Funding - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2001
News

New York Club Asks for Donations to September 11 Relief Fund

The HBS Club of Greater New York has established a matching fund in memory of those who were lost and to assist those who are in need as a result of the September terrorist attacks. The club has set aside $10,000 to provide matching... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

20 Jul 2007
Keynote Speech

The New Activist Investors: Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Takeovers

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change

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January 11, 2012
Article

ETFs: Wide World of Exchange-Traded Funds Requires Navigation for Investors

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

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May 2012 (Revised February 2013)
Teaching Note

Innovating into Active ETFs: Factor Funds Capital Management LLC (TN)

By: Lauren Cohen, Kenneth Froot and Timothy Gray

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03 Feb 2014
News

Why So Many Startups Never Reach Their Second Funding Round

28 Jan 2025
News

Rethinking Risk: Why Pension Funds Are Betting on Alternative Assets

14 Aug 2017
News

U.S. Cities Increasingly Focused on Resilience, but Funding Challenges Persist

24 Apr 2014
News

Corporate venture funds invested wisely can propel a company forward

In researching R&D funding at large corporations, Josh Lerner (PhD/PMD 62, 1991), the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, noted a recent trend toward decentralizing research functions and slashing research budgets. The... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

support of her research from the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation, she feels a bit less like an economist and a bit more like an entrepreneur. (photo by Russ Campbell) “I want to have an impact on the real world, not just... View Details

September 2013
Case

Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development

By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell

Homestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding can become a pillar for development, but U.S. regulatory hurdles and resources constraints are substantial. The company... View Details

Keywords: Diasporas; Investments; Regulations; Africa; Crowd-funding; Development Finance; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Services Industry; Africa; United States

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05 Mar 2014
News

Harvard Business School’s Start-up Funding Program Announces Winter Term Winners

2003
Article

Public Opinion and the Role of Government Arts Funding in Spain

By: Arthur C. Brooks

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August 1999
Article

Positive Illusions and Biases of Prediction in Mutual Fund Investment Decisions

By: D. A. Moore, T. R. Kurtzberg, C. R. Fox and M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Investment; Decision Making; Forecasting and Prediction

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15 Feb 2017
News

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

13 Oct 2016
News

Jeff Bussgang Is Managing A New Fund Called The Graduate Syndicate

Keywords: Flybridge; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
Case

JANA Partners: Impact through Activism?

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Caitlin Reimers Brumme

Jana Partners, a well-known “activist” hedge fund has announced the launch of a new fund Jana Impact. The basic premise is that the fund will be able to generate superior returns by using Jana’s activist approach with companies that are underperforming on ESG metrics.... View Details

Keywords: Hedge Fund; Hedge Funds; ETF; Activist Investing; Activism; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Asset Management

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