Publications

Article

R&D: A Small Contribution to Productivity Growth

By: Diego Comin

In this paper I evaluate the contribution of R&D investments to productivity growth. The basis for the analysis are the free entry condition and the fact that most R&D innovations are embodied. Free entry yields a relationship between the resources devoted to R&D and... View Details

Keywords: Research and Development; Investment; Interest Rates; Performance Productivity; Technological Innovation; Perspective; United States

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November 1985 (Revised August 1997)
Case

Harnischfeger Corp.

By: Krishna G. Palepu

Presents an analysis of Harnischfeger's quality of earnings, and the investment potential of the company's stock in light of the company's turnaround strategy. View Details

Keywords: Financial Condition; Revenue; Stock Shares; Profit; Economic Growth; Financial Reporting; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Safety; Utilities Industry

01 Dec 2009
News

Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award

have been primary figures in Brazil’s economic development for more than thirty years. In 1971, Lemann founded Banco de Investimentos Garantia and soon recruited Sicupira and Telles to join what would become the most successful investment... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; awards; fishing; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance

Spring 1970
Article

EPS Growth from Financial Packaging: An Accounting Incentive in Acquisitions

By: Henry B. Reiling

Keywords: Accounting; Acquisition; Finance; Growth and Development

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December 2002 (Revised February 2015)
Case

Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged)

By: H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg

Jim Sharpe, 10 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

doesn’t look like what I thought it would, but I have learned, once again, that people are so much more varied and interesting than what I could imagine on my own,” writes Margulies, who worked on improving health-care systems and rural economic View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

October 2019 (Revised April 2020)
Background Note

Note on Funding Deep Tech Startups

By: Karim Lakhani, Peter Barrett and Noubar Afeyan

This Background Note provides essential information on funding deep technologies—those technologies that were inherently capital intensive, time consuming, risky, and potentially disruptive. Both dilutive and non-dilutive sources of investment are highlighted, along... View Details

August 1982
Background Note

ERISA and Pension Plan Management

By: Jay O. Light

Keywords: Retirement; Financial Management

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14 Jan 2021
News

Better Than Cash

Alliance, a public-private partnership funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BMZ, Flourish, Mastercard, Norad/Vipps, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the US Agency for International Development, and... View Details

Profile

Andrew Goldin

person. I needed to develop as a manager and leader." When Andrew visited HBS, he saw hard evidence that this was the right school for lessons in education. "Looking over the research and course work, I could see many examples... View Details

2012
Working Paper

An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania

By: Diego A. Comin

Tourism is a tradable service activity that could allow some African countries to generate significant growth. Tanzania, given its unique natural assets, is an ideal candidate. However, despite being so richly endowed in touristic resources, Tanzania receives very few... View Details

Keywords: Natural Environment; Business Ventures; Luxury; Revenue; Price; Developing Countries and Economies; Accommodations Industry; Tourism Industry; Tanzania

22 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

challenges: selecting the mostworthy recipients of funding, relying on young organizations to implementideas, and being accountable to the third party whose funds they areinvesting. They identify relevant venture capital practices — such ashelping management View Details

Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh

July 2003 (Revised January 2004)
Case

Carol Brewer's Investments

By: Richard S. Ruback and Julia Stevens

Following her husband's death in 1994, Carol Brewer took over the management of her family's investments. This case describes the decisions Brewer made during this process, including her choice to seek active account management, her selection of an investment firm, and... View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Retirement; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Management; Personal Finance; Investment Banking; Investment Return

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

multinational investment in host economies, and this chapter reviews this research. The focus is primarily on developing country host economies and more broadly on the global distribution of wealth and poverty. This chapter suggests three... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Why Backstage Capital Invests in ‘Underestimated’ Entrepreneurs

Keywords: Financial Services

February 2002
Case

Innovating an "Outsourced R&D" Process for Matsushita Electric (MEI): Launching the Panasonic Digital Concepts Center

By: Henry W. Chesbrough and Jeremy Tachau

Shows interaction of venture capital, incubator, and external R&D in Panasonic's technology strategy. View Details

Keywords: Technology; Venture Capital; Innovation Strategy; Research and Development; Technology Industry; Japan

December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
Case

Randy Haykin: The Making of an Entrepreneur (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

An MBA graduate, 10 years out, reflects on his career path. Randy Haykin is currently running his own venture catalyst organization in the Silicon Valley. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Style; Organizations; San Francisco

November 2013 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Valuing Yahoo! in 2013

By: Luis M. Viceira and Atul Khosla

In late July 2013, Danielle Engle, Managing Director of Clairemont Capital, was contemplating what to do about a large investment her fund had in the stock of Yahoo! Inc. In mid-2012, Clairemont had invested nearly $75M in Yahoo! after the tech company settled a highly... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Decision Making; Investment Activism; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation