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- 05 Feb 2015
- News
Flash and Bennie Wiley Help Boston Students See 'Selma' for Free
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Capitalizing on the power of knowledge
Yoshito Hori (MBA 1991), founder and dean of Globis University in Japan, on the power of knowledge and the opportunity to innovate. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
Clubs News Clubs News Since its launch in 1986, the HBS Association of Northern California’s Community Partners (HBSCP) program has deployed the expertise of more than 1,000 alumni volunteers to enhance the impacts of hundreds of Bay Area... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 2022
- White Paper
The Partnership Imperative: Community Colleges, Employers, & America's Chronic Skills Gap
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Manjari Raman
The nature of work has changed dramatically across
industries in the last few decades due to rapid and
repeated waves of automation. Nowhere is this more
evident than in middle-skills positions—those that
require less than a four-year college degree but more
than... View Details
Keywords: Future Of Work; Human Capital; Competency and Skills; Training; Higher Education; United States
Fuller, Joseph B., and Manjari Raman. "The Partnership Imperative: Community Colleges, Employers, & America's Chronic Skills Gap." White Paper, Harvard Business School Project on Managing the Future of Work, December 2022. (In partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges.)
- February 1997
- Case
Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The
By: Debora L. Spar
Widely regarded as the leader in international private equity, Advent International is considering the establishment of a private equity fund in Latin America in 1996. Typically, Advent entered new private equity markets through the creation of multicountry regional... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Joint Ventures; Market Entry and Exit; Globalized Markets and Industries; Financial Services Industry; Boston; Latin America
Spar, Debora L., and Elizabeth B. Stein. "Advent of Venture Capital in Latin America, The." Harvard Business School Case 797-077, February 1997.
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning... View Details
- 19 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating Black History: Elevating the Voices of Our Student and Alumni Communities
We’ve enjoyed the opportunity to honor the history and legacy of Black and African American members of our community who have and continue to lay the foundation for the next generation of innovative, successful, and transformational... View Details
- April 2021
- Teaching Note
Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
Teaching Note for the "Thingtesting: Launching a Brand Discovery and Testing Digital Community" HBS Case No. 520-086. View Details
Keywords: Influencer Marketing; Influencers; Influencer; Monetization; Monetization Strategy; Female; Female Entrepreneur; Female Protagonist; Direct-to-consumer; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Marketing Communications; Consumer Products Industry; Financial Services Industry; Advertising Industry; London; United Kingdom; Europe; North America
- 28 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets
it will make investors more wary of engaging in the capital markets.” Two Supreme Court decisions, although not the only reasons, appear to have made a difference, according to the researchers. The rulings in Tellabs v. Makor (2007) and... View Details
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S&P Capital IQ Pro An industry-focused platform covering news, data, transactions, filings and analysis covering financial, real estate, insurance, energy, media, consumer and industrial industries. Read More News data and analysis... View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
achieved by mid-century; the United States needs to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030. These sobering facts did not discourage more than 80 alumni and guests who gathered on March 7 in Los Angeles for an HBS faculty-led discussion on business and climate change: The... View Details
- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
into the world of tools for leveraging your relationship capital in order to influence others to achieve goals. On your leadership capital journey, you want to communicate two... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
Airbnb During the Pandemic—Stakeholder Capitalism Faces a Critical Test
As the covid pandemic spread in early 2020, global travel ground to a halt. For Airbnb, the San Francisco-based platform for renting accommodations, the impact was both swift and severe as revenues plummeted more than 70% over the prior year. Responding to the... View Details
- March 2013
- Article
Bridging the Gap? Government Subsidized Lending and Access to Capital
By: Josh Lerner and Kristle Romero-Cortes
The consequences of providing public funds to financial institutions remain controversial. We examine the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund's impact on credit union activity, using hitherto little studied U.S. Treasury data. The CDFI Fund grants... View Details
Keywords: Financing and Loans; Credit; Government and Politics; Financial Institutions; United States
Lerner, Josh, and Kristle Romero-Cortes. "Bridging the Gap? Government Subsidized Lending and Access to Capital." Review of Corporate Finance Studies 2, no. 1 (March 2013): 98–128.
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
says, noting most VC investments don’t yield any return. “‘So, if we get an acquisition that returns any money, that's actually amazing.’ Maybe we don't talk about it as much, but that's really important. Often, that's a better outcome for a founder.” About the Author... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- August 2000
- Article
Discussion of 'Venture Capital Investment' by Gavin Reid
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "Discussion of 'Venture Capital Investment' by Gavin Reid." Small Business Economics 15 (August 2000): 77–78.
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS to Host Venture Capital Forum for Women
founder of the Boston-based CWE. "However, women-led businesses are still not gaining a significant percentage of venture capital dollars. Springboard 2000 seeks to bring together these top women-led firms with the investment View Details
Keywords: Finance
- Article
Thin Political Markets: The Soft Underbelly of Capitalism
By: Karthik Ramanna
"Thin political markets" are the processes through which some of the most complex and critical institutions of our capitalist system are determined—e.g., our accounting-standards infrastructure. In thin political markets, corporate managers are largely... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Lobbying; Sustainability; Leadership; Economic Systems; Accounting; Business and Community Relations; Financial Institutions; Business and Government Relations
Ramanna, Karthik. "Thin Political Markets: The Soft Underbelly of Capitalism." California Management Review 57, no. 2 (Winter 2015): 5–19.