Endowments - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

product design important, or is manufacturing the key locus of learning? How does a supplier's initial resource endowment play into the dynamic? Our empirical analysis yields interesting findings that have implications for theory and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

sharing where all peers are endowed with standard preferences and show that the endogenous structure of the network is conducive to sharing by a significant number of peers, even if sharing is costlier than freeriding. We build on this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Svitlana Repina (HBS, MBA 2023), panel moderator. MARCH 8 Alumni Perspective: Mark Iwashko (MBA 1991) In a recent message to his MBA 1991 sectionmates, longtime Kyiv resident Mark... View Details

14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

business strategy for their company? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617050-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-005 Investing in Commodities at Global Endowment Management No abstract available. Purchase... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

Returns Authors:Robin Greenwood and Samuel Hanson Abstract When investors overvalue a particular firm characteristic, corporations endowed with that characteristic can absorb some of the demand by issuing equity. We use time-series... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 May 2023
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Fail Better

can not always be positive. No rose gardens. So this experience of mine helped me very much. JH: Depelsha Thomas McGruder (MBA 1998) is treasurer and COO at the Ford Foundation, enabling the organization's grantmaking program as it leverages a $16 billion View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

excellent practice. Consumers saw a single campaign, not two related campaigns." In Chicago, when John McCarter needed help financing an exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls, he found a surprising mix of funders. He received support from the Lilly View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

of the river and recently endowed the College's baseball program with a gift of $2.5 million. "There are many people along the way -- starting with your parents -- who help you to get to a position where you can make a difference,' he... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

work, asking, “How do I find my purpose?” That’s the wrong question. You don’t find your purpose—you build it. The HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose is packed with stories, tips, and activities to teach you how to cultivate more meaning in your life and work and View Details

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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Perspective." In Operation and Regulation of Financial Markets , edited by Peter Englund. Stockholm: The Economic Council, 1993. Merton, Robert C. "Optimal Investment Strategies for University Endowment Funds." In Studies of Supply and... View Details

14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more than a natural resource endowment explanation. While previous literature has emphasized the efforts of the government and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

fellow TED Fellow Camille A. Brown, BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play by Camille A Brown and Dancers, nominated for a 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Production. The Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities have supported... View Details

28 Jun 2021
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“Where the Dead Lie Thicker”

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Departments | Employment

The Financial Office oversees and manages Harvard Business School (HBS)’s financial and operational activities including, long-range planning, budgeting, financial operations, general accounting services, financial reporting, endowment... View Details

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

because many allocators now keep the entire endowment for themselves (without playing the lottery). In our standard dictator game, the median transfer amounts to 41% of the dictators' endowment. Once the lottery option is present, the... View Details