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Paul A. Gompers
Paul Gompers, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth, and newly public companies. Professor Gompers has an appointment in both the View Details
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
HBS Working Knowledge contributor Carol Elsen conducted an e-mail interview with Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner about their new book, The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth. Elsen:... View Details
- 16 Dec 2024
- Video
Professor Paul Gompers on the Foundry Survey Project
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
technological innovations and the development of regional agglomerations. While the increase in innovative outputs can be seen through several measures, probably the clearest indication is in the extent of patenting. Patent applications View Details
- 05 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?
innovations. This chapter will help both entrepreneurs and potential investors understand these financing hurdles and the various mechanisms that can be used to reduce potential conflicts that arise due to these four factors. There's no getting around it: Innovation is... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
them—potentially, at least—a strategic edge that private funds lack. These differences—good and bad—are illustrated by the case of Xerox Technology Ventures (XTV). The case, write Gompers and Lerner,... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 03 Apr 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Yuhai Xuan
- 13 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Diversity in Innovation
- Book Review
Book Review of Identity in Organizations: Building Theory Through Conversations edited by David A. Whetten and Paul C. Godfrey
By: J. Polzer
Polzer, J. "Book Review of Identity in Organizations: Building Theory Through Conversations edited by David A. Whetten and Paul C. Godfrey." Administrative Science Quarterly 45, no. 3 (September 2000): 625–628.
- 17 Apr 2014
- HBS Seminar
Paul Healy, Harvard Business School
- 22 Jan 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
“Don’ts" and "Do’s”: Insights from Experience in Mitigating Risks of Western Investors in Post-Communist Countries
- 19 Mar 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
The Use of Broker Votes to Reward Brokerage Firms’ and Their Analysts’ Research Activities
- 11 May 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?
- 06 Aug 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Buy Local? The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion
- 16 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Private Equity and COVID-19
- 17 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Venture Capitalists and COVID-19
- 23 Sep 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?
- October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere
By: Mihir A. Desai, Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen and Yuming Zou
Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. has made an initial bid to acquire a primary competitor, Paul Revere, from conglomerate, Textron. The due diligence process uncovers a significant block of problematic disability insurance policies. Provident is forced to assess... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Financial Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Investment; Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Price; Bids and Bidding; Financial Reporting; Business Conglomerates; Insurance Industry; Service Industry
Desai, Mihir A., Frank Williamson, Mark Veblen, and Yuming Zou. "Provident Life and Accident Insurance: The Acquisition of Paul Revere." Harvard Business School Case 202-044, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- 15 Sep 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act
features described by Donham. Typically, they average 10 to 20 pages of text, with 5 to 10 additional pages of numerical exhibits. The best cases describe real, not fictitious, organizations and real business issues. "A good... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 25 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business
C-suite roles than their classmates, says Paul Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who is one of the study’s co-authors. “It certainly makes sense that that kind of intense... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne