Funding - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

testing requires resources, and that posed two challenges: Most of the School’s endowment is restricted to established needs in accordance with the donors’ wishes, and donors don’t often want to make large gifts to fund unproven... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Lawrence Summers HKS Selected HBS Cases on Financial Stability Bidding for Finansbank By: David S. Scharfstein & Esel Çekin FEB 2016 | Harvard Business School Case 216-040 View Details Novantas and Deposit Funding at First Regional Bank... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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History Matters

coordinate the effort. They raised funds to rescue financial institutions, the New York Stock Exchange, and the City of New York. They worked with US treasury secretary George Cortelyou to move gold reserves to the places of greatest... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Esteves Hall | About

Conservation International and Fundação Estudar, a private scholarship fund that supports Brazilian students at Harvard University. He is also a member of the HBS Latin America Advisory Board. The gift to name Esteves Hall has further... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Who Was George F. Baker?

whose $5 million gift funded construction of Harvard Business School, continued to jealously guard his near anonymity. In a rare 1923 interview, he told a reporter, “Business men of America should reduce their talk two-thirds.” Pausing,... View Details

Keywords: Finance

15 Dec 2023
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Like-Minded

matter whether a business is directly in an ESG field, but that ESG elements should be integrated into its core value system and management strategy.” While MPower Partners continues to offer investment from its first fund, Seki has been mulling a new View Details

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Research - Private Capital Project

investors like pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and large family... October 2024 Case Continuation Fund Dilemma By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu 2024 Working Paper Bank Runs and Interest Rates: A Revolving... View Details

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

management to what you originally wanted." At the same time, the fixed-performance contract fosters the fear in managers that if they don't spend what's left over in their budgets at the end of the year, their funding for the next... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

09 Jun 2015
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Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au

10th Reunion, and Howard Stevenson responded.” Stevenson, the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, introduced Au to principals of a major hedge fund who not only advised him but also invested in Veritas and helped... View Details

31 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?

the population uninsured,” Chandra’s research says. In a new working paper, Chandra and fellow researchers suggest a potential solution: creating a basic bundle of publicly funded health insurance that would protect every citizen while... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Insurance; Health

26 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

faces in its journey towards a net-zero target by 2070: 1) Funding Gap – Where is the Money Coming From? A study by the CEEW (Singh & Sidhu, 2021) reveals that India needs USD 10.1 trillion between 2020 and 2070 to achieve its... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

and dilemmas. During discussions about the gaming platform Roblox, AI chatbot Replika AI, and crypto-native venture capital fund Electric Capital, students are exposed to the challenges of the rapidly evolving tech landscape, as well as... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Outstanding Teaching. Lauren H. Cohen : “AQR’s Momentum Funds (A)” (HBS Case 211-025) with Daniel Bergstresser, Randolph Cohen, and Christopher Malloy was selected as a Case Centre Bestselling Finance, Accounting and Control Case in 2021.... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Reconstruction Finance Corp. created to combat bank and business failures Introduction of Federal Deposit Insurance SEC established Federal regulations prohibit false advertising Influence: Low 40 1940 s 19 Military spending explodes Graduated income tax, Victory Tax... View Details

23 Mar 2022
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Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

through 20,000 WhatsApp groups at a cost of approximately 10 cents per child, per year. The company has raised $1 million from institutions, including Harvard, MIT, and the World Economic Forum; venture funds such as Sequoia and Accel;... View Details

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Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Establishment of an operating budget for current calendar year and projected budget for next calendar year; identified funding sources. [We will evaluate if the funding plan is sensible in terms of capital... View Details

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What are the best finance interview prep resources?

Venture Fizz - Hiring and Breaking in the Venture Capitalist World Coding VC - Behind the Scenes at a VC Fund, Part 1: Deals, Deals, Deals The Glocap Guide to Getting a Job in Private Equity Compensation Compensation data by position and View Details

23 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

white-collar criminal enforcement program is likely to help the agency prevent such crimes." The good news: The FBI’s pre-9/11 level of enforcement effectively deterred white-collar crime at that time, so providing greater funding in the... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Sep 2003
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Mark Schwartz

Mark Schwartz approaches his position as president and CEO of Soros Fund Management not as a new job but as a second career. It is the switch he sought after 22 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was named partner in 1988, president of the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Gallatin Hall | About

to classes, extensive academic and social resources, and opportunities for peer learning. About the Name Gallatin is one of seven buildings named for secretaries of the US Treasury at the suggestion of George F. Baker, the prominent banker who View Details

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