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- May 1979 (Revised January 1994)
- Exercise
Hedging Exercises
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Hedging Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 179-211, May 1979. (Revised January 1994.)
- 26 Sep 2019
- News
Kill science funding and you kill the future tech economy
- July 2014
- Teaching Note
Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
By: William R. Kerr and Penelope Rossano
- January 11, 2012
- Article
ETFs: Wide World of Exchange-Traded Funds Requires Navigation for Investors
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
- April 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Conflicts of Interest at Uptown Bank
By: Jonas Heese
In 2013, two employees debated whether to blow the whistle on their employer, Bell Bank, after completing an internal review that revealed undisclosed conflicts of interest. Bell Bank’s Asset Management business disproportionately invested clients’ money in Bell Bank’s... View Details
Keywords: Whistleblower; Whistleblowing; Mutual Funds; Conflicts Of Interest; Decision Making; Decisions; Judgments; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Financial Management; Investment; Investment Funds; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Policy; Law; Legal Liability; Social Psychology; Motivation and Incentives; Perception; Perspective; Trust; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States
Heese, Jonas. "Conflicts of Interest at Uptown Bank." Harvard Business School Case 122-022, April 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- August 2021
- Supplement
Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund (B): Kevin Hart and Clubhouse
By: Anita Elberse, Briana Richardson and Cydni Williams
In May 2020, Andreessen Horowitz secures an agreement with Clubhouse, one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups, to lead its ‘Series A’ funding round. One of the factors that insiders saw as pivotal in the race to be Clubhouse’s VC firm of choice was Andreessen... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Talent Management; General Management; Inclusion; Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Networks; Nonprofit Organizations
Elberse, Anita, Briana Richardson, and Cydni Williams. "Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund (B): Kevin Hart and Clubhouse." Harvard Business School Supplement 522-021, August 2021.
- 19 Jun 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts
Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda
- 11 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs
about making money and investing, but it's also about entrepreneurship. Having half of our society somewhat inhibited in their access to capital is a bad thing." Higgins cochaired the forum with HBS professor Myra M. Hart. With venture... View Details
- Web
Career Support & Exploration Funds | MBA
around promising life-science technologies, while developing their leadership talents. Ideal candidates are those who have graduated within the last 7-10 years. Search Fund Fellowship The Search Fund... View Details
- January 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
FX Risk Hedging at EADS
By: W. Carl Kester, Vincent Dessain and Karol Misztal
In 2008, EADS, the European aerospace group that owns Airbus, was faced with the decision of how best to hedge a large and growing mismatch between its dollar revenues and its euro manufacturing costs. Specifically, the company needed to decide if it would continue... View Details
Keywords: Derivatives; Foreign Exchange; Options; Forward Contract; Aerospace; Europe; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Aerospace Industry; Europe
Kester, W. Carl, Vincent Dessain, and Karol Misztal. "FX Risk Hedging at EADS." Harvard Business School Case 213-080, January 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- 12 Apr 2015
- News
Actively managed exchange traded funds are the NextShares big thing
- 14 Nov 2021
- News
Vikram Gandhi—HBS Professor and Managing Partner at Asha Impact Fund
- 1 PM – 2 PM EDT, 17 Sep 2015
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Risk of Unfunded Public Pension Fund and Health Care Benefits in the US
Detroit is the canary in the coal mine on the issue of unfunded pension and health care liabilities. Had the city not declared bankruptcy, it was projected that 67% of every incremental revenue dollar would have been allocated to these legacy benefits by 2017. Yet even... View Details
- May 2009
- Case
Ceres Gardening Company: Funding Growth in Organic Products
By: John H. McArthur and Sunru Yong
Ceres is a leading player in the growing organic gardening industry, selling seeds, small plants, and related items. Their distribution depends heavily on retail sales through independent nurseries and garden centers. Because these small dealers are unable to finance... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Procedures; Marketing; Business Growth; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Marketing Strategy; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Marketing Channels; Credit; Financial Statements; Sales; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
McArthur, John H., and Sunru Yong. "Ceres Gardening Company: Funding Growth in Organic Products." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-017, May 2009.
- July 2015 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Proxy Contest at DuPont
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague
On January 9, 2015, Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management launched a proxy fight for four out of the twelve seats on the DuPont board. The fund had previously published a public letter addressed to shareholders outlining its proposal to break the company into three... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Hedge Fund; Activist Investing; Activist Investors; Proxy Fight; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Emily McTague. "Proxy Contest at DuPont." Harvard Business School Case 416-005, July 2015. (Revised March 2021.)
- 12 Dec 2017
- Video