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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
TOGETHERNESS: Mark and Kim Lackley based their furniture business in Vermont. Learn on someone else’s dime. That’s a lesson from HBS that served Kim Alley Lackley (MBA ’94) well as she made the leap from software and Internet start-ups to... View Details
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
rents from firms producing and commercializing products. In this Industry Note, we describe the origin, evolution, costs, benefits, and future outlook for Patent Trolling in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
variables approach. The negative effect is strongest in poor countries, suggesting that high profits stymie economic development rather than enable it. Consistent with the rent-seeking mechanism of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 28
months of runway remaining, Behrens Wu must decide where to direct the company’s limited resources. Should Shippo stay focused on the app while raising View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2018
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
renting than any time in the last five decades, and Davis knew there was a market opportunity here. Yet Davis moved in the opposite direction of many real estate investors. He... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HIV/AIDS and Business
she continues — even a small bicycle shop in China could rent or loan bicycles to deliver medication. “My sense is that people are innately sympathetic. If you provide specific tools, it makes it easier for them to act in a responsible... View Details
- 09 May 2013
- News
Road Trip
Ready to roll: (from left) Singer, Gerald, Baker, and Alaoui. Photo Courtesy of MBAxAmerica On or about Independence Day, July 4, four HBS students will pile into their rented RV and set out to discover America. No, this is not... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 319-013 Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater Jackie Taylor, an African American social entrepreneur, founded the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976. Since View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
capture rents outside of the marketplace. We synthesize this body of research under the umbrella term institutional strategies, which we define as View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
With unemployment at near historic lows in the United States, employers report that their single greatest challenge is recruiting and retaining talent. The answer for many companies is to throw money at... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
wrote his business plan, found a partner, and left Microsoft in 1997 in order to start VacationSpot, an online reservations network for consumers seeking to rent vacation properties. “We worked hard on it for three years,” states Murch.... View Details
- 19 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower
think about it is almost like an apartment building. We own the apartment and rent to tenants, except the tenants are T-Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone, etc.” In this way,... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
The coronavirus crisis is hobbling social enterprises around the world, leaving many fighting for survival at a time of profound need. Since the pandemic hit, donations have... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
afraid to demonstrate any sign of weakness. They're reluctant to ask important questions or try new approaches that push them outside their comfort zones. For high achievers, looking stupid or incompetent is anathema. So they stick to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
Kraft's offer, as the Foxboro stadium was poorly designed and in terrible condition, and depended on the Patriots for most of its income. Kraft and his partner were astute enough, however, to spot obscure... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- Fast Answer
Real Estate Prices by City
How to find office & residential rental prices by major city worldwide. You may begin with: Moody’s Analytics CRE - Search millions of real estate data points that cover every commercially zoned property in the U.S.... View Details
- 28 Apr 2016
- News
New Venture Competition Winners Announced
enterprise tracks, respectively. Confi, an online women’s health resource, was the runner-up and crowd favorite in the social enterprise track, and Brainspec, a non-invasive diagnostic tool for brain... View Details
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
coalition came out of McMinn’s community outreach efforts as owner of Vineyard 29, in St. Helena, where he moved in 2004 after buying the winery. “When we started the Vine Trail, I didn’t own a bicycle,” he... View Details
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
indicators. Statistical tests show that differences in average episode values between the two groups are significant for the following: amount of FDI received, the share of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- Portrait Project
Akash Gupta
wouldn’t be seeing Mom again. I thought that she would eventually come back, not knowing that her inability to pay rent was the result of years spent fighting an invisible battle. Only later did I find out... View Details