New Deal - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2011
News

Li & Fung's Global Footprint

$16 billion. On a recent trip to the firm’s New York offices, William Fung, executive deputy chairman, took time out to talk about past challenges and the brothers’ unique approach to managing the company. When you and Victor returned to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Phillips Sawyer Cambridge University Press This book explores the contested political and legal meanings of the term “fair trade” from the late 19th century through the New Deal era. This history of American... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

What’s after Fannie and Freddie?

to what will replace Fannie and Freddie. The administration has outlined three options designed to frame the congressional debate expected to unfold over the months ahead: (1)privatization of the mortgage market, (2) new private,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

19 Jan 2017
News

Finding Purpose in Profit

conversation with Coupounas immediately senses that she’s wide open to new ideas. These days, in fact, her Colorado-based activities are all about promoting new ideas. Coupounas is director of the first... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; B corporations

Profile

Thomas Grenier

friend raised 60,000 and climbed Cho-Oyu, which is near Mt. Everest in Tibet. In the summer of 2007, Thomas took a break from his McKinsey consulting position to attempt Gasherbrum IV, a summit that remains unreached. New heights in... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Get Creative

program, featuring a takeoff on “get out of jail free” cards from the board game Monopoly. This wasn’t a blockbuster like the new shaving systems for women, but it showed that everyone has a role to play in a culture of innovation. To go... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

March 3rd at Harvard Business School, discussing their successes and failures as entrepreneurs. The common themes: Jump in, take risks, challenge yourself, trust your instincts, and learn from both experience and the experienced. I've Got An Idea! If he were starting... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”

Labs. Stan reached out to Justin for coffee and conversation. “He said the culture was great,” Stan says. “Justin had a great experience there working on deals to invest in other urban innovation companies.” At the same time, Stan pursued... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

Profile

Casey Gerald

Casey Gerald prefers not to make a big deal of his football-playing days as a cornerback. “We won a championship, we lost a championship – and I broke a few bones,” he says. But football became a bridge to Yale; an unexpected opportunity... View Details

07 Sep 2021
News

Funding His Purpose

left each meeting feeling like a better person,” Letelier recalls. Letelier launched SITAWI Finance for Good in 2008 to recapture that feeling—and to introduce new financial tools into Brazil’s nonprofit and impact sectors. “If you think... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurial Finance Course Number 1624 Professor Sabrina Howell Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Career Focus Entrepreneurial Finance is primarily designed for students who plan to get involved with a new venture... View Details

29 Jan 2010
News

Back to Glass-Steagall?

President Obama shocked Wall Street recently with his proposal to cut down to size too-big-to-fail banks by imposing new rules to separate commercial and investment activities. Specifically, Obama would prohibit banks that take customers... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Government

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

With many of today's entrepreneurs starting ventures simultaneously in several countries, it is critical for the global businessperson to understand the financial and business environments in different countries and to accurately assess investment opportunities that... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

13 Jun 2017
News

Finding Common Ground

serial entrepreneur, the New Mexico native ran his first business as an undergrad at George Washington University in Washington, DC, in the early 1990s. Selling medical lab tools from his dorm room and making View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

05 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

public companies to become targets for private equity-backed, take-private transactions. We consider the characteristics of 483 private equity-backed deals in the 2000-2007 period relative to public companies and find that, in addition to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2019
News

Life Is a Startup

of his new book, Life is a Startup, which Wasserman—who was recently named dean of Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business—discusses here with associate editor Jen Flint. READ MORE Flint: One of the things that you describe in the... View Details

08 Jan 2007
What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

At the same time, he adds, there will be "a new set of management and pop psychology books with dubious claims ." Among the potential benefits making it highly relevant, according to David Skinner, is that "its output might... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

existing franchises to build those required for tomorrow's success. The goal for managers, then, is to sustain current success while simultaneously building new products, services, or processes for the future. To do this, organizations... View Details