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18 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 18

controlling stake in Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (Satyam), a troubled Indian IT company managed since January 2009 by a six-member government-appointed caretaker board. Anand Mahindra, chairman and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Oct 2016
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October 11, 2016

support, delivered by a separate, independently funded staff, which builds public will, advances policy, and mobilizes resources. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51710 forthcoming Organization Science The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

Henry Bloomberg, the late father of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (MBA 1966). The architectural and intellectual centerpiece of the HBS campus, Baker Library was dedicated in 1927 and named for George F. Baker (1840-1931), the benefactor who View Details

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

knowledge to solving the problems of individual patients—offer enormous potential to help patients and the U.S. health-care system overall, says HBS senior lecturer Richard M.J. Bohmer, a physician and researcher on the intersection of medical care and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

23 May 2018
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Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988

Named SVP, Fidelity Management and Research LLC (FMR) 2001 Named President, Fidelity Asset Management 2007 Named President, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Investing 2012 Named President, Fidelity Financial... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2024
News

From Chalkboards to Chatbots

Artwork/animation by Greg Meeson/hitandrunmedia.com; shutterstock.com Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, becoming an integral part of how we live, work, and interact. It is therefore critical for current and... View Details

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Courses - Private Capital Project

Courses Courses Executive Education Courses Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital The Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital course is structured for individuals new to the sector, covering the initiation of new View Details

24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

government-sponsored organization that was funded with 50 billion yen in equity capital and 10 trillion yen of government-guaranteed funds. Daiei presented the IRCJ with a unique opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of its... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

Desan look to how scholars in history, law, and political science are redefining capitalism in light of the American experience. Essayists write on such diverse subjects as markets, selling of slave clothing, the Gilded Age, women’s rights, money and finance, risk... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

management and digital marketing tools for entertainment venues and sports teams (largely unused during the pandemic), switched to targeting small- and medium-sized traditional businesses struggling to survive. Fourth Quadrant: Firms... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5

impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have invested in the past five years have grown more quickly... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Oct 2023
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case... View Details

16 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 16, 2008

However, since 2005, S Group has held the leadership position; in 2007, it had captured 41 percent market while Kesko's was 33.9 percent. Kesko Plc is publicly traded and pursues a model whereby retailer entrepreneurs use their personal View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2010 (Revised November 2017)
Case

Washout: The Founders' Tale and the Investors' Tale

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr

The competing narratives of the founders of Alantec, Inc. and the venture capitalists who funded the company are explored in the context of Kalashian v. Advent VI Ltd. a California Superior Court case. The founders of the company, which produced switches for computer... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Managerial Roles; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry

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02 May 2005
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Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

know how to do it." The third thing is team. We look for engineering vision and execution, sales, and entrepreneurship in a team. Typically, it's at least two people; sometimes it's three. In the early stages, I tend to invest behind an entrepreneur, not behind a... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Barley

01 Jun 2023
News

Curb Appeal

cuts that eviscerated core services such as street sweeping and litter-bin collection. The results were both predictable and unpleasant: a “visibly filthier” city, to use Tisch’s phrase, and an exploding rat problem. The funding and... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

March 2008 (Revised June 2008)
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The Broad Institute: Applying the Power of Genomics to Medicine

By: Vicki L. Sato and Rachel Gordon

In June 2003, Harvard University and MIT announced an unprecedented partnership to create a biomedical institute, The Broad Institute. The culture of the Broad centered on science, and those involved considered it to be at the edge of the scientific frontier. In just... View Details

Keywords: Education; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Partners and Partnerships; Research and Development; Genetics

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Esteves Hall | About

century in which we live, the need for well-trained business leaders who can make a difference in the world has never been greater. For several years, Esteves and his colleagues have worked with Harvard Business School faculty on an executive training program for... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Raphael Geismar, MBA 2006

his 5th Reunion—a commitment backed with his own lead gift. He designated his gift to the Dean’s Fund because, he says bluntly, “the School knows better than I what to use it for. HBS is well managed and... View Details

December 2020 (Revised May 2021)
Case

Riverstone

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

In 2020, Luke Minion and the leadership team at Riverstone, a hog producer founded in 2013 in Shandong, China, were evaluating Riverstone’s strategy as it rebounded from outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in two of its three farm complexes. Riverstone was a joint... View Details