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- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
Abstract Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
highlight the traits of cities (e.g., size, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and we discuss factors that help sustain these features (e.g., the localization of entrepreneurial finance).... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
her academic career studying the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While her geographical focus is narrow, her research yields insights into export economies—and broad lessons for anyone building an View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
sell these products online, in the store, or both, and how? Take lighting as an example. Home Depot asked: How do we best help customers with their lighting needs? What knowledge, products, and services do they need and in what form? What... View Details
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
authoritative report estimated that up to 118 million people would eventually move into Medicare and out of private-sector plans. Are we surprised? Public markets and their products are administered by legislators and bureaucrats—competent people, to be sure, but... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
experiment in selling smoke is already under way. Marijuana for recreational use officially went on sale in Denver and across Colorado in January 2014. As states continue to decriminalize its use, marijuana is increasingly available to... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
108-092 An exercise that takes students through five stages of growth in an entrepreneurial start-up in the medical devices industry: 1) founding, 2) growth, 3) push to profitability, 4) refocusing process, and 5) takeover by new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
consequences of group affiliation for several years now, often with HBS professor Krishna G. Palepu. His current research, much of which is set in Latin America, focuses on several important aspects of business groups: their effect on View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107028 The Virtual Entrepreneurial Team Exercise—VETE; Overview and Instructions for Participants Harvard Business School Note 806-158 PublicationsCRM Implementation:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
magnitude of fundamental technological innovation in the economy, the presence of liquid and competitive markets for venture capitalists to sell their investments (whether markets for stock offerings or acquisitions), and the willingness... View Details
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
presents first-person accounts from employees regarding their reasons for resigning, and then asks whether CloudFlare's cofounders should take any corrective actions. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/813145-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-155 The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
Faced with accepting $20 million less than anticipated from the stock offering, she told the class, the company never hesitated. It had chosen to go public in mid-2000—after two years of existence and two quarters of selling its Visor... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 13 Oct 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Building a Business in the Context of a Life
company. After selling Spire in 2010, Kraus decided that she was not ready to found a third company and instead wanted to spend more time at home with her twin daughters, who are now 4. "Then this opportunity to be on the HBS faculty... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
structure of an enterprise architecture. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45048 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 813-104 Andrew Sullivan and Faraway Ltd The Andrew Sullivan and Faraway Ltd. case series focuses on... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
Working PapersMixed Source Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gastón Llanes Abstract We study competitive interaction between profit-maximizing firms that sell software and complementary goods or services. In addition to tactical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
We then introduce a framework that provides a unified perspective on these research streams, thereby highlighting some important areas for future research and policy analysis in entrepreneurial finance. Organizational Designs and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
strategies aimed at improving working conditions in global supply chains. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51347 Harvard Business School Case 919-411 AIME High: A Social Entrepreneur's Moon Shot Describes the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
the impact on national prosperity that a vital entrepreneurial climate can have. In the long run, the significance of these policies looms much larger. Much of the discussion in the book has focused on specific policies and analyses. From... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
entrepreneurs can achieve both—the Larry Ellisons of the business world are few and far between. In fact, there is a fundamental tension between the money side and the control side—getting rich often means selling control to investors;... View Details