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- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
almost any job and then that very rapidly declines and your career is subsequently path dependent, so I certainly didn't appreciate how much it impacts the overall trajectory of your life if you have a failure earlier on. I am one of the few VCs who View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
business. I can’t say enough about the people I met at the School. During the IPO road show, for example, at one of the group lunches, I found myself sitting across from Josh Clark, an HBS classmate who was managing a $1 billion–plus View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2542242 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 215-037 Apple, Einhorn, and iPrefs In March 2013, Apple Computer has a very large cash balance and is under pressure to return cash to shareholders.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
pledge to take one additional step beyond their current activities to strengthen the capabilities and business prospects of domestic enterprises. For example, they could promise to: Add a mentorship program in which executives advise... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
and Finance (forthcoming). (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 05-053 and NBER Working Paper No. 13131.) Abstract The main arguments in favor of and against nominal and indexed debt are the incentive to default through inflation versus View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
has culminated in the tragic assassination of Jo Cox, the young Member of Parliament active in the Remain campaign. Besides the appalling violence, so uncharacteristic of the highly civilized political discourse in Great Britain, this was... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
dollars if the stations don’t work!” Terry’s activism has paid off. By mid-February, the Transportation Department included language – that Terry pushed for – in its initial standards for federally funded... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year
as their professional development, they feel connected to the business and engage as active members of the community. 4. Develop Feedback Processes: To engage your employees, you need to engage with them by creating a safe space for... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
Kraft Accelerator
cures, and what wasn’t. Together, we built a community that tore apart the ecosystem and found new ways to engage patients, leverage data, identify best-in-class clinical trial models, and innovate funding methods. Now, we’re sharing the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Campaign Passes Goal, Continues
people assume that because HBS is well endowed, annual gifts don’t matter as much. The fact is these unrestricted funds help the School launch new activities like our research centers overseas,” said Salter.... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
within three years it had four million active customers. This success prompted line-of-business managers to request that Jen and Doug include more functionality in the bank's mobile app that was specific to its businesses, such as credit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
Marshall Plan for Africa. This would require government expenditures. But there's also a tremendous opportunity to match the activities of philanthropists-I know many of our HBS alums are very generous and would love to get involved in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 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
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous boom in the venture capital industry. The pool of U.S. venture capital funds has grown from less than $1 billion in 1976 (Charles River Associates 1976) to over $60 billion in 1999.... View Details
- 04 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Heard on the Street (HOTS) - bringing the HBS community together through harmony
ticket sales to the Boston Resiliency Fund for COVID-19 relief. Although we rely entirely on ticket sales to fund our two annual concerts, all of us feel incredibly fortunate and privileged to be in this... View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
companies. Closed Loop Partners manages capital for some of the largest global retailers and consumer goods companies as well as financial investors, and works across the life cycle of the circular economy. We have an innovation advisory arm, a venture capital... View Details
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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
company from 1957 to 1992. American Research and Development (ARD) provided the initial funding for the launch of Digital Equipment Corporation in 1957. Ken Olsen and Georges Doriot subsequently developed a lifelong personal and... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
heavily from the fact that wireless technology is more developed in Europe than in the U.S. The market correction in April 2000 was global, and it dampened entrepreneurial activity in every continent.—Walter Kuemmerle We've also witnessed... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
Why companies support nonprofits and other socially responsible activities is an intriguing question for both academics and practitioners. After all, there is no clear-cut evidence that corporate "do-gooding" results in greater... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu From Baker Library | Bloomberg Center: According to Forbes, the healthcare industry is “increasingly recognizing the need to better serve women,” with digital women’s health plays (Femtech) receiving over $1 billion in View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint