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HBS Fund - Alumni
Giving HBS Fund Giving HBS Fund Annual Giving Fuel HBS’s continued excellence Annual gifts to the HBS Fund provide resources that we can put to use immediately toward core priorities, such as financial aid and faculty research. Similar to... View Details
- August 2020
- Teaching Note
Sesame Workshop (B): Celebrating 50 Years of Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Teaching Note for Case No. 321-015. In 2019, Sesame Workshop celebrated its 50th anniversary while on a winning streak of social impact, innovation, and peak media and financial results. Over the past four years, CEO Jeff Dunn and his turnaround team exhibited... View Details
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
Mission and Purpose ; Private Ownership ; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving ; Social Issues ; Sustainable Cities ; Financial Services Industry ; Minnesota ; United States Citation Educators Related Cohen,... View Details
- 25 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow
building and well-being. The fellowship’s unique model provides funding for one graduating student to join an organization dedicated to creating local financial and business opportunities. The RISE Career Fellow selects a company and... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Friends with Close Ties: Asset or Liability? Evidence from the Investment Decisions of Mutual Funds in China
By: Xinzi Gao, T.J. Wong, Lijun Xia and Gwen Yu
When fund managers have close ties to their investees, it can facilitate efficient information sharing but can also increase the possibility of favoritism. Using the investment choices of mutual funds in China, we test whether funds with close ties to their investees... View Details
Keywords: Social Ties; Conflict of Interests; Asset Management; Investment Portfolio; Networks; Financial Services Industry; China
Gao, Xinzi, T.J. Wong, Lijun Xia, and Gwen Yu. "Friends with Close Ties: Asset or Liability? Evidence from the Investment Decisions of Mutual Funds in China." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-086, March 2014.
- February 2020
- Case
Halftime for Heidelberg
By: Debora L. Spar
The case follows President Rob Huntington as he seeks to find a viable way forward for Heidelberg University.
Located in Tiffin, Ohio, Heidelberg is a small, private, four-year university. As with many similar institutions of higher education, it currently faces a... View Details
Keywords: University; University Administration; University Endowment; Endowments; Brand Management; Higher Education; Strategic Planning; Brands and Branding; Education Industry; Ohio
Spar, Debora L. "Halftime for Heidelberg." Harvard Business School Case 720-021, February 2020.
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research
mechanisms, such as financial incentives for managers, to counter wasteful perks. Jensen (1986) instead focused on excessive growth and diversification, which led him to count on leverage and takeovers. The combination of public corporate... View Details
- March 2012
- Article
Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Matthew Weinzierl
The United States is on a glide path to fiscal disaster, with experts projecting that the federal government will take in far less money than it spends-indefinitely. Our current fiscal policy is eroding competitiveness in several ways, and business conditions in the... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Government and Politics; Financial Crisis; Policy; Competition; Public Administration Industry; United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Matthew Weinzierl. "Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
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Private Capital Project
Private equity has become an integral part of the financial landscape, gaining increasing relevance over time. Today, the global private equity sector has surpassed $4.5 trillion. Harvard Business School's broader missions are... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Recording Leveraging HBS Online for Social Impact in the Education Sector Senior Lecturer Monique Burns Thompson (MBA 1993) + More Info – Less Info HBS and the Harvard Graduate School of Education have... View Details
- March 2008
- Course Overview Note
Dynamic Markets
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
The Dynamic Markets course at Harvard Business School is organized around the hands-on application of financial decision making in a wide variety of capital market settings. The course relies heavily on in-class simulations of a range of market settings where students... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads The Year in Review After a tumultuous two years of figuring out how to adapt and thrive in the face of COVID-19, fiscal year 2022 brought a steady return to normalcy at... View Details
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Founders & Investors - Entrepreneurship
Language International MBA 2008 Jillian Ressler Spruce & Co MBA 2015 Misan Rewane West Africa Vocational Education MBA 2013 Neil Rimer Index Ventures MBA 1991 John Rogers Local Motors MBA 2007 Charles O. Rossotti American Management... View Details
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
appeal to and require different types of entrepreneurial leaders and we are hoping that our research will help us understand those differences—if they exist,” says Applegate, the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration at HBS and Chair of the HBS Executive... View Details
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Jerry R. Green
Jerry R. Green
David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy
John Leverett Professor in the University
Harvard University
Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
ways of promoting them. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806172 The STAR Schools Initiative at the San Francisco Unified School District Public View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Japan - Global
studies and course materials for use in business education programs around the world. Since opening, the JRC has supported most of the Japan-focused cases and HBS research projects on the region. Location Japan Research Center Tokyo,... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads The Year in Review Notable progress was made during FY23 in advancing the School’s priorities. Accelerating research on how digital and data are transforming management... View Details
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online
Business Essentials Interpret data to inform business decisions, explore the economic foundations of strategy, and discover what’s behind the numbers in financial statements. Explore Subject 3 Courses Credential of Readiness (CORe)... View Details
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General Management - Faculty & Research
University ; Higher Education ; History ; Boston Citation Find at Harvard Read Now Related Kirby, William C. "How Universities Die: It Has Happened Before in Centers of Learning Such as Berlin and Beijing. Is Boston Next?" Boston Globe... View Details