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  • 11 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 11

consumers large discounts when they prepay for participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members who came to HBS as joint degree... View Details
  • Article

Is ‘Not Guilty’ the Same as ‘Innocent’? Evidence from SEC Financial Fraud Investigations

By: Eugene F. Soltes and David H. Solomon
When the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigates firms for financial fraud, investors learn about the investigation only if managers disclose it, or regulators sanction the firm. We investigate the effects of such disclosures using confidential records on... View Details
Keywords: Financial Fraud; Corporate Disclosure; Performance; Outcome or Result
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    Jim Matheson

    Jim joined the HBS Faculty in 2019 and teaches the EC courses Entrepreneurial Finance and Tough Tech Ventures and is a faculty affiliate of the Business & Environment Initiative.  He is an active investor, and Board director & advisor for... View Details

    • 01 Apr 2015
    • News

    Sustainability Reporting: The Lawyer’s Response

    • June 2008
    • Case

    From xiaonei to hainei: The Quest for the Social Networking Service Market in China

    By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
    Wang Xing, the founder of Hainei.com, one of the fastest growing social networking service (SNS) providers in China, was preparing to raise funds from venture capitalists. Since late 2003, Wang had established several Internet startups in China. Xiaonei.com, which he... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competition; Internet; China
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    • 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
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    • 24 Feb 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns

    Keywords: by Robin Greenwood & Samuel G. Hanson
    • October 2019 (Revised February 2025)
    • Case

    A Conversation with Ellen J. Kullman, Chairman & CEO of DuPont, 2009-2015

    By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
    Ellen J. Kullman, the retired Chairman and CEO of DuPont, describes how she guided the storied science and technology company through a contentious proxy battle with activist investor Trian Partners, which acquired DuPont shares in 2013 and sought to break up the... View Details
    Keywords: Agribusiness; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Institutional Investing; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Transformation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
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    • 24 May 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    When Reputation Trumps Regulation

    abroad. Is there the possibility of a diminished market for these issues if the SEC's enforcement record was better known? Given your findings on cross-listed firms, should investors be more cautious investing in American Depositary... View Details
    Keywords: by Ann Cullen
    • 30 Jul 2008
    • Op-Ed

    Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI

    States outperformed the rest of the world in the majority of years. As such, there is something particularly bad about the return experience of foreign investors taking a controlling position in American... View Details
    Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
    • 24 Mar 2002
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Case Study: A Lesson in Private Venture Financing

    financing private ventures, it can also offer unique rewards. Harvard Business School associate professor Walter Kuemmerle highlighted some of the issues confronting entrepreneurs and investors in a case discussion on Gray Security... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • 10 Nov 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

    the team was able to draw some conclusions about how the companies performed individually and as a hypothetical portfolio. They were also able to make some observations about how investor behavior contributed to the success of individual... View Details
    Keywords: by Manda Salls
    • 08 Feb 2024
    • Blog Post

    African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

    The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and extending beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight the View Details
    • Article

    The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

    By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Ramana Nanda
    In recent years, much has been written about how the Blockchain is poised to transform traditional industries such as banking, real estate, and healthcare. More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin... View Details
    Keywords: Initial Coin Offerings; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Finance
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    • 06 Feb 2023
    • Blog Post

    African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

    about their experiences before and during the MBA program. Kristen Shipley (MBA 2024) Where is your hometown and which HBCU did you attend? My hometown is Baltimore, Maryland and I attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State... View Details
    • 06 Feb 2019
    • Blog Post

    7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

    discovered HBS’s MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, a perfect way to get the business and leadership development experience I was looking for AND continue my technical learning. In particular, I was drawn to the program’s focus on... View Details
    • September 2017 (Revised December 2019)
    • Case

    Miami Price: Bidding on an Iconic Transit-Oriented Development Site

    By: Charles F. Wu, Aaron Stolear, Vitali Bourchtein and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
    13th Floor-Adler, a partnership of 13th Floor Investments and Adler Group, was compiling a response to a Miami-Dade County Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP's prize was the opportunity to develop a 7.5+/- acre parking lot, adjacent to a heavy-rail rapid transit... View Details
    Keywords: Land Valuation; Real Estate Development; Real Estate; Land Markets; Land Investment; Property; Design; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Miami
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    • 22 Feb 2023
    • Blog Post

    Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

    The Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)) has a mission to destigmatize the experience of living with or being the caretaker of someone with a disability. We cherish the unique perspectives that individuals with disabilities... View Details
    • 18 Jun 2007
    • Op-Ed

    Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

    Harvard Business School professor Mihir A. Desai argues that investors and regulators are served poorly by the U.S. corporate financial reporting system, which allows companies to declare different profit figures to the IRS than they... View Details
    Keywords: by Mihir Desai