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- January 1994 (Revised April 2011)
- Background Note
Note on Private Equity Partnership Agreements
By: Josh Lerner
Venture capital by necessity is a long-run investment. Consequently, since the mid-1960s virtually all venture financing has been raised through private partnerships with a ten-year or longer life span. To govern these investments, complex contracts have sprung up... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Investment; Governance; Contracts; Partners and Partnerships
Lerner, Josh. "Note on Private Equity Partnership Agreements." Harvard Business School Background Note 294-084, January 1994. (Revised April 2011.)
- September 2021
- Background Note
DuPont Decomposition of Return on Equity
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Kaden Chien
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Kaden Chien. "DuPont Decomposition of Return on Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 122-013, September 2021.
- 18 Sep 2017
- News
Private Equity for Cheapskates Like You
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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics, learning, conflict, power,... View Details
- Web
Develop and disseminate research and course material on advancing racial equity in business. - Advancing Racial Equity
Action Plan Develop and disseminate research and course material on advancing racial equity in business. The core scholarly activity of Harvard Business School is developing and disseminating knowledge. Our action plan will significantly... View Details
- 2022
- Article
The Effects of Public and Private Equity Markets on Firm Behavior
By: Shai Bernstein
In this article, I review the theoretical and empirical literature on the effects of public and private equity markets on firm behavior, emphasizing the consequences that emerge from disclosure requirements, ownership concentration, and degree of firm standardization.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Finance And Governance; Financing Policy; Commercialization; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Public Equity; Venture Capital; Innovation and Invention; Cost of Capital
Bernstein, Shai. "The Effects of Public and Private Equity Markets on Firm Behavior." Annual Review of Financial Economics 14 (2022): 295–318.
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
equity in their own companies. Bias, underrepresentation, and work-family conflict Analysis of the articles published over nearly two decades in the US business press gave the authors an opportunity to trace shifts in the media's framing... View Details
- 15 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Replicating Private Equity with Value Investing, Homemade Leverage, and Hold-to-Maturity Accounting
- January 2022
- Article
Replicating Private Equity with Value Investing, Homemade Leverage, and Hold-to-Maturity Accounting
By: Erik Stafford
The contributions of asset selection and incremental leverage to buyout investment performance are more important than typically assumed or estimated to be. Buyout funds select small firms with distinct value characteristics. Public equities with these characteristics... View Details
Stafford, Erik. "Replicating Private Equity with Value Investing, Homemade Leverage, and Hold-to-Maturity Accounting." Review of Financial Studies 35, no. 1 (January 2022): 299–342.
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
equity and inclusion. Zachary received a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Boston University, completed advanced clinical training at Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School as and Georgetown University. He began his career as an... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Lessons for Private Equity Learned From the Last Merger Frenzy
- January 2000
- Case
The Dimensions of Brand Equity for Nestlé Crunch Bar: A Research Case
By: Jill Avery and Gerald Zaltman
An in-depth study of consumers' thoughts and feelings about a branded candy bar. View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; Brand Equity; Brand Communication; Brand ＆ Product Management; Brand Building; Brand Positioning; Brand Storytelling; Brand Strategy; Brand Value; Branding; Marketing; Advertising; Customer Satisfaction; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Avery, Jill, and Gerald Zaltman. "The Dimensions of Brand Equity for Nestlé Crunch Bar: A Research Case." Harvard Business School Case 500-083, January 2000.
- 08 May 2025
- HBS Conference
Race, Gender & Equity at Work Symposium
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Images, Identities and the Space(s) Between Images, Identities and the Space(s) Between 06–07 APR 2017 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Blitz Discussions Of Margins and Modalities Rachel Arnett Rachel Arnett, Ph.D. candidate in Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business... View Details
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2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Research to Change the World: Translating Ideas, Transforming Practice Research to Change the World: Translating Ideas, Transforming Practice 02–03 APR 2015 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Apr 02 Thursday, April 02, 2015 Panel: Reducing Bias Max Bazerman , Harvard Business... View Details
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Faculty & Research - Race, Gender & Equity
Faculty & Research Catalyzing & Translating Research Research Our faculty pursue cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields, creating knowledge that helps leaders drive change in their organizations and the world. Life & Leadership After HBS Life & Leadership... View Details
- December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Exercise
The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for Pearl Equity Partners
In a six-party negotiation exercise, the TNDA Corp. plans to sell the Elcer Products Division to one of four potential buyers (industrial, financial, U.S., German). This case contains confidential information for the Pearl Equity Partners management role. Challenges... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation
Sebenius, James K. "The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for Pearl Equity Partners." Harvard Business School Exercise 908-031, December 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- August 2017
- Article
The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures
By: Thomas F. Hellmann and Noam Wasserman
We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of entrepreneurial founding teams. Using a formal theory where founders may have preferences over relative outcomes, we derive predictions about the antecedents and consequences of dividing... View Details
Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman. "The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures." Management Science 63, no. 8 (August 2017): 2647–2666.