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- 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
- 26 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future
responsible for the deployment of cell phones to two-thirds of Afghans. My research shows that throughout the developing world successful organizations like Roshan must inevitably take on more tasks than their counterpart firms in more... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- February 2018 (Revised October 2024)
- 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
Paine, Lynn, Suraj Srinivasan, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey." Harvard Business School Case 318-108, February 2018. (Revised October 2024.)
- 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
- 24 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 24
and examines three types of failures associated with each. Subsequently, it discusses solutions for each failure type, and examines strategy implications for these solutions. Purchase this note:http://hbr.org/search/712478-PDF-ENG The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 1996
- Case
Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver and David Stemerman
A company nears the end of a long multiyear turnaround and now must consider how to "cash out" so its management can realize a financial return on investment. The privately held company has several options, including a leveraged ESOP and a leveraged recapitalization. View Details
Gilson, Stuart C., Joel T. Schwartz, Steve Silver, and David Stemerman. "Transportation Displays Incorporated (C): The Case for a Preemptive Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 296-035, January 1996.
- 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
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Accounting Review The Capital Market Consequences of Language Barriers in the Conference Calls of Non-U.S. Firms By: Brochet, Francois, Patricia L. Naranjo, and Gwen Yu Abstract—We examine how language... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
milestones: the birth of the silicon chip and the development of the venture capital industry. From humble beginnings, Valentine became a legendary salesman at Fairchild Semiconductor and National... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
year deeply disturbing. I am appalled at the instances of greed and corporate wrongdoing uncovered at firms and organizations once held up as paragons of success, and I am dismayed to see the destructive effect these instances of... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building Communities as Well as Companies
offering nationwide negotiation and representation services to professional athletes. "I didn't have a lifelong desire to be an entrepreneur," said Paula E. Groves (HBS MBA '91), founding partner of Axxon Capital, a venture... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
to capital, which was a primary focus of hers at the SBA. Spreading The Wealth Having spent over 25 years in private equity and venture capital firms before becoming SBA... View Details
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
of industries can't be managed as "silos," tucked away in corporate, university, or government research labs, in incubators, or within venture capital funded entrepreneurial start-ups. Access to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
and shapers of, beauty ideals. It uses case studies of three prominent firms to support the argument. During the nineteenth century, Coty and other French firms imagined Paris as the global 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
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
e.g., to buy out minority shareholders; for gift and estate tax purposes; to tie executive compensation to firm performance; to raise outside capital; or to sell the company outright. However, these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace