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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Notebook
Managing a business that’s growing fast. When we were a small company, we were like a three-piece ensemble. Now we’re like an orchestra. The quicker you grow, the harder it is to keep everyone aligned. I worry about that. On deck: The... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Harvard’s Alumni Impact
Keywords: Harvard; alumni; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: “The Architecture of Innovation”
The key to managing innovation starts, and probably ends, with incentives. In his new book, The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations, Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner puts it this way:... View Details
- January 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (A)
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Peter A. Hecht and Christopher Edward James Payton
In 1997, the U.S. Treasury was deciding whether to proceed with a proposal to issue inflation-indexed bonds. This case explores the challenges facing innovation in the financial markets as the Treasury tries to determine whether to introduce Treasury... View Details
Keywords: Inflation; Innovation; Federal Government; Securities; Debt Securities; Risk Management; Bonds; Investment Portfolio; Capital Markets; Inflation and Deflation; Government and Politics; Innovation and Invention; United States
Froot, Kenneth A., Peter A. Hecht, and Christopher Edward James Payton. "Innovation at the Treasury: Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-112, January 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- 2011
- Chapter
Asset Allocation by Institutional Investors after the Recent Financial Crisis
By: Robert C. Pozen, Betsy Palmer and Natalie Shapiro
Pozen, Robert C., Betsy Palmer, and Natalie Shapiro. "Asset Allocation by Institutional Investors after the Recent Financial Crisis." In Growing Old: Paying for Retirement and Institutional Money Management after the Financial Crisis, edited by Y. Fuchita, R. Herring, and R. Litan. Brookings Institution Press, 2011.
- April 2004
- Teaching Note
The Arts Property and Hotel (TN)
By: Arthur I Segel
Teaching Note to (9-803-009). View Details
- 2007
- Working Paper
Facts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China
By: Lee Branstetter and C. Fritz Foley
Despite the rapid expansion of U.S.-China trade ties, the increase in U.S. FDI in China, and the expanding amount of economic research exploring these developments, a number of misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Expansion; China; United States
Branstetter, Lee, and C. Fritz Foley. "Facts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13470, October 2007.
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
common struggle for firms to get innovation investments right, says Josh Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. On one hand, firms large enough to house their... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
come together." The first step, she says, is "treating it as an innovative process. Understand that there's uncertainty and put processes in place to manage it." When firms invest in a new product, for... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- August 1999
- Teaching Note
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Development Strategy, The (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-599-104). View Details
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing directors at the Lyme Timber Company in Hanover, New Hampshire, work hard to make the double bottom line a reality. Founded in 1976, Lyme Timber Company is a timberland View Details
Christina Melas-Kyriazi
Christina joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2021, where she focuses on early-stage investments in fintech and commerce. Christina was previously Head of Product for Consumer Foundations at Affirm, where she led a team of product View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- Career Coach
Warren Radtke
been a small business owner. Work Experience: General Electric, Right Management Consultants, Interim Executive assignments in Human Resources/Talent Management; Director of a nonprofit urban grant making agency; Small business owner... View Details
Keywords: Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking; Investment Banking
- February 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Can Families Conquer Private Equity? Pritzker Private Capital
By: Lauren Cohen and Sophia Pan
Anthony (Tony) Pritkzer, Paul Carbone, and the Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) team wondered how to approach the firm’s next phase of growth. PPC was a private equity firm that offered a differentiated approach to the family capital market. Back in 2016, the partners... View Details
Keywords: Family Office; External Financing; Succession; Leadership Transition; Family Business; Private Equity; Investment; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Business Model; Private Sector; Financial Liquidity; Risk Management; Organizational Structure; Competitive Advantage; Venture Capital; Management Succession; Financial Services Industry; Chicago; Illinois; United States
Cohen, Lauren, and Sophia Pan. "Can Families Conquer Private Equity? Pritzker Private Capital." Harvard Business School Case 224-078, February 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- Web
Student Clubs | MBA
Crypto Club Black Investment Club Boat Club Brazilian-Portuguese Cultural Club Brew Club Business of Animal Protection Club Business of Sports Club C Canadian Club Cannabis Business Association Catholic Students Association Central &... View Details
Alex Jiang
Alex Jiang cofounded Alpha Startup Fund in 2015 and builds Alpha Startups into one of the leading early stage venture funds in China. Alpha Startups invests in AI, IoT, enterprise solutions and consumer internet. It was voted by leading... View Details
- April 22, 2021
- Article
Shareholders Are Pressing for Climate Risk Disclosures. That's Good for Everyone
By: Caroline Flammer, Michael W. Toffel and Kala Viswanathan
Does shareholder activism induce firms to voluntarily disclose climate change risks? And how do markets respond to these disclosures? New research finds that the extent of climate-risk disclosure increases by approximately 4.6% for each environment-related proposal... View Details
Keywords: Reporting; Transparency; Activism; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Engagement; Climate Change; Corporate Disclosure; Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations
Flammer, Caroline, Michael W. Toffel, and Kala Viswanathan. "Shareholders Are Pressing for Climate Risk Disclosures. That's Good for Everyone." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 22, 2021).
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Faculty Books
Leadership by Bill George with Peter Sims (Jossey-Bass) Based on research and first-person interviews with 125 top business leaders, Professor of Management Practice George describes how anyone can become an authentic leader. He presents... View Details
- August 2015 (Revised July 2017)
- Technical Note
Hotel Industry
By: Arthur I. Segel, Daniel Woodbury and Michael Horowitz
This note teaches the critical elements to understand the fundamentals of hotel investing, ownership, and management. It outlines the basics of hotel segmentation, operations, ownership, management, and valuation. The changing impact of technology is also addressed. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., Daniel Woodbury, and Michael Horowitz. "Hotel Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 216-012, August 2015. (Revised July 2017.)
- 25 May 2016
- News
A Focus on Sustainability
McArthur University Professor; Forest Reinhardt, John D. Black Professor; and Michael Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, for their work that furthers the cause. Ferenbach is one of five HBS graduates who founded Berkshire Partners, a View Details