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- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
systematically biased toward higher yield, higher CDS bonds. This behavior appears to be related to the business cycle, being most pronounced during economic expansions. It is also more pronounced for the insurance firms for which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
such as Amazon.com, drugstore.com, E*Trade, and Priceline.com, firms that unflinchingly invest millions of dollars in advertising and promotion each year to rapidly build traffic and revenues. The high-octane fuel that these super trains... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13530 Cases & Course MaterialsBest Practices: Decision Making Among Venture Capital Firms Harvard Business School Note 804-176 Describes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
supplier—they may stress the importance of many dimensions of cooperation, the mutual need for service and quality, and the long-term time horizon of the joint effort. Yet the retail buyer, for instance—mainly compensated on the basis of... View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
non-profit organizations, and for-profit firms including financial institutions. They embody a number of different assumptions about incentives, drawing from economics, psychology, and sociology. We describe examples of each program and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
people,” Koning suggests. While the study only looked at women, the findings could apply to any group that is underrepresented in test audiences for tech, he adds, including people of color and rural consumers. Some venture View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
companies are very big companies now." And, according to Butler, the time of the manager has come. "It seems like the limelight has gone a lot to the idea people and the people who find the money for the idea people," he said. "But now, when I talk... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
only central to attract and retain the best human capital for the startup, but it is critical to align incentives between investors and management. This note provides a framework to think about compensation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50562 forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Entrepreneurial Beacons: The Yale Endowment, Run-ups, and the Growth of Venture Capital By: Bermiss, Y. Sekou,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
David, Goliath, and Disruption
popular, in a way no one might have predicted. "It just depends on what behavior you're changing," said Michael Schreck (HBS MBA '96), principal of the venture firm General Catalyst, which attempts... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 22
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=anik%20aknin%20norton%20dunn%20quoidbach.pdf August 2013 Managing Talent for Success: Talent Development in Law Firms Effective Teamwork and Collaboration By: Gardner,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
capitalization of firms in their coverage portfolio. Our results hold after Regulation Fair Disclosure, suggesting that these relationships are not based on selective disclosure. Overall, the evidence shows... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
upending longstanding principles of free trade established when China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. Today, multinational firms must adapt, both in terms of trade and doing business within China itself. In fact, some experts... View Details
- 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
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
experience high costs of capital that are only partly mitigated by the presence of venture capital, the evidence for high costs of R&D capital for large View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- April 2015 (Revised October 2017)
- Teaching Note
Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Annelena Lobb
On May 12, 2012, BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, announced an offer to buy Media General's (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and provide debt financing to the struggling firm. Reactions from investors and industry... View Details
Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Executive Compensation; Cash Flow; Business Exit or Shutdown; Media; Advertising; Restructuring; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
- June 2013 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
On May 12, 2012, BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, announced an offer to buy Media General's (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and provide debt financing to the struggling firm. Reactions from investors and industry... View Details
Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Executive Compensation; Cash Flow; Business Exit or Shutdown; Media; Advertising; Restructuring; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "Buffett's Bid for Media General's Newspapers." Harvard Business School Case 213-142, June 2013. (Revised April 2015.)
- 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
- 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