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  • 27 Mar 2017
  • Blog Post

Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?

who had gone through this startup thing before, the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship put me in touch with entrepreneurs at every stage of growing a company: from seed ventures to those that have grown to $1... View Details
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

the value of the case method in developing constructive, independent thought through participation, discovery, and open exchange. Stresses the importance of the instructor as discussion leader, and highlights the challenges and rewards... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment

listing, click here . Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (Fall 2024) Gerald Chertavian and Brian Trelstad This course looks at social entrepreneurship through the lens... View Details
  • Forthcoming
  • Book

The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create

By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
We demystify the coming digital revolution, showing how NFTs will transform our online and offline interactions.

NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Markets; E-commerce; Market Design; Value; Customer Value and Value Chain; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Organizational Structure; Customer Ownership; Ownership; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Computer Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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  • January 2005 (Revised April 2006)
  • Case

Stonewall Kitchen

By: Myra M. Hart, Victoria Winston, Kristin Lieb, Kenna Wyllie Baudin, Alison Bell and Leslie Simmons
Jonathan King and Jim Stott, the founders of Stonewall Kitchen, started out in 1992 with a simple business selling jams and jellies at local farmers' markets. By 2004, they had grown the company into a $25 million organization with 250 employees. They expanded their... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Food; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • March 2012 (Revised September 2012)
  • Case

INRIX

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Ryan Johnson
Since its founding in 2004, INRIX, a leading global provider of traffic information and driver services, had received four rounds of financing from leading venture capital (VC) firms and by 2012 had been cash flow positive for the past six quarters. Its founder, Bryan... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Startups; Organizational Structure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; Washington (state, US)
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  • May 2011 (Revised July 2011)
  • Case

Fiat-Chrysler Alliance: Launching the Cinquecento in North America

By: Gary P. Pisano, Phillip Andrews and Alessandro Di Fiore
Fiat ended its 27-year absence in the North American automobile market when the first Cinquecento (500)—a very small, iconic Italian car that had strong sales in Europe—was delivered on March 10, 2011. The Italian automaker re-entered the market through an alliance... View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Product Positioning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partners and Partnerships; Globalization; Operations; Growth and Development Strategy; Integration; Auto Industry; North America; Europe
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  • 22 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 22, 2016

might affect retailer demand. We explore the drivers of this demand increase, including changes in retailer assortment and order frequency. We discuss features of a retail buyer’s decision context identified through our field work that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
  • 25 Jun 2018
  • Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

principally relies on employers to select skilled immigrants through programs like the H-1B visa. “There are many pros and cons for each route, with the employer-based approach allowing firms to find candidates they really want and also... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Rounding the Bend

“The great news is that at every step of the value chain—consumer, sourcing, design—there are steps that brands can take, and it’s become much easier through the facilitation of technology. Of course it’s never enough, but I’m actually... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Algramo

By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details
Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
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Past Issues - Alumni

Contents June 1997 Quick Studies Six Profiles from the Class of 1997 Blockbuster Deals Mergers and Acquisitions Make a Comeback Complete Table of Contents April 1997 A Conversation with Dean Clark Facing the Music Complete Table of... View Details
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Projects - Race, Gender & Equity

and retain one million Black Americans in careers over ten years, using a skills-first approach. Race, Gender & Equity Initiative faculty chair Robin J. Ely and faculty affiliate Boris Groysberg co-chair the OneTen partnership with colleague Linda A. Hill . Pathways to... View Details
  • 05 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 5

firms that are well-connected to each other through social ties, and that such acquisitions are more likely to subsequently be divested for performance-related reasons. Taken together, our results suggest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2016 (Revised May 2021)
  • Case

Michael Milken: The Junk Bond King

By: Tom Nicholas and Matthew G. Preble
Michael Milken, an investment banker who dominated the junk bond market in the 1980s, was sentenced to jail in 1990 after pleading guilty to a number of securities and tax-related felonies. In the preceding decade, Milken had helped usher in a new wave of leveraged buy... View Details
Keywords: Junk Bonds; High-yield Bonds; Financial Innovation; Shareholder Value; Bonds; Capital; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Finance; Investment Banking; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Ownership; Private Equity; Restructuring; United States
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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

courses I've taken. Ryan Dumlao MBA Candidate Financial Accounting What sets HBS Online apart? Our flexible, online programs are designed to bring the Harvard Business School classroom to you, and are built around three key characteristics: Real-World Cases Apply your... View Details
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

effective pricing strategies Identify sources of competitive advantage through differentiation Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial statements Prepare and evaluate financial forecasts Who Will Benefit Professionals... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

states adopted a new series of weight restrictions and levying fees. Truck trailers passing through multiple states could be fined for excessively heavy loads. It became a balancing act for truckers to haul as much weight as possible... View Details
Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

The Right Mix: Angels, Venture Capitalists, and the Assembly of Entrepreneurial Resources

By: Benjamin Hallen and Rory McDonald
New ventures rely on external relationships for capital, knowledge, and networks. We examine how ventures assemble these resources—and whether they are all accessible from the same sources—in relationships with two types of investors: venture capital firms and angels.... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship
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