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  • 19 May 2015
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First Look: May 19

  Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

matters for innovation, and therefore growth, because it enables the local entrepreneur to put equity into this cooperative venture, which mitigates an agency problem that would otherwise deter the foreign investor from participating. In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services

      Samuel G. Hanson

      Samuel G. Hanson is the William L. White Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Harvard Economics department. He teaches Finance 1... View Details

      Keywords: asset management; banking; brokerage; federal government; financial services; investment banking industry
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      Employment Data Trends

      Function 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Business Development 5% 6% 7% 6% 8% Consulting 26% 25% 26% 26% 18% Finance 32% 33% 33% 33% 38% Corporate Finance 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% Investment Banking / Sales & Trading 3% 4% 3% 3% 5% Investment Management / Hedge Fund 5% 7% 7% 6% 6%... View Details
      • September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
      • Supplement

      SUN Brewing (A) (CW)

      The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Emerging Markets; Family Business; Financing and Loans; Capital Markets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; India; Russia
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      • January 2019 (Revised December 2019)
      • Case

      CrossBoundary Energy

      By: John Macomber
      Almost 500 million people are without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Governments and public utilities are challenged to bring generation and distribution to most of them. Considerable promise exists in “off-grid” or “mini-grid” technologies, notably using renewable... View Details
      Keywords: Energy Investing; Economic Development; Renewable Energy; Business Growth and Maturation; Developing Countries and Economies; Project Finance; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Infrastructure; Segmentation; Private Equity; Decision Choices and Conditions; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; Tanzania; Ghana
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      • October 1982 (Revised September 1988)
      • Case

      Steven B. Belkin

      By: Howard H. Stevenson and Richard O. von Werssowetz
      Steven Belkin, 26 years old and 2 1/2 years out of HBS, has decided to leave a group travel company he has run for the last year to start his own similar business. In the course of several months he has written a business plan, attracted several partners and employees,... View Details
      Keywords: Business Plan; Business Startups; Decisions; Equity; Investment; Personal Finance; Recruitment; Resignation and Termination; Failure; Partners and Partnerships
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      • 07 Jul 2022
      • HBS Case

      How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

      branding partnership would set off a wave of questionable decisions. “It set them on a cycle of, for the first time, raising outside capital, borrowing money from a bank, but also taking equity from venture capitalists,” Eisenmann says.... View Details
      Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
      • November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
      • Background Note

      The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

      By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock
      In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details
      Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Customers; Demographics; Age; Income; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Retention; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Operations; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Hardware; Health Industry; United States
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      Finance - Faculty & Research

      window was open, or was it time to rethink the fund’s approach to hedging and risk? Keywords: Financial Crisis ; Macroeconomics ; Assets ; Asset Management ; Borrowing and Debt ; Corporate Finance ; Capital Markets ; View Details

        Martin A. Sinozich

        Martin Sinozich is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in both MBA and Executive Education programs.  For first-year MBAs, Martin teaches in Field Global Immersion, a required course that... View Details

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        Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

        http://www.techclubhbs.com Club Email tech@studentclubs.hbs.edu Texas Club Co-Presidents Isaiah Drummond idrummond@mba2026.hbs.edu Sita Yerramsetti syerramsetti@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email txclub@studentclubs.hbs.edu Venture Capital &... View Details
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        All Industries

        Nonprofit / Government Other Financial Services Private Equity Retail Services Technology Venture Capital Career Data Internship Data View: Class of 2024 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 Class of... View Details
        • 10 Apr 2007
        • First Look

        First Look: April 10, 2007

        Kerr-McGee. They demand two board seats and ask the company to make several operational and financial changes, including the repurchase of equity and divestiture of their chemicals business. The case protagonist, Luke Corbett, CEO,... View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace
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        General Management - Faculty & Research

        Research Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 325-013 Keywords: Communication Technology ; Green Technology ; Finance ; Venture Capital ; Private Equity ; Investment ; Investment Funds ; Science-Based Business ;... View Details
        • August 2007 (Revised February 2008)
        • Case

        Pinnacle Ventures

        By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
        Describes a prospective "venture debt" loan to a new venture from the perspective of Patrick Lee, a principal at Pinnacle Ventures. Forces students to grapple with the nature of financial risk in the start-up firm and assess the prospective risks and returns to a... View Details
        Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry
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        Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

        Stakeholder Relations (4) Business or Company Management (19) COVID-19 (127) Capital Markets (13) Capital Structure (1) Capital (65) Cash Flow (1) Cash (2) Central Banking (2)... View Details
        • 01 Apr 2014
        • Working Paper Summaries

        Opting Out of Good Governance

        Keywords: by C. Fritz Foley, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Jonathan Greenstein & Eric Zwick
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        For MBA Students - Entrepreneurship

        of must-attend events. See All Events Student Clubs Entrepreneurship Club Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Club Tech Club Venture Capital & Private Equity Club Women in Investing Club Insights Get... View Details