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Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details
- 2014
- Book
Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and Beyond
By: Aldo Musacchio and Sergio G. Lazzarini
In this book we describe the transformation of state capitalism from a model in which governments owned and ran corporations and broadly controlled the allocation of financial resources into two new varieties of state capitalism: Leviathan as a majority and as a... View Details
Keywords: State Capitalism; State-owned Enterprises; Industrial Policy; Development Banks; Capitalism; Financial Markets; Corporate Governance Theory; CEO Effects; Public Sector; Economic Systems; Financial Institutions; Corporate Governance; Business and Government Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; State Ownership; Privatization; Public Ownership; Emerging Markets; Banking Industry; Mining Industry; Energy Industry
Musacchio, Aldo, and Sergio G. Lazzarini. Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and Beyond. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014.
- May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Supplement
H-Soft (B-1): Siddharth Kapoor
By: Ramana Nanda
Siddharth Kapoor, the Founder and CEO of H-Soft Mumbai, reflected on his meetings as he walked out of VC Ventures' offices in Mumbai. After a few months of intensely pitching his startup to several different investors, he finally had a term sheet in hand. Despite this... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital Term Sheet; India; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Investment; Contracts; Partners and Partnerships; India
Nanda, Ramana. "H-Soft (B-1): Siddharth Kapoor." Harvard Business School Supplement 812-169, May 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- Research Summary
Wage Policies and Incentives to Invest in Firm-Specific Human Capital (joint with George Baker and Nancy Dean Beaulieu)
The accumulation of firm-specific knowledge improves firm productivity and employee reten-tion, by creating a wedge between what the employee is worth inside and outside the firm. How does the firm create incentives for investment in firm-specific human capital when... View Details
- May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
H-Soft Mumbai
By: Ramana Nanda
Siddharth Kapoor, the Founder and CEO of H-Soft Mumbai reflected on his meeting as he walked out of VC Ventures' offices in Mumbai. After a few months of intensely pitching his startup to several different investors, he finally had a term sheet in hand. Despite this... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital Term Sheet; India; Business Startups; Investment; Venture Capital; Contracts; Partners and Partnerships; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Offer; Decision Making
Nanda, Ramana. "H-Soft Mumbai." Harvard Business School Case 812-168, May 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
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Serving the Public Interest Through Competition: British Railroads - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details
- fall 1997
- Article
Venture Capital and the Creation of Public Companies: Do Venture Capitalists Really Bring More than Money?
By: Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner
Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "Venture Capital and the Creation of Public Companies: Do Venture Capitalists Really Bring More than Money?" Journal of Private Equity 1, no. 1 (Fall 1997): 15–32.
- November 2022
- Course Overview Note
Launching Technology Ventures (LTV)
Bussgang, Jeffrey J. "Launching Technology Ventures (LTV)." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 823-058, November 2022.
- Summer 2020
- Book Review
Big Structural Change: Review of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, by Rebecca Henderson
By: Mark R. Kramer
Kramer, Mark R. "Big Structural Change: Review of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, by Rebecca Henderson." Stanford Social Innovation Review 18, no. 3 (Summer 2020): 67–69.
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The Way to Wealth Around the World: Benjamin Franklin and the Globalization of American Capitalism
Reinert, Sophus A. "The Way to Wealth Around the World: Benjamin Franklin and the Globalization of American Capitalism." American Historical Review 120, no. 1 (February 2015): 61–97.
- 2014
- Other Unpublished Work
The SEC and Capital Markets in the 21st Century: Evolving Accounting Infrastructure for Today's World
By: Robert G. Eccles and Jean Rogers
Eccles, Robert G., and Jean Rogers. "The SEC and Capital Markets in the 21st Century: Evolving Accounting Infrastructure for Today's World." (September 2014, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.)
- August 1998
- Article
Discussion of 'Venture Capital Financing, Moral Hazard, and Learning' by Dirk Bergemann and Ulrich Hege
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "Discussion of 'Venture Capital Financing, Moral Hazard, and Learning' by Dirk Bergemann and Ulrich Hege." Special Issue on The Economics of Small Business Finance Journal of Banking & Finance 22, nos. 6-8 (August 1998): 736–740.
- January 2003
- Article
Women Entrepreneurs Who Break Through to Equity Financing: The Influence of Human, Social and Financial Capital
By: Myra M. Hart, Nancy M. Carter, Candida G. Brush, Patricia G. Greene and Elizabeth Gatewood
Hart, Myra M., Nancy M. Carter, Candida G. Brush, Patricia G. Greene, and Elizabeth Gatewood. "Women Entrepreneurs Who Break Through to Equity Financing: The Influence of Human, Social and Financial Capital." Venture Capital 5, no. 1 (January 2003): 1–28.
- 2010
- Book
Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms
An essential, insider's guide to the secrets of the world of venture capital, written by one of the few people who have played on both sides of this high-stakes game. In it, you will find detailed insights, colorful stories, and practical advice gathered from... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Initial Public Offering; Personal Development and Career
Bussgang, Jeffrey J. Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. Portfolio, 2010.
- 2024
- Working Paper
The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It
What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer is not entirely clear, I argue in this essay that any effort aimed at restoring... View Details
Salter, Malcolm S. "The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-062, March 2024.
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What Do State-Owned Development Banks Do? Evidence from BNDES, 2002–09
By: Sergio G. Lazzarini, Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello and Rosilene Marcon
Defendants of state-owned development banks emphasize their role in reducing capital constraints and fostering productive investment; detractors point out that they may benefit politically connected capitalists or bail out inefficient firms. We study the effect of... View Details
Lazzarini, Sergio G., Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello, and Rosilene Marcon. "What Do State-Owned Development Banks Do? Evidence from BNDES, 2002–09." World Development 66 (February 2015): 237–253.
- May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Supplement
H-Soft (B-2): Vikram Sharma
By: Ramana Nanda
Siddharth Kapoor, the Founder and CEO of H-Soft Mumbai, reflected on his meetings as he walked out of VC Ventures' offices in Mumbai. After a few months of intensely pitching his startup to several different investors, he finally had a term sheet in hand. Despite this... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital Term Sheet; India; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Investment; Contracts; Partners and Partnerships; India
Nanda, Ramana. "H-Soft (B-2): Vikram Sharma." Harvard Business School Supplement 812-170, May 2012. (Revised October 2012.)