Alternative Investment Vehicles - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

Administration. “The Forbes measure doesn’t make sense to me. Calculating return on investment based on salary five years out means Forbes rewards schools that mainly feed investment banks, private equity,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Aug 2001
News

T.J. Dermot Dunphy (MBA '56)

some $3 billion. Born in Ireland in 1932, Dunphy studied law at Oxford University, but he discovered an intriguing career alternative when students visiting from Harvard Law School mentioned HBS during a moot court exercise. Dunphy... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Management

22 Feb 2022
News

A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs

David Perez (MBA 1996) readily admits that launching Avance Investment Management in May 2020, at the height of the pandemic, was “the worst timing ever.” But the Cuban native, who studied engineering in East Germany and saved his... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

10 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

developing fresh capabilities for organizations. Based on a study of all the programs offered by the business schools, consultancies, corporate universities, and online education providers, we analyze the advantages, and the constraints, of the existing programs. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

catastrophes like the BP oil spill or the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster) would be included directly in the prices of each of the various energy sources, not somehow shielded from the eyes of consumers. In a competitive world, private View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

collectors, auction house operators, and other actors who played active roles as either institutional entrepreneurs or guardians in shaping the revitalization of the industry. We find these entrepreneurs and guardians initially espoused View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2008
News

A U.S. Turnaround?

from fossil fuels to alternative sources of energy. We will need to finance research in technology innovation and biotechnology, including stem cell research. We will need to generate most of our electricity using nuclear fuel. We will... View Details

Keywords: Byron Wien; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

Profile

Rawiah Abdallah

were too many restrictions on freedom of expression," says Rawiah, "To be true to your principles was risky." Yet her volunteer work suggested an alternative direction. In high school, Rawiah tutored non-Arabic speaking... View Details

14 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Reducing Plastic Pollution on a Global Scale

most plastics, which severely limits options for recycling when compared to other materials such as paper and glass. Solutions include altering the design of plastics, or more simply investing in the use of materials that are more... View Details

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

improves financial performance on measures such as profitable investments at the individual portfolio-company level and overall fund returns. And even though associating with similar people can have social benefits for those people, it... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

Peter is the Founder & Managing Partner of Stellation Capital, an early stage venture capital firm headquartered in Brooklyn. Prior to this, he spent eight years as a Partner at General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that invests in... View Details

16 Sep 2015
News

Built for Speed

modern car making. “Look at that van,” he says, pointing to a white delivery vehicle parked near the Starbucks drive-through, where Rogers refuels. “How do you make steel look like that?” His explanations typically begin with this kind of... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

Alumni Books Coffee Can Investing: A Better Idea Than Mutual Funds in an IRA or 401(k) by Terry Allen (MBA 1963) Fuller Mountain Press This book describes exactly what to do to maximize returns for those who want to bet on the stock market. It also suggests View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

01 Jan 2008
News

James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

Wolfensohn Center for Development, a new global poverty research initiative at the Brookings Institution. He is also relishing the opportunity to work with his son, Adam, and daughter Naomi at Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, a privately held firm that View Details

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

they were driving on personal time, when they were truly on Uber time. And that's a problem if these so-called personal claims increase the overall number of insurance claims for noncommercial vehicles in any given year. “If these drivers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

Abstract We study competitive interaction between two alternative models of digital content distribution over the Internet: peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing and centralized client-server distribution. We present microfoundations for a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

flat-footed on the issue of fuel efficiency? Granted, Detroit was busy catering to consumer demands for more profitable, lower-mileage vehicles. But at the same time, could stretch have given greater urgency to responses to alternative... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

09 Feb 2016
First Look

February 9, 2016

alternative investment firm peers in assets under management, new business launches, profitability, and market capitalization. Under the leadership of Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman and CEO, and president... View Details