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- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
has long been recognized as an engine for economic growth and development. Unlike bank loans, where the entrepreneur receives money and is left alone as long as the payments arrive on the pre-arranged schedule, venture capital investments add the quality of View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
structuring. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/216035-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 216-003 Pershing Square 2.0 In June 2015 William A. Ackman, the CEO and founder of New York hedge View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
short-term debt financing, an attractive source of funding in good times but an accelerant of financial crises when things go bad. And we're getting closer to adopting a "resolution regime" that could enable regulators to wind... View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
boards concentrate on fundraising and other activities rather than performance management. Executive attention is further divided by the need to take care of a large number of clients on each end of the pipeline—both donors and... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
rates over time. What Do Nongovernmental Organizations Do? Authors:Eric D. Werker and Faisal Z. Ahmand Periodical:Journal of Economic Perspectives 22, no. 2 (spring 2008) Abstract Nongovernmental organizations are one group of players who are View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
matter where and at what price the money to fund an entrepreneurial venture comes from? The answer, it turns out, is that it does matter—a fact that policymakers may benefit from understanding as they look at ways to generate more... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
organizations: Businesses focus on commerce, while charities engage in activities that support social welfare. Increasingly, however, founders of social ventures interested in improving society are pursuing hybrid business models, which... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
pitch and better understand several key marketing principles. Leads to an engaging and thought-provoking discussion. Purchase this exercise: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507045 Selling Biovail Short Harvard Business School Case 207-071... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
climate policies. Applying the “universal owner” model. The world’s largest assets owners have taken note of the scale of this exposure. Large pension funds invest so broadly—through index funds, private equity, or other securities—that... View Details
- 30 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI
Last year, foreign investors set new records for their acquisition activity in the United States. And 2008 began with nearly daily stories of American financial executives courting foreign direct investors, particularly sovereign wealth... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
control (i.e., so-called inversions), financing patterns (i.e., cash holdings), and profit-shifting activities (i.e., transfer pricing of profits). In short, it’s broken and we have the worst of all worlds relative to the rest of the... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
based industries and about the legitimacy-seeking activities of entrepreneurs in an industry that is transported from one part of the world to another, making it novel only in a new, limited geographic region. In this exploratory and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
largely unregulated hedge fund, came perilously close to collapse in 1998, threatening the global financial system. The tech bubble burst in 2001. Accounting scandals destroyed Enron in 2001 and WorldCom in 2002. And the current global... View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
document that must be audited and filed with the appropriate regulatory agency. A separate CSR report also marginalizes the importance of nonfinancial information to shareholders. While Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) funds pay some... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
its diverse geographies and business lines? Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/112097-PDF-ENG Man Group (A) Robert C. Pozen and Thomas M. ClayHarvard Business School Case 312-128 The Man Group was a huge and successful UK-based View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
Chesbrough XTV was given $30 million to manage. It was set up formally as a corporate division within Xerox, but Adams negotiated special terms that mimicked many aspects of independent venture capital firms. Eighty percent of the gains of the View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is compelling: a well-run fund can help a firm respond quickly to changes in markets and gain a better view of threats. In some cases, it can stimulate demand for a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Has Apple Reinvented the Watch?
functionality. And the market research on individuals who purchase these activity tracking devices suggests that most have the discretionary income to afford an Apple Watch. Q: Will the Apple Watch end up being a huge piece of CEO Tim... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
that advice seems to have limited usefulness. The chapter then reviews some common delineations of marketing and sales activities in companies and the implications. Finally, the chapter concludes with a sample of what B2B companies have... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
study they asked, what is the effect of mandatory sustainability reporting on management practices across the world? Read the paper: http://bsr.london.edu/lbs-article/611/index.html Mutual Fund Trading Pressure: Firm-Level Stock Price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne