by Malcolm Baker - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 May 2017
HBS Seminar

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, The New York Times and Wharton, University of Pennsylvania

2000
Other Unpublished Work

Career Concerns and Staged Investment: Evidence from the Venture Capital Industry

I develop a model in which career concerns lead to inefficient reinvestment decisions. Managers have incentives to inflate interim returns by continuing bad projects and delaying write-offs. In the venture capital industry, the syndication of follow-on investments can... View Details

Keywords: Performance Efficiency; Valuation; Venture Capital; Investment; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Quality

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

free coaching sessions per year, including self-assessment, interviewing prep, and offer negotiation tips. Keep Learning with Alumni Virtual Programs Expand your knowledge and skills with online programs led by HBS faculty and other... View Details

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

1966–1980 Sewell L. Avery Montgomery, Ward and Company, 1936–1955 B Earl D. Babst American Sugar Refining, 1915–1937 Jules S. Bache J. S. Bache & Company, 1892–1944 Leo H. Baekeland Bakelite Corporation, 1909–1939 Melvin H. Baker National... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Greenwood & Samuel G. Hanson Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson describe a methodology to measure sentiment in the market for US Corporate Credit More Info Equity Market Sentiment By: Malcolm P. Baker &... View Details

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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

PhD Investment Strategies By: Malcolm P. Baker & Samuel G. Hanson Former offerings Investment Strategies and Behavioral and Value Investing Investment Management By: Adi Sunderam & Luis M. Viceira HBS, MBA... View Details

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Help - Alumni

Clubs Visiting Campus Giving to HBS Alumni Benefits Baker Library Bulletin & Class Notes General Information General Information What constitutes Harvard Business School alumni status? A Harvard Business School alumnus/a is defined as any... View Details

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Finding Job Opportunities - Alumni

being contacted by recruiters, take a few minutes to learn why uploading your resume to the Alumni Resume Book a great way to connect with organizations. ExecThread ExecThread is the largest aggregator of unpublished senior-level job... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Doing It Your Way

sitting in his Baker Library office amidst drifting piles of correspondence - much of it from bright, young HBS grads describing their hopeful new business ideas. As he considers what the hottest fields for entrepreneurs have been these... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)

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Campus Tours | About

Campus Tours Prospective MBA Tours We are currently offering a limited number of in-person campus tours for prospective students. You can sign up here for in-person student-hosted campus tours. Unvaccinated persons should continue to protect themselves while on campus... View Details

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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

social value be defined and measured? What does it mean in practice to be an impact investor? Initiative Chair Shawn A. Cole John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration Faculty Lynda M. Applegate Baker Foundation Professor... View Details

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

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Fellowships - Business History

corporate lawyer with a historically-oriented scholarly agenda, my time at HBS provided the ideal opportunity to enrich my research by talking with the numerous faculty members interested in history, and by... View Details

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Case Development - Faculty & Research

Research Case Development Case writing is a vital force behind research at HBS. Nearly 80 percent of cases used at business schools worldwide are developed by HBS faculty. HBS case studies have helped refine the skills and business... View Details

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Founders & Investors - Entrepreneurship

David Baker Co-Founder & COO, MBAs Across America MBA 2014 Joseph Baron Co-Founder & CEO, Janus Biotherapeutics MBA 1999 Nancy M. Barry President, NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty MBA 1975 Ruzwana Bashir CEO, Peek.com MBA 2011 Marla... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Massachusetts that supports new initiatives in public education. Arthur I Segel : Voted One of the Top 20 Most Influential People in Real Estate in the World by Private Equity Real Estate Magazine in 2007. 2006 View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Reunions 2023 Reunion Presentations At Reunions, HBS faculty and other thought leaders address a range of issues facing business and society. Program recordings and materials (slide deck, handouts, etc.) are made available only when permission is given View Details

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Interviews - Creating Emerging Markets

Interviews The Creating Emerging Markets interview archive forms a permanent and unique resource held in Harvard Business School’s Baker Library. Each interview page includes the transcript, associated video clips and supporting resources... View Details

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Sign up for our e-mail newsletter - HBS Working Knowledge

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter Sign up for the weekly Working Knowledge e-mail newsletter, offering business leaders cutting-edge research and ideas from Harvard Business School faculty. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

thousands of companies, and millions of managers around the world. The case method teaches students how to learn: to practice drilling down to the root cause of issues, asking questions, and listening to others’ viewpoints. A new website , an exhibition View Details

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