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- July 2021 (Revised July 2024)
- Course Overview Note
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change
By: Brian Trelstad and Preeti Varma
Systems thinking is a discipline that emerged in the 20th century as a way to understand the complex interrelationships among various players and dynamics within an industry or field that resist simple, reductionist thinking. The big challenges we face play out in...
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Trelstad, Brian, and Preeti Varma. "Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 322-029, July 2021. (Revised July 2024.)
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni
Programs & Events HBS Entrepreneurship Summit NOV 4-5 4-5 NOVEMBER 2022 HBS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT: LEADING HIGH-GROWTH VENTURES IN AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD Brought to you by...
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- 12 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa Cover image features Mostafa Terrab. By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.7...
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- 26 Jan 2011
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China, South Africa Advance Sustainability Efforts
- 23 Jun 2017
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A 'Pillar' of Entrepreneurship
Photo courtesy of Russ Wilcox Photo courtesy of Russ Wilcox Serial entrepreneur Russ Wilcox (MBA 1995), whose ventures have included E-Ink, Transatomic Power and new life sciences startup, Piper Therapeutics, has joined Pillar, the “founder-friendly” Boston-based...
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Creating ‘Smart’ Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The heterogeneity of America’s small businesses has led to some confusion and missteps in policy circles regarding the best strategies to promote entrepreneurship and innovation. We describe three policy areas: improving access to capital, delivering entrepreneurship...
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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship
Faculty & Research September 2024 Article Investing in the Next Generation: The Long-Run Impacts of a Liquidity Shock By: Patrick Agte, Arielle Bernhardt, Erica M. Field, Rohini Pande and Natalia Rigol How do poor entrepreneurs trade off...
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- June 2014
- Teaching Note
The Deep: Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector (A) and (B)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Barbara Larson
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A talent scout for tomorrow’s Africa
In his role as vice president of admissions for the Africa Business Club at HBS, Olujimi Williams (MBA 2015) does more than just acquaint prospective students with the School; he serves as a link to his...
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- 2016
- Working Paper
Who Should Be Running Ahead? The Roles of Two Types of Entrepreneurship in China's Contemporary Economy
By: Ying Zhang and André van Stel
One of the most important transitions of China from a centrally planned economy to a market-based economy was the emergence of entrepreneurship in two different forms of private enterprise, viz. getihu and siyingqiye. Using a unique database of 31 Chinese regions over...
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Zhang, Ying, and André van Stel. "Who Should Be Running Ahead? The Roles of Two Types of Entrepreneurship in China's Contemporary Economy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-086, February 2016.
- 27 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
With a Little Help from My (Random) Friends: Success and Failure in Post-Business School Entrepreneurship
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by Josh Lerner & Ulrike Malmendier
- 2011
- Chapter
A Fine Balance: Chinese Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in Historical Perspective
By: Elisabeth Koll
Koll, Elisabeth. "A Fine Balance: Chinese Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in Historical Perspective." In The People's Republic of China at 60--An International Assessment, edited by William C. Kirby. Cambridge: Harvard University, Asia Center, 2011.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship
By: William R. Kerr and Martin Mandorff
We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United States cluster in specific business sectors. For example, Koreans are 34 times more concentrated in self-employment for dry cleaning than other...
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Self-employed;
Occupation;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Industry Clusters;
Ethnicity;
Immigration;
Networks;
United States
Kerr, William R., and Martin Mandorff. "Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-042, October 2015. (Revised November 2020. NBER Working Paper Series, No. 21597, September 2015)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Reinventing perceptions of Africa through wine
Selena Cuffe (MBA 2003) and her company, Heritage Link Brands, import wine made by black South African vintners. In so doing, Cuffe is helping to reverse the effects of apartheid: the vintners gain access to more capital, can own their...
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The Roundtables - Entrepreneurship
NeueHouse in Madison Square Park for customized discussions, a reception and dinner featuring a fireside chat between Professor Bill Sahlman and Brian Bedol founder of Bedrocket Media Ventures, Bluefin Labs, CBS College Sports Network,...
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- 17 Oct 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship
- 01 Apr 2009
- News
Professor James Austin Wins Social Entrepreneurship Award
- January–February 2017
- Article
Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
An increasingly popular route to success as a small business owner is “acquisition entrepreneurship”—buying and running an existing operation. If you’re considering such a path, the authors offer practical advice for each stage of the process. Think it through. Do you...
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Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 1 (January–February 2017): 149–153.
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Chief Executive Officers’ Dialogue: Towards an Agenda for Inclusive Growth in Africa
By: Robert Gumede, Aziz Mebarek, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, Catherine Samba-Panza, Euvin Naidoo, Donald Kaberuka and Lerato Mbele
Gumede, Robert, Aziz Mebarek, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, Catherine Samba-Panza, Euvin Naidoo, Donald Kaberuka, and Lerato Mbele. "Chief Executive Officers' Dialogue: Towards an Agenda for Inclusive Growth in Africa." African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings, African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Lisbon, Portugal, June 9–10, 2011.
- 13 Apr 2023
- News