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  • 21 Nov 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

managers or executives at banks, insurance companies, asset management or private equity firms, or hedge funds. Groysberg and Healy will teach the program in England, in India, in China, and on the HBS Boston campus throughout 2012 and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 23 Nov 1999
  • Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

financial product. The supply of venture capital is also likely to continue growing. Within the past two years, numerous pension funds have invested in private equity for the first time. Many experienced investors have also decided to... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services
  • 19 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 19

wealth of data it provides about agents' behavior and about the Bitcoin system itself. This article presents the platform's design principles and properties for a non-technical audience; reviews its past, present, and future uses; and points out risks and regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Apr 2015
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks

would trade on their ideas," says Cohen. "They put their money where their mouth is." One of them, Alice Newcombe (MBA 2013), used her background in private equity to forensically investigate a mortgage insurance firm that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

Making a World of Difference

issues like gender, race, and religion, we are really talking about how we get along with others and how we create a world that is safe for difference." Slifka is working hard to create such a world. The theme of coexistence emerges as a... View Details
Keywords: Young, Susan; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • 28 Aug 2014
  • Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

have exceeded to date. More Help Required The 2012 JOBS Act reduced the regulatory burden for small businesses looking to raise equity in the public markets. It provided an "on-ramp" of up to five years for new IPOs to phase in certain... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking
  • 14 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

now the government says they really meant 180. That takes its toll. Q: What about the effect on the financial markets? A: When it comes to the shutdown, I'm less concerned about them. I think that equities respond to a lot of things, and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 11 Apr 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

behavioral patterns that have worked in the past,” Goldberg says. “Changing behaviors takes time. I’m a big fan of continuous refresher training to keep the issue front of mind so companies can reduce and ultimately eliminate bad... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 13

Business School Case 213-008 High yield bond fund Proventus Capital Partners (PCP) has invested in underwater bonds issued by Preem, a large oil refinery. As maturity approaches, in the midst of financial crisis, Preem appear unlikely to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Mar 2011
  • First Look

First Look: March 15

failed to address important measurement and valuation issues that have arisen in the past 40 years of practice. This gap is illustrated with missed opportunities in risk measurement and management and the estimation of the fair value of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

population and per capita consumption growth, the limited nature of resources and sinks, and the responsibility and exposure of firms to ensuing ecological risks and costs. We then discuss how an operations management lens contributes to the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

Letters to the Editor

as successful. Ron Kurtz (MBA ’67) Miami, FL Private-Equity Lessons Don’t Apply Professor Malcolm Salter’s article “Enron’s Legacy” in the December issue seems to offer an “if pigs had wings” analysis of Enron’s board of directors... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

stock repurchases to net income is misleading and ignores two important factors: first, focusing on dividends and buybacks ignores the substantial (direct and indirect) equity issuances firms engage in; second, net income is a poor metric... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 8, 2016

reduce risk, though the effectiveness depends upon the role of capital structure in volatility. To address this question, we build a statistical model of equity volatility that accounts for leverage. Our approach blends Merton’s insights... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Apr 2018
  • News

The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

readjustment in some way. At the same time, the communities that these veterans are returning to after their service are struggling with issues like urban blight, school infrastructure, and access to quality parks and green spaces. The... View Details
  • 22 Dec 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

don’t have enough capital to invest in the best deals. Why don’t we have the ability to get the same returns as infrastructure limited partnerships or banks or private equity firms?” Here’s the thesis: Nisha has found only two managed... View Details
  • 18 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

particularly in developing, technology-poor countries. Harvard Business School professor Diego Comin teamed with Harvard University's Philippe Aghion and Brown University's Peter Howitt to research the issue and write the working paper... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 14 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization

individuals and organizations need to tackle the issue systematically and intentionally. In the workplace, she recommends the following actionable steps forward: Have Consistent Conversations About Anti-Racism Conversations around... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 18 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

internal coordination issues with the company's sales force, and the financial returns versus other uses of capital for the company. The case raises issues in aligning business strategy and sales management... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

paper on studying the circumstances under which alignment will or will not happen. Using game theory, we find that, although misaligned economic incentives can play a role in explaining misalignment of planning behaviors, there is another important View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace