Publications

August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
Background Note

Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

A technical note that defines return on invested capital (ROIC). View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Business Ventures; Capital

01 Mar 2023
News

An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders

accessible and assure prospective students that the School will support them on their educational journeys. “The impact of the fellowship program on our students, who see how invested our alumni are in their success and the success of the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

20 Jun 2024
News

How Are Venture and Broadway Investing Alike? Ft. A Harvard Business School Professor (Christina Wallace)

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Black Investment Club | MBA

to make it easier for firms to hire diverse candidates. Club Email Address blackinvestment@studentclubs.hbs.edu Club Co-Presidents Dion Boyd Dawit Wondimagegn Club CFO Dion Boyd Mailing Address Student Clubs of HBS, Inc. - Black View Details

September 1999
Case

CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997 (Condensed)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor

From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank Wood Gundy with CIBC's corporate bank. The impact and interaction of organization design, compensation schemes, and communication initiatives are... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Design; Business Plan; Communication; Banking Industry

September 1996 (Revised January 1997)
Case

Zambia's Agricultural Sector Investment Program

By: George C. Lodge and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Keywords: Agribusiness; Investment; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Zambia

January 2008
Case

Parks Capital - Investment in US Retail, Inc.

Parks Capital acquired a Children's Apparel Manufacturer , American Child Clothing Manufacturers, Inc. (ACCM), in 2001. Two years later ACCM's largest retail customer, U.S. Retail, Inc., decided to evaluate strategic alternatives due to financial difficulties. Parks... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Value and Value Chain; Private Equity; Vertical Integration; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; United States

January 2024
Article

Investing with the Government: A Field Experiment in China

By: Emanuele Colonnelli, Bo Li and Ernest Liu

We study the demand for government participation in China’s venture capital and private equity market. We conduct a large-scale, non-deceptive field experiment in collaboration with the leading industry service provider, through which we survey both capital investors... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Business and Government Relations; Entrepreneurship; China

31 Jul 2013
News

Publicly owned companies need to invest

26 Apr 2018
News

Why JPMorgan Chase is Investing Millions in Detroit

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The Challenges Ahead in the field of impact investing | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Challenges Ahead in the field of impact investing Multiple Alumni Topics Business for Social Impact Impact Investing More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations... View Details

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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog

investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance. However, many students have found that a thorough understanding of public capital markets and the business of View Details

Fast Answer

Field Course: Investing for Impact

Where can I find information to help me with my course work? Pathways to Business Created by HBS faculty Andy Zelleke , and delivered via an interactive and video-led online experience, Pathways to Business... View Details

06 Jun 2016
News

Your Investment Tool Is Failing You

June 2021
Article

Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU

By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang

Investor-driven "short-termism" is said to harm EU public firms' ability to invest for the long term, prompting calls for the EU to better insulate managers from shareholder pressure. But the evidence offered—rising levels of repurchases and dividends—is incomplete and... View Details

Keywords: Short-termism; EU; Payout Policy; Innovation; Investment; Corporate Governance; Investment Return; Acquisition; European Union

SSRN

September 2014 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Doing Business in Morocco

By: Jill Avery, Tonia Junker and Daniela Beyersdorfer

This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Morocco. It highlights Morocco's ongoing economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2014 in the context of its historical, political, and cultural background. The case summarizes some of... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Market; Emerging Economies; Africa; Global Strategy; Operations Management; Development Economics; Geographic Scope; Globalization; Business History; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Strategy; Auto Industry; Africa; Morocco

14 Jun 2023
News

Investing in Growth Through Uncertainty

16 Jul 2020
News

Q&A: Harvard impact investing expert on proposed ESG rule

March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
Case

Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert E. Kennedy and Laure Mougeot Strook

A Greek milling firm wants to invest in Eastern Europe. The case explores the firm's search strategy and its due diligence process after a potential investment, and considers how the company should structure its bid. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Financial Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe