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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Three Promoted to Full Professor
Paul A. Gompers Paul Gompers specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high-growth, and newly public companies. He holds a joint appointment in the Finance and the Entrepreneurial and Service Management units.... View Details
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
which he started in April 2016, puts his business experience to work, managing everything from roads and cemeteries to libraries and sewerage systems. Within the organization, Gower has focused on increasing workforce morale and fostering... View Details
- 05 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues
everyone focused on mission through regular engagement with employees—much more so than CEOs in my generation. So if CEOs are focused on the mission, why aren't these messages getting through to employees? “Instead of managers who... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- August 1993
- Case
You've Just Got to Fire Him (A)
A CEO has decided to fire his head of sales, but stumbles over the question of when and how? This case describes the background and the resolution that it had to be done in June of 1992 in a particular way. View Details
Barnes, Louis B. "You've Just Got to Fire Him (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-028, August 1993.
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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise
data/information Capital IQ - provides public and private company profiles and strong in company financials, capital transactions, etc. For a multimedia learning module on View Details
- August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management(C): Recruiting and Selecting a Salesperson
Goes to the heart of the sales strategy issues by asking discussion participants to: 1) develop a salesperson recruiting process, 2) choose among four resumes, and 3) develop a sales compensation approach. View Details
Shapiro, Benson P. "Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management(C): Recruiting and Selecting a Salesperson." Harvard Business School Case 597-023, August 1996. (Revised October 1996.)
David Duffield
After failing to convince Larry Ellison that Oracle should invest in the development of human resource management software, Duffield decided to create his own business. PeopleSoft with its innovative... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 24 May 2023
- Blog Post
Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week
to a capital provider to do what they said they were going to do and deliver the economic value that the projects promise,” said Jacobs. “The only way you can deliver that value, whether it’s to the investor or to other stakeholders like... View Details
- May 1985 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Rita J. Seymour
Comdisco, the largest independent dealer and lessor of computers and peripheral equipment, needs financing in order to match its market's growth of 20-30% per year. The company has access to two types of risk capital, but there are substantial costs and risks... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Capital Structure; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Computer Industry; Distribution Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Rita J. Seymour. "Comdisco, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 285-109, May 1985. (Revised October 2001.)
- 1999
- Other Unpublished Work
Executive Ownership and Control in Newly Public Firms: The Role of Venture Capitalists
By: Malcolm Baker and Paul Gompers
We study the implications of CEO equity ownership for incentives and control in a sample of 1,011 newly public firms. Before an initial public offering, equity investments by venture capitalists reduce CEO ownership by about half, from an average of 35 percent to 19... View Details
Keywords: Equity; Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Venture Capital; Managerial Roles; Cost Management; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation
Baker, Malcolm, and Paul Gompers. "Executive Ownership and Control in Newly Public Firms: The Role of Venture Capitalists." November 1999. (First draft in 1998.)
- Web
Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report
It’s good to bring the core financial skills but boards these days are also looking for expertise on how to navigate economic uncertainty, capital allocation, cybersecurity, digital transformation and AI, and all things talent and View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy
"Taiwan today is an exciting place to be in business," said Benjamin P.L. Feng (MBA 1975), managing director of All Asia Partners, a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei. At HBS this fall to attend... View Details
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines
management and business development roles within healthcare startups, and/or work in strategy and investing for early-stage health care VC funds. Autonomous surgical robots, health care artificial intelligence, and AR/VR surgery: what... View Details
- 27 Oct 2022
- News
HR Must Lead with a 'Digital Mindset' in 2023
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
family who knew more about money management than most money managers on Wall Street. Everyone looked confident and sophisticated. I felt like a complete dope—an ex-Naval officer with a degree in English.... View Details
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Jake Flomenberg
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I came to business school to find more personal meaning in my career and to build a set of skills that I can leverage to create a larger impact on the things that are important to me. I chose HBS for a world class... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- February 2020
- Case
Drift: The First Sales Hire
By: Mark Roberge
David Cancel and Elias Torres, the co-founders of Drift, scaled their business to thousands of users and hundreds of thousands in revenue. However, they were falling short of the annual revenue target they communicated to the board of directors. Having scaled the... View Details
Roberge, Mark. "Drift: The First Sales Hire." Harvard Business School Case 820-103, February 2020.
- 14 Aug 2024
- News
Sizing the Impact of Skills-Based Hiring, With HBS’ Joseph Fuller
- 30 Nov 2023
- News
Coca-Cola Is the Best Place to Work to Get Ahead in Your Career
- August 2008
- Case
Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent
By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman
The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners. These partners were concerned with the transparency of the advancement process, their ability to position themselves as both leaders within the firm and rainmakers,... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Human Resources; Leadership Development; Management Style; Performance; Work-Life Balance; Legal Services Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Eliot Sherman. "Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent." Harvard Business School Case 409-033, August 2008.