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  • September 2010
  • Teaching Note

Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Teaching Note for 310011 and 310017. View Details
Keywords: Projects; For-Profit Firms; Networks; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Evaluation; Investment Portfolio; Asset Pricing; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Poverty; Financial Services Industry; Kenya
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  • 01 Nov 2024
  • In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

availability risk during economic downturns During economic downturns or periods of high unemployment, capital may be scarce. Support structures typically needed to grow a business—like financing and mentorship—might not be as readily... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • 02 Nov 2016
  • Op-Ed

Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses

Administration (SBA), so we know payments arriving on time can make a difference. In 2011, while I was running the SBA, President Obama and I launched a bold initiative called QuickPay, directing federal agencies to pay their small business contractors in 15 days. This... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
  • 21 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

to worthy applicants, venture philanthropists proactively find opportunities and develop them. "A big part of the model is first seeking out the entrepreneur and the opportunity and then, and only then, figuring out what the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 23 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

data security, etc. And indeed, we see companies that have stepped into the breach, such as the very large University of Phoenix from an earlier downturn or a tiny firm like Fidelis Security Systems during the current recession. With... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

Working Papers Using By-Product Synergy for Competitive Advantage Author: Deishin Lee Abstract We study how a manufacturer can leverage by-product synergy for competitive advantage. By focusing on the economic impact to the firm and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed—and What to Do About It Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Princeton University Press, forthcoming Abstract In response to the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Sep 2016
  • First Look

September 20, 2016

visualize and communicate a wide range of patient outcomes and cost for three forms of prostate cancer treatment. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51627 Firm Selection and Corporate Cash Holdings By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Right Connections

From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. But when vying against others in industries where high uncertainty, long development... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
  • February 2018 (Revised July 2025)
  • Case

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey

By: Lynn Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens with Said Darwazah, chairman and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the multinational generics company, anticipating the company’s 2017 AGM and reflecting on changes made over the previous year to address concerns expressed by proxy advisors and some... View Details
Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Pharmaceuticals; Remuneration; Shareholder Engagement; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Executive Compensation; Business Growth and Maturation; Emerging Markets; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Pharmaceutical Industry; Jordan
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  • 18 Jun 2001
  • Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

Advanced Management Program and a founding member of Intel. Now executive vice president of that corporation, he is also president of Intel Capital, a corporate venture capital unit investing in companies in... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 03 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 3, 2007

the context of an M&A transaction in an emerging economy and the role of private equity and venture capital in the development and the eventual consolidation of the new media advertising industry.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

807-057 Describes a set of financing issues confronting a rapidly growing company that uses "Word-of-Mouth" marketing techniques in promoting research, new products, or services. The company proposes to set the terms for a new round of View Details
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

opacity and agility. Clients find it very difficult to judge a firm's performance in advance, because they are usually hiring it for specialized knowledge and capability that they themselves lack. Price becomes a proxy for quality. And the top consulting (or law) View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

How to Sink a Startup

degrees of outside influence they will and should tolerate. A Rich founder whose firm is lacking in human capital, experience, and capital may benefit greatly from a VC's experience, contacts, and financial... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 01 Nov 2016
  • First Look

First Look - November 1, 2016

outside directors with more expertise and experience. Also, busy directors are less likely to serve on multiple committees, possibly to avoid being overloaded. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51853 Cost of Experimentation and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 5

at Harvard Business School, Collis' new text takes the firm that operates across borders as a unit of analysis and the senior manager in a multinational as the typical decision maker. Illustrated with examples from companies of all sizes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 19 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 19

second tier market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), it aimed to provide Chinese entrepreneurs with equity capital and to facilitate the exits of venture capital View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 25

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2523601   Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 815-047 Venture Capital at the Harvard Management Company in Historical Perspective The compromise between View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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