Trusts - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2017
News

A Pioneer of Affordable Housing

by rehabilitating historic structures in towns and cities in the Midwest. Its work has received numerous state, local, and national awards, including two from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Today, the company focuses on... View Details

31 Mar 2011
News

Building an Online Swap Shop

Silicon Valley. Homer joined the thredUP team after HBS, but he worked closely with Reinhart, a sectionmate, during their RC year. The trust built that year was key to thredUP’s success, said Homer. “One of the things that’s really hard... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jan 2005
News

Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975

CURRENT STUDENTS "Follow your passion. Don't wait until you are 50 to find meaning and purpose in your life. Focus on building your life and the resume will follow. Choose faith, not fear, as your prime motivator. Trust people, View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Creation of parks connects people to nature and each other

Will Rogers (MBA 1985) recognizes the power of the natural world. As president and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that works to conserve land for use as parks and gardens, he helps ensure that nature sticks around... View Details

19 Jan 2023
Blog Post

11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year

a day of paid time to volunteer at a charity of their choice. Give back to your community while showing employees how your company values are lived out and creating an opportunity for staff to participate in building that culture. 11. Be flexible: A final way to engage... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2018
News

Turning Point: Crossover

on the court. I trust them, and if they make the wrong decision, I correct it and let them go again. If things don’t go well, you’ve got to transition. One of my favorite sayings is, “The most important play of the game is the next play.”... View Details

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Negotiation is Like Jazz

all a matter of trust. How do I know I can trust you?" At first, you think he's questioning your honesty. Then you decide to treat it as a request for further information. You pull your price list out of your briefcase and set it in... View Details

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn

February 2012 (Revised August 2014)
Case

Poles Apart on PZU (A)

By: Francesca Gino, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal and Michael Khayyat

In October 2008, Andrzej Klesyk, CEO of Poland's largest insurer PZU, reflected on possible ways of resolving a decade-long cross-border shareholder conflict at his company. Owned 55% by the Polish State Treasury and 33% by the Dutch insurer Eureko as of October 2008,... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Trust; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Shareholder Relations; Poland

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Consolidated Balance Sheet | Annual Report 2024

Trusts Held by Others 189 181 178 Endowment Pledges 101 131 148 Undistributed General Investment Income 9 18 13 Current Use Investments 87 62 63 Current Use Pledges 113 109 110 Facilities, Net 712 720 733 Total Assets $ 6,942 $ 6,639 $... View Details

11 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

thereby contributes to the theory of positive optimal taxation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54934 Surfacing the Submerged State: Operational Transparency Increases Trust in and Engagement with... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

position to do something about it. Money for new enterprises had been restricted, they believed, by the New Deal's onerous tax system, and by the increasing prominence of ultraconservative investment trusts. Investment trusts and life... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

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Baker Library brings the past, present, and future of business to life. | Baker Library

and Polaroid’s Culture of Art and Innovation, 1945–1969 Explores the extraordinary career of Meroë Morse—a key contributor to the development of instant photography, trusted advisor to Polaroid founder Edwin Land, and liaison to iconic... View Details

17 Aug 2022
News

To Serve and Protect the Markets

Every day, in her role as the director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nekia Hackworth Jones (MBA 2003) stands in the breach between the $100 trillion in securities traded on U.S. equity markets and the bad actors who... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Fast Answer

REITs (real estate investment trusts)

Where do I find information on real estate investment trusts (REITs)? General Background: National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts: Produces the global and domestic indices for... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Consolidated Balance Sheet

4,915 3,799 Endowment Interests in Trusts Held by Others 178 211 167 Endowment Pledges 148 137 119 Undistributed General Investment Income 13 2 7 Current Use Investments 63 70 63 Current Use Pledges 110 104 122 Facilities, Net 733 738 762... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?

initiative Northern Trust has piloted—that birthday picture is a contract, and your sister is the PE firm’s general partner. The limited partners get to see only their investment; the lawyers get to see only the transactions for the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

Portrait Project

Kathleen Schlaff

on the bright side as much as possible there just isn't enough time to worry about the little problems in life Start my own PR company or marketing company or non-profit literacy foundation I haven't quite narrowed it down yet, but trust... View Details

Portrait Project

Amalia della Paolera

friendships form as players learn each other's styles. Trust emerges as the team settles into a rhythm. My teammates, many of whom have never before played fútbol with a woman, realize they can pass me the ball and I won't let the team... View Details

Jan 2014
Case

Rethinking Cities: Chicago on the Move

in Chicago: rail decongestion; airport modernization; mass transit modernization; a complete streets plan; and an infrastructure trust as a financing innovation. It also discusses leadership by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to create an integrated... View Details

29 Mar 2022

Military Explore the HBS Case Method with Professor Jim Matheson

discussion, Professor Matheson will debrief the case and frame the case method pedagogy. Current MBA students from the Military will then join you to share their experiences in the classroom, why they like the case method, and the importance of having Vets an HBS... View Details

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