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August 2010 (Revised February 2011)
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Highland Capital Partners: Investing in Cleantech

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and David Kiron

One day during the summer of 2008, Paul Maeder, co-founder and general partner of Highland Capital Partners (HCP), was walking with his wife around Reykjavik, Iceland, marveling at how clean the city felt and at the widespread use of naturally occurring geothermal... View Details

Keywords: Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Global Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry

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November 1999 (Revised October 2009)
Case

Virtualis Systems (A)

By: Jay O. Light and Michael J. Roberts

Describes a second-year MBA's attempts to make money for a fledgling Web-hosting business. As the case ends, he must both sort out the company's business model and financing needs, as well as select from an array of financing and acquisition alternatives. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Business Startups; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Web Services Industry

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01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater

instead, just tried to do what was best for the company. Steve Gallagher: My student experience has directly informed how I think about the services I’m delivering. When I talk to my sectionmates at reunions, they ask me how things have... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Dec 2002
News

The Campaign for Harvard Business School

practice of management worldwide. The influence of the campaign is already visible throughout HBS, from Spangler Center to Hawes Hall to the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. The campaign has also raised significant unrestricted funds to support student View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

18 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

and Brooke Barton, 309-320. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007 Abstract After thirty years of development, commercial microfinance in the developing world—the provision of financial services to low income... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

CCP relied on the manipulation and distribution of the national land supply either to stimulate economic growth or to rein in an overheating economy. China’s land institutions, therefore, share “complementarities” with fiscal and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

assumed it was some combination of choice, poor financial decisions, and bad luck,” says Shumway, the founder, chairman, and former CEO of Cicero Group, a Salt Lake City–based consulting firm that uses advanced analytics to help clients... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

07 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

hours reduce electricity bills? Perhaps for the first time, small-business owners accustomed to monthly accounting might need to track day-to-day spending so they can react quickly to changing economic conditions. Free and low-cost tools from banks and fintech firms... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Service; Service

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

changed with the times, what improvements, if any, have they experienced in customer satisfaction and financial performance? Shapiro: Unfortunately, we did not formally maintain relationships with the many companies that we used as field... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

reverse convertible note with payoffs linked to the price of Molycorp's common stock. These financially engineered securities were just one of many kinds of structured notes available in the retail market.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2016
News

Smart Moves

purchaser, rather than the generator, of roadway data. The early days required a lot of evangelism, but in the past five years, most governments have begun seeing how much more effective we can be.” Turning government agencies into customers has also helped INRIX... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Support Activities for Transportation; Transportation

07 Sep 2021
News

Embracing Activism for Social Change

part was creating a crisis intervention team to partner with police patrols in neighborhoods where substance abuse, mental health issues, and homelessness are chronic problems. “The goal is to help first responders better assess situations and connect at-risk... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2004
News

HBS to Release 2004 Annual Report

Thanks to diligent fiscal management and growth from income-producing activities, Harvard Business School finished fiscal year 2004 last June in a strong financial position. Total revenues of $309 million reflected a 5.1 percent increase... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

Sanford I. Weill

on strong execution and delivery of services, stock-based incentive compensation plans, and skillful blending of complimentary strengths and weaknesses, has helped to achieve his mission of building a brand name financial View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Feb 2002
News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

charitable endeavors, pro bono consulting, and projects at her children's school, in addition to two intervals when she worked part-time for pay. "As a full-time parent, you're way too busy to think that way." Amy Cahners Hunter (MBA '81) had worked as a View Details

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

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HBS - From The Dean

2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive From The Dean The global pandemic we've endured over these many months has challenged Harvard Business School on many levels, but I could not be prouder of how our faculty,... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

Marketing Muscle

chairman of Interactive Investor International (iii), Coutu said she relishes the opportunity to do things a little differently. Her Internet financial services company, for example, is located in a... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over

right to outfit and sponsor individual teams? Sophisticated sports marketing outfits, often subsidiaries of the top marketing services firms, conduct detailed assessments to help companies like Nike and Samsung determine what value to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences - Course Catalog

the appropriate financial and human resources, and scaling. The course will explore which areas of the life sciences are ripe for innovation and entrepreneurship and will cover therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, and related View Details

24 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector

around the weight assigned to ethical concerns, especially when they are judged against financial considerations. What has been the highlight of your HBS experience thus far? The students and alumni I have met so far are catalysts for... View Details

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