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- June 2009
- Teaching Note
Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital (Brief Case)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
Teaching Note for 4129
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Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation (joint with Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych)
By: Laura Alfaro
We examine the role of different explanations for the lack of
flows of capital from rich to poor countries -- the Lucas paradox
-- in an empirical framework. Broadly, the theoretical
explanations for this paradox include differences in fundamentals
affecting the...
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- 11 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital
backgrounds are a better match for others. For some roles, it’s a combination of the two. With a large class size, venture capital firms can find the skill sets they need coupled with the drive and passion of students who will enter their...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Web
Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions Course Number 1565 Professor Laura Alfaro Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits14 SessionsExam Course Overview This course addresses the opportunities created by the emergence of a...
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- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
their companies before committing to VC funds. "WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS OF YOUR MOST VALUED ADVISORS, WHICH, IN MANY WAYS, ARE THE VCS." “Whether you go into this agreement with the intention...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 2015
- Other Unpublished Work
Do Managers Have a Role to Play in Sustaining the Institutions of Capitalism?
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they engage in the political processes that structure the institutions of capitalism? The...
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Keywords:
Capitalism;
Lobbying;
Leadership;
Economic Systems;
Managerial Roles;
Business and Government Relations
Henderson, Rebecca, and Karthik Ramanna. "Do Managers Have a Role to Play in Sustaining the Institutions of Capitalism?" Governance Studies, The Initiative on 21st Century Capitalism, No. 20, Brookings Institution, 2015.
- February 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Schneider Electric: Opening Up to External Innovation
By: Antonio Davila
Schneider Electric competes in tough but stable markets around energy management, automation, and control of infrastructures ranging from homes to production plants. New technologies and new approaches to serving markets are challenging the status quo. To take...
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Keywords:
Corporate Venture Capital;
Accelerator;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Organizational Design;
Energy Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
France;
United States
Davila, Antonio. "Schneider Electric: Opening Up to External Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 119-061, February 2019. (Revised May 2019.)
- October 2009
- Supplement
Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure, Spreadsheet Supplement for Instructors (Brief Case)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
- Web
Capital Changes | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Databases Capital Changes Capital Changes Bookmark This Capital Changes /find/databases/capital-changes Capital Changes US (Corporate View Details
- June 2008
- Article
Bringing the Context Back In: Settings and the Search for Syndicate Partners in Venture Capital Investment Networks
Most existing network-based theories of relationship formation, whether based on homophily or structural constraint, imply that actors form highly cohesive, homogenous clusters. Yet real networks also include many "bridging" ties—isolated links between parties that...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Networks;
Theory;
Partners and Partnerships;
Investment;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Size;
Geographic Location
Sorenson, Olav, and Toby E. Stuart. "Bringing the Context Back In: Settings and the Search for Syndicate Partners in Venture Capital Investment Networks." Administrative Science Quarterly 53, no. 2 (June 2008).
- June 2021
- Case
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments): April 2021
By: Josh Lerner, Reza Satchu and Alys Ferragamo
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is one of the largest pools of investment capital in the world and follows a rigorous “Total Portfolio Framework” in its approach to investment management. In April of 2021, John Graham was just two months into his role...
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Keywords:
Pension Funds;
Investment Strategy;
Capital Markets;
Financial Strategy;
Investment;
Asset Management;
Financial Institutions;
Private Equity;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Investment Portfolio;
Assets;
Financial Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
Canada
Lerner, Josh, Reza Satchu, and Alys Ferragamo. "The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments): April 2021." Harvard Business School Case 821-125, June 2021.
- December 2016
- Article
Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts
Management buyouts (MBOs) are an economically and legally significant class of transaction: not only do they account for more than $10 billion in deal volume per year, on average, but they also play an important role in defining the relationship between inside and...
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Subramanian, Guhan. "Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts." Harvard Law Review 130, no. 2 (December 2016): 590–658.
- January 2018
- Case
Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Aldo Sesia
It is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a UK-based venture capital firm, has an opportunity to invest in a privately held UK company that manufactured engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally friendly...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Venture Capital;
Investment Strategy;
Investment;
Strategy;
Ownership;
Valuation;
Energy Conservation;
Equity;
Technological Innovation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Performance Efficiency;
Manufacturing Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Aldo Sesia. "Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather." Harvard Business School Case 318-001, January 2018.
- 2000
- Chapter
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success: Organizational Structure, Incentives, and Complementarities
By: Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Success;
Organizational Structure;
Motivation and Incentives;
Business Ventures
Gompers, Paul, and Josh Lerner. "The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success: Organizational Structure, Incentives, and Complementarities." Chap. 1 in Concentrated Corporate Ownership, edited by Randall Morck, 17–50. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2000.
- September–October 2023
- Article
What Does 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Mean to You?: A Guide to the Four Main Types
By: Lynn S. Paine
Business leaders are being urged to adopt a multistakeholder approach to governance in place of the shareholder-centered approach that has guided their work for several decades. But through hundreds of interviews with directors, executives, investors, governance...
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Keywords:
Stakeholder Capitalism;
Corporate Governance;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Organizational Structure;
Trust
Paine, Lynn S. "What Does 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Mean to You? A Guide to the Four Main Types." Harvard Business Review 101, no. 5 (September–October 2023): 108–119.
- December 2014 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Alibaba Goes Public (A)
In 2014 Alibaba debuted on the New York Stock Exchange, creating not only the largest IPO in history but this initial desire to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was denied due to the company's desire to preserve its partner's control over decision rights. Why did...
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Keywords:
Dual-class Share Structure;
Alibaba;
IPOs;
VIE;
Corporate Governance;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
Hong Kong;
China
Palepu, Krishna, Suraj Srinivasan, Charles C.Y. Wang, and David Lane. "Alibaba Goes Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-029, December 2014. (Revised November 2015.)
- 08 May 2015
- News
A new view of the cost of equity and capital requirements for banks
Baker. “Together with the pattern that more conservative capital structures reduce the risk of equity, this finding suggests a cost of heightened capital requirements in the...
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- Winter 2009
- Article
Is Private Equity Out of Control in Latin America?: The Impact of Structures on Private Equity Transactions in Latin America 1988-2007
By: Roberto Charvel
This article explores the private equity industries in 25 Latin American countries from 1988 to 2007.
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Keywords:
Latin America;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Business Startups;
Business Cycles;
Development Economics;
Economic Systems;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Assets;
Capital Markets;
Venture Capital;
Capital Structure;
Private Equity;
Latin America;
North and Central America
Charvel, Roberto. "Is Private Equity Out of Control in Latin America? The Impact of Structures on Private Equity Transactions in Latin America 1988-2007." Journal of Private Equity 13, no. 1 (Winter 2009): 80–88.
- 2009
- Case
The North America Environmental Fund (NAEF)
By: Roberto Charvel, Fernando Fabre and T. Putimahtama
NAEF was the first VC fund created in Latin America. It was also the first fund to focus on green technologies. The fund and its managers confronted several issues regarding the under-developed governance and cultural structures required for succesful VC investments.
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Keywords:
Clean Tech;
Emerging Market;
Venture Capital;
Business Startups;
Energy;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Governance;
Technology;
Green Technology Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Latin America;
North and Central America
Charvel, Roberto, Fernando Fabre, and T. Putimahtama. "The North America Environmental Fund (NAEF)." Mexico City: Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE) Case (P)DGe-440, 2009.