Hedge Fund Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 14

help-friendly organization has to be actively nurtured, however, because helpfulness among colleagues does not arise automatically: competition, pride, or distrust may get in the way. The trickiness of this management challenge-to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2024
News

A Wide Net

Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

leadership positions (CEO, CFO, COO, or CMO) in both large and small companies; as strategy consultants or investment bankers who advise companies; or as private equity, public equity, venture capital, or hedge View Details

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

& Associations Stay connected with other alumni interested in social enterprise while you build lifelong relationships with MBA students, fellow alumni, and Executive Education participants. Did you know? 25 Alumni Clubs fund over 70... View Details

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For Alumni - Health Care

the Health Care Initiative There are a number of opportunities to engage in exciting health care activities at HBS. Volunteer to mentor a student Alumni working in health care are needed to mentor students interested in health care... View Details

06 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents

answer is yes. The founder’s early fascination with innovation proved key because he remains an active inventor with many patents to his name. Bezos has been known to view Amazon as “a technology company pioneering e-commerce, not a... View Details

Keywords: by Tricia Gregg and Boris Groysberg; Retail

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Impact - Health Care

8,487 Alumni active in health care across all industries $ 500 m. Funds have been collectively raised for 35 companies by Blavatnik Fellows since 2013 Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

backed by illiquid assets – has been performed primarily by banks. In this paper, Chernenko and Sunderam study how mutual funds use cash to accommodate fund inflows and outflows and, thereby, View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

in business education has been that a corporation is run for the sole interest of its shareholders. I present an alternative view where increasing concentration of economic activity and power in the world's largest corporations, the... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Mark Schwartz

for new challenges. Following a yearlong sabbatical, he joined the legendary hedge fund and private equity firm founded by financier and philanthropist George Soros. The firm appeals to Schwartz’s twin... View Details

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

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

trillion hedge fund industry to police itself with voluntary standards and codes. Codes of conduct and self-regulation programs are growing in popularity, but are these initiatives just window dressing to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

Engagement with a long-term horizon is a strategy that allows them to advocate for change and returns-driven shareholders. JANA Partners: Impact through Activism? (819073) by Vikram Gandhi and Caitlin Lindsay Reimers Brumme NOVEMBER 2018 (REVISED 2019) Jana Partners, a... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

restaurants typically purchase without the ability to hedge or otherwise lock in pricing, and so are at the mercy of supply-price fluctuations. A third cost challenge for restaurants is occupancy. Locations are generally leased on a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Susanna Gallani : Received the 2021 Robert F. Greenhill Award. Jonas Heese : Winner of the 2021 FESE De La Vega Best Paper Award for “Does Industry Employment of Active Regulators Weaken Oversight?” Krishna G. Palepu : Winner of the 2021... View Details

Fast Answer

Preqin reports

Full/downloadable reports include: Global Annual Reports (private equity/venture capital, real estate, hedge funds, private debt, infrastructure, natural resources) Quarterly Reports (private equity/venture capital, real estate,... View Details

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

infrastructure for transactional activity, new scholarship asks what forces shape modern patterns of economic activity and how those patterns sort people and resources. Instead of reproducing conventional dichotomies, current historians... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

01 Jan 2012
News

E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

internships, or other activities that enrich the college experience. The Stamps program requires an investment from the schools involved—they must agree to fund half of the costs. “We don’t believe in just... View Details

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

entrepreneurs building companies that can significantly reduce emissions from agriculture, buildings, electricity, manufacturing, and transportation. The fund was created in 2016 by the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, founded by Bill... View Details

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Eligibility & Rules - Alumni

financial returns. Ventures must have less than $2 million USD in revenue. Outside funding must be less than $2.5M total debt/invested equity capital. This amount includes money received through grants, awards, and other View Details

02 Oct 2017
What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

statistical trading system; he handled administration and sales. Hedging was an important feature of the fund, since trading in commodities requires frequent short selling of commodities contracts. Registering the View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

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