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- 06 Jun 2016
- News
Your Investment Tool Is Failing You
- 30 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU
Keywords: by Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
- 16 Jul 2020
- News
Q&A: Harvard impact investing expert on proposed ESG rule
- August 2021
- Case
BYJU’S: EdTech Giant Investing in Brick and Mortar
By: John J-H Kim and Rachna Tahilyani
The founder and CEO of BYJU’S, India’s largest edtech firm and one of the world’s most valuable edtech companies, is considering acquiring Aakash Educational Services (Aakash), one of India’s largest brick-and-mortar test-prep firms, for $1 billion. Is this a good... View Details
Keywords: Edtech; Business Strategy; Diversification; Investment; Acquisition; Education Industry; Asia; India; United States
Kim, John J-H, and Rachna Tahilyani. "BYJU’S: EdTech Giant Investing in Brick and Mortar." Harvard Business School Case 322-032, August 2021.
- February 2013 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Assured Guaranty
By: Robin Greenwood, Adi Sunderam and Jared Dourdeville
Nate Katz at Yokun Ridge Capital Management is evaluating an investment in Assured Guaranty, a municipal bond insurance company that is trading at a discount to book value. View Details
Keywords: Value Investing; Investments; Valuation; Insurance; Behavioral Finance; Financial Services Industry
Greenwood, Robin, Adi Sunderam, and Jared Dourdeville. "Assured Guaranty." Harvard Business School Case 213-100, February 2013. (Revised November 2016.)
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
Ending poverty in New York City is a monumental goal, but as president and chief operating officer of a modern-day nonprofit that bears the legendary moniker Robin Hood, Deborah Winshel (MBA 1985) uses her business acumen to effect social... View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
Pick up most business magazines these days and you'll probably find an article on some venture capital transaction involving millions of dollars. From HBS Associate Professor Benjamin Esty's perspective, however, these deals are small... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- May 2022 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
Proposing to Redesign a Global Investment Bank
By: David G. Fubini
A major, NYC-based, global investment bank is looking to rethink its Systems strategy amid a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Your firm has served the client across most of its major geographies on a range of substantial Systems and IT efforts, but is facing... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Professional Services; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Digital Strategy; Presentations; Competitive Strategy; Consulting Industry; New York (city, NY)
Fubini, David G. "Proposing to Redesign a Global Investment Bank." Harvard Business School Case 422-096, May 2022. (Revised June 2022.)
- 10 Feb 2015
- News
Managing family businesses
- October 2016
- Article
Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science
By: Kevin J. Boudreau, Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani and Christoph Riedl
Selecting among alternative innovative projects is a core management task in all innovating organizations. In this paper, we focus on the evaluation of frontier scientific research projects. We argue that the "intellectual distance" between the knowledge embodied in... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Innovation; Novelty; Evaluation; Resource Allocation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Innovation and Management; Science-Based Business; Experience and Expertise
Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl. "Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science." Management Science 62, no. 10 (October 2016).
- 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
Goldberg, Ray A., Robert E. Kennedy, and Laure Mougeot Strook. "Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-086, March 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Ramana Nanda
We examine the extent to which venture capital is adequately positioned for the rapid commercialization of clean energy technologies in the United States. While there are several startups in clean energy that are well-suited to the traditional venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Energy Generation; Venture Capital; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technological Innovation; Competition; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Ramana Nanda. "Venture Capital Investment in the Clean Energy Sector." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-020, August 2010.
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
a cab (Uber). It seems as if millennials would prefer to avoid face-to-face business interactions when there exists a more efficient way of getting what they want accomplished. “Having gone through the Great Recession, they tend to be... View Details
- June 2012 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
The Paris Opera Hotel
By: Arthur I. Segel and Chad M. Carr
Real estate investor Javier Faus invests in a luxury hotel development in central Paris, and must select a management company. View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; International Business; Capital Investments; Investment; Property; Business or Company Management; Real Estate Industry; Paris
Segel, Arthur I., and Chad M. Carr. "The Paris Opera Hotel." Harvard Business School Case 212-003, June 2012. (Revised September 2015.)
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Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis
Resources and instructional videos for company and industry financial analysis, stock pitching, Business Analysis & Valuation Using Financial Statements (BAV), Investment Management and Capital Markets, Projects in... View Details
- 12 Feb 2015
- Video
Philanthropy 2.0: Investing with a Purpose
- December 2016 (Revised February 2019)
- Case
Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago
By: Joshua Margolis and Michael Norris
In 2016, Kurt Summers, the Chicago City Treasurer, faced a decision with potential personal and political ramifications: whether or not to ask the city’s Mayor to join a class action antitrust suit against the city’s creditors for actions they took during the Global... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development; Career Journey; Leadership Development; Career; Leadership; Government and Politics; Personal Development and Career; Public Administration Industry; United States; Chicago
Margolis, Joshua, and Michael Norris. "Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago." Harvard Business School Case 417-023, December 2016. (Revised February 2019.)