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Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024
anticipated, the lower surplus reflected, among other things, higher expenses associated with investments in the faculty and staff to support strategic priorities such as the School’s ongoing digital transformation and new research... View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
Applied Corporate Finance When One Size Doesn't Fit All: Evolving Directions in the Research and Practice of Enterprise Risk Management By: Mikes, Anette, and Robert S. Kaplan Abstract—Enterprise risk management (ERM) has become a crucial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 4, 2008
investment in producing video content for the web. The case concludes by presenting various options under consideration by Abrahams-options that dealt both with external challenges (How should he define his brand? Which markets should he... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
to increase investment in its "off eBay" strategy; how to allocate investments between the two sides of its payment network (i.e., consumers and merchants); which consumer segments to target (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
national parks. There’s nothing like it. We explore nature, sleep in cramped quarters, make a mess, and have an amazing time.” “The work we do at JPMorgan Chase helps people invest for important life events, such as retirement or a... View Details
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
in November 2004 by Princeton University Press. Jaffe is professor of economics and dean of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University. Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. In Innovation... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
their children's or relatives' college educations. The business would require a huge technology infrastructure, to capture millions of consumers' purchases and to direct company rebates on their spending (for credit-card and telephone... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA
Peter is the Founder & Managing Partner of Stellation Capital, an early stage venture capital firm headquartered in Brooklyn. Prior to this, he spent eight years as a Partner at General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that invests in... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
Direct Channels Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John A. Deighton, and Mary Caravella Abstract We assess the effects of opening physical retail stores on direct-to-consumer channel sales. Our data come from a leading U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
regulation are essential to limit the harm, as well as the reputational and financial damage. But governance and regulation exist on pendulums that swing to and fro, and may overshoot in one direction and then in the other. One of... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
While James Hoagland is correct that in recent years there is a growing tendency to flip or resell buyouts after a rapid turnaround, the general experience is actually quite different. As I mentioned, holding periods and investment time... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
strengths. "The work we are doing in technology right now is intended to open up a host of opportunities," explains Dean Clark. "Yes, we are making an extraordinary investment in hardware and software, but the real success of our endeavor... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
more students the same material offered in the United States, says Palepu. But HBS went the other way. “We said what we know is no longer valid in a globalized world, and we need to learn more before we teach,” explains Palepu. “So let’s View Details
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
up the child of immigrants with language school on weekends, or it meant foreign tourist, in town for a few years for a job or degree. As someone who was raised in Hong Kong, but has enjoyed over ten years in the US, where did I belong?... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
between immigration and innovation. We construct a measure of foreign born expertise and show that technology areas where immigrant inventors were prevalent between 1880 and 1940 experienced more patenting and citations between 1940 and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
companies offer a direct stake in the company's performance through stock, a share in profits, or both. Companies with employee stock ownership plans report significantly higher sales growth and higher revenue per employee than do... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
financial crises (we were lucky to have thought of that over a year ago), and on salesmen. There's been growing interest in the topic of salesmanship over the last several years. In 2008, the University of Reading hosted a conference called "On the Road: View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 1
retailers is not too high, having an online channel can actually increase investment in store assistance levels (e.g., greater shelf display, more-qualified sales staff, floor samples) and decrease profits. Consequently, when the decision... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
can see when you do that thing with your hand, I'm going to have to be a lot more direct with you. When you say, 'Um,' every third word, it makes you sound stupid." Now she has my full attention, full and undivided attention. Some people... View Details
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
and July 2014 to identify relationships among venture capitalists during a startup’s first round of funding. They concentrated on the first round because that relationship is crucial in setting the direction a startup will take. The team... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity