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  • 07 Sep 2021
  • News

Funding His Purpose

money,” Letelier says, and the grants that typically power nonprofits don’t typically offer organizations the flexibility of the financial products available to for-profit companies, which can mean everything from bootstrapping and commercial bank loans to venture... View Details
  • December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
  • Supplement

Bulb 2018: Hypergrowth

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
After a wild and volatile year, Bulb, a new entrant in the UK residential energy market, ended March 2018 with 329,171 properties, 1.2% of the total residential energy market). This was 150% ahead of a plan for 130,000 properties and almost ten times the size the... View Details
Keywords: Rapid Growth Stage; Green Energy; Start-up; Customer Acquisition; Customer Churn; Customer Engagement; Electricity; Resources; Growth Strategy; B-Corp; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurial Journey; Entrepreneurial Financing; Renewable Energy; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Working Capital; Customers; Growth Management; Finance; Decision Making; United Kingdom
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  • September 2009 (Revised May 2011)
  • Supplement

Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (B)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
As Acumen Fund, a global venture philanthropy firm, moves forward with an investment portfolio exceeding $22 million, it runs into two critical measurement problems. First, how should it track the performance of each investment when its interest is not just the bottom... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment Portfolio; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Standards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Social Enterprise; Competition; Financial Services Industry; Kenya
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  • October 2019 (Revised February 2025)
  • Case

A Conversation with Ellen J. Kullman, Chairman & CEO of DuPont, 2009-2015

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Ellen J. Kullman, the retired Chairman and CEO of DuPont, describes how she guided the storied science and technology company through a contentious proxy battle with activist investor Trian Partners, which acquired DuPont shares in 2013 and sought to break up the... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Institutional Investing; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Transformation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
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  • 22–23 Sep 2020
  • Virtual Programming

Driving Impact: A Dialogue on Capitalism, Climate, and Social Change

Join Professor Rebecca Henderson and Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969) as they debate the theories of change. The conversation will compare and contrast the authors groundbreaking approaches to rethinking the role of business in driving impactone through the lens of... View Details

    Louis S. Cates

    Through acquisitions, such as the Nichols Copper Company, the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, and the United Verde Copper Company, Cates expanded Phelps-Dodge into an integrated operation in the copper industry. In 1930, the capital... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
    • 09 Apr 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

    skills, early education, and entrepreneurship training); and capital (equity, research grants, and loans). Mills is collaborating with HBS colleagues including professors Michael Porter, Jan Rivkin, and Joseph Fuller, who are focused on... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services
    • June 2025
    • Teaching Plan

    SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea

    By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen
    Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 325-013 View Details
    Keywords: Communication Technology; Green Technology; Finance; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment; Investment Funds; Science-Based Business; Financial Services Industry; France; Paris; Italy
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    • March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
    • Case

    Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)

    By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert E. Kennedy and Laure Mougeot Strook
    A Greek milling firm wants to invest in Eastern Europe. The case explores the firm's search strategy and its due diligence process after a potential investment, and considers how the company should structure its bid. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
    Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Financial Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe
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    • Web

    Capitalism: Past, Present, Future - Course Catalog

    HBS Course Catalog Capitalism: Past, Present, Future Course Number 1153 Professor Sophus A. Reinert Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 sessions Exam or paper Few forces have shaped the world over the past millennium more than capitalism has, yet... View Details
    • 01 Sep 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: September 1

    of capital within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus, as shaped by the demand for and supply of financial information, is on the use of the income statement and balance sheet for performance measurement and... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Company databases: which database to choose? | Baker Library

    CB Insights Availability: HBS intranet Strengths/Unique Features: Coverage of early stage companies/deals. Capital IQ Availability: HarvardKey Strengths/Unique Features: Auditable financials, sophisticated screening, PE and VC companies... View Details
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    The Effects of Inconsistent Work Schedules on Employee Lateness and Absenteeism

    By: Caleb Kwon and Ananth Raman
    Problem Definition: Employee lateness and absenteeism pose challenges for businesses, particularly in the retail industry, where punctuality is vital for optimal store operations and customer service. This paper relates employee lateness and absenteeism with... View Details
    Keywords: Behavior; Employees; Human Capital; Retail Industry
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    • 27 Sep 2015
    • News

    Vivian Wu: Making A Difference

    • 24 Apr 2014
    • News

    Teaching entrepreneurs to tackle society's toughest challenges

    Professor William A. Sahlman (MBA 1975, PhDBE 1982) reflects on the impact of entrepreneurial management on today's social challenges and business opportunities. (Published April 2014) View Details
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    Company, topic, & industry alerts

    settings. Select Email & Newsletters. Under Newsletters, find the For You option. Sign up for daily newsletters based on topics of your choosing. Capital IQ  Click Alerts (upper right corner of the screen), then on the next... View Details
    • January 2011 (Revised July 2019)
    • Case

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
    One of the leading publishers of textbooks and other educational materials for the U.S. K-12 educational instruction market has suffered a dramatic decline in sales and profits in the wake of the 2008-2009 financial market crisis and economic recession, and is now... View Details
    Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Publishing Industry; Massachusetts
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    • January 2000 (Revised April 2000)
    • Case

    AsiaMail.com: What's in a Name?

    By: Myra M. Hart and Sharon Peyus
    Three founders of an international Internet company (e-mail-based marketing) struggle with naming the company. As they prepare to invest more than $10 million of first-round venture funding in advertising and marketing, they search for a name that will have power and... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Brands and Branding; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Advertising; Marketing; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; Asia
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    • Fast Answer

    Screening: Multinational Companies

    How do I screen for companies headquartered in one country or region with revenue or offices in another country or region? Capital IQ Hover over the Screening tab menu and select Companies. Under Company... View Details
    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Junior Achievement: Training Teenagers for Business Careers after World War II

    By: Walter A. Friedman
    This article traces the growing popularity of Junior Achievement's "Company Program" in the two decades after World War II. The program provided high school students with the opportunity to form teams and start mini-corporations that would last for most of the school... View Details
    Keywords: Management; Human Capital; Age; Training; United States
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