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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
economic research has examined the influence of policy movements on bank lending behavior, capital flows, and market responses in the public sector, the private equity industry—despite its substantial size and pervasive presence—has not... View Details
- 12 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
Does Your HQ Operation Fit With Corporate Strategy?
underlying corporate strategy. A conglomerate will have a very different corporate headquarters than a firm that has diversified into a very tightly related set of businesses. The real takeaway is that "one View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Fast Answer
Business demographics: number of establishments and employees
Where can I find the number of business establishments and employment size in industries? County Business Patterns has data for the United States as a whole, by county, zip code, and major metropolitan area. Business Dynamics... View Details
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
their research, public firms invest less than half as much as private firms of similar size and industry—and private firms are 3.5 times more... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Applying business practices to nonprofits to strengthen impact
impact, build leadership, advance philanthropic effectiveness, and accelerate learning. "You need strategy. You need talent. You need funding. We have evolved to provide an integrated package of those kinds of services," says Bradach, who founded the Boston-based View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
approach to taking a more in-depth look at a single topic through the experiences of alumni and the insights of faculty experts. HBS alumni interviewed for this issue lead companies ranging in size from a global powerhouse to just twenty... View Details
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
T. Pittinsky. Harvard Business School Press, 2009 Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size Authors: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Publication: Journal of the European Economic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
value." Can you explain what CLV is? Who is the ideal customer? A: Customers are increasingly being viewed as assets that bring value to the firm. Customer lifetime value is a metric that allows managers to calculate how much a customer (or customer segment) is... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Becoming a VC Insider
globalor local, an early- or late-stage investor, confines itself to certain industries, and what size fund best meets your needs. The proper homework can also tell you where a firm sits in its funding... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
their responsibility to their constituencies, emphasize knowing their customers, and invest heavily in training employees. Further, Mittelstand firms tend to occupy narrow niches, often tools or component parts, with a strategy to... View Details
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Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog
competitors’ size to their own advantage (judo strategy)? When and how can large firms impose their will (sumo strategy) against other players in their ecosystem, without running afoul of antitrust laws?... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
size of the company's assets? The management of financial risks is not just a matter of "protecting" the firm against adverse events. A: As an accounting identity, the total value and the total... View Details
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Ditching to drain off the whey - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next Ditching to drain off the whey ca. 1933 Kraft–Phenix Cheese Corporation Photographer unknown The curd becomes increasingly View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
It’s no secret that private equity firms have enjoyed massive profits in recent years. In Private Equity Finance, a course in the second-year MBA elective curriculum, students follow the life cycle of a deal in order to learn more about... View Details
- 02 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
we are focusing on venture-backed firms in this study, the industries are those that are most common for venture capitalists to fund: Internet and software, biotechnology, and telecommunications.Q: Was there anything in your findings that... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 21 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?
the nation's private sector workforce—about 120 million people—but since 1995 they have created approximately two-thirds of the net new jobs in our country. They are also instrumental in driving the innovation that provides a competitive edge in the global market.... View Details
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry
Resources Company Analysis and Financing Company profiles on project sponsors Financial fundamentals for valuation Executive bios Size of organization, i.e., number of employees, revenue View Details
- Profile
Ravi Belani
Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), a leading venture capital firm that has backed some of the most successful start-ups in the Internet era. Discovering a fresh environment for growth “To be honest,” Ravi says, “the partners [at DFJ] pushed me to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Author Charley Ellis on Goldman Sachs
of profitability. But those changes have made a level playing field for everyone; there’s no competitor of size that is not now a bank holding company. Goldman Sachs is always changing its various businesses — often greatly — but the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
traditional endogenous growth theory and to new theoretical approaches that focus on variability in innovation outcomes within the firm size distribution. Using new data on 11,514 U.S. R&D View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel