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Faculty - U.S. Competitiveness

Faculty Project Co-chair Michael E. Porter Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Emeritus Project Co-chair Jan W. Rivkin C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration Mihir A. Desai Mizuho Financial Group Professor of View Details

June 2013 (Revised July 2013)
Case

Blackstone Alternative Asset Management

By: Robin Greenwood, Luis M. Viceira and Jared Dourdeville

This case explores reasons for Blackstone Alternative Asset Management's (BAAM's) growth from 2007-2013, a time when the overall fund of hedge funds industry contracted substantially. Additionally, the case analyzes evolving business models and value propositions... View Details

Keywords: Hedge Fund; Fund Of Hedge Funds; Hedge Fund Industry Growth; Fund Of Hedge Funds Industry Growth; Evolving Business Models; Value Propositions In The Fund Of Hege Funds Industry; Business Model; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States

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Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

(Jeddah) Serbia FEFA- Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration (Beograd) South Africa Gordon Institute of Business Science (Johannesburg) South Korea Solbridge International School of Business (Daejeon) Spain Orkestra-Basque... View Details

August 2022
Case

In-Q-Tel: Innovation On A Mission

By: Joshua Lev Krieger and Josh Lerner

In 2022, the leaders of In-Q-Tel (IQT) considered what was next for the unique mission-driven organization. Since 1999, IQT had one mission: to be the most sophisticated source of strategic technical knowledge and capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. IQT... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; National Security; Technological Innovation; Research; Geopolitical Units; Risk Management; Recruitment; Growth and Development Strategy; Venture Capital; Knowledge Management; Information Industry; Banking Industry

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

National Peacemaker Award from the National Conflict Resolution Center in 2020. Gerald C. Chertavian : Named a Glassdoor Employee’s Choice Top CEO at an SMB in 2021. Vikram Gandhi : Winner of the 2021 Teaching Recognition Award for Excellence in Sustainable View Details

31 Jul 2017
HBS Case

It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

hiring new staff at higher wages, and renovating the restaurant’s interior. As his father scales back involvement in Pho Hoa, Tam realizes that significant change is needed to the restaurant’s finances and operations to ensure... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

2010
Book

Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang

An essential, insider's guide to the secrets of the world of venture capital, written by one of the few people who have played on both sides of this high-stakes game. In it, you will find detailed insights, colorful stories, and practical advice gathered from... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Personal Development and Career

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22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

backgrounds. First off, don’t worry, you do not need to apply for financial aid until after you have applied and been admitted to the MBA Program. That being said, we know financing the MBA is something that is already on your mind. To... View Details

April 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Case

Protege Partners: The Capacity Challenge

By: Randolph B. Cohen

In February 2005, Jeffrey Tarrant (HBS '85) and Ted Seides (HBS '99) considered their strategy for Protege Partners, founded in July 2002 as a fund of hedge funds (FOHF) specializing in small hedge funds. Protege's assets under management had grown to $1.1 billion, and... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Growth and Maturation; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry

12 Oct 2021
News

Apollo Hires Legendary Banker Bill Lewis (MBA 1982) to Boost Top Ranks

Photo source: Apollo Global Management Inc. Investment banker Bill Lewis (MBA 1982) has joined Apollo Global Management Inc. as a senior partner and a member of Apollo’s Management Committee. Lewis had previously been Chairman of Investment Banking at Lazard, which he... View Details

September 2023
Case

Diamond Standard

By: Lauren H. Cohen, Zhaoheng Gong and Grace Headinger

Cormac Kinney, Founder and CEO of Diamond Standard, was on a mission to transform the U.S. diamond market through unlocking the precious gems as market-traded assets. As a serial FinTech entrepreneur, he hoped to add an additional service to his vault: Carats. The... View Details

04 May 2020
Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

concerned that financing such unique opportunities would prove challenging but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how committed the two institutions are at reducing the challenge that money, or lack thereof, may pose for some individuals.... View Details

June 2023 (Revised November 2023)
Case

Sober Sidekick

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Kumba Sennaar

Case on the nascent business model of a mobile health IT startup. In particular, should they pivot away from their successful lead generation business model to charging health plans. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Operations; Business Startups; Business Model; Health Industry; United States

October 2020 (Revised July 2023)
Case

UCK Partners: Gong Cha

By: Victoria Ivashina and Sangyun Lee

In the Spring of 2017, Soomin Kim, Founding Partner of UCK Partners, and his team were debating the potential exit of UCK Partner’s investment in Gong Cha Korea, the sole local franchisor of the premium milk tea brand that they proprietarily sourced three years ago.... View Details

Keywords: Exit; Strategic Decision Making; Private Equity; Investment; Strategy; Investment Return; Decision Making; Bids and Bidding

Spring 2016
Article

The Billion Prices Project: Using Online Prices for Inflation Measurement and Research

By: Alberto Cavallo and Roberto Rigobon

New data-gathering techniques, often referred to as “Big Data” have the potential to improve statistics and empirical research in economics. In this paper we describe our work with online data at the Billion Prices Project at MIT and discuss key lessons for both... View Details

Keywords: Billion Prices Project; Online Scraped Data; Online Price Index; Economics; Research; Price; Analytics and Data Science

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18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

Recent high-profile financial meltdowns at Bitcoin, Celsius, and Terraform Labs, which together wiped out hundreds of billions in market value, helped trigger a flight from the cryptocurrency market, driving its value from $2.9 trillion last fall to less than $900... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

October 16, 2019
Article

Where ESG Fails

By: Michael E. Porter, George Serafeim and Mark Kramer

We are entering a new stage of understanding of the linkage between investment performance and social impact. Previous approaches, such as socially responsible investing and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) screening, have obscured the opportunities for... View Details

Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Environment; Social Impact; Impact Investing; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Reporting; Shared Value; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Investment; Value; Strategy