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- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
level provides important lessons for executives, policymakers, and the groups who benefit. But such knowledge also suggests more work to be done in order to learn how global business trends, such as industry consolidation and globalization, might influence local View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
the road, Bernstein says. For instance, when a top-tier venture capital firm is funding a startup, the nascent firm is far more likely to attract top talent, researchers including Bernstein find in a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
venture capital finance. Using a theoretical model and rich data, we are able to both document and provide a framework to understand the changes in the investment strategy of VCs in recent years—an increased prevalence of investors who... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
explains how large and small companies can position themselves to survive—and thrive—in turbulent times. Applegate is head of the School's Entrepreneurial Management Unit and faculty chair of the Executive Education Owner/President Management program, Building View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
the patent process you document affected entrepreneurial finance? A: Young, innovative firms are hurt in two ways by a poorly-operating patent system. First, as patents become easier to get, their value for the truly innovative firms—such as those backed by View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
turmoil. The case explores the risks and benefits of a different asset allocation strategy and also considers how to classify some of the different assets. It highlights the issues around allocations across different subclasses, e.g., between View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
effects of their submissions on the other individuals in the workplace. We also find that offering employees project funding to implement their own proposals potentially backfires, undermining participation. And solicitations emphasizing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
News about the Greek economy continues on the front page of every major newspaper, as the country continues its six-year struggle to reenergize its economy. On Friday, Eurozone finance ministers will decide whether to release emergency View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur
said, is that the start-up's mission was in alignment with the company's core business. For would-be intrapreneurs, the advantages to a corporate start-up versus a jump to a brand new company can include increased visibility within the corporate parent and a safety net... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
company could hope to offer any customer. Beyond the daunting technology, Bronner's notion also depended on persuading national partners to direct their marketing budgets toward this kind of unproven customer reward. And meeting both those challenges meant the new... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- November 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
United Technologies: Are the Parts Worth More Than the Whole?
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
After spending more than 50 years creating a diversified industrial conglomerate that Fortune magazine described as “arguably the most profitable conglomerate in America” in 2014, UTC’s CEO Greg Hayes was under pressure from activist investors (Dan Loeb and Bill... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Business Conglomerates; Financial Management; Corporate Governance; Organizational Structure; Investment Funds; Value Creation; Aerospace Industry; Electronics Industry; Industrial Products Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "United Technologies: Are the Parts Worth More Than the Whole?" Harvard Business School Case 220-018, November 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
construct," "build operate transfer," and other forms of public-private partnership. The handling of municipal solid waste takes up to 50% of the annual budget of many urban areas in the developing world. The ability to use private sector View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
structures. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/916415-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 217-022 DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital This case explores the origins and current practices of DBL, a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
to do whatever was necessary to gain scale and capture market share. They discovered that they generally didn't have enough to fund all the businesses in which they were trying to compete. So they had to get out of some businesses or at... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
matter where and at what price the money to fund an entrepreneurial venture comes from? The answer, it turns out, is that it does matter—a fact that policymakers may benefit from understanding as they look... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
own drivers). Uber routinely frustrates regulators as much as it pleases consumers. It has fielded cease and desist orders from governments all over the world, often continuing operation even when ordered to stop. Yet venture capitalists... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Abstract A new instrument (the Mutual Inheritance Fund or MIF) is proposed whose purpose is to help people carry their savings forward from the moment they retire into their old age. Like annuities, this instrument requires an up-front... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
theoretical and practical implications of our research. Publisher's link: http://francescagino.com/#/motivation_research August 2013 Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Doing Well by Doing Good? Community Development Venture... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
of inflation increases demand for cost of living adjustments. Frames that highlight flexibility, control, and investment significantly reduce annuitization. A majority of respondents prefer to receive an extra "bonus" payment during one month of the year that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 3
Entrepreneurial Beacons: The Yale Endowment, Run-ups, and the Growth of Venture Capital By: McDonald, Rory, Y. Sekou Bermiss, Benjamin J. Hallen, and Emily Cox Pahnke Abstract—This paper investigates the social context of entrepreneurship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne