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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

use of off-balance sheetactivities that avoided reserve and capital requirements, high investment bank leverage,and in ated housing price beliefs. By contrast the bottom 5 factors were strategic default by... View Details

14 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 14

(GMCR) senior executives in a negotiation to license technology from Keurig, a startup that has developed an innovative "portion pack" coffee brewing solution. The negotiation will determine the royalty to be paid to Keurig by GMCR, which will bear View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2007
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If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business

By: Robert C. Pozen

This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. As the dust settles on the recent frenzy of private equity deals (including... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Private Equity; Investment Return; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry

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18 Dec 2017
Op-Ed

Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs

Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

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HBS - Financials | Financial Highlights

was 33.6 percent, compared with 7.3 percent in fiscal 2020. The value of the School's endowment (after the net impact of distributions from the endowment and the addition of new gifts) increased to $5.3 billion, from $4.1 billion a year earlier. View Details

10 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 10

Fund's investment activities. For Fekete, the decision to declare the WAR funds a ''failed experiment" marked a turning point. In May 2009, money from the redeemed underlying funds would become available, and by that date, he had to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense

Developing skill as an effective acquirer is an important muscle for scaling companies and now is a great time to test out that skill. 6. Consider financing There is a ton of money out there looking for great companies to invest in. Funds... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

community. In terms of funding, we provide Spark Grants and Social Impact Fellowships. Another source is the Allston Venture Fund, which is a syndicate of venture capital firms that invest in some of the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

lead to long-term productivity improvements if it leads companies to come and investment in a more advanced capital stock. Government efforts that directly improve productivity through upgrading workforce... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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HBS - Key Metrics

2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Key Metrics Financials (in millions) 2022 2021 2020 2019 Revenues $966 $805 $861 $925 Expenses 908 779 831 821 Cash from Operations 58 26 30 104 Capital View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Dynamic Duo

Steve Pagliuca and Judy Pagliuca New HBS Fund Chairs Steve Pagliuca (MBA 1982) and Judy Pagliuca (MBA 1983) know the importance of giving back. Steve, a managing director of Bain Capital and co-owner of the Boston Celtics, serves as a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Industry Information - Alumni

Updated annually. Crunchbase News An online publication funded and supported by Crunchbase, a public database of private companies with funding information. Topics covered focus primarily on Venture Capital and private company funding... View Details

02 Dec 2019
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Championing the HBS Fund

Scholar) that same year. An Investment in R&D While they’ve lived in California since graduation, their ties to Harvard remain strong. In addition to making gifts to Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, they have been annual donors... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

startup Understand the process of raising capital and how to speak to investors Who Will Benefit Aspiring Entrepreneurs Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Students Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur with the start of an idea or are exploring... View Details

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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Partner Organizations ACCION International ACLU Acumen African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP) American Ballet Theatre Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Boston Ballet Boston Community View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

his paper with Paul Gompers, Anna Kovner, and David Scharfstein, "Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets" (May 2008). Josh Lerner : Winner of the 2009 PROSE Award for Professional... View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

Council on Foreign Relations 2007 Becomes chair of Maine's Council on Competitiveness and the Economy 2009 Named administrator of the US Small Business Administration Throughout her career, Karen Gordon Mills owned, managed, mentored, and View Details

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

education and training have too often reinforced barriers between working and learning, rather than bridging the worlds of education and employment. This is an opportune moment to re-evaluate the country’s fundamental approach to human View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

Fridge No More, Buyk, and JOKR have either gone bankrupt or suspended operations in the US in spite of $4 billion in venture capital investment last year. This brings to mind the failed View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

What exactly does it mean that the real interest rate has moved, or the real exchange rate has moved this way or that? There are different types of productivity—labor productivity, capital productivity, and total factor productivity.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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