Publications

October 2013 (Revised October 2017)
Case

Bridges Ventures

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby

Bridges Ventures, a UK-based impact investor with double-digit returns on its investments, is reflecting on its social impact and pondering its future course. View Details

Keywords: Impact Investing; United Kingdom; Financial And Social Return; Social Enterprise; Investment Portfolio; Transportation Industry; Retail Industry; Real Estate Industry; United Kingdom

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

by increasing property taxes by 23.5 percent, but is roundly rejected by 69 percent of the voters. So should the partnership return to its usual work of facilitating downtown revitalization projects and pitching Columbus as an attractive... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

2009
Other Unpublished Work

Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions

By: Paul A. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan

We study the role of common venture capital investors in alleviating asymmetric information between public acquirers and private venture capital-backed targets. We find that acquisition announcement returns are more positive for acquisitions in which both the target... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Knowledge Sharing; Market Transactions

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21 Dec 2018
News

Bridging the Gap

authentic interests might be. Flint: It sounds like there’s a return on investment here for the college education that could be taken into account in this decision. Falik: I think that the most compelling reason that every young person... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

January 2022
Case

VidyaGyan: Bridging the Rural Urban Divide

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Rachna Chawla, Kairavi Dey and Anjali Raina

Set up in 2008, VidyaGyan was a residential school for children in grades 6-12 from low-income rural families in Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It was the brainchild of Shiv Nadar and Cabinet Secretary T.S.R. Subramanian, who recognized the enormous potential hidden... View Details

Keywords: Non-profit; Education; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Wealth and Poverty; Demographics; Equality and Inequality; Performance Evaluation; Opportunities; Education Industry; South Asia; India

17 Dec 2015
News

A Bridge to the Future

Returning to the place where their HBS experience began, students in the MBA Class of 2015 convened with sectionmates in their first-year classrooms in late April to participate in an innovative new capstone course. Bridges, part of a... View Details

13 Feb 2015
News

Lessons in Perseverance

establish a third K–12 school, or instead create a university? By the time she finished the OPM program in 2001, however, a major problem had disrupted Deza’s thinking: her husband’s business had gone bankrupt and the family had to shed assets. “I View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

26 Jan 2015
News

The Ingredients for Success

Donny, thought they might have to return to Los Angeles. Through the Idea Village, Markowitz met Ti Martin, one of New Orleans’ leading restaurateurs. The two met for a lunch and talked about her options and the city’s needs. That meeting... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Educational Services

October 2024
Case

Ranger Energy Services: Bridging Public & Private Markets

By: Joseph Pacelli, Ravi Ramniklal Gondalia and James Weber

In August of 2017, CSL Capital, a private equity fund founded and operated by Charlie Leykum (HBS ’04), was deciding to take one of its portfolio companies, Ranger Energy Services, public. Founded in 2014, Ranger Energy was an oilfield service company providing... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Private Equity; Business Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Investment Return; Financial Services Industry; Energy Industry; United States

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

Blog

Crossing the Bridge from Program Learning to Practical Application

OMERS. For the faculty, partnering with program graduates like Barnes is a great way to help current participants cross the bridge between program learning and practical application. Kaplan sums up with a quote from his HBS colleague... View Details

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

Climate Stories Episode #13 – Democratizing Climate Returns: Nisha Desai (HBS 1997) Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention “We’re democratizing impact investing, not just for impact, but for returns for individual consumers.” In the... View Details

February 2015 (Revised March 2022)
Case

Quincy Apparel (A)

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lisa Mazzanti

Quincy Apparel designs, manufactures and sells work apparel for young professional women that offers the fit and feel of high-end brands at a lower price. In late 2012, Quincy's cofounders are debating how to approach a crucial board meeting. Their seed-stage startup... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Failure; Online Retail; Women's Apparel; Business Startups; Business Plan; Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Production; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Fashion Industry; New York (city, NY)

16 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

transfer them to new owners. "It's unlikely that other networks would return their space for free—why would they?" says Edelman. "But if the price is right, they may be willing to transfer the space to someone who needs it... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Telecommunications

10 Mar 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw

deep engineering knowledge with minimal regard for business requirements. As an engineer who loves working with people even more than circuit boards, I saw an opportunity to bridge these gaps and help others communicate more effectively... View Details

29 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Whence IT Value?

visible, important ways. This hypothesis is reinforced by a growing number of academic studies indicating that a dollar spent on IT returns at least as much as a dollar spent on other forms of capital in many industries. These findings... View Details

Keywords: by Andrew McAfee

2007
Book

America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

This book draws on the author's multiple research projects and field observations to analyze problems facing the United States in recent years and to create an agenda for renewing American strengths through returning to core American principles—but in new ways suitable... View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Policy; Leadership; Civil Society or Community; Cooperation; United States