P. in 2008, 130/30 Funds and a Low Volatility Strategy Harvard Business School Case 209-047 In early July of 2008, William (Bill) Jacques, Chief Investment Officer at Martingale Asset... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
sustainability issues, institutional and socially responsible investment fund ownership, and coverage from analysts with less firm-specific experience and lower portfolio complexity. Moreover, we find... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Sep 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act
methods of instruction. These meetings led to a broad commitment to case-method teaching and, in 1921, a formal faculty vote that officially changed the name of the school's approach from the "problem method" to the "case method." Most important,... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818061-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-079 Margin Accounts No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218079-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 119-032 Stock-Based Compensation at Twitter... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
into poverty during the pandemic, and to prevent firms (especially small ones) from falling into bankruptcy. Federal funds may be absolutely essential for some of these purposes, for mitigating the impact or limiting the damage, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
early pioneer of this proactive approach, also undertaken by Kathy Giusti’s MBA 1985 Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and John Crowley’s MBA 1997 Amicus Therapeutics.) The MJFF demands accountability and results, brings together academics and pharma/biotech... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
back production levels and funding for strategic initiatives until sales recover, or should it continue to invest for the future? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111049-PDF-ENG The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne