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- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
experiment to measure the value of shareholder proxy access. We find that firms that would have been most vulnerable to proxy access, as measured by institutional ownership and activist institutional ownership in particular, lost value on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Venture Capital and Private Equity - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Venture Capital and Private Equity Course Number 1428 Senior Lecturer Jo Tango Senior Lecturer Archie L. Jones Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Overview Note: this course is not for students with prior full-time VCPE experience; it is for students... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
1978), a Republican from Indiana, and Representative Josh Harder (MBA/MPP 2014), a Democrat serving California’s 10th Congressional district, have much in common. Both ran for office in 2018, motivated by a... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
Economy 2013. Vol. 14 (National Bureau of Economic Research) edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern University of Chicago Press Appreciation of the importance of innovation to... View Details
- August 2022
- Teaching Note
In-Q-Tel: Innovation On A Mission
By: Josh Lerner and Joshua Lev Krieger
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 823-031. View Details
- April 2006
- Article
Introduction: NBER Conference on Strategic Alliances
By: Josh Lerner and Raghuram G. Rajan
Lerner, Josh, and Raghuram G. Rajan. "Introduction: NBER Conference on Strategic Alliances." Journal of Financial Economics 80, no. 1 (April 2006): 1–3.
- March 2000 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
Martin Smith: May 2000
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Josh Lerner
A new associate at a venture capital firm must choose which of three potential investments to recommend to the firm's partners. Each potential investment has strengths and drawbacks. View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Josh Lerner. "Martin Smith: May 2000." Harvard Business School Case 200-046, March 2000. (Revised April 2000.)
- December 2006
- Article
Innovation and Its Discontents
By: Josh Lerner and Adam B. Jaffe
Keywords: Innovation and Invention
Lerner, Josh, and Adam B. Jaffe. "Innovation and Its Discontents." Capitalism and Society 1, no. 3 (December 2006).
- August 2003
- Article
The Really Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings: The Pre-Nasdaq Evidence
By: Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner
Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "The Really Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings: The Pre-Nasdaq Evidence." Journal of Finance 58, no. 4 (August 2003): 1355–1392.
- May 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Northeast Ventures: January 1996
By: Josh Lerner and Eric K. Jackson
Northeast Ventures, a venture capital fund focusing on the development of northeastern Minnesota, seeks to combine social goals with financial returns. This marriage poses several challenges. View Details
Lerner, Josh, and Eric K. Jackson. "Northeast Ventures: January 1996." Harvard Business School Case 296-093, May 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- October 1995 (Revised November 1997)
- Supplement
Apex Investment Partners (B): May 1995
By: Josh Lerner and Sanjiv R. Das
Examines the warrant pricing. View Details
Keywords: Financial Instruments
Lerner, Josh, and Sanjiv R. Das. "Apex Investment Partners (B): May 1995." Harvard Business School Supplement 296-029, October 1995. (Revised November 1997.)
- 2017
- Chapter
Venture Capital Data: Opportunities and Challenges
By: Steven N. Kaplan and Josh Lerner
This paper describes the available data and research on venture capital investments and performance. We comment on the challenges inherent in those data and research as well as possible opportunities to do better. View Details
Kaplan, Steven N., and Josh Lerner. "Venture Capital Data: Opportunities and Challenges." Chap. 10 in Measuring Entrepreneurial Businesses: Current Knowledge and Challenges. Vol. 75, edited by John Haltiwanger, Erik Hurst, Javier Miranda, and Antoinette Schoar. Studies in Income and Wealth (NBER). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.
- 2003
- Chapter
Short-Term America Revisited? Boom and Bust in the Venture Capital Industry and the Impact on Innovation
By: Josh Lerner and Paul A. Gompers
This chapter seeks to understand the implications of the recent decline in venture activity for innovation. It argues that the situation may not be as grim as it initially appears. While there are many reasons for believing that on average venture capital has a... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Innovation and Invention; Business Cycles; Financial Services Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh, and Paul A. Gompers. "Short-Term America Revisited? Boom and Bust in the Venture Capital Industry and the Impact on Innovation." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 3, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 1–28. MIT Press, 2003.
- December 1999 (Revised November 2001)
- Background Note
Note on Private Equity Securities, A
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of the primary securities used in private equity, their structures, and the economic motivation behind their designs. View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Josh Lerner. "Note on Private Equity Securities, A." Harvard Business School Background Note 200-027, December 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
- summer 2003
- Article
Ownership and Control Rights in Internet Portal Alliances, 1995-1999
By: Daniel W. Elfenbein and Josh Lerner
Elfenbein, Daniel W., and Josh Lerner. "Ownership and Control Rights in Internet Portal Alliances, 1995-1999." RAND Journal of Economics 34, no. 2 (summer 2003).
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
presentations, networking, and professional development seminars. Professor Josh Lerner led "Anatomy of a Venture Deal," an incisive discussion about the financing of B2eMarkets, a technology-based sourcing... View Details
- January 1994 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Repligen Corporation: January 1992
By: Josh Lerner and David Kane
Sandford Smith, CEO of Repligen, faces the breakdown of negotiations about a proposed joint venture with a large pharmaceutical firm. He must decide whether to proceed using his firm's internal resources or whether to seek to revise the proposed collaboration. If the... View Details
Lerner, Josh, and David Kane. "Repligen Corporation: January 1992." Harvard Business School Case 294-082, January 1994. (Revised July 1998.)
- April 1993 (Revised February 1996)
- Supplement
ALZA and Bio-Electro Systems (B1): Rights Offering Strategy
By: Josh Lerner and Peter Tufano
Supplements the (A) case. Describes the CEO's decision. View Details
Lerner, Josh, and Peter Tufano. "ALZA and Bio-Electro Systems (B1): Rights Offering Strategy." Harvard Business School Supplement 293-125, April 1993. (Revised February 1996.)
- 2004
- Chapter
Venture Capital
By: Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
Keywords: Venture Capital
Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "Venture Capital." Chap. D5 of Handbook of Modern Finance, edited by James Seward and Dennis Logue. New York: Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 2004.
- winter 2000
- Article
Assessing the Impact of Venture Capital to Innovation
By: Samuel Kortum and Josh Lerner
We examine the influence of venture capital on patented inventions in the United States across twenty industries over three decades. We address concerns about causality in several ways, including exploiting a 1979 policy shift that spurred venture capital fundraising.... View Details
Kortum, Samuel, and Josh Lerner. "Assessing the Impact of Venture Capital to Innovation." RAND Journal of Economics 31, no. 4 (winter 2000): 674–692. (Supplemental appendix.)