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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
obviously, having a personal brand crosses over to our professional lives, whether the goal is finding a job, developing new clients, or attracting investments to your start-up. What is your personal brand? Insightful, resourceful,... View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
Fund—Managing Towards Impact 2018 No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218086-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-072 Background Note: Introduction to Investing for Impact No abstract available.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Oct 2017
- News
Radical Generosity for the Real World
thoughts about giving. Campbell: Yes, that was another profound experience. So yes, our church had made a $1,000 investment in 1970 that became a $1.6 million windfall, in 2014. And so the very first thing our church did with that money... View Details
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
is invested and aid has a small but insignificant effect on growth. Aid has no effect on the financial account, but does raise holdings of foreign reserves. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-074.pdf Cases &... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
social media information and 5.73% when using social media information is used. In both cases, this significantly improves the accuracy of the company's internal forecasts (a MAPE of 11.97%). Combining these empirical results, we provide View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
show that BNDES's purchases of equity lead to increases in return on assets and investment in fixed assets. Finally, we find that the positive effect of BNDES's equity purchases is reduced when the target firms belong to state-owned and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
invested in six nonprofit organizations around India. Nundy spent the second half of her summer internship with these groups, which are involved in issues such as mental health programs, education, and outreach to street children. It was... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
Harvard Business School Case 809-003 These three short vignettes depict investment professionals considering difficult financings for companies in their portfolios. For one reason or another, each company has underperformed expectations.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
If a team leaves after short period, the company will lose the investment required to integrate the team. If the lift out was praised as a strategic triumph, public humiliation might follow a defection, especially if the departure comes... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
the heart once you’ve gone and assessed those types of things. When I get calls from like venture capitalists or other people who might want to invest in some of my alumni, the easiest reference checks that I find that I can make, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
recommend that a bright, young associate with five years of experience pursue an MBA, the answer was, “No, absolutely not. She would advance just as quickly staying with us.” A number of recruiters said that what they value most is the... View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
investment banking division for Goldman Sachs. And it was kind of an interesting experience I thought I'd share quickly. We started the training program in about September of 1987, then in October of 1987 there was a big stock market... View Details
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
compensation. We would note similar problems if we were to look at auditors, at investment analysts, at rating agencies, at virtually every aspect of the governance system in our economy. It's not true of every one of every kind of... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
happiness at 75? What are the investments I need to make so that I can be happier right now, and so I have a better shot at being happier later? So the book that I wrote, sure enough, is for career changers and mid-lifers and people who... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
incentives to invest in the face of potential holdup problems and also with the proposition that exclusive arrangements lead firms to seek contingent control rights to avoid lock-in when environmental uncertainty is high. Private Equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11
and modes of entry that may explain the outcomes observed. They then formulate a set of recommendations for Walmart to maximize its chances of success when the company expands into India in 2013. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
programs, increasingly have in-house programs for developing and promoting talented employees who have only undergraduate degrees. One anecdote drove the point home. When Datar asked a partner at a top consulting firm whether he would View Details
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of the functional impact and limitations of the disability or condition on major life activities. When applicable, also outlines a prognosis of the symptoms over time and context. Lists recommended accommodations with an explanation of... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
countries. During his visit, Obama hosted an entrepreneurship conference attended by the likes of former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. The president announced that American businesses were ready to invest in Cuba and... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
direction. "For the first three months," Charron continues, "I did nothing but listen. I had to listen to figure out what the hell was going on. All I did was go around and meet people — hundreds of people inside and outside the company, in the View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry