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- July 2014
- Case
Thompson Asset Management
By: William Fruhan and John Banko
Thompson Asset Management (TAM) is a small investment advisory and asset management firm in Jacksonville, Florida, with about $100 million in assets under management in two different funds. Since starting the firm in 2009, the CEO and founder Allison Thompson has had a...
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Keywords:
Small Business;
Asset Management;
Expansion;
Investment Portfolio;
Financial Services Industry;
Florida
Fruhan, William, and John Banko. "Thompson Asset Management." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-565, July 2014.
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
I want to show my support for an institution that has made and will continue to make a valuable contribution to management practice all over the world," says Andreas Andresen (69th AMP), a retired German industrialist who recently became...
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- September 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Harvard Management Company (2010)
By: Andre F. Perold and Erik Stafford
In February 2010, Jane Mendillo, CEO of Harvard Management Company, was reflecting on the list of issues facing Harvard University's endowment in preparation for the upcoming board meeting. The recent financial crisis had vividly highlighted several key issues...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Higher Education;
Asset Management;
Financial Liquidity;
Investment Portfolio;
Risk Management;
Education Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Massachusetts
Perold, Andre F., and Erik Stafford. "Harvard Management Company (2010)." Harvard Business School Case 211-004, September 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
- March 2021
- Case
Yale Investments Office: November 2020
By: Josh Lerner, Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
David Swensen and the Investments Office staff must decide whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments—hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, real estate, natural resources—given the impact of the COVID-19...
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Keywords:
University Endowment;
Asset Allocation;
Real Estate;
Equities;
Fixed Income;
COVID-19;
Asset Management;
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Natural Resources;
Resource Allocation;
Investment;
Investment Portfolio;
Health Pandemics;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Services Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Energy Industry;
Connecticut
Lerner, Josh, Jo Tango, and Alys Ferragamo. "Yale Investments Office: November 2020." Harvard Business School Case 821-074, March 2021.
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
advertising savvy are but two of the myriad skills that are required of today's museum manager. Traditionally, museums have been run by academics who worked their way through the curatorial ranks, but more and more museum trustees are putting their faith in people with...
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- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
Managing the Future of Work Workplace transformation: Gallup plumbs the new normal If there’s no going back to pre-Covid, 9-to-5 workplace routines, what’s the new management playbook? Gallup’s Jim Harter on...
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- Web
Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Accounting & Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2023 Susanna Gallani: Received a 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award at the Annual Meeting of the View Details
- Web
General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
General Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Leonard A. Schlesinger: Received the 2023-2024 Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching. 2023 Hubert Joly: Recipient of the 2023 Greenhill Award for...
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- December 1995 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
Yale University Investments Office
By: Josh Lerner and Jay O. Light
Yale University's investment office was responsible for managing its endowment, which totaled nearly $4 billion in June 1995. Yale had developed a rather different approach to endowment management, including substantial investments in "less efficient" equity markets...
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Keywords:
Assets;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Management;
Markets;
Strategy;
Education Industry
Lerner, Josh, and Jay O. Light. "Yale University Investments Office." Harvard Business School Case 296-040, December 1995. (Revised December 1995.)
- October 2022
- Case
Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, River Ewing and Grace Headinger
Shinya Deguchi, Founder and Managing Partner of Star Magnolia Capital, a Shanghai-based multi-family office (MFO), considered how to convince a new prospective family that the MFO’s endowment model approach would best suit their needs. In recent decades, there has been...
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Keywords:
China;
Asia;
Family Office;
Shanghai;
Financial Industry;
Asset Management;
Financial Instruments;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Portfolio;
Human Capital;
Family Business;
Financial Services Industry;
China;
Shanghai
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, River Ewing, and Grace Headinger. "Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts." Harvard Business School Case 223-038, October 2022.
- 14 Sep 2015
- News
‘It’s a balancing act’
- April 2019
- Case
American Ballet Theatre
By: Anita Elberse, Tsubasa Nakajima and Melissa Rodman
Kara Medoff Barnett, executive director of American Ballet Theatre (ABT), widely regarded as one of the world’s premier ballet companies, faces several challenges. It is June 2018. Despite its prestige, the company’s $45 million annual budget and $22 million endowment...
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Keywords:
Performing Arts;
Superstars;
Talent;
Talent Development;
Non-profit;
Contracts;
Labor Economics;
General Management;
Arts;
Entertainment;
Media;
Talent and Talent Management;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Marketing;
Strategy
Elberse, Anita, Tsubasa Nakajima, and Melissa Rodman. "American Ballet Theatre." Harvard Business School Case 519-085, April 2019.
- Awards
Greiff Research Impact Award
Toby E. Stuart was the winner of the 2008 Greiff Research Impact Award for his paper with Scott Shane, "Organizational Endowments and the Performance of University Start-ups," Management Science 48, no. 1 (2001): 154-170.
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- December 2009 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) in 2009
By: Luis M. Viceira and Brendon Christopher Parry
In late June 2009, management at The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) was considering expanding the footprint of the TIFF Diversified Fund (TDF), the first truly comprehensive endowment management vehicle offered under the TIFF banner. The recent large capital...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Asset Management;
Financial Strategy;
Investment Funds;
Risk Management;
Product Marketing;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis M., and Brendon Christopher Parry. "The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) in 2009." Harvard Business School Case 210-008, December 2009. (Revised February 2010.)
- 19 May 2009
- News
Mid-level jobs key to recovery
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Professorship Brings Brierley's HBS Connection Full Circle
Harold M. Brierley (MBA '68), chairman and CEO of Brierley & Partners, describes himself as "an accidental entrepreneur," having entered HBS as a chemical engineer planning to pursue a management career in the oil industry. "HBS...
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- 2009
- Working Paper
Farsighted House Allocation
By: Bettina-Elisabeth Klaus, Flip Klijn and Markus Walzl
In this note we study von Neumann-Morgenstern farsightedly stable sets for Shapley and Scarf (1974) housing markets. Kawasaki (2008) shows that the set of competitive allocations coincides with the unique von Neumann-Morgenstern stable set based on a farsighted version...
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Keywords:
Microeconomics;
Housing;
Resource Allocation;
Mathematical Methods;
Competitive Strategy;
Equality and Inequality
Klaus, Bettina-Elisabeth, Flip Klijn, and Markus Walzl. "Farsighted House Allocation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-129, May 2009.
- September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Yale University Investments Office: June 2003
By: Josh Lerner
The Yale Investments Office must decide whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments--hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and so forth. Considers the risks and benefits of a different asset allocation strategy....
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Assets;
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Investment Funds;
Resource Allocation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Strategy;
Education Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Yale University Investments Office: June 2003." Harvard Business School Case 204-055, September 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Fossil Fuel Divestment (Abridged)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Gulick
The president of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university to divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies. The case summarizes the arguments for and...
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Keywords:
Divestment;
Harvard University;
Higher Education;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Climate Change;
Public Opinion;
Ethics;
Education Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Sarah Gulick. "Fossil Fuel Divestment." Harvard Business School Case 620-093, January 2020. (Revised April 2020.)