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- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
be better off, that tomorrow will be a better day. Where does growth come from? The answer is equally simple. Business, especially new business, creates jobs and prosperity. We need to stop arguing about how to slice a shrinking pie and start working to grow the pie.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
decided to focus my business efforts on investing in the arena of residential real estate. (It was clear to me that there would be capital shortages, but I believed in the continuing presence of a strong... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
Cases & Course MaterialsAQR's DELTA Strategy (A) Daniel B. Bergstresser, Lauren H. Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen, and Christopher J. MalloyHarvard Business School Case 212-038 In the summer of 2008, AQR Capital Management was considering... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
clinical trials, and unabashedly forces cooperation, collaboration, and openness in and among fields that are sometimes traditionally slow to do that. “We work to see the big picture and then invest our View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
variability than was the case historically. Under the new policy, dividends would be tied to the company's underwriting results, its performance relative to predetermined goals, and a target payout ratio. Progressive's new policy was intended to help with overall View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
drive our customers to us, but possibly limit our capital?” he asks, posing a classic B-School conundrum. “I think we’ll stay the course, but capital is always a concern.” HOME OF CHAMPIONS: A monument outside the stallion barn pays... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
experiment: a 1990 law that imposed a SBs on all firms incorporated in Massachusetts. We find that the law led to an increase in Tobin's Q. Examining mechanisms for the change in firm value, we find that managers protected by a SB increased View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
mortgages, accumulating twice the holdings of more seasoned managers. Moreover, inexperienced managers who personally experienced severe or recent adverse investment outcomes behaved more like seasoned managers. Training and institutional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
affects more than 10 million people in the US alone and is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Potentia’s first drug candidate, POT-4, has just successfully completed Phase I clinical testing. Potentia has raised $25M through private View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
what is happening currently in the US. As deficits mount, interest rates remain low in part because of a good credit rating relative to other countries, a strong currency, and the ready flow of capital into the country. Inflation is held... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
professional goals, she did not realize what made the company so special until after she resigned. Only then did she comprehend what being a true leader involved. The Index Revolution: Why Investors Should Join It Now by Charles D. Ellis (MBA 1963) (Wiley) Ellis argues... View Details
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
how those processes get institutionalized into a unique culture. Located in the Free State of Saxony in the eastern part of Germany (the former GDR), AMD's investment in the region leverages a historic and rather unique skill base in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
accusations of price gouging and calls for generic alternatives. The few big companies still investing in vaccines saw their fortunes take an upward turn in the mid-2010s, as countries with growing economies, like China, expanded... View Details
- 17 May 2018
- News
Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
HBS alumni in New York to participate in a voluntary outreach program to help local nonprofit institutions. Bhargava and Misra, who had found early success as an investment executive and founder or three tech startups, quickly became good... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
development in the United States following her graduation from HBS. She fell in love with what was then Czechoslovakia during a visit to Central Europe and moved to Prague in 1991. "I worked in economic development and venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
necessary capital to launch and expand the business, with the first (raised during the Internet’s heyday) coming much more easily than the second. “When we launched the product, we were operating at a negative gross profit margin,”... View Details
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
employment, investment among the three nations increased, and productivity also grew. Furthermore, the agreement led to lower prices. By 2018, all countries experienced low unemployment rates. With changes in NAFTA looming, many... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
were rare. The Better Chance program that offered students in poor neighborhoods a chance to attend public schools in more wealthy suburbs. There were real financial investments in these programs that were required to do the hard work of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
approach. The authors draw on years of research and teaching to deliver a truly interactive learning experience. The case studies cover all areas of corporate finance, including capital structure, financing needs, and project and company... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
introduces methods for increasing the efficiency of retail store liquidation, which we define as the time-constrained divestment of retail outlets through an in-store sale of inventory. The retail industry depends extensively on liquidation, not only as a means for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel