Publications

13 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?

metamorworks] Related Reading Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms? Research Paper Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private CapitalIt Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

November 2008 (Revised March 2011)
Case

a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova

a-connect was started in 2002 by three former McKinsey partners who wanted to develop an alternative business model consulting firm, which they have positioned as a high-end staffing company. The company has been very successful, growing to revenues of CHF 30 million... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Initial Public Offering; Selection and Staffing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Consulting Industry

March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Case

The Credit Suisse/Gerson Lehrman Group Alliance

By: Robert G. Eccles and Laura Winig

The equity research department of Credit Suisse and the expert network firm of Gerson Lehrman Group, historically competitors, have established a strategic alliance which both believe will give them a competitive advantage. Under the leadership of its head of equity... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Financial Crisis; Investment Banking; Innovation and Invention; Alliances; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competitive Advantage; Banking Industry

03 Apr 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Yuhai Xuan

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Research Design - Impact Investments

impact investing, our team has drawn upon several established resources, including: the Community Development Venture Capital Association (CDVCA), ImpactAssets, ImpactBase, and Preqin’s alternative assets database. We have further used... View Details

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Kristin W. Mugford | About

Kristin W. Mugford Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community Unit Finance Contact Phone Bio Kristin Mugford is the Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance Unit at the... View Details

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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

“Piva Capital is an early-stage Venture Capital firm focused on investing in hard-to-decarbonize sectors. We are backing entrepreneurs focused on the future of work, resource efficiency, circular economy, food and alternate proteins,... View Details

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

are looking for alternatives that reduce time and better align spending with strategy. Look at your own company's budget process: Has it really helped you do a better job of belt tightening during the current slowdown? Many companies have... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

01 Sep 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

of China.” "It’s perhaps evidence that sanity still prevails in the business world." Before proceeding, I should insert a disclaimer. I was a member of a group of about a hundred faculty members called the Committee for Alternatives at... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
Case

VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture

This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Supply Chain; Health Care and Treatment; Investment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Health Industry; Mozambique

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Foods is a cultivated meat company using synthetic biology to create the next generation of meat alternatives that use cell-based ingredients in combination with plant-based meat, enabling the creation of products that taste more like... View Details

January 2008
Article

Innovation Killers: How Financial Tools Destroy Your Capacity to Do New Things

By: Clayton M. Christensen, Stephen P. Kaufman and Willy C. Shih

Most companies aren't half as innovative as their senior executives want them to be (or as their marketing claims suggest they are). What's stifling innovation? There are plenty of usual suspects, but the authors finger three financial tools as key accomplices.... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Prejudice and Bias; Value Creation

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2006
Dissertation

Enterprise Risk Management in Action

By: Anette Mikes

The new Basel regulatory initiatives and a burgeoning risk management literature signify the rise of enterprise risk management (ERM) in the financial services sector. However, very little is known of the roles that risk management plays in organizations and how it... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Risk Management; Practice; Governance Controls; Value; Strategy; Financial Services Industry