William A. Sahlman - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Nov 2019
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Health Minute: How Entrepreneurs are Reducing Costs & Improving Outcomes

23 Nov 2013
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Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship to Host Peter Thiel

01 Jan 2003
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01 Feb 1997
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professor William Sahlman, who created the MBA elective Entrepreneurial Finance. * All comparisons exclude large corporations. Creating a Lifeline When Cynthia A. Fisher (MBA '90) had her first child last... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

recent study estimates that between 1990 and 1997, two hundred thousand more people moved out of the state than into it, in large part due to housing prices. Poorvu: Analyzing a mix of socioeconomic factors. (photo: Richard Chase) At HBS, View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

02 Feb 2016
First Look

February 2, 2016

forthcoming Journal of Accounting Research Causal Inference in Accounting Research By: Gow, Ian D., David F. Larcker, and Peter C. Reiss Abstract—This paper examines the approaches accounting researchers use to draw causal inferences using observational (or... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Aug 2012
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New Medical Devices Get Smart

28 Mar 2011
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Starting up in hard times

04 Aug 2015
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The Harvard Business School Campaign - Sao Paulo Regional Event

19 Sep 2014
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Billionaire, Peter Theil, Shares His Wisdom at Harvard Business School

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

temporary moratorium that followed the spill, the case ends with discussion of possible regulatory responses. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711021-PDF-ENG The Changing Face of Angel Investing William View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Aug 2013
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Activists Seek Short-Term Gain, Not Long-Term Value

21 Nov 2011
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A Blow to Pinstripe Aspirations

September 2015 (Revised September 2017)
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Pershing Square 2.0

By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel Hanson and David Biery

In June 2015 William A. Ackman, the CEO and founder of New York hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, reflects on the success of the fund he has spent over a decade building. Since its inception in 2004, Pershing Square's assets under management had grown from $500... View Details

Keywords: Activism; Value Investing; Portfolio Management; Management; Investment Portfolio; Investment Activism

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Educators

20 Nov 2014
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When Activist Investors Aim at Strong Companies

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

Walter A. Friedman's new book Birth of a Salesman chronicles the rise and development of modern sales management from the 18th century to the present day. Its fascinating cast of dynamic business figures and academic leaders includes John... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

the global economy. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-037.pdf Management and the Financial Crisis (We have Met the Enemy and He Is Us ) Author:William A. Sahlman Abstract The financial... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Dec 2010
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