Investments - Publications - Faculty & Research

1 Dec 2010
Panel Discussion

Venture Capital Investments in Clean Energy

By: Ramana Nanda

Keywords: Energy; Green Technology Industry; Energy Industry

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September 1987
Case

Exxon Corp.: The Investment Reappraisal Process

By: Julie H. Hertenstein

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January 1999
Case

Investment Management Corp.: David Johnson (A)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Angela Keros

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01 Feb 2023
Podcast

Climate Tech Investing in Deep Decarbonization

This bonus episode features Harvard Business Review’s Exponential View podcast, where Azeem Azhar interviews climate tech investor Shayle Kann, a partner at Energy Impact Partners. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of investing in the net zero economy and... View Details

08 Jun 2024
News

Investing in Growth in Turbulent Times

06 Jun 2016
News

Your Investment Tool Is Failing You

09 Apr 2011
HBS Seminar

A Conference on Theories for Investing

Apr 13 2017
Testimonial

Investing in your Business and Career

23 Jan 2015
News

Philanthropy 2.0: Investing with a Purpose

Keywords: Finance

15 Apr 2011
News

A Winding Path to Metals-and-Mining Investment

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining

28 Aug 2012
News

Fidelity Investments puts her in charge

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

22 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club

on my own journey this year with the Black Investment Club and reminded me why I was so determined to get this initiative off the ground before leaving HBS. BIRTH OF AN IDEA In the fall of 2019, during my second year of business school, I... View Details

2016
Article

Organizational Decision-Making and Information: Angel Investments by Venture Capital Partners

By: Andy Wu

We study information aggregation in organizational decision-making for the financing of entrepreneurial ventures. We introduce a formal model of voting where agents face costly tacit information to improve their decision quality. Equilibrium outcomes suggest a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Angel Investors; Organization Design; Voting; Group Decision-making; Information; Strategy; Organizations; Entrepreneurship; Decision Making; Financing and Loans

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08 Feb 2016
News

Socially responsible investing delivers for investors on all levels

Article

The Power of Strategic Mission Investing

By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah E. Cooch

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1988
Chapter

Investment Banking Competition: An Historical Sketch

By: Samuel Hayes, A. Michael Spence and David Van Praag Marks

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Article

Real Estate as a Corporate Investment

By: Samuel Hayes and Leonard M. Harlan

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September 2010
Case

Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)

By: Ananth Raman and Inga Katharina Maurer

Ray Gilmartin faces a dilemma. His company's credibility has been damaged by the recent withdrawal of Vioxx, a multi-billion dollar drug. Moreover, the withdrawal of Vioxx would imply that Merck would fail to meet analysts' earnings expectations for 2005 unless... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost Management; Production; Research and Development

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Chengwei Ventures and the hdt* Investment

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

Bo Feng, cofounder and principal in Chengwei Ventures, one of the first sovereign venture capital firms in China, is trying to decide on the proper business model for hdt, the product of a merger between two portfolio companies. This case discusses the best way for the... View Details