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- 24 Apr 2014
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From venture capitalist to 'compassionate capitalist'
chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide, one of the world’s leading private equity investment groups. In 2007, he cofounded Social Finance, a London-based nonprofit that is advancing ways to apply market principles to solving social problems in the UK. He also serves as...
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- 01 Feb 1997
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Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar
provide the company with the stability and predictability that go with refinery ownership," said Merton, "even though the company may not possess the actual physical technology." Given that these kinds of contractual scenarios will...
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Elizabeth McNair
- 01 Oct 2001
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Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
daughter and two stepchildren, he prefers to keep the question open-ended for now and focus on the company's continued growth and stability —a goal that's sure to keep fans of the classic hotdog-and-mustard combo happy for generations to...
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- 01 Sep 2011
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Charged Up
driven by the automotive industry, followed by smart grid stabilization solutions that provide “fill-in” power when customer demand outstrips supply. Given the technology’s potential applications and finite employee resources, the case...
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- 01 Dec 2011
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Noted & Quoted
stability and a bright future for our children, if the deal falls equitably on all shoulders.” —Steve Schwarzman (MBA ’72), chairman, CEO, and cofounder of the Blackstone Group, in an opinion article on tax and entitlements reform....
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- 01 Jun 2000
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Q & A: Gustavo Herrero
democratic regimes and have adopted market-based stabilization programs, opening up their economies to foreign trade. And just as in the United States, another strong and exciting phenomenon has been the impact of the new economy...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2014
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Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
extreme volatility as Bitcoin, and does volatility impede transactional utility? In other words, can Bitcoin really function as a “currency”? — Jay Precourt (MBA 1962) Bitcoin has been volatile, though it has had periods of stability (in...
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- 01 Feb 1997
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Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)
of the population is prospering, but we need a model that benefits Mexico's 95 million people. How does Mexico's stability affect emigration to the United States? Economic instability and unemployment drive Mexicans to the States - to...
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- 01 Sep 2017
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Research Brief: As the Wind Blows
with the oil crises of the 1970s, but unlike the United States, where the government invested hundreds of millions in technology development, the Nordic country saw more organic and long-term growth. Its smaller private firms focused on the View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
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Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
venture and the founding team, putting that early split into disarray and imperiling the team. Splitting equity early can be valuable in maintaining team stability when a venture is just launching, but devising a static split doesn’t...
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- 01 Mar 2010
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Rx for Too Big to Fail
ensure adequate liquidity. Recall that after New Deal financial regulation was put in place in the 1930s, the country didn’t suffer another major crisis until deregulation commenced nearly fifty years later — by far the longest stretch of financial View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
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Trade Off
at how much of that has gone to the new middle class in Asia, India, and China, and not to the working middle class in the already developed world—that’s where you see the revolt. Given the importance of stability to the project of...
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- 01 Jun 2009
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Too Big To Fail
systemically dangerous part of the system, the commercial banks, and we exercised a much lighter touch elsewhere, leaving the rest of the financial system to innovate, be dynamic, and do everything that markets do so well.” This targeted approach, Moss believes, helped...
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- 01 Dec 2016
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The Future of Books
yet our top line, our readership, and their book consumption have stayed stable over the last 20 years. That stability may even tip toward growth as we develop the next generation of readers. There are always worries that kids are...
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- 09 Oct 2015
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Balancing Progress and Preservation
technical assistance to preservation efforts across the state, and dedicating more than $40 million to hundreds of restoration projects. Among other initiatives, its public campaigns have helped stabilize the south side of Ellis Island,...
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- 01 Dec 2008
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No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
tasks, so too should we remedy financial turmoil.” First, stabilize the patient, in this case the markets. That’s what the $700 billion rescue plan (signed into law by President Bush MBA ’75 on October 3) aimed to accomplish: View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
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HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment
determined largely by individual "interest patterns" that stabilize in early adulthood. Because these patterns are realized through specific work activities, a given job is best analyzed by examining its underlying activity structure....
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Bob Binstock
- 01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
Alumni Books The Saudi Kingdom by Ali Al Shihabi (MBA 1985) (Markus Wiener Publishers) Al Shihabi presents an analysis of Saudi Arabia’s political stability in light of mounting domestic and international challenges facing the country...
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- 01 Oct 1997
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Theory & Practice
build trust by allowing employees to know what¹s expected of them. Predictability also enhances the firm¹s stability while leaving room for vitality and creativity, Stevenson asserts. While technological advances, economic dislocations,...
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- 01 Sep 2009
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Professor, Historian, and Storyteller
what we know. But now I believe that once again stories are becoming incredibly important. Awash in a tsunami of information, we are looking for more than data and facts. Out of this information overload, we’re trying to make sense of what we’re experiencing and locate...
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