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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Books
Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed — and What to Do about It by Josh Lerner (Princeton University Press) As governments worldwide seek to spur economic growth in... View Details
- March 2020 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Performance Management at Afreximbank (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Siko Sikochi and Josh Steimle
Based in Cairo, Afreximbank was founded in October 1993 as a specialized continental financial institution designed to address the low level of intra-African trade, the decline in financial flows to Africa, the worsening external debt situation of many African... View Details
Keywords: Performance Management; Balanced Scorecard; Performance Expectations; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Banking Industry; Africa; Egypt
Kaplan, Robert S., Siko Sikochi, and Josh Steimle. "Performance Management at Afreximbank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-029, March 2020. (Revised February 2023.)
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
forthcoming Journal of Investment Consulting Cloaked Trading By: Cohen, Lauren, Dong Lou, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract—Using a novel, proprietary database of micro-level trading activities by asset managers, we show strong evidence... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Article
Leadership Is Associated with Lower Levels of Stress
By: Gary D. Sherman, J. J. Lee, A.J.C. Cuddy, Jonathan Renshon, Christopher Oveis, James J. Gross and Jennifer S. Lerner
As leaders ascend to more powerful positions in their groups, they face ever-increasing demands. This has given rise to the common perception that leaders have higher stress levels than non-leaders. But if leaders also experience a heightened sense of control—a... View Details
Sherman, Gary D., J. J. Lee, A.J.C. Cuddy, Jonathan Renshon, Christopher Oveis, James J. Gross, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "Leadership Is Associated with Lower Levels of Stress." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109, no. 44 (October 30, 2012): 17903–17907.
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Fojtasek Companies and Heritage Partners:March 1995 TN ,The
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-297-046). View Details
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Apex Investment Partners (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-296-028) and (9-296-029). View Details
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge TN
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-296-055). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- December 1997 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
Yale University Investments Office: November 1997
By: Josh Lerner
David Swensen, chief investment officer at Yale University, reviews the $6 billion endowment strategy, which places an unusually heavy emphasis on private equity and other illiquid securities. Changing market conditions in November 1997 cause him to rethink... View Details
Keywords: Change; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Marketing Strategy; Strategy; Education Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Yale University Investments Office: November 1997." Harvard Business School Case 298-077, December 1997. (Revised September 1998.)
- January 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge
By: Josh Lerner
Weston Presidio Capital encounters substantial difficulties while raising its first fund. The incentives and roles of investment advisors ("gatekeepers") pension funds and consultants are explored. The relationship with lead investors is considered. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Markets; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 296-055, January 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- November 1995 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Acme Investment Trust
By: Josh Lerner
Acme Investment Trust is considering investing in a private equity partnership that is seeking only 15% of the profits, instead of the standard 20%. The management fee requested, however, is higher than in its earlier fund. The pension managers must consider the... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Private Equity; Organizations; Investment Funds; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Acme Investment Trust." Harvard Business School Case 296-042, November 1995. (Revised October 2000.)
- April 1995
- Teaching Note
EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (Case Series) TN
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-294-070) and (9-294-071). View Details
- December 1994 (Revised November 1997)
- Background Note
Information Sources About Private Equity
By: Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of key sources of information. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity
Lerner, Josh. "Information Sources About Private Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-066, December 1994. (Revised November 1997.)
- January 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (A)
By: Josh Lerner
EMC Corp. is the target of a shareholder class-action lawsuit for the second time. CEO, Richard Egan, must decide whether to settle the case, as is done in 96% of such cases and as EMC itself did previously, or fight the action. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Going Public; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh. "EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-070, January 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- October 1992 (Revised April 1993)
- Supplement
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (B4): Phillip Gross
By: Josh Lerner
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
Lerner, Josh. "ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (B4): Phillip Gross." Harvard Business School Supplement 293-070, October 1992. (Revised April 1993.)
- Second Quarter 2024
- Article
Venture Capital in a Time of Turmoil
By: Josh Lerner
One area of consensus among academic
economists and policymakers is the need
for greater innovation. This concern is
rooted in worries about the lagging rate
of productivity growth in many Western
nations. In the U.S., for instance, the productivity growth rate... View Details
Lerner, Josh. "Venture Capital in a Time of Turmoil." Economía Industrial 432 (Second Quarter 2024): 15–19.
- August 2021
- Teaching Note
Yale University Investments Office: November 2020
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 821-074. View Details
- September 2021
- Teaching Note
CPE and SUS Environmental: You've Got to Know When to Hold 'Em (A) and (B)
By: Josh Lerner
- 1993
- Article
Innovation and the Structure of High-Technology Industries
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "Innovation and the Structure of High-Technology Industries." Research on Technological Innovation, Management and Policy 5 (1993): 89–107.
- January 2013 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Glynn Roberts: February 2003
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "Glynn Roberts: February 2003." Harvard Business School Case 813-148, January 2013. (Revised September 2015.)