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      • January 2014
      • Case

      Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial (Abridged)

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Joseph B. Fuller and Shikhar Ghosh
      Steven Carpenter reflects on the successes and failures of his recent venture, Cake Financial. Carpenter had just sold the four-year-old startup and was at work on a new business plan. But first, he wanted to understand why Cake Financial, a service that allowed users... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Internet; Financial Services Industry; Web Services Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., Joseph B. Fuller, and Shikhar Ghosh. "Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 814-054, January 2014.
      • October 2013 (Revised August 2016)
      • Case

      NOWaccount

      By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley

      It was September 2013, and NOWaccount Network Corporation (NOW®) co-founders John Hayes and Lara Hodgson were putting the final touches on the presentation deck for their annual shareholders' meeting. Along with co-founder Stacey Abrams, the pair had designed NOW's... View Details

      Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Finance; Entrepreneurship
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      Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Lauren Barley. "NOWaccount." Harvard Business School Case 814-048, October 2013. (Revised August 2016.)
      • September 2013 (Revised June 2017)
      • Supplement

      IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
      IBM's Corporate Citizenship office created an innovation in public education through a business-school partnership for widespread replication and diffusion. In 2012, while P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) was still in its first year operating,... View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Partnerships; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Business and Community Relations; Innovation and Invention; Growth Management; Chicago; Idaho
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-050, September 2013. (Revised June 2017.)
      • 2013
      • Case

      Advanced Leadership Pathways: Laurent Adamowicz and Bon'App

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
      After a successful career as Chairman and CEO of Paris-based luxury food company, Fauchon, Laurent Adamowicz, sought to reduce obesity and improve health outcomes. Adamowicz created a mobile application to provide consumers with more accessible and interpretable... View Details
      Keywords: Nutritional Information; Obesity; Weight Loss; App Development; Business Startups; Nutrition; Health; Information; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Information Technology Industry; Health Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., Juliane Calingo Schwetz, and Patricia Bissett Higgins. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Laurent Adamowicz and Bon'App." Harvard Business Publishing Case 314-028, 2013.
      • 2013
      • Working Paper

      Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This working paper examines the evolution of concepts of the responsibility of business in a historical and global perspective. It shows that from the nineteenth century American, European, Japanese, Indian and other business leaders discussed the responsibilities of... View Details
      Keywords: Rachel Carson; Sustainability; Local Food; Operations Management; Supply Chain; Business And Society; Business Ethics; Business History; Corporate Philanthropy; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Environmentalism; Environmental Entrepreneurship; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Ethics; Globalization; History; Religion; Consumer Products Industry; Chemical Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Energy Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Forest Products Industry; Green Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; Africa
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      Jones, Geoffrey. "Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-004, July 2013.
      • July–August 2013
      • Article

      Building Sustainable Cities

      By: John D. Macomber
      By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, to 6 billion, and the problems created by this rampant urbanization are among the most important challenges of our time. Of all resource-management issues, the author argues, water, electricity,... View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Urban Development; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; City
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      Macomber, John D. "Building Sustainable Cities." Harvard Business Review 91, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2013): 40–50.
      • February 2013 (Revised May 2013)
      • Case

      Juan Valdez: Innovation in Caffeination

      By: Michael I. Norton and Jeremy Dann
      Corporate entrepreneurs attempt to revive Colombia's famous Juan Valdez brand in the age of Starbucks, with café chain and packaged coffee ventures. In the 1970s and 80s, the iconic "Juan Valdez" ingredient brand was the most recognized in the world of coffee. The... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation; Branding; Global Business; Sales; Marketing; Retailing; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Change; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Innovation and Invention
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      Norton, Michael I., and Jeremy Dann. "Juan Valdez: Innovation in Caffeination." Harvard Business School Case 513-090, February 2013. (Revised May 2013.)
      • 5 Feb 2013
      • Conference Presentation

      Financing Entrepreneurial Growth

      By: Tom Alberg, Andrew A. Bogan, Harold Bradley, Robert D. Cooter, Monika Gruter Cheney, Oliver R. Goodenough, William R. Hambrecht, Frank Hatheway, Thomas F. Hellmann, Marianne Hudson, Jared Konczal, Josh Lerner, Robert E. Litan, Diane Mulcahy, Ramana Nanda, Frank Partnoy, Joe Ratterman, Nava Ravikant, Jay R. Ritter, Alicia Robb, David T. Robinson, Allison Schrager, Barry Silbert, E. R. Sirri, Daniel Stangler and Sharon Vosmek

      Despite recent innovations in entrepreneurial finance, particularly at the early stage of business creation, many new and young companies continue to face hurdles to acquire capital.

      The Kauffman Foundation addressed current challenges and opportunities in... View Details

      Keywords: Finance; Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; United States
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      Alberg, Tom, Andrew A. Bogan, Harold Bradley, Robert D. Cooter, Monika Gruter Cheney, Oliver R. Goodenough, William R. Hambrecht, Frank Hatheway, Thomas F. Hellmann, Marianne Hudson, Jared Konczal, Josh Lerner, Robert E. Litan, Diane Mulcahy, Ramana Nanda, Frank Partnoy, Joe Ratterman, Nava Ravikant, Jay R. Ritter, Alicia Robb, David T. Robinson, Allison Schrager, Barry Silbert, E. R. Sirri, Daniel Stangler, and Sharon Vosmek. "Financing Entrepreneurial Growth." Paper presented at the State of Entrepreneurship Address, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Washington, DC, USA, February 5, 2013.
      • November 2012 (Revised January 2014)
      • Case

      HCA, Inc. LBO Exit

      By: Victoria Ivashina
      This case discusses the events following the 2006 $33.2 billion buyout of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) by a consortium of private equity firms, including Bain Capital, KKR, and Merrill Lynch's private equity arm. The case highlights some of the core features... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Finance; Stockholders; Dividends; Private Equity; Initial Public Offering
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      Ivashina, Victoria. "HCA, Inc. LBO Exit." Harvard Business School Case 813-056, November 2012. (Revised January 2014.)
      • November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
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      Learning Resources: A Hands-On Toy Company Deals with New Challenges and Opportunities

      By: Boris Groysberg and Anahita Hashemi
      Learning Resources is a family-owned educational toy company that, by late 2011, was facing a myriad of challenges, including increased competition, entry into new markets, new distribution methods, rising costs of production in China, and changing customer behavior.... View Details
      Keywords: Leading Teams; Strategy Formulation; Strategy And Execution; Innovation; Corporate Culture; Industry Analysis; Organizational Alignment; Entrepreneurs; Sales Channels; Leadership; Strategy; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Product Design; Sales; Retail Industry; United States
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Anahita Hashemi. "Learning Resources: A Hands-On Toy Company Deals with New Challenges and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 413-086, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
      • November 2012
      • Case

      Sugar Bowl

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Alisa Zalosh
      Shelby Givens, a recent business school graduate, returned home to Raleigh, North Carolina, to help rescue her family's ailing and outdated bowling alley, Westlake Lanes. Although she cut costs and addressed inefficiencies, moving the business from near-bankruptcy to... View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Operations; Performance; Business Strategy; Corporate Finance; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Raleigh
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      Hamermesh, Richard G., and Alisa Zalosh. "Sugar Bowl." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-537, November 2012.
      • September 2012 (Revised December 2013)
      • Case

      Roxbury Technology Corporation

      By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
      Roxbury Technology is a Boston-based re-manufacturer of ink and toner cartridges. In early 2012 RTC was re-evaluating its approach to the company's two most important goals: reducing customer concentration and increasing profitability. RTC's largest customer accounted... View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Customers; Diversification; Green Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Boston
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      Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Roxbury Technology Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 213-029, September 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
      • September 2012
      • Case

      Castronics, LLC

      By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
      Patrick Dickinson (HBS '09) and Michael Weiner (MIT's Sloan '07) acquired Castronics, a firm that specialized in threading pipe used in the oil and natural gas industry, at the end of 2009. The partners overcame significant hurdles during the first two years of... View Details
      Keywords: Small Business; Search Funds; Corporate Finance; Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Energy Industry; Western United States
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      Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Castronics, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 213-028, September 2012.
      • August 2012 (Revised November 2014)
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      Intuit Inc.: Project AgriNova

      By: Thomas Eisenmann and Tanya Bijlani
      In late 2008, a team from Intuit's office in Bangalore, India, is evaluating an opportunity to launch a new venture that would use SMS to deliver crop price information to farmers in India. The case describes the structure of Indian agriculture and the problems... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Venturing; Entrepreneurship; Research; Business Ventures; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Information Technology Industry; Bangalore
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      Eisenmann, Thomas, and Tanya Bijlani. "Intuit Inc.: Project AgriNova." Harvard Business School Case 813-062, August 2012. (Revised November 2014.)
      • July 2012 (Revised November 2012)
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      Dragonfly Corporation

      By: Howard H. Stevenson and Jim Sharpe
      After 3 years of losses and under legal threats from their landlord, a husband and wife team are faced with shutting the company down, buying time with the landlord or turning to their parents for additional funds. Despite opening a new location and seeing that sales... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Management; Turnarounds; Bankruptcy; Bank Loan; Crisis Management; Family Business; Retail Trade; Financial Crisis; Financial Analysis; Entrepreneurship; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Retail Industry; United States
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      Stevenson, Howard H., and Jim Sharpe. "Dragonfly Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 813-042, July 2012. (Revised November 2012.)
      • June 2012
      • Case

      Innovating at AT&T: Partnering to Lead the Broadband Revolution

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Phillip Andrews and Kerry Herman
      In 2010, the U.S. retail market value for next-generation non-handset wirelessly-enabled devices was just over $1 billion. By 2011 it had grown 1,141% to $13.2 billion and was forecast to reach $24.7 billion in 2015. At the same time, user demand for data was surging... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Team Leadership; Emerging Technologies; Business Models; Business To Business; Corporate Vision; Growth Strategy; Corporate Culture; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Leadership; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Business Model; Technology Industry; United States
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Phillip Andrews, and Kerry Herman. "Innovating at AT&T: Partnering to Lead the Broadband Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 812-124, June 2012.
      • June 2012 (Revised December 2017)
      • Case

      Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Espen Storli
      Examines the career of Marc Rich, the world's leading commodity trader before his criminal indictment in the United States in 1983. The case surveys the historical growth of commodity trading, especially in metals, from the late nineteenth century, and its evolving... View Details
      Keywords: Commodity Market; Natural Resources; Metals and Minerals; Business History; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; Mining Industry; Africa; Europe; Middle East; North and Central America; Israel; South Africa; Iran
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Espen Storli. "Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading." Harvard Business School Case 813-020, June 2012. (Revised December 2017.)
      • May 2012
      • Technical Note

      Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing

      By: Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
      Social Impact Investment is a rapidly expanding field, but terminology in the field is poorly defined and imprecise. This note suggests frameworks that help to clarify important dimensions of SII projects, distinguishing and clarifying key differences in approaches to... View Details
      Keywords: Development Stage Enterprises; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Instruments; Performance Measurement; Balanced Scorecard; Investment Funds; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Research; Framework; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
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      Leonard, Herman B. "Dutch". "Frameworks for Dialogue and Research about Social Impact Investing." Harvard Business School Technical Note 312-091, May 2012.
      • 2012
      • Chapter

      Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem

      By: Tomislav Rimac, Johanna Mair and Julie Battilana
      How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers... View Details
      Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Social Psychology; Social Issues; Organizations; Business and Community Relations
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      Rimac, Tomislav, Johanna Mair, and Julie Battilana. "Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem." In Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Karen Golden-Biddle and Jane E. Dutton. Organization and Management Series. New York: Routledge, 2012.
      • 2012
      • Case

      Qingdao TGOOD Electric Corporation

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming, Chen Hao and Hong Zhang
      Founded in 2004, TGOOD is now the largest specialized developer and producer of cubicle-type transformation and distribution equipment in China, with the main products of outdoor cubicle-type power equipment supplemented by indoor switchgear cabinets, offered mainly to... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Human Resource Management; Strategy; China; China
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, Chen Hao, and Hong Zhang. "Qingdao TGOOD Electric Corporation." Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
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