Theory Of The Firm - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2020
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The Camel and the Unicorn

didn’t pay off. But generally, the New Bedford whaling industry of the 1800s thrived using this investment model, averaging over 14 percent annual returns, says Alex. Holding... View Details

16 May 2020
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Businesses are proving quite resilient to the pandemic

17 Nov 2011
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Migration and business: Weaving the world together

26 Jun 2013
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Henry Ford's Great-Great Grandchildren Join the Family Business

01 Sep 2013
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Three Decades of Change and Counting

Here, a few SVMP alumni who went on to graduate from HBS describe their first impressions of the program and how it influenced them. Karen Caswelch Photo courtesy of Karen... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Aug 2018
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Study: Immigrants Form 25% of New U.S. Businesses, With Big Regional Variations

25 Aug 2022
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first is a mission-driven real estate development firm focused on creating desirable affordable housing for single mothers and their families. The second is a nonprofit that uses a percentage View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

06 Jul 2018
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The Real Problem With Stock Buybacks

09 Oct 2019
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Building a Tradition of Giving

a cure and maximum impact. Now that his children are young adults, Sternlicht is handing the tradition down. The chairman and CEO of the private... View Details

08 Sep 2014
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The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

01 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

his work. A paper he’d written, using game theory to explore the liberalization of telecoms, was the ticket to his first job at Metropolitan... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

19 Apr 2017
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Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action

intimate and immediate,” she said, noting that 1871 is home to 500 early-stage tech startups. “We’re a place to bring together all of the stakeholders—venture capital, universities, and corporate partners,”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Emmanuel

01 Oct 2021
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Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

“brought finance to life for me,” he says. In addition to being an excellent teacher, Glauber introduced Melwani in 1985 to Steve Schwarzman (MBA 1972), cofounder of Blackstone, the View Details

01 Dec 2001
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A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire

successful firm until the 1930s. Revson wouldn't have stood out as someone who was bound for success. Noyce, however, showed extraordinary intelligence at an early age, and Walton had a natural ability to... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management