Investment Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

are engaged in a military-affiliated ILE/IDE advanced degree by correspondence) is not easy. It consumes time and energy that the typical student at either HLS or HBS can invest in social life, building relationships, extracurricular... View Details

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

concepts. Our certificate courses are taught by world-renowned Harvard Business School faculty and are active, social, and feature real-world cases. Real-World Cases Apply your learning through real-world examples from industry-leading experts. View Details

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

finance, but lacked role models to show him the way. That's when he joined ASU's Hispanic Students Business Association and met a local investment banker and entrepreneur named Gary Trujillo (MBA 1990), who became a life-changing mentor.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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William R. Kerr | About

new ventures and transformations for profitable growth. He also advises governments about investments in the innovative capacities of their nations. Bill and his family live in Lexington, MA. They enjoy outdoor sports and CrossFit, are... View Details

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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

faculty members and students are responsible for understanding and complying with this policy. Faculty members and students are encouraged to seek advice from the Dean or a Dean’s designate for activities or questions not explicitly... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

competitive by integrating activities and coordinating resources across national borders. At the same time, they also need to be sensitive and responsive to national differences in consumer tastes and government requirements, for example.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Dec 2022
News

Full Court Press

a very clear pathway now.” And while soccer is still the dominant sport on the continent, Lawani says the sport is resting too comfortably on its laurels: “Football has taken the continent for granted forever. There’s no active View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Mar 2023
News

Toward a Life Well Lived

To achieve this, Perlow and her colleagues are partnering with Alumni Relations on its larger HBS for Life initiative, to strengthen alumni lifelong learning and forge connections. “Crafting Your Life started as a course and is growing into a broader community of... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

negative impact on innovation at targeted firms: firms substantially reduce their innovative activity after settling with NPEs (or losing to them in court). Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47648... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

a new technology or convince them to use something new. The firms that took that approach ended up not doing very well,” McDonald says. What went wrong? Wasted resources. “They were investing heavily in market creation View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

Janelle Teng is from the Harvard Business School Class of 2020 and a proud member of Section C. While at HBS, Janelle was on the leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She is... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

capital to the best ideas, weeding out the bad ones. Investors have the challenge of sorting through the overwhelming number of ideas to discern the good ones, a process compared to finding a needle in a haystack. They often lack the information necessary to make good... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

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Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details

25 Mar 2015
HBS Case

Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum

its voice. Outsourcing social media content creation is often a bad idea." A Re-tweet's Worth Despite the obvious success that Tate has had in engaging new audiences, determining the actual return on investment of its new online... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

design, incubate and invest in DTC businesses through their multiple forms and iterations. Tell us about your SIP. Why is it exciting? Our SIP is called Managing Beyond Direct to Consumer (DTC) and we are in our second year of running it.... View Details

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

Laguna Health Care Strategy & Innovation Leader Determine which startups to invest in by understanding the key metrics that dictate whether a venture has achieved product-market fit and is ready for scaling. “The course is useful for... View Details

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

imposing costs on marginal ones. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52388 Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using survey data from a sample of senior... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

$140 billion investment fund. And they have roughly about 25 to 27 different assets. So the chairman and founder of JAB, his name is Peter Harf. Peter Harf and I met when I was interviewing to join the fund. And our interview was two... View Details

06 Jun 2005
What Do You Think?

Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?

have significant consequences. It could lead to more expensive goods for everyone (except the Chinese) as well as reductions in Chinese investments in the United States, particularly the purchase of dollars. That, in turn, could fuel more... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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