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  • 1 Jul 2013
  • Panel Discussion

Master Class Session on Business and Investing in Africa

By: Euvin Naidoo, Pravin Gordhan, Nkosana Moyo, Moe Shaik, Polo Radebe and Cassim Coovadia
Annual Master Class Evening Session on: 'Business and Investment in Africa' - from Strategy to Execution Keynote address by Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan Led by South African Euvin Naidoo, who serves in his personal capacity as visiting faculty member at Wits... View Details
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  • 23 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 23, 2016

methods. Myth Number 1: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs reduce returns on capital and long-run shareholder value. Reality: Companies committed to ESG are finding competitive advantages in product, labor, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Apr 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

majority tend to invest in companies that are also able to raise capital from non-impact investors. More than half of funding rounds involving impact investors include co-investment with traditional, profit-motivated investors. The study... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 08 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 8

http://people.hbs.edu/evandensteen/OnlineDocs/PP10_MS_EVdS_Culture%20Clash.pdf   Working PapersThe Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms Authors:Raphael Amit, Yuan Ding, Belén Villalonga, and Hua... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

Paul Dickinson, Founder Chair, CDP. How Ceres Supports Corporate Boards to Accelerate Climate Action 10 AUG 2022 | Climate Rising Steven Rothstein, Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, shares how Ceres... View Details
  • March 2014 (Revised October 2014)
  • Teaching Note

ISS A/S: The Buyout

By: Lucy White and Carsten Bienz
Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buyout; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
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  • February 2014 (Revised October 2014)
  • Case

ISS A/S: The Buyout

By: Clayton Rose, Carsten Bienz and Lucy White
Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buy-out; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
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  • 07 Nov 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Vishal Gaur, Johnson, Cornell University

  • 31 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories of 2012

The following articles were the most read pieces on Harvard Business School Working Knowledge in 2012. Now two questions for you. What do you think was the most important business issue of the year? Fiscal cliff? China's slowdown? Also... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • Program

Aligning Strategy and Sales

marketplace Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group... View Details
  • Web

Courses - Entrepreneurship

Spring 2024 Q3Q4 3.0 Turnarounds and Transformation (also listed under Organizational Behavior) Ranjay Gulati Spring 2024 Q3Q4 3.0 Venture Capital and Private Equity Jo Tango Archie L. Jones Fall 2023 Q1Q2 3.0 Doctoral Programs Faculty... View Details
  • 12 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 12

derived predictions, does not confirm the private information hypothesis. Read the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1134943   Working PapersFiduciary Duties and Equity‐Debtholder Conflicts Authors:Bo Becker and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 27 Jun 2019
  • Blog Post

Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud

became a successful lawyer working for the Israeli Supreme Court. She had hoped she could combine law and business together, but, “I realized that being a lawyer meant working from the sidelines. And I want... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
  • 10 Dec 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Governance in India and Around the Globe

not actual practices. This introduction and conclusion from a recent working paper, "Product and Labor Markets Globalization and Convergence of Corporate Governance: Evidence from Infosys and the Indian Software Industry," looks... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu; Technology
  • 15 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 15

  PublicationsDo Strong Fences Make Strong Neighbors? Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal 63 (December 2010) Abstract Many features of U.S. tax policy towards multinational firms—including the governing principle of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

‘Not a Bunch of Weirdos’: Why Mainstream Investors Buy Crypto

“are not a bunch of weirdos. They look and act just like investors in traditional asset markets.” Understanding this market is increasingly important. Cryptocurrencies’ global value has boomed to a market capitalization of $3 trillion in... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 02 Jan 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

In the six-year history of Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge, some types of articles have always been popular with our readers. Want to generate a lot of reader buzz? Then write about negotiation strategy, managing IT,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

  Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

the separation of its India and GCC businesses. Aster GCC became a private entity focused on the GCC region, while Aster India remained publicly listed. In 2022, Aster sold a 65% stake in its GCC operations, held by Affinity Holdings, to a consortium led by Fajr View Details
  • 22 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Master the One-on-One Meeting

important meetings with your direct reports, be thoughtful about how these sessions play out. Below is the guidance I give to new managers on conducting 1:1’s. Be thoughtful about how your one-on-one meetings sessions might play out. Source: Yuri_Arcurs Set... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin