Capital Requirement - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities

commercial hindrance. A recent study of more than 500 biomedical startups suggests that ventures rooted in the core research of their founders have a more challenging time reaching key measures of success, such as raising capital or... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Biotechnology; Health

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

compliance function to being a profit center. The ratio of corporate taxes to GDP declined through the late 1990s even during an economic expansion. There has been a growing disconnect between the income reports to capital markets and tax... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

24 Jul 2014
Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

facilitate the expatriation of US corporations. Such transactions reflect the effects of policies and of the changing structure of multinational firms. From a policy perspective, the transactions highlight the increasing costs of employing a) a worldwide tax regime... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical

12 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs

Jeff Bussgang, general partner, Flybridge Capital Do you know how to get the most from your investors? Below, I have outlined the basic asks (table stakes) as well as suggestions for deeper asks. What to ask for Hiring Table stakes:... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

Utilitarian taxes. Why? To a Utilitarian, people with greater innate ability find it easier to earn income, but all people equally enjoy having money to spend. To maximize overall well-being, we should require those with high ability to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

12 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

environment. The case also offers a discussion ground for defining the role of the chief risk officer and the relationship between risk management, strategic planning and capital budgeting. Purchase the case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Putting the Project Puzzle Together

McFarlan: Fifty percent of all capital investment today is being done in IT projects. The way this money is spent deeply impacts the organization's future. It is because of the size of investment as a percentage of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

future evolution of the auto industry. Dante Roscini, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration As is often the case with privatizations, the General Motors IPO will be one of the most significant events of the year in the equity capital... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

06 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

to demonstrate the full economic and social benefit of BD’s shared value initiatives. The competition for internal capital and the challenges of taking on new types of products meant that any shared value initiative View Details

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

diagnosis and treatment into distinct units because the skills and processes required for each are quite different. Services and locations will be better aligned, providing greater control and efficiency. Organizations will gather data on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

07 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark

successful $500 million capital campaign that included the opening of the Spangler and Rock Centers, the construction of Hawes Hall, and the renovation of Baker Library. Shortly before his departure from Soldiers Field, Clark shared some... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff

02 Jan 2020
Op-Ed

Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

its share of the capital that American taxpayers have invested in Medicare’s infrastructure, including its buildings, equipment, and workers. "The public option would harness Medicare’s pricing advantages while ensuring a competitive... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace; Health; Public Administration

12 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

workers with heterogeneous human capital interface with machine learning, relative to the older Boolean search technology. We randomly assign individuals with and without computer science and engineering (CS&E) knowledge bases to each... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need

government should not be the sole credit source. But how will private capital respond to a diminished federal role? Given the collapse of the housing market, what terms will private capital View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

21 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them

health care community. Specialized Skills Required In a health care setting, learning to become a fungible manager with good business skills is really just the start. "Sure, health care managers must be able to read financial statements;... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health; Education

17 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 17

Alison Berkley WagonfeldHarvard Business School Case 812-133 For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics. Ebrahim teaches the required MBA course Leadership and Organizational Behavior, and chairs the Executive Education program Governing for Nonprofit Excellence. Q: Mario, tell us about Venture... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

that shows how CSR can make it easier for firms to secure financing for new projects. Research was conducted by George Serafeim and Beiting Cheng of Harvard Business School and Ioannis Ioannou of the London Business School. Key concepts include: The better a firm's CSR... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

22 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 22

require a grand organizational makeover or buy-in from the CEO. All it takes is collaboration between you and your team-working together and making small, doable changes. What started as an experiment with a six-person team at The Boston... View Details