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Investing: Risk, Return and Impact (MBA)
By: Shawn A. Cole
This is an investing/finance course, designed to build on skills introduced in the RC finance course, but with an emphasis on how and whether investors should incorporate what have traditionally been considered “non-financial” criteria in their decisions: for... View Details
- 07 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients: Conflicts of Interest and Mutual Fund Portfolio Choice
- 21 Jul 2020
- News
Risk, Reward, and Impact
- 22 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?
in. One important question the HBS study tackles carefully is the question of "additionality"—would the portfolio companies of impact investors have been able to raise capital... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- February 1991 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Tom Paine Mutual Life Insurance Company
A junior portfolio manager at a major life insurance company must choose among various public and private debt alternatives in connection with the funding of a new Guaranteed Investment Contract. The case serves as an introduction to life insurance companies as... View Details
Moore, Ronald W. "Tom Paine Mutual Life Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Case 291-030, February 1991. (Revised July 1994.)
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet
they're going to want to hire the best horse for the race.” PE firm executives tend to sit on acquired company boards and own bigger financial stakes in their portfolio companies, the researchers write. So,... View Details
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The Caring Company
Research Research The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs And Boost Productivity By Helping Employees Manage Caregiving Needs By: By: Joseph B. Fuller Joseph B. Fuller & & Manjari Raman Manjari Raman By investing in a care culture, American View Details
- 2021
- Book
The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. How to build and sustain trust requires fresh insight into why customers, employees,... View Details
Keywords: Power; Corporate Culture; Future Of Work; Innovation; Technology Strategy; Automation; Stakeholder Engagement; Employee Attitude; Customer Behavior; Shareholder Value; Government And Business; Impact Investing; Corporate Change And Sustainability; Trust; Power and Influence; Globalization; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention; Human Resources; Information Technology; Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Asia; Europe; South America; Middle East; North and Central America
Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It. New York: PublicAffairs, 2021.
- November 2011
- Case
Pacific Grove Spice Company
By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson
Pacific Grove Spice Company is a profitable, rapidly growing manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of quality spices and seasonings. The company's business model requires significant investment in accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets to support sales.... View Details
Keywords: Capital Expenditures; Investments; Acquisitions; Securities Analysis; Debt Securities; Opportunities; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Investment; Capital Budgeting; Business Model; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Fruhan, William E., and Craig Stephenson. "Pacific Grove Spice Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-366, November 2011.
- December 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Case
Loblaw Companies Ltd.: The Road Ahead
By: Ray A. Goldberg, David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
After 24 years at the helm of Loblaw Companies, Canada's largest food retailer, Richard Currie is trying to decide on a strategy for the company's future. The firm's current emphasis on one-stop shopping for everyday household needs has been phenomenally successful.... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Distribution; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
Goldberg, Ray A., David E. Bell, and Ann Leamon. "Loblaw Companies Ltd.: The Road Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 901-015, December 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
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Research Design - Impact Investments
investments. For each impact investor, we have recorded the portfolio company names listed by each of our sources. In addition, to verify and augment our list of View Details
- 03 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund
’03) is currently COO, National Institute for Children’s Health Quality, Greg Shell (MBA ’01) is Managing Director of Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, and Stephen Chan (MBA ’09 ) is VP of Strategy and Operations at The Boston Foundation.... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Long-Run Returns to Impact Investing in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
- 11 Jan 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Airlines Industry
- November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
JANA Partners: Impact through Activism?
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Caitlin Reimers Brumme
Jana Partners, a well-known “activist” hedge fund has announced the launch of a new fund Jana Impact. The basic premise is that the fund will be able to generate superior returns by using Jana’s activist approach with companies that are underperforming on ESG metrics.... View Details
Keywords: Hedge Fund; Hedge Funds; ETF; Activist Investing; Activism; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Asset Management
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Caitlin Reimers Brumme. "JANA Partners: Impact through Activism?" Harvard Business School Case 819-073, November 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Small Club, Big Impact
that can positively change their respective countries.” “We're a small club, but we try to have a big impact on the HBS community,” remarks Osawaye, a native of Benin City, Nigeria. “The conference is a forum that brings together some of... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
The average billion-dollar company spends as many as 25,000 person-days per year putting together the budget. If this all paid off in shareholder return, that would be fine. But few organizations can make that claim. In fact, many firms... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
applicable skill set. As he was finishing his MBA, he interviewed at Lehman Brothers and learned that many people at the company had worked in government, notably former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson. Offensend thought... View Details
- 2019
- White Paper
Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy
By: George Serafeim, T. Robert Zochowski and Jennifer Downing
Reimagining capitalism is an imperative. We need to create a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism that works for every person and the planet. Massive environmental damage, growing income and wealth disparity, stress, and depression within developed... View Details
Keywords: Impact-Weighted Accounts; IWAI; Background; Economic Systems; Economy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Measurement and Metrics; Financial Statements
Serafeim, George, T. Robert Zochowski, and Jennifer Downing. "Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy." White Paper, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, September 2019.