Investing For Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2014
News

A Family Investment

Reunion. “I wanted to help HBS continue to have an impact on people,” says Özyeg in of his gift, which will support the School’s new research center in Istanbul. “Turkey is a region ripe for study,” he... View Details

18 Nov 2013
Video

Investing in Change

14 Nov 2021
News

Vikram Gandhi—HBS Professor and Managing Partner at Asha Impact Fund

25 Apr 2014
News

Investing in Innovation

and society have never been more divided. Even as the economy has recovered, trust has not. As business leaders, we need to remind the public that business is a force for good and is fundamental to societal progress by creating jobs,... View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

2000
Other Unpublished Work

Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment

By: Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Marketing

Citation

08 Jan 2016
News

Investing in Sustainability

to produce food. Less typical among nonprofits is Sustainable America’s investment philosophy. The organization makes direct investments in new technologies that reduce the demand View Details

Keywords: April White; Agriculture

02 Dec 2017
News

A Leveraged Investment

expanded his business almost tenfold since attending the program. Hesham was so enthusiastic about OPM that he convinced his wife, Adlina, that she should attend. Adlina was at a key juncture with her business—a consumer electronics concern in Dubai that she launched... View Details

22 May 2017
News

Two On-Track Investments

Photo via the Baltimore Sun Photo via the Baltimore Sun There are no sure bets in Thoroughbred racing—but for many, the thrill of watching a horse thundering down the track far outweighs the risk of loss, whether the stake is a $2 bet or... View Details

Keywords: horse racing; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

April 2007 (Revised August 2014)
Case

Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa (A)

By: Eric Werker

Incoming and outgoing foreign direct investment in an environment of politics, geography, globalization, and history. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa had undertaken substantial economic reforms in order to attract more foreign direct investment, but it was... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Macroeconomics; Foreign Direct Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Africa; South Africa

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13 Mar 2013
News

Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact

16 Aug 2023

Industry Spotlight: Social Impact

Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Hear from the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative staff and alumni focused on social enterprise to learn more about how HBS ignites and accelerates that drive for social... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

HBS Campaign Impact

that develops leaders of competence and character. These leaders—people who create real value for society—truly make a difference in the world. These stories demonstrate the impact of the Campaign on the... View Details

05 Jun 2015
Blog Post

The HBS Investment

also costly. From a time perspective, it is two years of learning and leadership transformation that will ultimately balance out along your entire career. However, for an experienced candidate such as myself, having worked View Details

26 Aug 2021
News

Commuting’s Impact on Creativity

09 Jul 2019
News

The Road to Impact

Library (NYPL) and the education initiative accelerator America Achieves, and he currently serves as president and CEO of Education Development Center (EDC), a nonprofit based in Waltham, Mass., that for more than 60 years has developed... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

2010
Working Paper

Investment Taxation and Portfolio Performance

By: Daniel B. Bergstresser and Jeffrey Pontiff

Taxes have a first-order impact on portfolio returns. Most research mistakenly assumes that portfolios command similar tax burdens, or that tax burdens are proportional to dividend yields. Portfolio strategies differ in the pace of capital gains realization. We use the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Performance Evaluation

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30 May 2019
News

How to Ensure ESG Investing Isn’t Whitewash

September 1999
Case

CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997 (Condensed)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor

From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank Wood Gundy with CIBC's corporate bank. The impact and interaction of organization design, compensation schemes, and communication initiatives are... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Design; Business Plan; Communication; Banking Industry

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