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- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
analyst recommendations. Using a unique data set that discloses brokerage firms' commission income derived from each mutual fund client as well as the share holdings of these mutual funds, we find that an analyst's recommendation on a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
analyze the conditions under which each measurement method is most relevant. We also recommend an integrated model of impact measurement by drawing upon the best practices found in our study. Download report - Measuring the "Impact" in... View Details
- Profile
Evelyne White
that our business works very well in a particular kind of medium-sized city. And in those cities, we can invest in the market to bring it to saturation. But many would argue that we should tackle the biggest cities immediately,... View Details
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
generations to come. Publisher's Link: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9261.html The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations Authors:Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Inside MBA Admissions
required of top candidates prior to admission. No one is accepted without one. “Interviewing has been a big investment for us, but we think it’s worth it for two reasons,” Dewey explains. “First, it helps us as part of the evaluation... View Details
- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
precious three months of my life, not what others might think that I should do,” Takatsuka shared. “I ended up pursuing two internships in developing countries in the middle of COVID-19 – no one recommended that I do that! But for me, I... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
emphasis on indoor air quality and other healthy building measures will diffuse through the rest of the economy. As the country begins to return to work, concerns about the spread of infectious disease will “make it easier than ever to View Details
- 21 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 21, 2007
decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish to invest in such loans.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
preclude considering the option of knocking down and starting all over again if that's what is best for the business ... (but) Kaplan & Foster [authors of the book] seem to be recommending destruction for its own sake." Readers... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Student-Profile
Rowan Clarke
randomly assigned to receive development funding and others that served as controls,” he explains. By analyzing the impact of investment on both the recipient business and the surrounding economy, researchers hope to better understand how... View Details
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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
planning. One thing that I've learned in the past year is that social enterprise offers a broad spectrum of opportunities, and that an interest in marketing or even investment management is not mutually exclusive to an interest in seeing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Alumni Books
how it works); illuminates the challenges of bringing billions of dollars in private capital to bear on social problems; identifies smart public policies that promote social innovation; and recommends specific View Details
- Profile
Creighton Taylor
me to business, because as a business person, you need to adapt to new environments quite a bit.” Even as Creighton majored in music in college, he nurtured his interest in numbers. After graduation, he spent three years in a variety of sales and marketing roles within... View Details
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment
likely to be affected by climate change or related regulation and recommend steps it should take to address related risks while simultaneously seizing emerging opportunities for investment or innovation. ... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive
since then has experienced a lingering period of weakness, with slower than usual productivity growth, job growth, and investment growth. The report, Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided: The State of US Competitiveness in 2016, which... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
Jones Author's Abstract A noteworthy characteristic of the contemporary global economy is the uneven distribution of world foreign direct investment (FDI). While in the first global economy before 1929 most FDI was located in developing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Plan B: The Brick Bank
the target household’s average savings capacity was $1 per month, that local annual inflation was nearly 20 percent, and that home repairs usually cost about $300.” While that environment was not conducive to the savings program, the team did View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
selection and recommendation incentives than their sell-side peers. We examine the selection and performance of stocks recommended by analysts at a large investment firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
the risk associated with investing the potentially significant time and money necessary for the R&D, equipment, and talent that could eliminate these bottlenecks, or focus on growing the business with its current industry-leading... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Amy Sennett
Shanghai. “She had attended and taught at Harvard Law School and recommended it as a place where I would find women moving into leadership roles,” Amy says. Once at the school, “I realized I wanted to stay in the community longer, to... View Details