Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2013

If financing is offered by a bank, the terms are often too onerous. As a result, charities and social enterprises do not have the cushion of external financing to manage their various capital requirements. As a result, reporting quality and skill levels often vary. Of course, this is easier said than achieved.

Banking 8

Banking Finance Due Diligence Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It would be unrealistic to imagine a return to low-value-add, low-skill, low-wage production in the commodity industries that employed millions of Americans a century ago. But it's clear that we can't grow high-skill, high-wage employment by sharing personal information on Facebook and playing online games. Building up the U.S.

Finance 9

Finance Due Diligence Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

The challenge is convincing all those talented individuals seeking finance and consulting positions to take the leap into starting a new venture. Employees there learn hard skills, such as project management, but also softer skills, such as politics and networking. Experience at top tech companies predicts success as a founder.

Succession 8

Succession Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Project this image of the feminine ideal into the world of investing and the only "socially acceptable" roles for women are limited — perhaps doing due diligence as a "helper" or writing a check as a donor. Some of the dreams I finance are close to home. Investing also finances the kind of world we want.

Finance 8

Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Focus on the specific opportunity, and do the necessary research, due diligence, and soul-searching to figure out whether that particular job is right for you. To improve your problem-solving skills? Uncovering the right opportunity, he says, is “a matter of investing the time and doing due diligence.”

Due Diligence 10

Due Diligence How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 10