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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Gender and Work Research Symposium: Virtual Edition Gender and Work Research Symposium: Virtual Edition 6 MAY 2021 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Location: Virtual Organizer: The Race, Gender & Equity Initiative Our theme Race, Capitalism... View Details
- 18 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative
insights from this and other events via video and print, as well as on social media. Many of these resources and publications can be found on our webpage. The Race, Gender & Equity Initiative also leads... View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
public knowledge. She is also the Director of the Women's Media Center Speech Project and an advocate for women's freedom of expression and expanded civic and political engagement. She currently serves on the national boards of the... View Details
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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Gender and Work Research Symposium: Virtual Edition Gender and Work Research Symposium: Virtual Edition 6 MAY 2021 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Danielle Allen Danielle Allen is James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. She is a political... View Details
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Work Symposium. Laura Morgan Roberts has served on the faculties of Harvard Business School and Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change. Robin Ely is Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race,... View Details
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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Morgan Roberts Delivers "Almost Free" at 2021 Gender and Work Symposium Harvard Business School Robert Livingston Presents at The 2021 HBS Gender and Work Symposium Harvard Business School Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer Robert Livingston draws from his recent View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
Recruiters reviewing hundreds of resumes for highly coveted roles in private equity and venture capital will often see candidates with backgrounds in banking and investing. This training and experience provides candidates with excellent... View Details
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2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Gulf using a combination of social psychology, public policy, and post-colonial feminist lenses. She has published in Organization Science , Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies, Contexts, and Idafat: Arab Journal of Sociology (in... View Details
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Resources, Strategy, and Performance During Industry Replication: The Case of Emerging Markets Private Equity
Competitive dynamics in emerging markets private equity closely resemble those of nascent technology industries. This is because institutional voids undermine core components of the traditional PE business model. I am examining how resources shape strategy... View Details
- 2024
- Article
Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022
By: Mark J. Roe and Charles C.Y. Wang
The number of public firms in the United States has halved since the beginning of the twenty-first century, causing consternation among corporate and securities law regulators. The dominant explanations, often advanced by Securities and Exchange commissioners when... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Law; Securities Regulation; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Concentration Levels; Antitrust; Initial Public Offering; Public Ownership; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Monopoly; United States
Roe, Mark J., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022." Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting 8, no. 2 (2024): 211–264.
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Diversity on Boards - Race, Gender & Equity
shop for content on what you need to become a board member and how to get there. We aim to connect exceptional alumni and accelerate the placement of qualified diverse candidates on public and private company boards. The Race, Gender and... View Details
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Work & Life - Race, Gender & Equity
director for public companies. The only thing that prevents me from doing that is feeling that I would be judged for not continuing to climb the corporate ladder and achieve even more than I have.” Woman, 53 The highest-earning alumni are... View Details
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Do Public and Private Firms Behave Differently? An Examination of Investment in the Chemical Industry
By: Albert W. Sheen
I compare the capacity expansion decisions of U.S. public and private producers of seven commodity chemicals from 1989-2006. I find that private firms invest differently, and more efficiently, than public firms. Specifically, private firms are more likely than public... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; Chemicals; Investment; Public Ownership; Chemical Industry; United States
Sheen, Albert W. "Do Public and Private Firms Behave Differently? An Examination of Investment in the Chemical Industry." July 2011.
- 28 Aug 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Portfolio Firms’ Corporate Tax Planning
- July 2023 (Revised November 2023)
- Supplement
Equity Restructuring at Dell Technologies: Buy Out, Buy Up, Buy In (B)
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
Following Dell’s return to the public market in 2018, the company’s stock underperformed. In June 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported that Dell was exploring various options with respect to its majority stake in the virtualization software company VMware. View Details
Keywords: Recapitalization; Reverse Merger; Spin Off; Public Ownership; Restructuring; Technology Industry; United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah L. Abbott. "Equity Restructuring at Dell Technologies: Buy Out, Buy Up, Buy In (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 224-006, July 2023. (Revised November 2023.)
- 01 Jun 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures
Keywords: by Thomas F. Hellmann & Noam Wasserman
- September 2010
- Article
Do Inventory and Gross Margin Data Improve Sales Forecasts for U.S. Public Retailers?
By: Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur and Ananth Raman
Firm-level sales forecasts for retailers can be improved if we incorporate cost of goods sold, inventory, and gross margin (defined here as the ratio of sales to cost of goods sold) as three endogenous variables. We construct a simultaneous equations model, estimated... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Forecasting and Prediction; Distribution; Goods and Commodities; Cost; Public Sector; Profit; Mathematical Methods; Analytics and Data Science; Retail Industry; United States
Kesavan, Saravanan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman. "Do Inventory and Gross Margin Data Improve Sales Forecasts for U.S. Public Retailers?" Management Science 56, no. 9 (September 2010): 1519–1533.
- Fall 2021
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When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms
By: Josh Lerner and Diana Noble
Leadership transition in private equity firms is an understudied field, despite the important, albeit controversial, role such firms play in developed economies. We analyzed 260 firms in an empirical study, supplemented by qualitative interviews with a small sample of... View Details
Lerner, Josh, and Diana Noble. "When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms." Journal of Alternative Investments 24, no. 2 (Fall 2021): 9–30.
- 28 Oct 2021
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Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity
“clubby” exclusivity and a lack of clear funding pathways for outsiders, in particular, Black and women founders. A variety of solutions were considered, including Glynn’s approach to funding via public grants, and Ferrine’s approach at... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley