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  • October 2002 (Revised May 2003)
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Why Study Large Projects?

By: Benjamin C. Esty
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Abstract

Explains why project companies in general and large projects in particular represent an interesting and managerially relevant subset of total capital investment and why they merit academic research and instruction. Serves as an introductory note for the Large-scale Investment course, a case-based course about project finance designed for second-year MBA students. In addition, provides empirical data on project-financed investment as a subset of total capital investment.

Keywords

Management; Project Finance; Investment; Projects; Capital

Citation

Esty, Benjamin C. "Why Study Large Projects?" Harvard Business School Background Note 203-031, October 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
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