Pedigree vs. Grit: Predicting Mutual Fund Manager Performance Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

An asset management company must replace the supervisor of its two signature mutual funds, who is about to retire.

Two candidates have been short listed. The management team is divided and cannot decide which of the two candidates would make the mutual fund supervisor that was better. The retiring supervisor presents a linear regression model to examine success variables of mutual fund managers. This linear regression is the starting point for the subsequent investigation.

PUBLICATION DATE: December 31, 2007 PRODUCT #: KEL396-HCB-ENG

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