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Herbert J. Siegel

Siegel built the once, small boat maker into one of the largest and most powerful media holding companies. Acquiring two independent television stations with the Chris-Craft acquisition in 1968, Siegel sold the boat business in 1980 and pursued a series of shrewd media... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

Joseph P. Routh

When Routh assumed the position of President in 1938, Pittston’s coal and oil production businesses were generating $26 million in revenues and losing approximately $1 million on the bottom-line. Through shrewd investments and tight... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

Walter A. Munns

Munns presided over the continued growth and diversification of Smith Kline. He orchestrated strategic acquisitions in the consumer and medical business arenas, introduced “Contac” and other Smith Kline medicines to the international market, and expanded View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

Reginald F. Lewis

Just 10 years after founding his investment ventures firm, Lewis had established a $2.5 billion financing business, the largest firm owned by an African American in United States history. Through his purchase of Beatrice Food Company, he... View Details

Keywords: Finance

David Duffield

After failing to convince Larry Ellison that Oracle should invest in the development of human resource management software, Duffield decided to create his own business. PeopleSoft with its innovative software for managing human resource... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

August 2011
Teaching Note

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Erin McFee

Teaching Note for 408-066. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Information Technology; Opportunities; Internet and the Web; Business Model; Risk and Uncertainty; Employment Industry

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July 2009
Teaching Note

Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Strategy (TN)

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III

Teaching Note for [809004]. View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development; Financing and Loans; Investment; Emerging Markets; Renewable Energy; Biotechnology Industry; Energy Industry; Singapore; Kuwait; China

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October 2003
Case

Financing Biodiversity Conservation by the Global Conservation Fund

By: Mihir A. Desai and Julia Stevens

The Global Conservation Fund is an international nonprofit organization with a $100 million endowment and an exclusive focus on land preservation. The fund and its director must decide which projects to fund over the next year and what financing mechanism to use.... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Protection; Project Evaluation; Environmental Sustainability; Projects; Finance; Decision Making; Financial Instruments; Nonprofit Organizations

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Claire Freidman

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I spent five years working in finance. My clients were entertainment companies and I knew I wanted to switch careers and work on the operations or strategic side of one of these companies. I... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

29 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives

for a Mexican health care startup called Moons, leading market entry, in-house production, and operations for Colombia, and interned at SAGANA, an impact investing fund, where she had the opportunity to lead an View Details

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog

value. The course may also appeal to future consultants, investment bankers and venture capital/private equity professionals, as well as to students interested in general management, particularly regarding an industry subject to hugely... View Details

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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog

investing in smaller businesses. Educational Objectives The course focuses on how to manage smaller businesses with an emphasis on the financial aspects of buying and growing these businesses. The cases are designed to give students... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe

But his longtime fascination with both the stock market and inventors came to the fore when he entered the New York investment world. After setting up a science and technology investment banking group at... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

21 Jan 2016
Working Paper Summaries

The Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence across Countries

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinksi & Karen Wilson; Financial Services

Winter 2016
Article

Improving Store Liquidation

By: Nathan Craig and Ananth Raman

This paper introduces methods for increasing the efficiency of retail store liquidation, which we define as the time-constrained divestment of retail outlets through an in-store sale of inventory. The retail industry depends extensively on liquidation, not only as a... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Operations; Investment; Retail Industry

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