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  • 26 Jan 2024
  • Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective

market map focus area, as long as it is aligned to Emerson’s mission and objectives,” Lichter said. “Examples include the intersection of A.I. and climate tech and sustainable construction.” Past interns have also helped portfolio companies build their go-to-market... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 06 Aug 2020
  • News

Defining Flex Work

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the workplace has been seismic, causing many companies to completely rethink their strategies and models. It was especially disruptive, says Anna Auerbach (MBA 2010), because companies had already been... View Details
  • 08 Dec 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

to be coupled with very low life satisfaction. Thus, people may work hard to maintain or increase their income in part because they overestimate the hedonic costs of earning low levels of income. Capital Market Driven Corporate Finance Author: Malcolm Baker... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

emerging markets has been part of a larger effort to understand how local business environments influence company strategy. Thus far, strategy scholars have emphasized the importance of industry and firm-specific characteristics in... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
  • 24 Mar 2021
  • News

Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

trust of the communities they serve.” For the Oregon Community Partners, that has meant teaming up with Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), a micro-lending organization providing entrepreneurs of color with opportunities for View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • March 1992 (Revised June 1992)
  • Case

Thermo Electron Corp.

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
George Hatsopoulos, CEO at Thermo Electron Corp., is considering whether to issue shares in a subsidiary via an initial public offering (IPO). The company has developed an unusual corporate structure in which subsidiaries fund new ventures by raising debt and equity in... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Business Subsidiaries; Resource Allocation; Valuation; Organizational Structure; Business Headquarters; Initial Public Offering; Capital Structure; Capital Markets; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Semiconductor Industry; Technology Industry
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  • January 2022 (Revised December 2022)
  • Case

TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and David Lane
In November 2021, Girish Nadkarni, the head of TotalEnergies’ corporate venture capital arm (TEV) was considering whether, and on what terms, to exit an investment in Hyzon Motors, a start-up supplier of hydrogen-powered trucks. TEV had invested $4 million in Hyzon,... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Communication Intention and Meaning; Renewable Energy; Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Design; Standards; Commercialization; Investment Portfolio; Market Transactions; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Europe; New York (city, NY)
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  • 22 Dec 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

With Intention. “We want consumers to sync what they are investing in with their financial assets, with education about decarbonization investment opportunities in their own homes and cars.” She continued, “My husband and I have been... View Details
  • 01 Feb 1998
  • News

Not Your Typical Business Conference

Buttner's (HRPBA '58) informative talk on the importance of financial investing for women, to the three upbeat and entertaining panels on how to succeed in corporate, nontraditional, and entrepreneurial career pursuits, to a moving speech... View Details
  • December 2010
  • Teaching Note

Roche's Acquisition of Genentech (TN)

By: Bo Becker and Carliss Y. Baldwin
Teaching Note for 210-040. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Stock Shares; Opportunities; Strategy; Organizational Culture; Value; Negotiation Tactics; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry
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  • 28 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

(0.74%). Even after controlling for filers' demographic factors and self-revealed savings intent, the likelihood of tax-site savings was 5.5 percentage points higher at treatment sites as compared with control sites. In contrast to the take up of many View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Mar 2018
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist

companies must serve a social purpose. “Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose,” Fink wrote. “To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance but also show how... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Banking
  • 06 Jan 2011
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

to care in the use of the Internet, Gerald Nanninga pointed out that the best defense might well be a carefully-crafted strategy that competitors can't replicate even if they are familiar with it . Another creative proposal, leaking... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
  • 18 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

COVID-19 has reminded us, private corporations rely on public programs and policy for financial assistance during times of crisis. In contrast, ‘good’ corporate strategy often emphasizes minimizing tax... View Details
  • 05 Oct 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

They differentiated themseves in the marketplace by centering their strategy around social and environmental responsibility. They said, they don't want to be a "green" bank—they are a for-profit endeavor—but they want to do the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2017
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017

Americans, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Ivy League alums, high-school grads, and parents offers coping strategies to help ordinary people turn challenges into extraordinary opportunities for action. College Sports Traditions: Before,... View Details
  • 16 Jul 2014
  • HBS Case

Marketing Obamacare

that means is that despite the enormous costs—both financial and political—of setting up these exchanges, fewer than 10 percent of uninsured people in the US have so far been insured as a result. “This is not like Field of Dreams, where... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
  • 10 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 10

capabilities across markets: no learning, local learning, and global learning. Three equilibrium strategies arise: accommodate, marginalize, and collocate. We identify how these strategies emerge depending... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

donations or grants, hybrid organizations generate their own commercial revenues that sustain their pursuit of a social mission. While hybrid models can enhance financial sustainability, they also pose new challenges for entrepreneurs.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Apr 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) reflects on her how experience at HBS shaped her career and inspired her to make a difference in her home region of Asia through impact investing. How has your education at HBS helped to shape your career in impact and ESG investing? Though I... View Details