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- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
shake this nagging feeling that we weren’t getting great value for our dollar.” View the duo's fashion earrings Next Open the world to disabled travelers Darren Brehm (MBA 2007) Founder, AbilityTrip HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellow,... View Details
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
inventors exhibited but did not win a prize. We also compare changes in technology areas for inventions that were advertised in 1851 as lead articles in the Scientific American, a major science journal of the time. We find comparable increases in invention after 1851... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2022
- News
Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories
mission we could commit to for life,” said Jeong, who launched Noom with cofounder Artem Petakov in 2008, in order to “help people everywhere lead healthier lives.” Jeong said that mission helped them through several iterations of ideas... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions and thus waste money and/or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
Fixed—It’s Time for Regulators to Shut It Down By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—I argue that Uber's intentional malfeasance is its comparative advantage. But having grown through intentional illegality, Uber should face strict... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
and by the effects of their private governance mechanisms. These organizational characteristics affect the stringency of monitoring through reputation, customer loyalty, differential impacts of government sanctions, and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2022
- Teaching Note
AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace
By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-069. AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120... View Details
Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Mobile; Word-of-Mouth; Word Of Mouth; Word-of-mouth Marketing; Internet Marketing; Growth Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Two Sided Markets; Two-sided Market; Two-sided Marketplace; Two-Sided Markets; Two-sided Network; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; African Americans; African-American Protagonist; Circular; Peer-to-peer Markets; Furniture Industry; Growth Hacking; Monetization Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Expansion; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; North America; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
through acquisition across activities, as well as in France or globally. By 2016, SOS Group already operated in 20 countries and was contemplating entering 10 new countries by 2020. It also considered... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
which offers low-income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and real jobs. Today, Year Up serves more than 1,300 students in nine cities across the nation. The book follows a Year Up class from admissions through graduation.... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
New Paths to Success in Asia
the Asia-Pacific region. Poised to enter the World Trade Organization, China is sowing the seeds of entrepreneurship in its state-owned enterprises; the Japanese government is challenging its own telecom monopolies; and wireless... View Details
Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg
- 05 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Solving Climate Change Starts with an Idea
diverse skill set is just what we need to address climate change.They just needed an entry point. So I decided to create “How to Create a Climate Venture.” I have a firm belief that the skills of innovation and entrepreneurship are... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51197 Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship By: Kerr, William R., and Martin Mandorff Abstract—We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
performance in their exchange ties (Gulati and Sytch, 2007) and acquisitions (Zaheer et al., 2010); revenues (Baum et al., 2000; Shipilov and Li, 2008); market share (Zaheer and Bell, 2005) and market entry (Jensen, 2008); IPO success... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017
to standardize their products and helped establish brand identities through consistent appearance. By 1938, food dyes had achieved such widespread use, and had raised such public concern, that the federal government amended the 1906 Pure... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
sales through innovative deal structures. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/912416-PDF-ENG Schuberg Philis Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela BeyersdorferHarvard Business School Case 412-092 The Dutch professional service firm Schuberg... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
Administration, chairs the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise, teaches the MBA elective Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector, and is the author of numerous articles and cases on the subject. Stressing the power and importance of a... View Details
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
and output of analysts in emerging-market contexts. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54281 Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship By: Dillon, Eleanor W., and Christopher T.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
expressed the frustration that many people in the biotech industry feel as he clicked through the depressing data in gloomy graphs on a big screen. "It's not a very profitable sector of the economy" based on the performance of... View Details
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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
is purposefully: social value can be "accidentally" created through a variety of business models, but I strongly believe that sustained change can only be achieved through intentional and clear integration... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
eighteen-year exercise in volunteer service at the HBS Club of Greater New York, where Burton and Dick Wedemeyer (MBA '63) would meet twice a month to assist alumni with job and career issues. "Often," recalls Burton, "these men and women were going View Details