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  • 16 May 2024
  • News

On the Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
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VCPE Database Comparison

firms and fund-specific info.  Great contact info for firms.  Skews to the PE end of the VCPE spectrum.  Geographic filtering can be a little non-standard  for US GEOs as Preqin is non-US owned (e.g. greater metro area... View Details
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Industry Information - Alumni

startups–both private or recently public–that are worthy of consideration as places to start or continue a career in StartupLand. Strategy + Business Weekly news website published by certain member firms of... View Details
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

the world. While seeking, she aligned her professional choices with a larger mission rather than following a linear path. While currently a Partner at CrossBoundary , a mission-driven investment firm focused on underserved markets, her... View Details
  • 12 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

program at HBS. I was particularly drawn to HBS after hearing about the experience of my friends who had not only found a supportive entrepreneurial community at HBS, but co-founders as well. I spoke with alumni who were part of the Venture Capital and View Details
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Crises.” Josh Lerner : Winner of the 2022 Doriot Award for the Best Private Equity Research Paper for “Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private Equity” ( Journal of Financial... View Details
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Dillon House | About

investment bank. Dillon joined the Wall Street bond brokerage firm William A. Read & Company in 1912. Following William Read’s death in 1916, Dillon bought a majority interest in the firm; the company’s name was changed to Dillon, Read &... View Details
  • 12 Mar 2021
  • News

My Favorite Case

acquisition-led growth? What will be the impact of increased competition from private equity players? For how long can its strategy of “continuous improvement” continue? “I’m the chief human resources officer of a Fortune 500 company, and... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
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Capital IQ: Introduction, Help, Etc.

events, transactions, and affiliations. Capital IQ Search Examples Screen for private equity or venture capital firms investing in a particular industry, stage of investment, and/or geography Locate... View Details
  • June 2025
  • Case

(Family) Size Matters: Nico Oprée and the Decreasing Power of Family Unity over Time

By: Lauren Cohen, Octavian Graf Pilati, Dominik V. Eynern and Sophia Pan
Nico Oprée, a fourth-generation (G4) member of his family’s heavy manufacturing business, found himself reflecting on how the firm would navigate a deepening shareholder conflict. While the second generation (G2) had managed the business in harmony, dynamics shifted... View Details
Keywords: Family Functioning And Support; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Family Ownership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Resignation and Termination; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Size; Negotiation Offer; Private Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Trust; Conflict of Interests; Conflict Management; Business Exit or Shutdown; Selection and Staffing; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
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  • 01 Jun 1998
  • News

Simmons Family Endows Professorship

important in shaping who we are as businesspeople," echoes David E. Simmons (MBA '85), president of Simmons Family, Inc., a firm established by Roy Simmons in 1978 that owns and operates radio stations in the western United States. "The... View Details
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McArthur Hall | About

McArthur Hall McArthur Hall was named in honor of John H. McArthur (MBA 1959, DBA 1963), Dean of Harvard Business School from 1980 to 1995. The 97,000-square-foot, Georgian-style building with contemporary finishes was designed by the View Details
  • 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

forthcoming Journal of Political Economy CEO Behavior and Firm Performance By: Bandiera, Oriana, Stephen Hansen, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract— We measure the behavior of 1,114 CEOs in six countries parsing granular CEO diary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2024
  • Supplement

National Public Broadcasting (B)

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: This (B) case supplement is designed for use by faculty only to support classroom instruction in conjunction with... View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Media; Ownership; Strategy; Advertising; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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Research Thrust

By: Rakesh Khurana
I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details
  • 15 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 15

Depression? By: Nanda, Ramana, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—We find a negative relationship between bank distress and the level, quality, and trajectory of firm-level innovation during the Great Depression, particularly for R&D firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Loeb House | About

banking and brokerage firm Carl M. Loeb & Company, later called Loeb, Rhoades & Co., where John Loeb served as a senior partner from 1955 to 1977. He was widely regarded as a leader in the investment community and as a philanthropist who... View Details
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

L.E. Simmons

time to invest in this industry because it was depressed, yet the long-term fundamentals were sound." By all indications, Simmons's gamble has paid off. SCF Partners, the private equity fund his firm... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
  • 24 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

earnings patterns. Firms with historically larger earnings in one quarter of the year (“positive seasonality quarters”) have higher returns when those earnings are usually announced. Analysts have more positive forecast errors in positive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jul 2019
  • Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

disproportionate stock price hit to an earnings miss reflects that informational problem. The promise of private equity involves solving that gap between owners and managers. Buybacks must be interpreted in that context as either... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman