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- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
School. Intel Capital, the chipmaker's venture division, has scaled back somewhat from the hyper investment levels of 2000, "but I've always thought it was really important in the venture market to stay in the market, be in the market consistently," said Jim... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
soon working side by side with its dynamic pastor, the Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake, to take Allen’s ministry outside the church walls. In 1986, after eight years as a senior executive at General Motors, Reed left GM to manage Flake’s... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
checks and balances to keep them accountable, including detailed financial reporting, private companies have no such thing. Because of that, the SEC currently allows only accredited investors—meaning those who can attest to a certain level of View Details
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
Brightwork Brand Holdings Corp. acquired it as an asset purchase in 2011. Ghurka, under CEO John Reuter, worked to re-launch the brand with a ten-year, three-phase growth plan. The company aimed to be profitable by 2016. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
building. Since its inception in 2004, Pershing Square's assets under management had grown from $500 million to well over $18 billion. Ackman is now considering a sizable new portfolio position and must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
P. Pisano: It was clear there that there was a huge set of interesting and important management issues going on that were not being addressed elsewhere, and that we were in a good position to address. Public policy issues were being... View Details
- 19 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work
notice, such as managers and their direct reports. “What characterizes these nonroutine tasks is ambiguity,” Choudhury explains. “You have more intermittent and sudden problems, so you need to be able to talk without advanced warning.”... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
Traditional investment criteria such as proprietary technologies and experienced management teams are also important in social purpose investing. The most important finding was that if investors follow a disciplined strategy that... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 13 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet
are moving their money together based on the same sentiments. “Today, we have truly global asset managers that make it easy and cheap for any investor to invest in every market. This facilitates the... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
environmental, social, and governance proposition to value creation, both in top line growth, cost reductions, regulatory and legal interventions, and avoiding some of those interventions, productivity uplift by their workers, and asset... View Details
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
short-term volatility of inflation-indexed bond returns do not invalidate the basic case for these bonds, that they provide a safe asset for long-term investors. Governments should expect inflation-indexed bonds to be a relatively cheap... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
Silvers Illustration by Jeff Smith Damon Silvers (MBA ’95) tried to put his whirlwind day on hold just long enough to answer my queries about labor’s wish list for the new Congress and his role as a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel appointed to monitor the... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
of uncertainty and where assets are often difficult to value. Second, because the various stages of the venture capital process are related, the entire function is best viewed as a cycle. Finally, unlike most financial markets, the... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
assistance early boosts the chances patients will actually receive the care they need to detect and treat conditions, such as diabetes. Past research also shows large increases in health care use and reduced rates of depression when patients are provided with... View Details
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
the workforce. Companies also pay a price, both directly and indirectly, often in ways they don’t fully understand, the report found. The Gazette spoke with its author Joseph B. Fuller, professor of management practice and co-chair of the... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
Management Science The Relationship Between Workplace Stressors and Mortality and Health Costs in the United States By: Goh, Joel, Jeffrey Pfeffer, and Stefanos A. Zenios Abstract—Even though epidemiological evidence links specific... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
a period of time away. Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Asset Management, and her team had to evaluate whether or not the program had been successful. Participants and managers both had provided some anecdotal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
technology, at Eventide Asset Management in Boston. I'm always looking for companies developing new energy technologies and industries across America, including in West Virginia." Christine: "I was a 2020-21... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50422 forthcoming Ethical Innovation in Business and the Economy Managerial Responsibility and the Purpose of Business: Doing One's Job Well By: Hsieh, Nien-hê Abstract—Business managers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne