Investment Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

to invest in? Although circumstances in some countries have changed since this 2007 interview, Professor Richard Vietor's basic advice for analyzing the business environment of countries remains strong. Key concepts include: Governments... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Inside the Partnership

juggernaut.” While much has changed for Goldman and other investment firms in the last year, its rise to prominence — driven by extraordinary individuals — is a matter of record. The following excerpts from The Partnership look at two of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

04 Sep 2019
News

Research Brief: Ending the Legacy of Poverty

send their children to private schools, as well as providing enrichment activities such as music lessons or summer camps. As parents, they have more time to spend with their children, particularly when they are very young, and in the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
News

Boutique workouts brought to the busiest people, at home

As a former investment banking analyst and private equity associate, Prita Kumar (MBA 2014) knows what it means to be busy—so busy, in fact, that it was nearly impossible to incorporate the boutique fitness classes she cherished into her... View Details

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

Herald Tribune story, "it is the consensus of those best acquainted with the mass of new developments coming out of the war activity that enough of the projects will turn out to be profitable so that the View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

01 Mar 2017
News

Constant Inspiration

Ellen Guidera (MBA 1986) Ellen Guidera (MBA 1986) has played an active role in the evolution of the HBS immersive student learning experience. Shortly after the first-year Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) MBA... View Details

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On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

collaborating with Lauren Barra (MBA 2015) to oversee Impact Connector, a student-led impact investing group. “I selected HBS largely because it had the best selection of social enterprise-themed courses and View Details

17 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building

as a pivotal point of discussion towards reducing global carbon emissions. The push to decarbonize the building sector stems from statistics compiled by sources such as Architecture 2030, which indicate that activities related to... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over

traditional marketing and advertising activities in conjunction with the Cup, as long as they don't impinge on the rights of the sponsors. But over the years, even as FIFA goes to great lengths to keep the Cup free of unauthorized... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

09 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

the empirical quest to link a firm's social investments to its financial returns has preoccupied researchers. Our goal in this paper is to reorient debate and research about social initiatives by business. We try to stimulate a fresh... View Details

Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh

26 Oct 2011
News

On Top, Down Under

Fookes: Leading the way at one of Australia's premier real estate firms. Photo courtesy Mark Fookes Mark Fookes (AMP 178, 2010) is head of investment management at The GPT Group, a Sydney, Australia, firm that manages $9.8 billion of... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Real Property - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Real Property Course Number 1684 Senior Lecturer John Macomber Lecturer Camille Douglas Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Career Focus This course is designed for students interested in managing, developing, advising on, or View Details

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

investment lifecycle. Access via SSO - HBS email and Harvard Key login name/email must match. Email infoservices@hbs.edu if you have trouble accessing Pitchbook. Capital IQ Data on PE transactions, public and private companies,... View Details

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Jewish American Heritage Month | Baker Library

today and into the future. Collection activities focus on the career and professional development needs of our MBA students and alumni, as well as on access to business content to the Harvard University community at large. The Harvard... View Details

13 Feb 2023
News

Alumnus Gift Will Nurture Basic, Therapeutic Science

been a partner of the School for over two decades, and I am delighted to continue to support the HMS community in its important work by helping to modernize these landmark facilities to keep pace with therapeutics innovation." Bertarelli is a former biotechnology... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Supporting Global Understanding, Locally

practice and innovation around the region,” says Sabanci Dincer, who is chair of Akbank, one of the largest banks in Turkey. Sabanci Dincer’s commitment to furthering the School’s efforts in the Middle East have included generous View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

New Spaces: Convening Power

1982). Seth is president and CEO of the Baupost Group, a Boston-based investment management firm. Beth is president of the Klarman Family Foundation. “We hope that Klarman Hall will be a world-class addition to a world-class institution,”... View Details

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

depreciation schedules for investment can be different for tax and accounting purposes, creating a tool for fiscal stimulus. I think this rationale has outlived its usefulness for several reasons. For starters, these different definitions... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Mar 2004
News

Drug Imports a Hot Topic at Alumni Health-Care Conference

slowdown of wireless technology, and the increasingly bright outlook for venture capital and private equity. Global private equity funding has been on the order of $300 billion since the beginning of 2000, with over 60 percent of that View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

from the Census Bureau's Longitudinal Business Database, we analyze the locations of new establishments of biopharmaceutical firms in the U.S. in 1993–2005. We consider all activities in the value chain and allow location choices to vary... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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