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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HBS Releases 2003 Financial Report
Despite a sluggish economy that constrained revenue growth for a second year, HBS finished fiscal year 2003 last June with a balanced budget and double-digit growth in its endowment funds. “Through careful... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
been a powerful model that’s been replicated for other development and investment programs,” Bloom explains. “For the MCC, private investment is clearly the ultimate engine of View Details
- September 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
KKR: Leveraging Sustainability
The case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's environmental initiatives, which has achieved $160 million in cost savings. While pleased with its progress in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Energy Conservation; Cost Management; Supply Chain Management; Risk Management; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development; Performance Efficiency; Financial Services Industry
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Tiffany A. Clay. "KKR: Leveraging Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 112-032, September 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Issues Upbeat 2006 Annual Report
billion, up 13 percent, reflecting strong returns and new gifts. The School’s operating expenses rose 12.4 percent to $345 million, with the growth primarily reflecting increased investments in Executive... View Details
- 07 May 2019
- News
How Sonja Hoel Perkins Saved John McAfee from an Especially Bad Deal
Its forecasted revenue growth rate is more than 90 percent, and its pre-tax margins run between 80 and 90 percent of sales. The problem is that John is seriously considering selling McAfee to Symantec.” That didn’t happen, according to... View Details
- 2011
- Chapter
Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship
By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
Financing constraints are one of the biggest concerns impacting potential entrepreneurs around the world. Given the important role that entrepreneurship is believed to play in the process of economic growth, alleviating financing constraints for would-be entrepreneurs... View Details
Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship." Chap. 8 in Handbook of Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, edited by David Audretsch, Oliver Falck, and Stephan Heblich, 88–103. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011. (NBER WP 15498, HBS WP 10-013.)
- October 2021 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
Chia Network: Reimagining Programmable Money
By: William A. Sahlman and George Gonzalez
Chia Network developed a novel blockchain platform that was more eco-friendly, decentralized, and scalable than Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other blockchains. Now, company leadership must decide how to scale the startup and prioritize various partnerships, use cases, and... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
Sahlman, William A., and George Gonzalez. "Chia Network: Reimagining Programmable Money." Harvard Business School Case 822-039, October 2021. (Revised January 2022.)
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
vanilla milk shake. The Question: With the second product en route to market, the team has decided all funding options are on the table and has considered bridge loans, another round of angel financing, bringing on a new partner willing to View Details
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Lauren Booker
management, and supervising people." Transitioning into investing and economic development While her work at Goldman was satisfying, Lauren "wanted to transition within financial services to View Details
- March 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
To Trade or Not to Trade: NAFTA and the Prospects for Free Trade in the Americas
By: Lakshmi Iyer
Discusses the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the United States, Canada, and Mexico, a decade after it came into force in 1994. Keeping in mind NAFTA's effect on jobs, exports, productivity, and economic growth, policy makers had to decide... View Details
Keywords: History; Agreements and Arrangements; Performance Productivity; Jobs and Positions; Economic Growth; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; North and Central America
Iyer, Lakshmi. "To Trade or Not to Trade: NAFTA and the Prospects for Free Trade in the Americas." Harvard Business School Case 705-034, March 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Helping high achievers achieve even more
As cofounder of Summit Partners, E. Roe Stamps IV (MBA 1974) spurred economic growth and created jobs in a broad range of industries, from fiber optics to pathology laboratories, to electronics and semiconductor manufacturers. Established... View Details
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
demand. Download working paper: http://www.nber.org/papers/w12756 The Value of a 'Free' Customer Authors:Sunil Gupta, Carl F. Mela, and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz Abstract Central to a firm's growth and marketing policy is the revenue and profit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
concrete producers, but this is a conservative industry that does not have a history of changing quickly. Making the economics even better can help to change that. IRA's combination of investment tax credits, grant programs, material... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
professionals and institutions in building better financial futures. The Sustainable Investing team is focusing on a variety of environmental, social, and governance projects, including the launch of a new $1B fund called Decarbonization... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
This entrepreneurial energy is following a decidedly terrestrial opportunity. The nonprofit advocacy group Space Foundation estimated that the global size of the industry reached $330 billion in 2014, with an annual growth rate of 9... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Starting Lineup: Upturning Travel
in 2011 “The best way to book bus tickets,” aggregating information on a half-million bus routes in 63 countries. Winner of the 2014 Alumni New Venture Competition’s Best Investment category, Busbud has debuted a product that allows third... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
are held longer than want DVDs. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-099.pdf Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal? Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract In this paper we... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
productivity externalities in the host country generated by foreign multinational companies. We propose a mechanism that emphasizes the role of local financial markets in enabling foreign direct investment (FDI) to promote View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2008
- Case
TripIt: The Traveler's Agent
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Gabriele Piccoli and Kathryn Brohman
In July 2008, the co-founders of TripIt, a free online travel organizer that aggregated travelers' bookings from many top travel websites, had recently secured $5.1 million in new financing. While the co-founders believed that their company offered travelers a unique... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investment; Profit; Revenue; Growth and Development Strategy; Competition; Internet; Travel Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Gabriele Piccoli, and Kathryn Brohman. "TripIt: The Traveler's Agent." Harvard Business School Case 809-059, October 2008.
- 04 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Solutions Through Project Finance Efficiencies
generated by the IRA passage is incredible – like a shot of caffeine,” Amanda said. “Anyone hesitant about growth in sustainable investing and even those questioning ESG View Details