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- October 2010
- Article
The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Allen S. Grossman
Many of our largest and most successful companies today did not exist 50 years ago. During this same time interval, companies that ranked among top in the 1960s have disappeared, been merged out of existence, or become much smaller presences in the U.S. industrial... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Management Practices and Processes; Infrastructure; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Effectiveness; Nonprofit Organizations
Kaplan, Robert S., and Allen S. Grossman. "The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 10 (October 2010).
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: Interview with Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders Kenneth and Kevin Chenault
color of their skin, and while these were not the first incidents of racial injustice of this kind, the Chenaults wanted to do their part to make them the last. Starting the Anti-Racism Fund As Kevin completed his first year at HBS, he... View Details
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
Editor's note: Think money can't buy happiness? Behavioral economists Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton beg to differ. It actually can, they say—but only if we spend it the right way. In their book released this week, Happy Money: The... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- January 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Technical Note
The Market Power of Platform-Mediated Networks
By: Benjamin Edelman
This note provides criteria to evaluate the power of a platform-mediated network. For a company considering building such a network or an investor considering funding such an effort, this analysis reveals the scope and desirability of the opportunity. Meanwhile, for a... View Details
Keywords: Intermediaries; Platforms; Platform Strategy; Business Model; Agreements and Arrangements; Distribution Channels; Networks; Technology Platform; Telecommunications Industry; Travel Industry; Financial Services Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "The Market Power of Platform-Mediated Networks." Harvard Business School Technical Note 914-029, January 2014. (Revised March 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
To Market, to Market
donor), the Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator identifies early-stage, highly promising technologies developed by Harvard University faculty, then helps those selected navigate the early stages of development so that they can go to market... View Details
- November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Innovating into Active ETFs: Factor Funds Capital Management LLC
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Lauren Cohen and Scott Waggoner
Kishore Karunakaran, President and COO of FFCM, faces a variety of challenges in launching an innovative investment management business in the rapidly evolving ETF space. View Details
Keywords: Investment Management; Institutional Investments; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Management; Innovation Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry; Boston
Froot, Kenneth A., Lauren Cohen, and Scott Waggoner. "Innovating into Active ETFs: Factor Funds Capital Management LLC." Harvard Business School Case 211-031, November 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
Companies are increasingly looking to emerging markets like China as a vital source of growth. The problem is these companies often lack an effective strategy for identifying which countries to do business with. In a June Harvard Business... View Details
- March 2022
- Case
DealShare: Social E-Commerce for the Indian Mass Market
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Malini Sen
Launched in September 2018, e-retail startup DealShare has created a tech-enabled model for the Indian mass market that allows customers to buy together, save money on good quality goods, and at the same time have fun. It targets customers who are still getting used to... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Disruption; Trends; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Value; Cost vs Benefits; Value Creation; Internet and the Web; India
Palepu, Krishna G., and Malini Sen. "DealShare: Social E-Commerce for the Indian Mass Market." Harvard Business School Case 322-099, March 2022.
- 08 Aug 2013
- News
Cause Marketing Gets Personal
says. A natural at fundraising and policy-making, Langer excelled at establishing cause-related marketing at NABCO. "I used to think I'd be terrible at marketing, until I realized how different it is to sell something your heart is in,... View Details
The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking
We argue that stock market pressure to generate earnings encourages banks to increase risk. We measure risk using confidential supervisory ratings as well as financial information released in regulatory filings. We document that there is an increase in the risk-taking... View Details
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
Analysis": Managers are often called on to make recommendations for or against programs that cost money to implement. Before marketing expenditures are made, managers want to be sure that they will be... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
permeate everything we do. Can you talk about these initiatives in the context of the School's capital campaign? What kind of investment is required, and how much of it can be funded through the School's endowment? Our goal is $500... View Details
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
Instagram and YouTube. In the competition for the consumer’s attention, influencers are winning with pretty packages of photos and videos, as consumers increasingly reject more traditional forms of marketing like TV commercials and... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Financial Policies in Misvalued Credit Markets
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
The growth and competiveness of emerging markets is a fundamental reality in global business today. Yet it is often forgotten just how much these countries have changed in a short period of time, how challenging their business... View Details
- 15 Mar 2020
- News
Lenders scour financing documents amid market volatility
- 21 Mar 2022
- News
AI Chip Startups Pull In Funding as They Navigate Supply Constraints
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
where growth prospects are strong, companies are in a battle for market share and, in some cases, survival. Knowing your cost structure can ensure that any cuts or consolidation initiatives will save the most View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 04 Sep 2014
- News
Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS
millions of dollars into research, and removed critical barriers to the development of treatments. “Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS,” says Kremer, who was diagnosed in 2004, just weeks into his first year at... View Details