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- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
increase understanding of the distinct role pettiness plays in exchange dynamics, especially as apps like Venmo and Cash App make it easier than ever to exchange exact amounts. “Venmo clearly allows everyone to accurately exchange money... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS
totally against changing my major, so when I got back to school, I started applying to jobs that accepted engineers for non-engineering roles. I applied to Nielsen for a consumer data analytics role, to engineering internships that would pay me lots of View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
are hard to solve and take a lot of resources,” he says. The Answers: I have a classmate who had an incredible idea and could’ve started a platform to create cash flow. But the bigger he thought, the more monstrous the idea became, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?
Chernilovskiy and Eykher, Kazzinc’s CFO, were suddenly facing an urgent need to reduce costs and improve cash flows. At the same time, they were growing acutely aware of the industry’s inequity: Miners (who produce raw materials) and... View Details
Keywords: Nicole Torres
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
HBS graduates. As the winning entry, BioMine was awarded a $25,000 cash prize. Every finalist team received mentoring from an HBS faculty member prior to the judging and participated in on-campus sessions during the finals. The finals of... View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
and Australia; and industries include automotive, hospitality, real estate, manufacturing, and finance. Their biggest concerns fell into five categories: Cash flow and liquidity. “Payments [were] not coming in, but we had to make our... View Details
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
move that would help raise the cash necessary to comply with a time-sensitive refinancing agreement-was announced in February 2012. "The company's difficult circumstances brought to mind one of my favorite Buffett quotes," Esty... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
divided. Some felt sure that Adrià should be doing more to cash in on his name; others said he would destroy what he has worked so hard to build. In December, students had the opportunity to hear from the man himself when Adrià visited... View Details
- February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impact investing,... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Family Office; Development; International Development; International Development Investing; Development Fund; Sustainability; Solar Energy; Solar; Pay As You Go; PAYG; MFI; Social Venture; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Economics; Development Economics; Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Assets; Asset Pricing; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Venture Capital; Cash; Cash Flow; Currency; Currency Exchange Rate; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Microfinance; International Finance; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Geography; Geographic Location; Emerging Markets; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Value; Valuation; Value Creation; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Green Technology Industry; Africa; United States
Gandhi, Vikram S., Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Amram Migdal. "Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment." Harvard Business School Case 318-003, February 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
sold in. "Who has the money?" Buyouts are often expensive and either other owners or the company must have the money to buy the shares of the sellers. Sometimes you can bring in external investment or debt to help buy out certain owners. And even if you have... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
diversified organizations may work poorly in advanced economies like the United States, but they sometimes deliver superior value in certain emerging markets, where their scope allows them to leverage their own resources to compensate for deficiencies in the economic... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
payments, and are forgivable if firms use the cash infusion for essentials like rent and to retain most workers. A catastrophe in France A dozen years ago, as the Great Recession unfolded, French small businesses also faced catastrophic... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
all borrowing is bad. Record low interest rates for mortgages and other loans are providing a crucial cash injection to people and business owners as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on. That said, creditors will likely bear the brunt if... View Details
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
or more of them, you should be very concerned. Your company boasts superior performance. This means that managers get comfortable with the status quo and think that they have hit on the winning formula and don't need to seek alternatives. The generated View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
technicians, was legendary. Xerox hard-wired its success to results achieved for customers. Then the lure of improved cash flow combined with competitors' practices led to the decision to encourage machine purchases by users. Within a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
illegal-drug addictions totaled an estimated $700 billion in direct and indirect costs, according to a 2015 report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. DynamiCare developed an app that provides financial rewards via a debit card (which cannot be used at bars and... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
to check on them, posting videos, delivering groceries, dropping off yarn for knitters who are making blankets to give to new babies in the community. We've also been able to provide some direct cash assistance grants, mostly to help... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
average demand increases with both pricing transparency and agent expertise, and that agent expertise interacts positively with competitive intensity. We also find that competition is associated with higher inventory holdings of both cash... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
first question HBS faculty get when we do a custom Executive Education program in China and other areas is, “How do I build a brand?” Because that’s where a lot of value gets created. In many emerging markets, whether it’s China, India, or Turkey, when a local company... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
and Tesco. The case introduces the tools of Dupont and Modified Dupont Decomposition. While performance as measured by return on equity has been similar for the two companies, Ahold has had significantly better stock market performance compared to Tesco. Ahold also has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne