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28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

directed, allow significant numbers of businesses to avoid bankruptcy. There are also massive amounts of private sector capital potentially available to support businesses in need. Bank balance sheets are generally sound, and hedge funds... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Alliance Academic Paper Competition for "Hidden Alpha" with Manuel Ammann, Alexander Cochardt, and Stephan Heller. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of an Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE) Grant in 2022 for “Hidden Alpha”... View Details

20 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 20

Buildings By: Herron, J., Amy C. Edmondson, and Robert G. Eccles, Jr. Abstract—Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting, and powering machines and devices in buildings. And despite... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

07 Oct 2021
News

Planning Ahead

As founder and chief information officer of Sound Point Capital Management, Steve Ketchum is someone who thinks about long-term investments for a living. But like so many people, when it came to his personal estate planning, Ketchum... View Details

29 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas

out of cash before solving the problem, Harvard Business School researchers write in Entrepreneurial Learning and Strategic Foresight, recently published in the Strategic Management Journal. For startups trying to hang on until their next View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

16 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense

Developing skill as an effective acquirer is an important muscle for scaling companies and now is a great time to test out that skill. 6. Consider financing There is a ton of money out there looking for great companies to invest in. View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

pivot into venture capital and impact investing to ensure that communities like mine – Black, queer, and disabled – have access to capital to build products and services that include us by design. However, starting a company with an idea... View Details

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

terms. (b) Sixty percent of typical organizations do not link their strategic priorities to their budget, virtually ensuring that key strategic initiatives do not get funded and resources may not be supplied to deliver on the strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)

starting their own business or joining a startup team; and students considering working in a venture fund or incubator, or investing in their own right. The Life and Role of the CEO Faculty: Trevor Fetter,... View Details

06 Feb 2019
Blog Post

7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

trying to commercialize a technology we found in a lab at Harvard. However, we quickly learned that VCs weren’t willing to fund our upfront investments unless future cash flows were all but certain. We then... View Details

19 Apr 2024
News

Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

transition included Stephanie Wisner (MBA 2014), Energy Tech Investment Banking, Goldman, Sachs, and moderator Osmar Abib (MBA 1987), Founder of SeracFund and retired Chair of Credit Suisse Energy. “We had very high-quality speakers,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

retrofit construction, and for driving urgent change during an era of unprecedented affordability and resiliency crises.” The five-year project, launched in 2020, has funding from the US Department of Energy, California Energy Commission,... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

Few people enjoy asking for money. Whether you’re selling cookies or seeking a gift to fund medical research, it's rarely easy. “Many people see it as akin to begging,” writes Harvard Business School Professor F. Warren McFarlan in his... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

is oil and gas, and I grew up next to an oil refinery. Witnessing the environmental damage and the contrast between our beautiful nature and our main industry firsthand got me interested in how we can build a balance with nature. After college, I worked at a View Details

24 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti

change the way a charitable organization solicits donations. “Donors don’t just want to buy medical equipment and supplies. They want to buy outcomes” Rather than asking for funds toward a new building or a supply of medicine, Partners in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

22 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

and increased employment has attracted increased interest. Yet questions about efficacy and the efficiency with which funds are used is a subject of frequent debate. This paper examines empirical data from the Danish National Advanced... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

these folks all together and you're funded as you mentioned a moment ago as a startup. So they have faith in your growth and in your profitability. Where do you get paid in this milieu of players? Sanchali Pal: A great question. Yes, we... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

framework can serve as the cornerstone of both effective management and sound governance. Key Learnings · A sophisticated governance system is necessary in a complex capitalistic economy to ensure that capital funds the best ideas. The... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

Janelle Teng is from the Harvard Business School Class of 2020 and a proud member of Section C. While at HBS, Janelle was on the leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She is... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

these redlined areas form the shape of a so-called Black butterfly, and they suffer the highest rates of poverty, crime, and chronic disease in the city. Studies show that investment is far lower in predominantly Black neighborhoods than... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

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