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  • September 2018 (Revised November 2018)
  • Case

Careem: Base Camp or Mountain Peak? Designing an OS for Scaling

By: Shikhar Ghosh, Gamze Yucaoglu and Alpana Thapar
This case focuses on designing a fast growing organization. It is part of a two-case set that is taught together to cover the scaling journey.
Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service aimed to ‘simplify and improve the lives of people, and build an awesome... View Details
Keywords: Scale; Values; Rights; Operating Systems; Business Startup; Transportation; Organizational Design; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Dubai; United Arab Emirates; Middle East
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  • 2020
  • Working Paper

How ESG Issues Become Financially Material to Corporations and Their Investors

By: George Serafeim
Management and disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have received substantial interest over the last decade. In this paper, we outline a framework of how ESG issues become financially material, affecting corporate profitability and valuation.... View Details
Keywords: Materiality; ESG; Pharmaceutical Companies; Business Ethics; Sustainability; Environment; Disclosure; Disclosure And Access; Regulation; Social Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Accountability; Resource Allocation; Finance; Accounting; Valuation
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    Paul M. Healy

    Paul Healy is the James R. Williston Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research covers a broad range of topics, including white collar crime, governance, business ethics, financial analysis, and Wall Street research. He joined the HBS faculty in 1998,... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; brokerage; pharmaceuticals
    • Fast Answer

    Company databases: which database to choose?

    strong for non-US companies. Pitchbook HarvardKey  Coverage of early stage companies/deals.  Strong valuation information.  Morningstar equity research and cash flow models available within the 'Research Center'... View Details
    • Research Summary

    Current Research: Issues in Corporate Governance

    Effectiveness of shareholder voting
    Reform of shareholder voting is a key component of legislation arising from the financial crisis of 2008. Professor Gow examines the effect of shareholder voting on corporate actions, particularly on... View Details
    • June 2014 (Revised January 2017)
    • Case

    Focus Financial Partners and the U.S. RIA Industry in 2014

    By: Luis Viceira and Emily A. Chien
    In the Spring of 2014, Rudy Adolf, CEO and founder of Focus Financial, and the two other co-founders of the firm are considering alternative growth strategies to solidify Focus Financial's position as a leading aggregator of independent wealth management firms in the... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Financial Services Industry
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    • Web

    Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

    Runner-up for the 2024 Best Paper Award from the Journal of Corporate Finance for "The Stock Market Valuation of Human Capital Creation" with Matthias Regier (April 2023). Charles C.Y. Wang : Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2024... View Details
    • March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    Angel City Football Club: Scoring a New Model

    By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Jennifer Fonstad and Nicole Tempest Keller
    In January 2024, Kara Nortman, Julie Uhrman, and Natalie Portman, the founders of Angel City Football Club (ACFC) were developing the club’s first three-year strategic plan. Founded in 2020, ACFC had a star-studded investor group, including Portman and celebrities such... View Details
    Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Venture Capital; Business Model; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles
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    • Web

    Leadership - Faculty & Research

    Leading Change ; Valuation ; Investment Activism ; Climate Change ; Management Succession ; Financial Management ; Risk Management ; Business and Shareholder Relations ; Sports Industry ; Entertainment and Recreation Industry ; Travel... View Details
    • Web

    Academics - Health Care

    Investing in Life Sciences This course will shed light on the process of investing in life sciences, more broadly: the valuation of early and later stage biopharma companies and the approaches to combat both common diseases, like heart... View Details
    • Web

    Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

    Forecasting: Metropolis Health Care IRR and Payback Period Industry Insights: Assessing Financial Statements Show Hide Details Concepts Pro Forma and Free Cash Flows Valuation Lease Accounting Featured Exercises Prepare pro-forma... View Details
    • July 1987 (Revised October 2009)
    • Background Note

    A Method For Valuing High-Risk, Long-Term Investments: The "Venture Capital Method"

    By: William A. Sahlman and Daniel R Scherlis
    Describes a method for valuing high-risk, long-term investments such as those confronting venture capitalists. The method entails forecasting a future value (e.g., five years from the present) and discounting that terminal value back to the present by applying a high... View Details
    Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Risk Management; Valuation
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    • 01 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

    valuations of the company. Since the restructuring plan proposed to give creditors a substantial amount of new common stock, their relative financial recoveries depended materially on what the firm, and this stock, was ultimately worth.... View Details
    Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Venturing Forth

    Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details
    Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
    • 17 Apr 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds

    Keywords: by Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner & Antoinette Schoar; Financial Services

      Robert C. Merton

      Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

      Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

      Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
      • 03 Mar 2003
      • Research & Ideas

      Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

      date, then taxes this difference as ordinary income. An 83 (b) election allows the tax computation to be made based on the value at the time the shares are issued, which is often pennies per share. A no-name firm offering the highest View Details
      Keywords: by Staff
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      Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis

      Resources and instructional videos for company and industry financial analysis, stock pitching, Business Analysis & Valuation Using Financial Statements (BAV), Investment Management and Capital Markets, Projects in... View Details
      • 2024
      • Working Paper

      The Value of Open Source Software

      By: Manuel Hoffmann, Frank Nagle and Yanuo Zhou
      The value of a non-pecuniary (free) product is inherently difficult to assess. A pervasive example is open source software (OSS), a global public good that plays a vital role in the economy and is foundational for most technology we use today. However, it is... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Open Source Distribution; Applications and Software
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      • 08 Sep 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

      Google and Groupon, for instance, a higher percentage of employees work in sales than engineering or data mining. And at Facebook the salesforce's ability to translate 'likes' into advertisers will make or break that company's valuation... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel