Hedge Fund Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Lucasz S. Babiarz

For Lukasz Barbiarz, the potential of a joint MD/MBA degree was revealed in a person, a chief of neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins, David M. Yousem, who had obtained both degrees. Traditionally, physician-researchers have struggled to find ways to View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship

With the study of entrepreneurial management flourishing at HBS, the challenge to find and support new faculty and to fund curriculum development is more pressing than ever. Recently these needs were recognized by the Class of 1975... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Didier Dumerjean

for Human Rights & Global Justice (Human Rights & Translation), Harlem Educational Activities Fund (Board Member), Aspen Institute (Socrates Fellow - Thought Leadership) View Details

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Larry Braithwaite

"entrepreneurship and urban development, exploring the intersection between business and mission-oriented work." Recognizing the need for credible business experience, he spent three years with a major Wall Street firm and another three years at a real-estate... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines

relationships it is fostering across faculties, will have a spillover effect on both schools’ curricula and research agendas. The program also will serve as a prelude to yet-to-be-planned activities that await the 2020 opening of the... View Details

21 Dec 2016
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Why We Recruit: CPP Investment Board

infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and currently has offices in Toronto, Hong Kong, London, New York, São Paulo, Luxembourg and Mumbai. How long has your organization been recruiting at Harvard Business School and what roles do you hire for? Our View Details

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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

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Andrew Kinard

Investment Group in New York, where, "I want to continue my exploration of how the world works. Fortress is a global hedge fund with a strategy that involves the macro-economic forces shaping the... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar

the "disaggregation" of financial services. "For example," he said, "mutual funds rather than banks now provide many types of services." The cumulative effect on households is that individuals must now make major financial decisions... View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

for the company to initiate regular quarterly dividends, while some other hedge fund investors were eager to see more share repurchases. Other choices being advocated by various parties included reducing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2004
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Emmons Heads Christensen Center

In addition, the center will conduct and disseminate research on best practices and innovations in case-method pedagogy, and serve as a convener for symposia on teaching and learning. Funding for the center has been an important goal of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Whit Collier

Whit Collier (HBS ’04, Harvard College ’99) advises students on their paths towards alignment and fulfillment in career and life. He guides clients through transitions, challenges and inflection points, bringing a balance of thoughtful and intuitive inquiry, coupled... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues

Social and Environmental Stewardship, the report praised HBS as a leader in fostering social awareness, incorporating social concerns into coursework and projects, and supporting student activities and faculty research that influence both... View Details

19 Apr 2017
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Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action

Applegate said. Steve Collens, CEO of MATTER, a health care startup incubator, and Kevin Willer, a partner at Chicago Ventures, agreed that entrepreneurial activity in Chicago really started to take off in 2010 and 2011, when a critical... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Emmanuel

24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

marry the high level of governance expected by shareholders with the entrepreneurial spirit that had driven Hikma’s growth and development. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/318108-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-086 Sachem Head's View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2015
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Complements to the Case Method

Administration. “The person who can go out and find the diamond gets the highest return.” Once they do, students present their idea—a stock pitch—to an actual hedge fund manager who is invited to each class... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Innovation Lab to Open in ’11

University, supporting, in particular, students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. HBS, which has a long history of teaching and scholarship in the area of entrepreneurship, will fund and build out the lab. A flexible floor... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Supporting Women in Leadership

while she was there as a student. Much has been accomplished, she acknowledges, but the fact that there's more work to be done inspired Kordestani and her husband, Omid, to establish the Gisel (MBA 2003) and Omid Kordestani Research Fund. It supports scholarship and... View Details

Keywords: W50

01 Dec 2015
First Look

December 1, 2015

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816051-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 916-404 Novell (A): When an Activist Hedge Fund Came Calling on the Board No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

policy, the development of investment theory, and the emergence of new investment structures. The authors map these trends and profile the battle between low-cost index and exchange-traded funds, on the one hand, and the higher-fee hedge... View Details

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