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- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health is Wealth | The Path to Creating a Venture
introductions, that believe in your vision and in you. Are you entering into this business relationship with people, you know, that you trust, and that believe in you?” There are several avenues for funding for founders – from venture to...
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Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) - Course Catalog
building a new space age with the private sector as its engine. We will learn about the history of space agencies like NASA and debate their role in the future. And we will study the economics and finance underlying the sector, where...
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- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Be an Angel Investor
the big Internet wins of the late 1990s, you may not know a thing about early-stage investing. By the same token, if you had 10 failures in multiple industries, you might not know anything either. But you will if you keep paying attention. Reading View Details
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by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
faculty-led immersions and the student-organized treks familiar to many HBS alums. “Part of the experience is asking students to go out and find a business problem or opportunity, which is something you’ll have to do over and over as a...
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- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy
Energy and HySynergy are angling to play a significant role lowering emissions in a hard-to-abate sector. The management team must balance the “clean” and “dirty” sides of the business to successfully View Details
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I Found My Future at HBS and You Can Too - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering Entertainment / Media...
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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Canadian Hero
list of the most successful business leaders this country has ever produced," according to the Toronto Globe and Mail, is president and CEO of ONEX, a thriving public company he founded sixteen years ago. A diversified global firm...
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Patrick Connolly
otherwise. Moreover, coming into business school, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in finance as it plays to my intellectual interests and quantitative aptitude. The exposure I've been afforded-to eminent...
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- Fast Answer
Transforming Education Through Social Entrepreneurship
EducationWeek- National coverage of K-12 education news and information. The 74 - a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America. Business Insider - Premium stories and market-moving news about technology,...
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- February 2008 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Sandhar Technologies Group, Ltd.
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Jayant Davar, CEO and founder of Sandhar Technologies Group, a privately held auto components maker in India, is trying to decide how best to grow the company. He recently took a $22 million investment from Actis Capital, a major emerging markets private equity firm,...
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Private Equity;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Competitive Advantage;
Entrepreneurship;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Emerging Markets;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
India
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Sandhar Technologies Group, Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 808-011, February 2008. (Revised March 2011.)
- December 1998 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Client Services
By: Thomas J. DeLong, David M. Darst, Ann K Rusher and Catherine M. Conneely
The 1997 merger of retail giant Dean Witter and investment bank Morgan Stanley was a year old when Bob Sculthorpe was appointed director of Private Client Services (PCS) at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW). The firm was still operating under two separate broker-dealer...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Divisions;
Investment Banking;
Brands and Branding;
Salesforce Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Retail Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., David M. Darst, Ann K Rusher, and Catherine M. Conneely. "Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Client Services." Harvard Business School Case 899-107, December 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Ink: Start Small, Rise Above
the absurdity of trying to solve this problem with Nourish for us to see that the system is illogical. Our initial vision for NowAccount was very tactical. We can help small businesses get paid immediately so they don’t have to use View Details
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
force must be hired and trained every four years or so,” says Cespedes. “Any talk about talent management that ignores this aspect of the business is probably just talk.” The challenge is compounded because in contrast to hiring for...
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by Michael Blanding
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Jackie Burgos
In high school, Jackie Burgos, says, “I wanted to be an actress. Business was more something I thought of as a back-up plan.” As she performed in student shows and remained active in the drama club, she was also accepted into the National...
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Jackie Burgos
In high school, Jackie Burgos, says, “I wanted to be an actress. Business was more something I thought of as a back-up plan.” As she performed in student shows and remained active in the drama club, she was also accepted into the National...
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- February 2012 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Moving to Universal Coverage: Health Care Reform in Massachusetts
By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron
State health care reform in Massachusetts has involved a phased process, focusing first on coverage expansion and then turning to delivery system innovation and cost containment. In 2006, the state adopted an individual mandate to obtain health care coverage which,...
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Porter, Michael E., and Jennifer F Baron. "Moving to Universal Coverage: Health Care Reform in Massachusetts." Harvard Business School Case 712-466, February 2012. (Revised June 2013.)
- February 2000 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Pet Doctors: 1999
By: Paul A. Gompers and David James Alexander Grant
Describes the decisions confronting David Hodges and Garret Turley about whether to grow their chain of veterinary clinics in the United Kingdom. Turley and Hodges must decide whether to attempt to speed up their acquisition pace and raise venture capital.
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Gompers, Paul A., and David James Alexander Grant. "Pet Doctors: 1999." Harvard Business School Case 200-016, February 2000. (Revised March 2000.)
- October 1984 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
NIKE (A)
Describes the history of Nike, its economic strategy, and the industries in which it competes. The teaching objective is to ask the student to identify and evaluate Nike's economic/technical strategy.
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Information Technology;
Business History;
Supply and Industry;
Financial Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (A)." Harvard Business School Case 385-025, October 1984. (Revised May 1990.)
- June 1995
- Case
Quorum Health Group, Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
Facing increasing competition from much larger industry players, Jim Dalton, CEO of Quorum, and Russ Carson, Managing Partner of Welch, Carson, Anderson & Stowe attempt to set the future direction for Quorum. The company was successfully spun-off from HCA in a...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Consolidation;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Venture Capital;
Acquisition;
Health Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Jason Green. "Quorum Health Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-156, June 1995.