Publications

As business owners and entrepreneurs prepare to take their companies to the next level in a highly competitive global arena, they must be fully equipped to master a range of skills—from strategy development to financial management to team... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

Faculty Research Online

anything that moves to block innovation by competitors. But what does this mean for standard-setting organizations? In this Q&A, Professor Josh Lerner explains the challenges... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2012
News

Faculty Books

satisfaction in my career? How can I avoid compromising my integrity? Using lessons from some of the world’s greatest businesses, Christensen and his coauthors provide insight into these challenging questions. The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 27, 2007

research and discuss his contributions to management and economics. We look at three distinct bodies of work. In the first, Clark (in conjunction with Robert Hayes and Steven Wheelwright) argued that the abandonment by U.S. managers of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2022
Article

Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private Equity

By: Josh Lerner, Jason Mao, Antoinette Schoar and Nan R. Zhang

This paper uses previously unexplored custodial data to examine the use of alternative investment vehicles in private equity (PE) over four decades. We document a steep increase in the capital directed to alternative vehicles, with these vehicles approaching a 40%... View Details

Keywords: Alternative Investment Vehicles; Investment Funds; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Performance

Find at Harvard

Read Now

2000
Chapter

Small Businesses, Innovation, and Public Policy in the Information Technology Industry

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry

March 1998
Teaching Note

Acme Investment Trust TN

Teaching Note for (9-296-042). View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

March 1998
Teaching Note

Yale University Investments Office and Yale University Investments Office: November 1997 (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-296-040) and (9-298-077). View Details

December 1995 (Revised March 1998)
Case

FOX Venture Partners: Enriching the Private Equity Investor Pool

FOX Venture Partners (FVP) is a proposed "Fund-of-Funds" that will enable wealthy individuals to invest in venture capital. While several leading venture capitalists are enthusiastic about the concept, FVP's general partners are finding it difficult to invest... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Funds

Educators

October 1995 (Revised November 1997)
Case

Apex Investment Partners (A): April 1995

The partners of Apex Investment Partners are seeking to provide financing for Accessine Technologies, a small firm specializing in providing "One Person, One Number" telecommunication services. The negotiation of the terms-and-conditions of the deal, as well as its... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Participants; Problems and Challenges; Financing and Loans; Communication Technology; Financial Services Industry; Telecommunications Industry

Educators