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- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Publication: Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A., in press Abstract A collection of papers on ethics, translated into Italian. Social Decision Making: Social Dilemmas, Social Values, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
chat bots in social media, data analytics to enhance candidate experience, and rewards to employees who refer successful hires. For nearly 30 years, Sheridan has been a high-level Human Capital Management... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- March 2010 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
TeamLease: Putting India to Work (Il) Legally
By: Tarun Khanna and Anjali Raina
This case focuses on the growth dilemmas facing Manish Sabharwal, co-founder, TeamLease Services Pvt. Ltd. TeamLease is a human resource outsourcing and temp staffing company located in India, which has grown rapidly from 2002 to 2009. Set in the context of the highly... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Employment; Human Capital; Lawfulness; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Power and Influence; Employment Industry; India
Khanna, Tarun, and Anjali Raina. "TeamLease: Putting India to Work (Il) Legally." Harvard Business School Case 710-402, March 2010. (Revised September 2010.)
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
reduce risk, though the effectiveness depends upon the role of capital structure in volatility. To address this question, we build a statistical model of equity volatility that accounts for leverage. Our approach blends Merton’s insights... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Our Students for a Changing World
go-to-market projects in sectors ranging from social impact venture capital to artificial intelligence. “Having the chance to deepen my learning in such a hotbed of technological innovation, all while... View Details
- 13 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course
Nimisha Ganesh is a Class of 2021 MBA graduate from Harvard Business School and the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of GenUnity, a civic leadership startup. Prior to HBS, she worked at Goldman Sachs and Kitamba, a U.S.-based View Details
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
down leads and making personal visits with potential clients. They also spend considerable resources in traditional marketing, especially the large firms. Those setup costs must be recovered over time through fees. Wealthfront keeps those costs low by finding clients... View Details
- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
1995, and continuing over the next few years, they launched a research project to simplify Internet search, a process that was then far from easy. Outsiders do well in the US when venture capitalists and angel investors don’t discriminate. Tim Draper, cofounder of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
perspective, going back to the Quaker capitalism of George Cadbury and the worker solidarity of Edward Filene. Jones also profiles business leaders from around the world who combined profits with social... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Man, and operates ships that travel around the world. In analyzing the choices he faces, students must consider how the initial capitalization of Navigator contributed to its financial distress, evaluate several restructuring plans from a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Inner-City Advantage
Investment in the inner city can reap social rewards, but there’s real money to be made as well, agreed panelists at the 32nd annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference. Named for Fitzhugh (MBA ’33), one of the School’s first African-American... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Chalsty Fellowship Will Help Black South Africans Attend HBS
education and give them the opportunity to carry its message back to their country. The world has marveled at South Africa's social and political revolution; now we can aid in effecting an economic revolution as well." Chalsty, who... View Details
- August 2006
- Article
Predicting Returns with Managerial Decision Variables: Is There a Small-Sample Bias?
By: Malcolm Baker, Ryan Taliaferro and Jeffrey Wurgler
Many studies find that aggregate managerial decision variables, such as aggregate equity issuance, predict stock or bond market returns. Recent research argues that these findings may be driven by an aggregate time-series version of Schultz's (2003, Journal of Finance... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Fairness; Managerial Roles; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Equity; Bonds; Financial Markets; Investment; Capital Markets; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return
Baker, Malcolm, Ryan Taliaferro, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Predicting Returns with Managerial Decision Variables: Is There a Small-Sample Bias?" Journal of Finance 61, no. 4 (August 2006): 1711–1730. (Section V of "Pseudo Market Timing and Predictive Regressions, NBER Working Paper Series, No. 10823, contains additional analyses.)
- 15 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners
sectors where capital can drive meaningful impact. Throughout my RC year, I solidified my interest in this area, especially as I reflected on the significant infrastructure deficits in my home country, Mali. This issue is deeply personal,... View Details
- Web
The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
the model from one that prioritizes the studios to a teacher-first approach. In 2021 Bopsidy launched a social platform that allows the hobbyist and professional dancer alike to create a personal profile showcasing their work. Imagine an... View Details
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
environmental performance, and social responsibility evaluation, which cover the company in the national, regional, and corporate levels for the purpose of realizing the comprehensive evaluation of economic and environmental performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research... View Details
- February 2011
- Exercise
Pitch Your Project!
By: Thomas Steenburgh
No matter what you do later in your career, you are going to have to learn how to pitch ideas. Perhaps you will want to convince a venture capitalist to invest in your new business idea. Perhaps you will want to convince your company to develop an innovative product.... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Change; Venture Capital; Governing and Advisory Boards; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Marketing; Product Development; Interests; Complexity; Chicago; New York (state, US)
Steenburgh, Thomas. "Pitch Your Project!" Harvard Business School Exercise 511-116, February 2011.
- October 1998
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)
By: Myra M. Hart and Jennifer Starr
Silverman and her co-founder, Don Larson, own the largest privately held injury-management and cost-containment services firm in the United States. When their $80+ million company attracts substantial interest of investment bankers and venture capitalists, the two must... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Leadership Development; Venture Capital; Business Exit or Shutdown; Investment; Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; United States
Hart, Myra M., and Jennifer Starr. "CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-068, October 1998.