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Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1) - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering Entertainment / Media...
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- Web
Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 2) - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering Entertainment / Media...
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- August 2011 (Revised February 2015)
- Teaching Note
Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A) and (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Teaching Note for 610-056 and 611-051.
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- Working Paper
Non-Binary Gender Economics
By: Katherine B. Coffman, Lucas C. Coffman and Keith Marzilli Ericson
Economics research has largely overlooked non-binary individuals. We aim to jump-start the literature by providing data on several economically-important beliefs and preferences. Among many results, non-binary individuals report more gender-based discrimination and...
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Coffman, Katherine B., Lucas C. Coffman, and Keith Marzilli Ericson. "Non-Binary Gender Economics." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 32222, March 2024.
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Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering Entertainment / Media...
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Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering Entertainment / Media...
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- 26 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India
across the country. Our recent field trip to India provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities associated with decarbonization, particularly focusing on the financing aspects. Based on a discussion with India Climate...
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- March 2019 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Accion's Fintech Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael Chu and Tricia Gregg
Accion, an NGO, had been a pioneer in microfinance since its entry into that sector in the early 1970s. Its investments in Banco Compartamos paid off, when the microfinance bank went IPO in 2007, leaving an influx of $138 million for Accion. Under a new CEO, Michael...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Impact Investing;
Financial Inclusion;
Technological Innovation;
Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Performance Effectiveness;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Microfinance;
Financial Institutions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Industry Growth
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Michael Chu, and Tricia Gregg. "Accion's Fintech Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 319-091, March 2019. (Revised March 2023.)
- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
funders.” Spurred by her mentor’s advice, she cofounded her own early-stage investment fund, the WOCstar Fund. The fund focuses on innovative tech startups founded by women of color and inclusive teams. For Aditya, it is both an essential...
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- August 2020 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Nubank: Democratizing Financial Services
By: Michael Chu, Carla Larangeira and Pedro Levindo
Nubank, a wholly-digital solution created to disrupt Brazilian banking, with 6 million clients and a $4 billion valuation after five years, must decide whether to expand to Mexico. The company was founded in São Paulo in 2013 by Colombian-born David Vélez to seize what...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Financial Inclusion;
Digital Banking;
Credit Cards;
Banks and Banking;
Disruption;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
South America;
Brazil;
North America;
Mexico
Chu, Michael, Carla Larangeira, and Pedro Levindo. "Nubank: Democratizing Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 321-068, August 2020. (Revised August 2023.)
- Web
Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020) - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering Entertainment / Media...
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Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data
By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
As the ESG finance field and the use of ESG data in investment decision-making continue to grow, the authors seek to shed light on several important aspects of ESG measurement and data. This article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of...
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Keywords:
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
ESG Reporting;
Data Analytics;
Sustainability;
Sustainability Reporting;
CSR;
Transparency;
Investment Management;
Socially Responsible Investing;
Sustainable Finance;
Sustainable Development;
Inclusion;
Inclusive Growth;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Corporate Accountability;
Investment;
Management;
Climate Change;
Corporate Governance;
Diversity;
Integrated Corporate Reporting
Kotsantonis, Sakis, and George Serafeim. "Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 31, no. 2 (Spring 2019): 50–58.
- July 2019
- Supplement
Omidyar Network's Investment Decisions: MicroEnsure and Lenddo
By: Vikram S Gandhi
A team of investors at Omidyar Network explore two different investment possibilities in the budding financial inclusion space using their investment framework to consider capital alternatives available for both investments, each of which carries highly divergent...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Micro Finance;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Portfolio;
Microfinance;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
India;
Philippines
Gandhi, Vikram S. "Omidyar Network's Investment Decisions: MicroEnsure and Lenddo." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 320-702, July 2019.
- July 2019
- Supplement
Omidyar Network's Impact Investment Framework
By: Vikram S Gandhi
A team of investors at Omidyar Network explore two different investment possibilities in the budding financial inclusion space using their investment framework to consider capital alternatives available for both investments, each of which carries highly divergent...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Micro Finance;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Portfolio;
Microfinance;
Framework;
India;
Philippines
Gandhi, Vikram S. "Omidyar Network's Impact Investment Framework." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 320-701, July 2019.
- October 2014 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
Gentera: Beyond Microcredit
By: Rajiv Lal and Lisa Mazzanti
Gentera, whose largest subsidiary is Compartamos Banco, has been a fantastically successful endeavor since it started in the 1990s. But in 2014, Gentera faces challenges in expanding beyond group-lending and micro-credit into microfinance and beyond in order to fulfill...
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Keywords:
Financial Inclusion;
Compartamos;
Gentera;
Micro-lending;
Microfinance;
Insurance;
Banking Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Mexico City
Lal, Rajiv, and Lisa Mazzanti. "Gentera: Beyond Microcredit." Harvard Business School Case 515-017, October 2014. (Revised December 2014.)
- May 2020
- Case
Trust Merchant Bank
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Salim Dewji
Trust Merchant Bank (TMB), a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), needs to decide whether to enter the soon-to-be-liberalized insurance industry. Since its founding in 2004, TMB has played a pivotal role in reshaping the DRC banking landscape by...
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Keywords:
Retail Banking;
Financial Services;
Financial Inclusion;
Turnaround;
Fintech;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Condition;
Insurance;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Model;
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Monopoly;
Banking Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Africa;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and Salim Dewji. "Trust Merchant Bank." Harvard Business School Case 720-449, May 2020.
- September 2020
- Teaching Plan
Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship
By: George Serafeim
Jarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques had spent the summer between their first and second years of their MBA program fund raising for their start-up venture capital (VC) firm, Harlem Capital Partners. Harlem Capital was founded upon the principle that addressing the...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital Firm Compensation;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Entrepreneurial Financing;
Black Entrepreneurs;
Black Leadership;
Black Inventors;
Inclusion;
Minority-owned Businesses;
Race And Ethnicity;
Race Characteristics;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Diversity;
Race;
Gender;
Mission and Purpose;
Social Enterprise;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
- August 2021
- Supplement
Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund (B): Kevin Hart and Clubhouse
By: Anita Elberse, Briana Richardson and Cydni Williams
In May 2020, Andreessen Horowitz secures an agreement with Clubhouse, one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups, to lead its ‘Series A’ funding round. One of the factors that insiders saw as pivotal in the race to be Clubhouse’s VC firm of choice was Andreessen...
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Keywords:
Entertainment;
Talent Management;
General Management;
Inclusion;
Talent and Talent Management;
Diversity;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Networks;
Nonprofit Organizations
Elberse, Anita, Briana Richardson, and Cydni Williams. "Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund (B): Kevin Hart and Clubhouse." Harvard Business School Supplement 522-021, August 2021.
- September 2020 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Building India's 2.0: PayNearby
By: Lauren Cohen and Spencer C. N. Hagist
Headquartered in Mumbai, India, FinTech startup Nearby Technologies has seen its flagship brand, PayNearby, rapidly flourish across most of its target market within just four years. The unprecedented success of its payment app, which allows users to access banking...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Developing Markets;
Payments;
Financial Inclusion;
Finance;
Entrepreneurship;
Emerging Markets;
Competitive Strategy;
Banking Industry;
India
Cohen, Lauren, and Spencer C. N. Hagist. "Building India's 2.0: PayNearby." Harvard Business School Case 221-027, September 2020. (Revised December 2021.)