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Real Estate Private Equity - Course Catalog

Course Content and Organization Conceptual Framework: the course is divided into three parts with special emphasis on private equity financial analysis for transactions and portfolios. The course will analyze View Details

21 Feb 2023
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What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?

The Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) welcomed scholars to Harvard Business School last year to advance their research about race, diversity, inclusion, and inequality. As the nation reflects on issues such as... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

08 May 2013
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A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

equity in their own companies. Bias, underrepresentation, and work-family conflict Analysis of the articles published over nearly two decades in the US business press gave the authors an opportunity to trace shifts in the media's framing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

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Faculty & Research - Race, Gender & Equity

Sandra J. Sucher Matthew C. Weinzierl Ashley V. Whillans Letian Zhang Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group This group of scholars examines issues of gender and race at schools across Harvard and beyond. Initiatives focus on... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics, learning, conflict, power,... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

equity and inclusion. Zachary received a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Boston University, completed advanced clinical training at Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School as and Georgetown University. He began his career as an... View Details

January 2019
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Pay Now or Pay Later? The Economics within the Private Equity Partnership

By: Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner

The economics of partnerships have been of enduring interest to economists, but many issues regarding intergenerational conflicts and their impact on the continuity of these organizations remain unclear. We examine 717 private equity partnerships and show that (a) the... View Details

Keywords: Partnerships; Leveraged Buyout; Partners and Partnerships; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Leveraged Buyouts

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

actors using interactive theatre to examine issues of academic equity. The Bok Center Players were originally formed in 2007 by Lee Warren, Associate Director Emerita, in direct response to the Harvard WISE report (Women in Science and... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Wilson Professor of Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics,... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Tools for Humanity: Rage and Love as Acts of Resistance and Renewal Tools for Humanity: Rage and Love as Acts of Resistance and Renewal 4-5 May 2023 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Welcome Robin J. Ely and Lakshmi Ramarajan Deliver Opening Remarks at the 2023 Race, Gender... View Details

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Diversity on Boards - Race, Gender & Equity

shop for content on what you need to become a board member and how to get there. We aim to connect exceptional alumni and accelerate the placement of qualified diverse candidates on public and private company boards. The Race, Gender and View Details

October 2022 (Revised January 2025)
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Founders First Capital Partners: An Approach to Capital Access Equity

By: Brian Trelstad, Mel Martin and Amy Klopfenstein

In June 2021, Kim T. Folsom, the founder and CEO of revenue-based financing firm Founders First Capital Partners (FFCP), must decide whether to issue another loan to OnShore Technology Group, an up-and-coming software validation company. FFCP provided revenue-based... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Financial Instruments; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Investment Return; Revenue; Capital; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States

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28 Oct 2021
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Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

access capital. “We wrote this case because it not only tells a particular story of two student leaders effecting change,” says Bussgang, a Senior Lecturer at HBS and managing partner at the VC firm, Flybridge. “But it also speaks to larger systemic View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Venture Capital and Private Equity - Course Catalog

Lerner started the Venture Capital and Private Equity (VCPE) course in 1996, and it today is one of the longest-running and largest offerings in the second-year curriculum. Designed as a survey course, the curriculum examines the... View Details

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HBS Course: Real Estate Private Equity - Research Resources

intelligence, research, proprietary rankings, deal analysis, profiles, and trends. (Individual account required) Journal of Private Equity Presents research and highlights trends and strategies for private View Details

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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity

equity firms? How might we design an on-ramp for people looking to make career changes – people that could very well expand our capacity and understanding of our work? We are not at a loss for motivation and inspiration. “The more you... View Details

18 Jun 2022
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Using Our Business Leadership to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity

stewards of our labor, our lives, and one another. This article features the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative’s video playlist . Organizational self-awareness Maureen Scully on Mobilizing Privileged Allies to Address Inequalities... View Details

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

United States. She is passionate about issues of inclusion and equity. Stephanie Creary Stephanie J. Creary is an assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Creary is an identity and... View Details

December 2017 (Revised November 2018)
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Tesla Motors (A): Financing Growth

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

The case analyzes the equity market value of Tesla Motors, the electric car company founded and led by Elon Musk. Wall Street analysts are wildly divided on the future growth prospects for this company, and analysts’ one year share price targets range from $160 to... View Details