innovative investing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2017
News

A ‘One Harvard’ Perspective

leverage learning across the University and encourage Harvard students to think more broadly about their role as leaders in society.” Tunnell, who has worked at Hellman & Friedman for most of his career, is a member of the firm’s View Details

05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

traditional question of how the inflow of foreign workers affects native employment and earnings to explore effects on innovation and productivity, wage inequality across skill groups, the behavior of multinational firms, firm-level... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Recommendations: Evidence from a Field Experiment” ( Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) , 2016) with Raghuram Iyengar and Martin Schleicher. Julian De Freitas : Recipient of a 2021 Exceptional Reviewer Award from the Journal of Vision . Ayelet Israeli : Received the... View Details

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

contributions to the experience of the graduating class. 2024 Juan Alcacer : Received the 2024 HBS Student Association Faculty Teaching Award for exceptional contributions to the experience of the graduating class. Maria P. Roche : Runner-up for the Best Paper in View Details

26 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

innovation in the world: open innovation, user innovation, and citizen innovation. Research into this phenomenon could do much to advance the study and practice of creativity. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

forthcoming Financial Analysts Journal Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

their pivotal roles in shaping perceptions, influencing policies, and fostering international relations. Additionally, the discussion on sports, especially considering Saudi Arabia’s significant investments in this arena, provided... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

1980s was that it lacked familiarity and networks within that country. Finally, and most important, Unilever had distinctive strengths in management. Unilever invested heavily in its management. It recruited some of the best available... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

numerous pieces of critical infrastructure. But without appropriate investment and maintenance, that widespread adoption has the potential to become a liability. A preliminary study released February 18, which we directed alongside the... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

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Electricity - Business & Environment

HBS MBA 1986, Investment Director, The Carbon Trust Alex Edison HBS MBA 2020 “The climate crisis presents challenges to every sector in our economy. My HBS education has helped me to recognize how those challenges can create opportunities... View Details

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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Gupta (MBA 2019); Richard Menschel (MBA 1959); By: Jennifer Gillespie Education Blog Posts Addressing Inequities in Education: SE Summer Fellow Amal Tariq (MBA 2025) Amal Tariq 22 Jul 2024 Public School Innovation in Georgia: SE Summer... View Details

May 2024
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HarvEast

By: Jeremy Friedman and Natalie Kindred

In late 2023, Dmitry Skornyakov, CEO of Ukrainian agribusiness HarvEast, was navigating the turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began in 2014 and escalated into full-scale war in February 2022. Before the full-scale invasion, HarvEast managed 127,000... View Details

Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Natural Resources; Food; Problems and Challenges; Adaptation; Innovation and Management; Crisis Management; Logistics; Supply Chain; Risk and Uncertainty; Loss; Trust; Human Needs; War; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chile; South America; Latin America; Ukraine

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Educators

04 Sep 2019
Blog Post

A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

Justin Ernest (MBA 2019) had interned at Sidewalk Labs. Stan reached out to Justin for coffee and conversation. “He said the culture was great,” Stan says. “Justin had a great experience there working on deals to invest in other urban... View Details

08 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

cases taught through the School’s four comprehensive leadership programs had a female protagonist. Among courses that focused on a specific topic, such as innovation or strategy, 19 percent of cases featured a female protagonist. What do... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

21 Sep 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Public Procurement and the Private Supply of Green Buildings

Keywords: by Timothy Simcoe & Michael W. Toffel

11 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

ordered, and offers maintenance tips you won’t find in the owner’s manual—all to increase your appreciation of your $40,000 investment and create a bond. Is there anything car buyers can do in the current landscape? Avery, Schlesinger,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

diffusion of the commercial internet. Theory predicts that firms with greater market share will be more likely to adopt innovations that build on their existing strengths, while they will resist more radical technological advances. While... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 18

failures to protect citizens. The paper argues that avoiding complicity should be the appropriate focus of managerial responsibility. February 2015 Management Science When to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie Industry By: Luo, Hong Abstract—I study a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement

Practitioners Topics Topics Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Digital Health Global Health Health Care Entrepreneurship Health Care Innovation Health Care Investment Health Care at HBS... View Details

January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
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Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brian Trelstad and Courtney Han

2023 marked five years of the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)’s “systems philanthropy” approach to grantmaking. Located in northeastern Massachusetts, the community foundation served 800,000 residents across 34 cities and towns that varied widely by... View Details