Financial Firms - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1999
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Short Takes

No Mistake About It: Trust Is Key in Learning It's a real Catch-22: Learning is more critical than ever to firm success, yet the process often requires making mistakes. And many people believe mistakes lead to failure and thus avoid... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices

regulation are essential to limit the harm, as well as the reputational and financial damage. But governance and regulation exist on pendulums that swing to and fro, and may overshoot in one direction and then in the other. One of... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

01 May 2013
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Michael F. Cronin, MBA 1977

Detroit, and even the student whose idea it was to put solar panels on the roof of Shad,” he notes. Cronin is the cofounder and managing partner of Weston Presidio, a private equity firm with offices on both US coasts and over $3 billion... View Details

08 May 2015
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A new view of the cost of equity and capital requirements for banks

Capital requirements for banks, which govern the ratio of equity to debt, have come under greater scrutiny in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. A central question is how these requirements affect banks’ overall cost of capital, or... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

launch of Nasdaq Japan. “This new venture is developing a hybrid financial market model for Japan that integrates Nasdaq’s U.S. market and the traditional Osaka Securities Exchange market model,” Applegate explains. “It ties in with my... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

01 Sep 2006
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Light Years Ahead

investment. In addition, he worked half-time with a Boston-based management consulting firm on the strategy problems of several important corporate clients. He soon decided to focus his full attention on HBS. As the first graduate of the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jan 2004
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Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964

United States, and as an alternative representative to the United Nations General Assembly. During that time, Franklin also started a management consulting firm and began serving as a director of corporations such as Aetna, Dow Chemical,... View Details

31 Jul 2014
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Making Private Equity Public Knowledge

©Rick Friedman As Daniel Sheyner (MBA 2014) tells it, most private equity firms have a very specific target in mind when recruiting: "The best athletes." The highest-ranked investment banking and consulting analysts; the elite. "Goldman... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

21 Feb 2018
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Can Farming Save the Planet?

reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide in the ground. With his extensive background in green businesses, finance, and turnarounds, it seems almost inevitable that Wiviott would help found a business like SFP. The View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Case Study: Bionic Banking

(Thinkstock/Getty Images) Robo-advisors, like Betterment and Wealthfront, are built for millennials-automated asset management for those with lower account balances or an aversion to traditional financial advisors. Silicon Valley has... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Vision: Into the Breach

local schools and colleges in the education sector and the small- to medium-size businesses it serves in the United States. (The firm also raised $205 million in Series D funding, saw an eightfold increase in year-over-year premium... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech

it to market is so low that it remains a risky proposition." Profitable firms such as Genentech, Genzyme, and Biogen already have products on the market, as does Amgen, where Gordon M. Binder (MBA '62) served as CEO until his retirement... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2012
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Women and VC

bottom line is all business. Said Dodi, “As with any private equity firm or venture capital fund, it’s our fiduciary duty to look out for our investors and get a return.” View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

01 Oct 2002
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Books

The Heart of Change by John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen Searching for a Corporate Savior by Rakesh Khurana Making Markets: How Firms Can Design and Profit from Online Auctions and Exchanges by Ajit Kambil and Eric Van Heck Leading Terms:... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Harvard’s Next Frontier

John A. Paulson (MBA 1980), founder and president of the investment management firm Paulson & Co., has made the largest gift in the University’s history—a $400 million endowment to support the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences... View Details

Keywords: Drew Faust

01 Sep 2008
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Letters to the Editor

Doriot’s Impact on Europe The article about General Georges Doriot in the June issue is quite informative about his great accomplishments. Left without mention, however, was the first venture capital firm in Europe, called European... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Feb 2002
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Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs

According to a recent study by the venture capital research firm VentureOne, even in average economic times, women CEOs typically receive just 6 percent of the $69 billion available in venture capital in the United States. In an effort to... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 1998
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Deals For Sale

often become obsolete in as little as six months, a firm can seldom predict accurately how much of its inventory will actually sell. A company like Compaq, for example, may suddenly find itself with three thousand extra modems on hand.... View Details