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10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

forecasted probability of future funding by funding more innovative ideas. We propose that extremely novel technologies may need 'hot' financial markets to get through the initial period of discovery or... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Oct 2015
What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

to return to their countries of origin....” Ben commented that “We have a need for skilled and unskilled labor here (in the U.S.) and we value inclusion and integration... (But) I think our government shouldn’t copy any other country’s... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2020
News

In Review

access by expanding fellowships for those with financial need. It opened new international research centers and offices, launched the Harvard-wide i-Lab ecosystem, completed a $1.4 billion capital campaign,... View Details

20 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 20

satellite telecommunications system, $900 million A2 Toll Road in Poland, $20 billion Sakhalin II gas field in Russia, and the $28 billion Dabhol power project. Globally, firms financed $240 billion of capital expenditures using project... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Jun 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020

featuring fascinating historical detail about each route, Seven Climbs is a compelling account of Sherwood’s efforts to answer a much-debated question: Which are the world’s greatest climbs? Faculty Books Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking... View Details

17 Apr 2015
News

A Driving Force for a Sustainable World

“The feedback I got was I was too young and I was a woman,” she says. “They said, ‘Stay with us. You need maturity. In a year, you will be promoted.’” Instead, she left the firm and chose a more entrepreneurial experience in managing a... View Details

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

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

invested in my favorite startups and then reached out to HBS alumni at those orgs. A handful of these coffee chats turned into interviews. I ultimately decided on a Senior Associate role with Trellis Climate, a catalytic capital program... View Details

August 2006
Article

Predicting Returns with Managerial Decision Variables: Is There a Small-Sample Bias?

By: Malcolm Baker, Ryan Taliaferro and Jeffrey Wurgler

Many studies find that aggregate managerial decision variables, such as aggregate equity issuance, predict stock or bond market returns. Recent research argues that these findings may be driven by an aggregate time-series version of Schultz's (2003, Journal of Finance... View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Fairness; Managerial Roles; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Equity; Bonds; Financial Markets; Investment; Capital Markets; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return

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20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

limited managers' incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt for firms in the vicinity of financial distress. We show that this ruling increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced firm risk,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

December 2001
Teaching Note

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By: Paul A. Gompers

Teaching Note for (9-291-015). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details

Keywords: Money; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Decisions; Cost Accounting; Economic Systems; Negotiation Process; Corporate Accountability; Negotiation Deal; Business Startups; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Journalism and News Industry; Publishing Industry

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10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

the premia that might be paid by end-users. Second, of course, looking at prices alone is insufficient to look at the relative viability of globally standardized vs. locally customized products. It's obvious that we need to look at costs... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Sep 2015
News

Investing in Scalable Impact on K-12 Education

desire to be a leader and to make an impact and to be a problem solver and actually make the change happen that I see needs to happen.” (Published September 2015) View Details

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EMIS (Emerging Markets Information System) | Baker Library

EMIS (Emerging Markets Information System) Country and company information on Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Read More Includes country profiles; macroeconomic statistics, forecasts, and analysis; reports on View Details

20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

investors and he’s the “flag,” the name. Given that case, that would inform a world view that has a high sensitivity to perceptions in what we call in real estate “the real economy.” Are the rooms full, and in which locations? Hotel people have a high sensitivity to... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

01 Dec 2017
News

Record-Breaking Gift for Fellowships

recently contributed $12 million to support fellowships at HBS, the largest single gift for financial aid the School has ever received. Their generous contribution establishes two endowed funds—the Lavine Family Fellowship and the Herbert... View Details

16 Dec 2016
News

Kurt (MBA 1967) and Louise Wulff

It was the most important contributor to my professional achievements.” With a charitable remainder trust, the couple combined their long-term financial and tax planning objectives with their philanthropic goals. “It is a convenient and... View Details

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

this market demand, they realized that there were several other parties interested in a 1.3" disk drive with moderate capacity that could be purchased for $50. First, though, financial expectations from senior management View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

01 Dec 2018
News

Hard Choices

their aspiration. Over dinner, Seth spoke passionately to the group about capitalism and the responsibilities of business leaders. His words resonated with many and I am delighted to share them here, for all the School’s alumni, with his... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

16 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules

are actively breaking the rules of Regulation FD. Rather, he is suggesting that the SEC may need to spend more time determining what constitutes material information. For an astute observer, simply observing a CEO's emotions during a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

07 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

be smaller for them, they will also need to be even more conservative with cash. Underrepresented founders often will be held to a higher standard in terms of financial progress and are likely to be faced... View Details

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