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    Jerry R. Green

    Jerry R. Green

    David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

    John Leverett Professor in the University

    Harvard University

     

    Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; education industry; insurance industry; professional services

      Robert Simons

      Robert Simons is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. For over 35 years, Simons has taught accounting, management control, and strategy execution courses in both the Harvard MBA and Executive Education Programs. For 2024/25, he is teaching a... View Details

      • 2009
      • Working Paper

      Don't Just Survive - Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and J. Bruce Harreld
      Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global financial crisis provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal. In fact, cost cutting and restructuring are simply... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk Management; Leading Change; Innovation and Management; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy
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      Faculty & Research

      high-climate solution firms, whose business benefits as climate transition risks materialize, hedge investors against such risks. Featured Case Myeloma Investment Fund By: Kyle Myers and Scott Sawaya This case explores a critical decision... View Details

        Don't Just Survive - Thrive: Leading Innovations in Good Times and Bad

        Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global financial crisis provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal. In fact, cost cutting and restructuring are simply... View Details
        • 25 Mar 2014
        • First Look

        First Look: March 25

        link: http://www.palgrave.com/Products/TitlePrint.aspx?PID=362801 August 2013 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Investors Prefer Entrepreneurial Ventures Pitched by Attractive Men By: Brooks, Alison Wood, Laura Huang, Sarah... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 27 Mar 2012
        • First Look

        First Look: March 27

        investors, and experienced entrepreneurs. The challenges fall into five broad areas: the need to formalize organizational structure, executive transitions, the need for management systems/processes, evolution of the board of director's role, and preservation of an... View Details
        Keywords: Carmen Nobel
        • 03 Nov 2014
        • Working Paper Summaries

        Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean

        Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe & Susana Garcia-Robles; Financial Services
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        Business Economics - Doctoral

        P. Kluender Economics Laura Alfaro John Beshears Alex Chan Jerry R. Green Ebehi Iyoha Forest L. Reinhardt Raffaella Sadun Matthew C. Weinzierl Dennis A. Yao Economic development Shawn A. Cole Tarun Khanna Sophus A. Reinert Meg Rithmire Benjamin N. Roth View Details
        • July 2024
        • Case

        Roja Garimella: Developing a Founder's Judgment

        By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
        Roja Garimella’s path to becoming a founder was anything but straight. Setting her sights on a career in medicine since childhood, she committed to medical school with her acceptance to college. And yet, throughout her studies, she continually explored alternative... View Details
        Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Startups; Judgments; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry
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        Strategy Execution

        By: Dennis Campbell

        This course takes strategy as given and teaches what students need to know to execute and win in highly competitive markets. Using fundamental building blocks based on accountability systems and structures, this course is divided into seven modules:

        1.... View Details

        • 31 Jan 2017
        • First Look

        First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

        Sophie Q. Wang Abstract—In this paper we document the patterns of labor market participation by women and ethnic minorities in venture capital firms and as founders of venture capital–backed startups. We show that from 1990 to 2016 women have been less than 10% of the... View Details
        Keywords: Carmen Nobel
        • Program

        Rising Generation in the Family Enterprise

        retiring and rising generations Formulate and implement new-generation solutions that are right for today's—and tomorrow's—business, stakeholders, and family Take an entrepreneurial approach to new opportunities Balance opportunity and... View Details
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        Launching New Ventures

        Summary Successful entrepreneurship takes more than an innovative idea—it also requires the right mindset and skillset. Whether you're developing new business, launching new ventures, or building an entrepreneurial culture within a larger... View Details
        • February 2024 (Revised June 2024)
        • Case

        Can Families Conquer Private Equity? Pritzker Private Capital

        By: Lauren Cohen and Sophia Pan
        Anthony (Tony) Pritkzer, Paul Carbone, and the Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) team wondered how to approach the firm’s next phase of growth. PPC was a private equity firm that offered a differentiated approach to the family capital market. Back in 2016, the partners... View Details
        Keywords: Family Office; External Financing; Succession; Leadership Transition; Family Business; Private Equity; Investment; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Business Model; Private Sector; Financial Liquidity; Risk Management; Organizational Structure; Competitive Advantage; Venture Capital; Management Succession; Financial Services Industry; Chicago; Illinois; United States
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          W. Carl Kester

          Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

          Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
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          Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research

          create value. Topics covered include: Basic analytical skills and principles of corporate finance. Functions of modern capital markets and financial institutions. Standard techniques of analysis, including capital budgeting, discounted cash flow valuation, and View Details
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          Courses - Entrepreneurship

          under conditions of profound uncertainty and do so while balancing great risks against potentially attractive rewards. Moreover, they operate without the benefit of well-defined processes for making such choices and with few resources. As... View Details
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          Placement - Doctoral

          Washington, Foster School of Business, Department of Management and Organization Dissertation: The Dynamics of New Venture Development: Scaling and Entrepreneurial Teams Advisors: Ranjay Gulati (Chair), Laura Huang , Rory McDonald , and... View Details
          • 03 Oct 2022
          • Research & Ideas

          Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

          the VC firm risk supporting an entrepreneur with a questionable track record? A recent paper might contain the answer. Entrepreneurs coming off an initial VC-backed failure often see their careers accelerate in their follow-on job, as... View Details
          Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne