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Leila Meliani

"I have a lot of respect for the case study method. It forces me to develop public speaking skills. Every time I walk into a classroom, I get the best practice possible for being a senior executive; case studies force you to switch... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

28 Sep 2021
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Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

he learned English while attending public schools, eventually matriculating at Harvard College to pursue a degree in economics and further his interest in business and entrepreneurship. “I didn’t really know anything about finance, but I... View Details

Keywords: Becca Carnahan

24 Apr 2014
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For African farmers looking to escape poverty, honey brings sweet success

To date, HCA has helped more than 9,000 small-scale beekeepers (nearly half are female), and is aiming to impact one million people by 2020. The social enterprise is now embarking on a massive investment with equity partners and scaling... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Protecting conservation land while turning a profit

Like any private equity firm, The Lyme Timber Company seeks attractive financial returns for its investors. But Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing director at Lyme, considers a second audience—the public—when making decisions about his... View Details

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

Asia and Africa, private equity in the US renewables market, as well as instruments involving the public sector, such as social impact bonds. Cases critically examine the logical and market case for a wide... View Details

19 Nov 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Lazy Prices

Keywords: by Lauren Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy, and Quoc Nguyen; Financial Services

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

finance. This module provides a foundational understanding from both the entrepreneur and the VC perspective that we will build on for the rest of the course. Module 2: Founding Decisions and Equity Mechanics (4 Classes, 1 Guest) We next... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan

from buying stocks, he notes. Minimum prices for shares, for example, put equities out of the reach of many. But by convincing the government to liberalize regulations, Saeki hopes to win public confidence... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Oct 2000
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Three Promoted to Full Professor

Paul A. Gompers Paul Gompers specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high-growth, and newly public companies. He holds a joint appointment in the Finance and the Entrepreneurial and Service Management units.... View Details

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Additional Harvard Funding | MBA

financial aid. George Leadership Fellowship Open to HBS students in the third year of the joint degree program with Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), the fellowship reflects the foundation's commitment to enhancing public service by investing... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

models in distinctive ways, the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund (NCF) and the Anti Racism Fund (ARF) are empowering changemakers within communities of color and forging community-business partnerships that support... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Investor Activism and Takeovers

By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Schor

Recent work documents large positive abnormal returns around the time that a hedge fund announces its activist intentions with a publicly listed firm. We show that these returns are largely explained by the ability of activists to force target firms into a takeover: In... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Portfolio; Public Ownership

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

our next cohort of Fellows, who will study the impact that models of enterprise ownership have on societal and organizational objectives. You can find the link to apply here . Applications are due by 11:59pm EST on January 19, 2025 Current Racial View Details

01 Feb 2013
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Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line

Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing directors at the Lyme Timber Company in Hanover, New Hampshire, work hard to make the double bottom line a reality. Founded in 1976, Lyme Timber Company is a timberland investment management organization (TIMO), a private View Details

Keywords: Louisa Rigali; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change

38,000 active international organizations from 300 countries and territories - including intergovernmental (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Capital IQ - profiles of public and private... View Details

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Corporate Strategy Course - Project Resources

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Teams | New Venture Competition

Gaitan (EdM 2025) Husain Rasheed Engaging kids in Kazakhstan with an AI-driven simulation game that makes learning English fun Remarcation Hannah Wong (MArch 2025) Jia Wen Goh Fostering the autonomy of disabled users in public space... View Details

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Student Clubs | MBA

Club Government & Public Policy Club Greater China Club H HBS Show Health & Wellness Club Health Care Club Heard on the Street Hospitality & Travel Club I Impact Investing Club Infrastructure Club Investment Club Islamic Society Israel... View Details

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-101.pdf Does Public Ownership of Equity Improve Earnings Quality? Authors:Dan Givoly, Carla Hayn, and Sharon P. Katz Abstract We compare the quality of accounting numbers... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Career Coach

Jeffrey Noonan

Jeff enjoys helping students better understand the different stages of investing and pursue the stage that is right for them. Having considered post-MBA careers across VC, growth, PE, and public markets Jeff is well versed in the... View Details

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