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- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
of capital within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus, as shaped by the demand for and supply of financial information, is on the use of the income statement and balance sheet for performance measurement and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
undertaking. Water infrastructure has aged out. Federal spending for water infrastructure stopped in the 1970s and has only started to recover, with $38 billion in capital spend on water and wastewater in 2020 growing to $68 billion last... View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
worked well only at the early phase of modern economic growth and would not necessarily become an obstacle for dynamic development as the economies mature. Our research shows that while political institutions and capital markets have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
time showed little interest in the computer industry. "Venture capitalism itself was a relatively new concept, especially in the nascent computer industry," Glenn Rifkin and George Harrar note in The Ultimate Entrepreneur: The Story of... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
renewables (wind and solar), nuclear power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and plant-based proteins (“fake meat”). Adaptation technologies, like flood defense and asset protection, also offer potential investment opportunities.... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
and shapers of, beauty ideals. It uses case studies of three prominent firms to support the argument. During the nineteenth century, Coty and other French firms imagined Paris as the global capital of beauty. During the middle of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
an average -3.6 percent three-day return around the announcement to stop guidance. . . . After the elimination of guidance, stock prices lead earnings less, but there is no change in overall stock return volatility or analyst attention.... View Details
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Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
during World War II and the emergence of venture capital firms after the war also fueled the growth of high-tech startups. The greater Boston area flourished into a hub of innovation; many firms would expand out to Route 128, which became... View Details
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
latter view has coalesced around two themes. The first, based on research in strategy, suggests that dynamic capabilities, the ability of a firm to reconfigure assets and existing capabilities, explains long-term competitive advantage.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
race to win new customers and e-reader converts. It will make the company a truly global entity, bringing it closer to its customers in Asia. And the acquisition will simplify the supply chain, driving down costs (the Kindle DX, introduced in June, comes with a $489... View Details
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
better ex ante allocation of capital to qualified projects that causes creative destruction; rather banking deregulations can also "democratize" entry by allowing many more startups to be founded. The vast majority of these new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
1,000 retail outlets, including Target and Toys “R” Us. Revenue has grown rapidly with just one flavor, but after multiple discussions with venture capital groups, it became clear that investors were looking for companies that had reached... View Details
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
fund the launch of nearly all start-ups. The founders' current income, cash reserves, credit card capacity, and "mortgagable" assets account for most of the early stage capital in the United... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Profits and Purpose
students have a 35- or 40-year career in front of them, and we have a duty to prepare them for the competitive landscape in their careers. My hypothesis is that it is going to be a very different world, where natural capital and social... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 05 Sep 2000
- What Do You Think?
Whither the Information Economy?
made possible by a shifting "mix" featuring less product-centered and more information-centered economic activity. Skyrocketing price-earnings ratios of information-rich corporations are a natural result of this. Growing ratios of market-to-book value that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
Consistent with predictions, results reveal that portfolios of level 3 financial assets have higher implied betas and lead to larger bid-ask spreads relative to those designated as level 1 or level 2 assets. Both results are consistent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
capitalism in Russia and the government's central role in business. A brief history of Russia's economic policy and business conditions since 2000 is given. The growth of Russia's economy and the fiscal surpluses resulting from high oil... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
increased when the rules were introduced. We conclude that managerial fiduciary duties affect equity-bondholder conflicts in a way that is economically important, has impact on ex ante capital structure choices, and affects welfare. Read... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
indifference. Whether they are helping inner cities capitalize on their inherent competitive advantages, working to make assetbuilding financial services available to low-income families, analyzing the benefits of welfare-to-work... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
some skepticism when potential backers realized she was a woman, Chase didn't let that faze her. "I always made it a point to fall back on skill and hard work. When they realized I knew the business inside and out, it ceased to be an issue." "My View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna