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- June 1, 2021
- Article
Capitalism Won't Thrive on Value Investing Alone
By: Amar Bhidé
Investors fall into two camps: value investors, who base decisions on a careful analysis of revenues and costs, looking for steady performance, and growth investors, who place bets on risky projects with very high potential payoffs. A capitalist economy needs both... View Details
Bhidé, Amar. "Capitalism Won't Thrive on Value Investing Alone." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 1, 2021).
- June 12, 2023
- Article
The Limits of Capacity Building for Investment Contract Negotiations
By: Karl P. Sauvant, Vanessa Sze Wai Tsang and Louis T. Wells
Developing countries must negotiate the best possible investment contracts with foreign investors at the outset. Donor organizations regularly push for “capacity building” to create technical expertise for negotiations within host country governments. But building and... View Details
Sauvant, Karl P., Vanessa Sze Wai Tsang, and Louis T. Wells. "The Limits of Capacity Building for Investment Contract Negotiations." Columbia FDI Perspectives, no. 359 (June 12, 2023).
- 1999
- Report
Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: Implications for the Advanced Technology Program
By: Josh Lerner and Paul A. Gompers
Lerner, Josh, and Paul A. Gompers. "Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: Implications for the Advanced Technology Program." Report, 1999 (Condensed version published in Richard N. Spivack, editor, Papers and Proceeedings of the Advanced Technology Program's International Conference on the Economic Evaluation of Technological Change. NIST Special Publication 952, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, 2001, pp. 15-21.)
- January 2024
- Article
Investing with the Government: A Field Experiment in China
By: Emanuele Colonnelli, Bo Li and Ernest Liu
We study the demand for government participation in China’s venture capital and private equity market. We conduct a large-scale, non-deceptive field experiment in collaboration with the leading industry service provider, through which we survey both capital investors... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Business and Government Relations; Entrepreneurship; China
Colonnelli, Emanuele, Bo Li, and Ernest Liu. "Investing with the Government: A Field Experiment in China." Journal of Political Economy 132, no. 1 (January 2024): 248–294.
- November 2017 (Revised February 2019)
- Case
Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago (Abridged)
By: Joshua Margolis and Michael Norris
In 2016, Kurt Summers, the Chicago City Treasurer, considered his future in Chicago politics. With an unpopular governor and mayor soon up for reelection, should Summers consider running for higher office? Summers reflects on his time growing up in gang-controlled... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development; Career Journey; Career; Career Management; Leadership; Leadership Development; Government and Politics; Personal Development and Career; Public Administration Industry; United States; Chicago
Margolis, Joshua, and Michael Norris. "Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 418-034, November 2017. (Revised February 2019.)
- November 2000
- Case
Wit Capital: Evolution of the Online Investment Bank (B)
Describes the evolution of Wit Capital from its origins as a small brewery to an online investment bank advising both small technology-based companies seeking to raise capital and large companies seeking to acquire Internet companies, as well as offering retail... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Service Delivery; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship
Hallowell, Roger H., and Charles Ruberto. "Wit Capital: Evolution of the Online Investment Bank (B)." Harvard Business School Case 801-265, November 2000.
- Article
Business Investment in Education in Emerging Markets Since the 1960s
By: Valeria Giacomin, Geoffrey Jones and Erica Salvaj
This article examines non-profit investments by business in education in emerging markets between the 1960s and the present day. Using a sample of 110 interviews with business leaders from an oral history database, the study shows that more than three-quarters of such... View Details
Keywords: Economic History; Oral History; Education; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business History; Emerging Markets; Reputation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Education Industry; Africa; Asia; Latin America; Middle East; India; Chile; Colombia; Sri Lanka; Kenya
Giacomin, Valeria, Geoffrey Jones, and Erica Salvaj. "Business Investment in Education in Emerging Markets Since the 1960s." Business History 63, no. 7 (September 2021): 1113–1143.
- February 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Sarah McAra
In January 2011, Mohamed Azab, founder and CEO of health care investment firm Seha Capital, made his first health care investment in Hassab Labs, a diagnostic lab in Alexandria, Egypt. Weeks later, a revolution erupted across the country as the Arab Spring swept... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health; Pan-Africa; Health Care Investment; Financing; Developing World; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Investment; Financing and Loans; Developing Countries and Economies; Egypt; Africa
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Sarah McAra. "Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital." Harvard Business School Case 816-066, February 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- January 2025
- Article
Automatic Enrollment with a 12% Default Contribution Rate
By: John Beshears, Ruofei Guo, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and James J. Choi
We study a retirement savings plan with a default contribution rate of 12% of income, which is much higher than previously studied defaults. Twenty-five percent of employees had not opted out of this default 12 months after hire; a literature review finds that the... View Details
Keywords: Retirement Savings; Defined Contribution Retirement Plan; Automatic Enrollment; Retirement; Saving; Income; Decision Choices and Conditions
Beshears, John, Ruofei Guo, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and James J. Choi. "Automatic Enrollment with a 12% Default Contribution Rate." Journal of Pension Economics & Finance 24, no. 1 (January 2025): 152–182. (20th Anniversary Special Issue.)
- 1999
- Other Unpublished Work
Capital Formation and Investment in Venture Markets: Implications for the Advanced Technology Program
By: Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
- 2000
- Conference Presentation
The Effect of IPO Team Ties on Investment Bank Affiliation and IPO Success
By: Ranjay Gulati
- 2017
- Report
The American Angel: The First In-Depth Report on the Demographics and Investing Activity of Individual American Angel Investors
By: Laura Huang, Andy Wu, Min Ju Lee, Jiayi Bao, Marianne Hudson and Elaine Bolle
Early-stage financing from angel investors is critical to the success of high-growth startups. Recent estimates suggest that annual US angel investment activity may total as much as $24 billion each year, contributing to the growth and success of more than 64,000... View Details
Keywords: Angel Investors; Geography; Risk; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Demographics; Geographic Location; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Huang, Laura, Andy Wu, Min Ju Lee, Jiayi Bao, Marianne Hudson, and Elaine Bolle. "The American Angel: The First In-Depth Report on the Demographics and Investing Activity of Individual American Angel Investors." Report, Overland Park, KS, November 2017.
- 1976
- Book
Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy
By: Robert B. Stobaugh and Robert H. Hayes
Stobaugh, Robert B., and Robert H. Hayes. Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy. Boston: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1976.
- 22 Mar 2022
- Podcast
89. Expectations Investing & More: A Conversation with Michael Mauboussin and Matt Christensen
Michael Mauboussin and Matt Christensen’s paths first crossed over two decades ago, just before the first edition of Expectations Investing: Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns, co-authored by Michael and Alfred Rappaport, was published. In this episode, Michael... View Details
- 2000
- Conference Presentation
The Effect of IPO Team Ties on Investment Bank Affiliation and IPO Success
By: Ranjay Gulati
- 16 Jul 2025
- Podcast
Investing in Climate Resilience and Poverty Alleviation: Acumen Founder & CEO Jacqueline Novogratz
In this Climate Rising episode in our series on climate resilience, Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen shares how impact investing is agriculture is helping smallholder farmers build climate resilience. Jacqueline shares insights from two decades of... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit
Caitlin Riederer (MBA ’20) co-chaired the 2018 Women in Investing Summit. Prior to attending HBS, she worked in private equity at Charlesbank Capital Partners and strategy consulting at The Boston Consulting... View Details
- July 2013
- Case
B. Zaitz & Sons Co. Farmland Investing
By: Andre F. Perold
In April 2013, Ben Zaitz was looking down at an expanse of agricultural land as his plane flew over the Midwest. He would soon arrive in northern Minnesota to meet with farmers regarding land he had recently purchased there. The vast tracts of row-crop acreage below... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Investment; Market Participation; Business Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Minnesota; Latin America; Africa; United States; Europe
Perold, Andre F. "B. Zaitz & Sons Co. Farmland Investing." Harvard Business School Case 914-404, July 2013.
- July – August 2008
- Article
Should You Invest in the Long Tail?
By: Anita Elberse
The blockbuster strategy is a time-honored approach, particularly in media and entertainment. When space is limited on store shelves and in traditional distribution channels, producers tend to focus on a few likely best sellers, hoping that one or two big hits will... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Distribution Channels; Sales; Marketing Strategy; Online Technology; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Elberse, Anita. "Should You Invest in the Long Tail?" HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008): 88–96. (HBS Centennial Issue.)