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    • 03 Dec 2019
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Why CalSTRS Chooses to Engage with the Gun Industry

    Should large institutional investors divest or engage if they have an issue with a company? In a recent case study, Vikram Gandhi discusses how CalSTRS, the $200 billion pension plan for California public school teachers, chose to engage with gun makers and retailers.  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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    • 05 Nov 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

    by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

    In The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth, HBS professors Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner demystify the role VC plays in the economy. Read an excerpt. Plus: Q&A with the authors. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 24 Sep 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    How To Be an Angel Investor

    by David Amis & Howard Stevenson

    Is angel investing right for you? HBS professor Howard Stevenson and David Amis, previous Managing Director of the Venture Capital Report, provide tools and advice to potential angels, and a resource manual for early stage investors. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 09 Jul 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

    by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh

    Is there a relationship between a company's social performance and its financial performance? HBS associate professor Joshua D. Margolis and University of Michigan colleague James P. Walsh make the connection in their latest working paper. PLUS: Margolis Q&A. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 18 Jun 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Tech Investment the Wise Way

    by Henry Chesbrough & Richard S. Rosenbloom

    Can elephants dance? Large companies are perceived to be less inclined to invest in new technologies than start-ups. But HBS professor Henry Chesbrough and Professor Emeritus Richard S. Rosenbloom say look to your business model—not the technology itself—to judge investment decisions. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 09 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment.

    by Louis T. Wells & Alvin G. Wint

    Using marketing tools and techniques to attract foreign investors is a common practice for many countries. But finding the right mix of techniques and organizations to do the promotion is key to successful marketing programs. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 06 Nov 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

    by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

    Corporate-sponsored venture capital funds do not have to fail. But as HBS professors Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner explain, hybrid organizations such as Xerox Technology Ventures face considerable challenges on the road to success. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 02 Oct 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

    by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull

    Are business incubators a fleeting phenomenon or a lasting way of bringing start-ups to fruition? Four HBS professors argue that one particular model—the "networked incubator"—is most likely to endure. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 18 Sep 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments

    by Julia Hanna

    Multimillion dollar start-ups are all over the news these days. But HBS Professor Benjamin Esty's research provides insight into a much bigger kind of venture, with start-up costs on the order of billions, rather than millions, of dollars. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 24 Jul 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

    by Michael C. Jensen

    Many managers, says HBS Professor Michael C. Jensen, are caught in a dilemma: between a desire to maximize the value of their companies and the demands of "stakeholder theory" to take into account the interests of all the stakeholders in a firm. The way out of the conflict, says Jensen, lies in a new way of measuring value. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 24 Jul 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

    by James E. Aisner

    Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 10 Jul 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    The State of the Markets

    by James E. Aisner

    Technology is bringing about vast changes in worldwide financial markets, generating improvements in efficiency, speed and economies of scale. But as technological change continues to occur, attention must also be paid to changes in the role that regulation plays, said industry leaders in a panel on "Technology and the Future of the Financial Markets." Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 09 May 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Stock Options Are Not All Created Equal

    by Brian Hall

    Stock options dominate the pay of top executives today, but are often poorly understood both by those who grant them and those who receive them. In this excerpt from an article in the Harvard Business Review, HBS Professor Brian J. Hall describes three types of stock option plans and the incentives and risks they entail. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 22 Feb 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

    by Anne Kavanagh

    Money given away to nonprofit organizations used to be considered "charity." No longer. Donations to nonprofits are increasingly viewed as capital investments of precious resources. HBS faculty members Jed Emerson and Allen Grossman have launched an interdisciplinary effort to study and understand these "Social Capital Markets." Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 23 Nov 1999
    • Research & Ideas

    The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

    by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

    Despite many success stories and a rapid rise to prominence, the venture capital industry remains a mystery to most, and questions about its sustainability persist. In this excerpt from their pathbreaking book The Venture Capital Cycle, HBS Professors Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner look toward the future of this misunderstood financial intermediary. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 12 Oct 1999
    • Research & Ideas

    Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs

    by Judith A. Ross

    Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 12 Oct 1999
    • Research & Ideas

    Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

    by Garry Emmons

    Its phenomenal growth, based on its near-perfect fit with consumer needs and aspirations, has made the mutual fund one of this century's big success stories. How is it adapting to the age of the Internet and 21st century change? HBS Professors Jay O. Light and Peter Tufano and three alumni take a look at the state of the mutual fund industry 75 years after its beginnings in Boston's financial district. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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