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- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
Evidence on Attitudes, Behavior, and Cognitive Biases By: Carpena, Fenella, Shawn A. Cole, Jeremy Shapiro, and Bilal Zia Abstract—This paper uses a large-scale field experiment in India to study attitudinal, behavioral, and cognitive constraints that can stymie the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
companies, especially the ad-buying agencies, went through tough times because their large clients decided to leave the country. “The first question HBS faculty get when we do a custom Executive Education program in China and other areas... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
representation on private and public boards. “Our goal is to get 21 Latino placements on boards in 2021,” says Lulu Curiel (MBA 2010) , president of Ivy Advisors, who organized and hosted the webinars with Melissa Hart (MBA 2017), senior View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
firms large enough to finance their own laboratories could create a “virtuous cycle” where staying on the leading edge of science got them first to market with new products, in turn delivering higher profits to fund still more research.... View Details
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
and Finance (forthcoming). (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 05-053 and NBER Working Paper No. 13131.) Abstract The main arguments in favor of and against nominal and indexed debt are the incentive to default through... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
had founded “about an hour or two after Prohibition ended, so I’m told,” Cohen says with a smile. After graduating from Smith College in 1964, she spent a year at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education before enrolling at HBS, much to her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
forward-thinking companies that have adopted radical new approaches to talent, this book shows leaders how to bring the rigor they apply to financial capital to their human capital, elevating HR to the same level as finance in their... View Details
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
accounting contributions of historical writings such as the Smritis and the Arthashatra. We also discuss the accounting system used by the East India Company. Next we provide an overview of contemporary Indian accounting systems institutions as well as accounting View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women's Student Association (WSA)
the WSA I am originally from Beijing, and I moved to the US for college and work. Growing up I have been constantly shocked (and frankly frustrated) by a lack of female role models for me and was surprised by the under-representation of female leaders in prominent... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
rigor it deserved. The more time I spent in the social sector, the more I recognized that robust applications of strategy, financial analysis, and enterprise management were underrepresented in the field. After surveying potential View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
urbanization, resource scarcity, and the private financing of public infrastructure,” remarks Macomber. “When those three factors come together they alter conventional conceptions of ‘real estate’ and the built environment.” Dharavi... View Details
- June 2024
- Supplement
Heritage Holding (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: The summer of 2022 marked a crucial period for Heritage Holding co-founders, Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter. The... View Details
Abstract: The summer of 2022 marked a crucial period for Heritage Holding co-founders, Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter. The... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Private Equity; Corporate Strategy; Business Model; North America
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Heritage Holding (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-724, June 2024.
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Vision: Into the Breach
local schools and colleges in the education sector and the small- to medium-size businesses it serves in the United States. (The firm also raised $205 million in Series D funding, saw an eightfold increase in year-over-year premium... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
performance. We measure close ties using the education network between fund managers and managers of the investee firms. We find that having close ties to an investee leads to more timely investments only when the funds are closely... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Focus on You
fields ranging from finance to farming. Where did we find these interesting people? Our research into the "how many" question began in the alumni database, where we found stats about your locales, personal passions, jobs, and much more.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
I run. Because I'm not a truly "public" person, I held back until literally the last moment. "OK, I'll run," I finally said, and before I had a chance to change my mind, the press knew, and I was committed. How did you finance your... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
most importantly, a platform is something you can build on. Cummings developed the Orchestra Place project, the home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and numerous other performances spaces and educational programs. It is nicknamed “The... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor investment by firms that can finance internally. Using an international panel with many changes in payout taxes, we show that this prediction holds well. Payout taxes have a large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
on a variety of social and environmental issues, and the companies receiving investments were involved in businesses as diverse as clean energy technologies, sustainable agriculture, educational toys, and innovative hearing aids. Our... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
corporate world to her new mission to improve public education by fostering strong leadership skills among principals. After a long career of leadership at the Hallmark Corporation, Hallquist became a fellow in the 2016 Harvard Advanced... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley