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  • 2010
  • Book

International Differences in Entrepreneurship

By: Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar
Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the global market. As a result,... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Economies and Regions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Supply and Industry; Business and Government Relations
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    James L. Heskett

    James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details

      Thomas R. Eisenmann

      Thomas R. Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School; Peter O. Crisp Faculty Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs; and Unit Head of the HBS Entrepreneurial... View Details

      Keywords: advertising; broadcasting; communications; computer; e-commerce industry; electronic publishing; electronics; entertainment; fiber optics; high technology; home video games; information technology industry; infrastructure industry; internet; journalism; media; motion pictures; music; publishing industry; semiconductor; software; telecommunications; television; video games
      • May 2020
      • Teaching Note

      Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight? (Brief Case)

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and William Ellet
      Teaching Note for HBS Brief Case No. 920-557. The case addresses analysis and decisions related to the entrepreneurial life of a distinctive energy beverage, including its niche market launch, early problems, reformulation, social media impact, market success, and... View Details
      Keywords: Alcoholic Beverages; Energy Drinks; Regulation; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Marketing Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Reputation; Communication Strategy; Decision Making
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        Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed--and What to Do About It

        Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv—the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity—all bear the marks of government investment. Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that waste untold billions in taxpayer... View Details

          International Differences in Entrepreneurship (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)

          Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the... View Details
          • 02 Apr 2008
          • Research & Ideas

          Four Companies that Conquered America

          company does not have a strong presence in the USA.” 3. ING. The Dutch bank converted its weakness (no retail branches in the U.S.) into a strength. Following a successful Canadian market test, ING gave its View Details
          Keywords: by John Quelch
          • 12 Feb 2001
          • Research & Ideas

          Creating Value Across Borders

          heavily from the fact that wireless technology is more developed in Europe than in the U.S. The market correction in April 2000 was global, and it dampened entrepreneurial activity in every continent.—Walter... View Details
          Keywords: by Staff
          • May 1992 (Revised May 2002)
          • Case

          NIKE in Transition (B): Phil Knight Returns

          By: Christopher A. Bartlett
          After returning to the CEO/COO job, Phil Knight makes changes to Nike's strategy, organization, and management between 1983 and 1987 aimed at making Nike more responsive to the market place. He takes cost-cutting measures, and experiments with several management and... View Details
          Keywords: Change; Entrepreneurship; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy
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            Joseph B. Lassiter

            Joe is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired. He focuses on one of the world’s most pressing problems: developing clean, secure and carbon-neutral supplies of reliable, low-cost energy all around the world. He... View Details

            Keywords: green technology; high technology; internet; oil ＆ gas; private equity (LBO funds); utilities; software; energy
            • July–August 2021
            • Article

            Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes

            By: Annamaria Conti and Maria P. Roche
            We assess the heterogeneous impact of economic downturns on individuals’ decisions to bring high-technology ideas to the market in the form of new ventures. We thereby examine how worsening labor market conditions influence individuals’ opportunity costs of starting... View Details
            Keywords: Necessity Entrepreneurship; Economic Conditions; Recessions; High-tech Startups; Opportunity Costs; Entrepreneurship; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Business Startups; Information Technology; Performance; Labor
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              Das Narayandas

              Das Narayandas is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), a Post-Graduate... View Details

              Keywords: marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry; marketing industry
              • June 2013
              • Supplement

              Can PACIV (Puerto Rico) Serve European Customers? (Video Supplement)

              By: Jim Sharpe
              This is Video Supplement for Can PACIV (Puerto Rico) Serve European Customers? HBS Case #808099. View Details
              Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Global Organizations; Service; Hiring; Incentives, Motivation; Joint Ventures; Customer Service Excellence; Customer Relationship Management; Empowerment; International Expansion; Ownership Structure; Culture; Organization Alignment; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Private Ownership; Globalized Markets and Industries; Globalized Firms and Management; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Puerto Rico; United Kingdom
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              • February 2007 (Revised March 2012)
              • Compilation

              John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil

              By: Nancy F. Koehn and Katherine Miller
              Reconstructs the entrepreneurial journey of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and one of the most famous business figures in history. Traces his early career as a retailer in Cleveland through his decision to enter the oil industry in the early 1860s to his... View Details
              Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Business History; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Competitive Strategy; Energy Industry
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              • January 2016 (Revised November 2019)
              • Case

              Blackstone at Age 30

              By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
              Since its IPO in 2007 and following the global financial crisis, Blackstone largely outpaced its alternative investment firm peers in assets under management, new business launches, profitability, and market capitalization. Under the leadership of Stephen A.... View Details
              Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Asset Management; Private Equity; Financial Services Industry; New York (city, NY)
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              • February 2014 (Revised August 2015)
              • Case

              Mission Produce

              By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Shelman
              As the leading distributor of fresh avocados in the U.S., Mission Produce was at a crossroads in late 2013. Avocado consumption was booming and CEO Steve Barnard wanted to acquire additional land in Peru and develop new avocado farms to help fill a projected supply... View Details
              Keywords: Fresh Produce; Food; Peru; Vertical Integration; Supply Chain; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Peru
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              • March 1992 (Revised March 1995)
              • Case

              Kevin Simpson

              By: Linda A. Hill
              Follows Kevin Simpson, a second-year Harvard Business School 1990 student, through his job search to his final decision between two very attractive but different job offers: a job as an international marketing manager at Eli Lilly and Co., a leading multinational... View Details
              Keywords: Job Offer; Race; Job Search; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decision Making
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                Rembrand M. Koning

                Rem Koning View Details

                Keywords: high technology; software; biotechnology

                  Lynda M. Applegate

                  Lynda M. Applegate is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and is Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters Degree of Liberal Arts in Finance and Management at the Harvard University Extension School.  She has also played a... View Details

                  • October 2016 (Revised March 2019)
                  • Case

                  Carrum Health: Scaling Bundled Payments

                  By: Robert S. Huckman and Sarah Mehta
                  Founded in 2014, Carrum Health helped self-insured employers located in three markets (San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington; and San Francisco, California) save money on their employees’ planned surgeries. It did so by contracting directly with top-quality... View Details
                  Keywords: Health Financing; Health Insurance; Value-based Healthcare Reimbursements; Bundled Payments; Innovation; Scale; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Industry; California; San Francisco; San Diego; Seattle
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