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- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
2018 Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism American Capitalism: New Histories By: Beckert, Sven, and Christine Desan, eds. Abstract—The United States has long epitomized capitalism. From its... View Details
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
- September 1997 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
efficient market services: August 1993 (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey A. Farrell
Penny Baron, vice president of efficient market services, must decide how to finance rapid expansion for a young market research company. Venture leasing is a possibility and terms are explored. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Growth Management; Research; Marketing; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Management Teams; Leasing; Service Industry; United States
Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey A. Farrell. "efficient market services: August 1993 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-009, September 1997. (Revised October 2001.)
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
their capital commitments to the firm’s next fund. ABRY’s fourth fund raised $780 million; its fifth could potentially reach $4 billion. Is this a problem? In the case, Yudkoff describes his belief that ABRY’s success is due in part to... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control
municipalities favoring green bonds. “One way to make them more appealing to issuers is to offer them at more favorable terms,” Baker says. “If I’m an entrepreneur or state government and I have to choose between a project that is green... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
the world as an economic miracle driven by better approaches to management and a seemingly superior form of capitalism. As HBS professor Michael Porter and his coauthors Hirotaka Takeuchi and Mariko Sakakibara state in their new book,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
2001). “The state of the market has made for a more serious tone on campus, and that was reflected in this year’s conference. MBAs are never afraid to ask tough questions, and the Cyberposium provided a forum for students and industry... View Details
- July 2023
- Case
Honeycomb
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Kumba Sennaar
Honeycomb, an audio app enabling seniors to record stories and save family memories, suddenly draws interest from a younger user demographic. The co-founders consider pivoting to better serve this new user demographic. How should they think about strategy, brand, and... View Details
- November 2010 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Google and Earnings Guidance
By: Francois Brochet and David Kiron
The case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a no-guidance policy and provides an overview of guidance practice among major U.S. companies. View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Communication Strategy; Capital Markets; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
Brochet, Francois, and David Kiron. "Google and Earnings Guidance." Harvard Business School Case 111-026, November 2010. (Revised April 2011.)
- February 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
In-Q-Tel
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon, Kevin Book and Ann Leamon
The Central Intelligence Agency establishes a venture-enabled fund, In-Q-Tel, to allow it to access cutting-edge technologies. Fund managers face a variety of difficulties, some similar to those facing other institutionally affiliated venture funds and some unique. View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Problems and Challenges; Government Administration; Public Administration Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, Kevin Book, and Ann Leamon. "In-Q-Tel." Harvard Business School Case 804-146, February 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- 03 Oct 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?
has fallen behind in the competition for a share of the "commons." Peter Sebregondi commented that "companies aim to have the least possible ownership of the capital or assets involved in the value chain," but points... View Details
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
In order to garner the capital necessary to foot the bill for social change, nonprofits need to think less about traditional grants and more in terms of innovation--and so do the organizations that fund them. This was a key message from... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Wake-Up Call: Farewell to the American Dream?
too long to the mass-production model. Unable to halt declining returns and market share, it lost confidence in itself. That confusion contributed to a serious falloff in capital spending that further undermined productivity. Yet aren't... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
and sustain actionable climate literacy programs in school districts throughout her home state of Maryland, programs that can and should be replicated across the United States. She is proud that Maryland was the first View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Jump-Start
using the Lean Startup methodology, for the 19 cash awards given out this year. There were also 12 venture capital firms (listed below) that stepped up to help fund the program run by HBS’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. All the... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
Are financial crises predictable? Former United States Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke has had his doubts. Economics can show policymakers “precisely why the choices they made in the past were wrong,” he told Princeton University... View Details
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
As today's fiscal deficit and dragging economy continue to cast long shadows, it's easy to forget much darker times in American history. Shortly after winning its independence from Great Britain, the United States was bankrupt. Individual... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
Baker returned to the United States and was involved for many years in a variety of trading activities that took him to some two dozen countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Observing further how corruption could subvert markets... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
- News
Soak the Rich?
pay-as-you-go legislation. At issue was whether venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund partners should continue to pay the 15 percent capital gains tax rate on their earnings. Lawmakers had proposed treating their earnings as... View Details