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Real Property - Course Catalog

personal investments through direct ownership, partnerships, or securities. It is also an excellent precursor for related Spring electives including Real Estate Private Equity and Real Estate Investing. Course Content and Structure The... View Details

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Public companies: comparative financial ratios

Where do I find comparative financial ratios of public companies in an industry? In Capital IQ: For broad industry sectors (energy, materials, consumer discretionary, consumer stables, healthcare, financial, information technology,... View Details

30 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 30

provides insight into how the broader management of experience accumulation affects team performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-145.pdf Measuring and Understanding Hierarchy as an Architectural Element in Industry View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Margaret Busse Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

01 Feb 2021
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Locally Grown

law of what was done commonly by VCs at the time,” says Fenwick-Smith, who had private equity know-how but had never been involved in creating venture funds. That lack of direct experience gave him the freedom to create a fund... View Details

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Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) - Course Catalog

because of its focus on poor customers. The course is intended to bring a social context to the many careers that students wish to aim for. Thus, it should have broad appeal to private sector and public... View Details

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Lorrayne Ward

align incentives across the public and private sectors by distributing medicine to rural areas via the existing network of drugstores. Profits for shopkeepers, more lives saved for society – a perfect plan,... View Details

07 Nov 2022
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Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - COP27 and the Climate Crisis

pioneers of environmental sustainability from the private and NGO sectors who have mobilized their organizations in response to the worsening impacts of climate change: Helmy Abouleish is CEO of the SEKEM... View Details

20 May 2013
Op-Ed

Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again

commercial R&D efforts by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, and agricultural companies. The latter was a very specific commercial bet. Placing these commercial bets requires a depth of understanding of markets and customers that only the View Details

Keywords: by Gary Pisano; Manufacturing

November 2018
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Yatooq: Longing for Arabic Coffee

By: Mark Roberge, Gamze Yucaoglu and Samer Al-Rachedy

As one of the few female entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia, Lateefa Alwaalan had been trying to produce the perfect cup of Arabic coffee for over a decade. In 2007, she began testing various coffee blends, which she later branded Yatooq, the Arabic word for “craving” or... View Details

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01 Sep 2009
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Keys to the Kingdom

RHEA, WITH FRIENDS: Bringing financial skills from the private sector to public housing. Who’s the Big Apple’s biggest landlord? That would be John Rhea (MBA ’92), who oversees 178,000 apartments in 2,600... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom

before the private sector got involved. "There is a huge public need here, which is potentially a great opportunity for business," said professor Rebecca Henderson, about water research. "It... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Jul 2018
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Successful Internship Matchmaking: “With Citadel, I could be myself.”

has been welcome. “In my admissions essay, I wrote about how wonderful it would be to have an interesting role in the private sector involving human capital – and that’s what I got. HBS has been a great... View Details

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Startups: venture-backed, by industry, geography, funding amounts & rounds | Baker Library

select Year Founded. Enter desired value. By adding a fairly recent founding date, this helps ensure that the funding was recent (there's no way to add a date value to the funding in a company screening). You can also narrow down by funding round. Go to View Details

01 Jun 2007
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New HBS, KSG Joint Degree

joint degrees, students must be admitted independently to both HBS and KSG. “Graduates of this new program will be able to address some of the world’s most pressing issues that call for collaboration between the public and the private... View Details

Keywords: Administrative and Support Services; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government; Management

15 Nov 2012
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Funding the Design of Livable Cities

buildings to be more livable and environmentally sustainable, and incorporate low- or no-carbon emitting public transportation systems. Yet while mayors often have greater legislative freedom to shape local energy use and building regulations, View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

01 Jun 2005
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One-on-One with Grover Norquist

investment. But when you get to be 65, don’t come and whine to the rest of us. It is not possible for the private sector to do less well than 1 percent a year over the course of somebody’s lifetime. Wouldn’t... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Mar 2010
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What Happened to Leadership?

midwestern middle class for generations. Manufacturing jobs paid for college educations, including mine.” He called on the private sector to work with government — “a catalyst for leadership and change” — to... View Details

Keywords: Management; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

data analysis and metrics tracking. ArcelorMittal and the private sector during the Ebola crisis Spring 2016 | Focus: Healthcare; International Development Team: Sarah Nam and Sisi Pan Description: The Ebola... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs

business community who recognizes its growing potential in the US economy. Avance’s focus on lower middle-market business services and consumer sectors that often correlate to the types of companies founded by Latinx entrepreneurs meant... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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