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  • 2011
  • Working Paper

How Foundations Think: The Ford Foundation as a Dominating Institution in the Field of American Business Schools

By: Rakesh Khurana, Kenneth Kimura and Marion Fourcade
The question of institutional change has become central to organizational research (Powell, 2008). Recent scholarship has demonstrated, often through carefully researched cases, that institutions can and sometimes do change. According to this research, there are two... View Details
Keywords: Change; Business Education; Business History; Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Relationships; Behavior
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  • March 2010 (Revised December 2012)
  • Background Note

A 'Rich-vs.-King' Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations

By: Noam Wasserman, Furqan Nazeeri and Kyle Anderson
This note offers a new approach to venture capital term-sheet negotiations, with actionable steps based on insights from Professor Wasserman's "Rich-vs.-King" approach to founder decisions. A core thesis of this note is that trying to negotiate all terms in a term... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Framework; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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  • Program

Growing as a Purposeful Leader

(beyond the four walls of the business), and how they should lead (not as superheroes and not just as good business leaders, but also as great human leaders). In this program, you will prepare to become an authentic, purposeful leader who can View Details
  • 22 Apr 2016
  • Blog Post

Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Mary-Kate Johnson

agenda but many don’t realize it. Students want to: 1) perform well in class 2) conduct endless research and create several excel sheets to determine what the next best step is for their career, and 3) work with people that they are... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • Program

Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management

Summary Today's nonprofit organizations are faced with shifting demands for services, resource constraints, and diverse operational challenges. They must also learn to navigate the advent of new technology and new sources of funding. To fulfill their missions,... View Details
  • October 2016
  • Case

Malenti Strings: Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc.

By: David A. Garvin and Rachel Gordon
This case follows Jenica Fletcher as she rebuilds her company's guitar strings division from the ground up. Convinced that she could turn the division around if given complete independence from corporate headquarters, Fletcher relocated the group, rebranded it as... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Management Practices and Processes; Restructuring; Business Divisions; Consumer Products Industry
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  • 17 May 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

the resume screening process at companies throughout the United States, says Katherine A. DeCelles, the James M. Collins Visiting Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “Discrimination still exists in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • October 2013
  • Article

Corporate Venturing

By: Josh Lerner
For decades, large companies have been wary of corporate venturing. But as R&D organizations face pressure to rein in costs and produce results, companies are investing in promising start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Knowledge Acquisition; Corporate Strategy; Research and Development; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention
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  • 19 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 19

the right questions. The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the key questions that are critical to your performance and your organization's effectiveness. In What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, HBS professor and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Bridging the GAAPs

    Inconsistencies in accounting treatment across countries are a major obstacle for global equity investment. Founded in 1985, HOLT is an equity valuation service provider that offers its clients (e.g., global equity investors) a consistent performance metrics from... View Details

    • 10 Jan 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Evolving Basis for Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: Dispute Settlement and the Rebalancing of Global Interests

    Keywords: by Arthur Daemmrich
    • 21 Feb 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Developing the Guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth

    Keywords: by Lant Pritchett & Eric D. Werker
    • 18 Nov 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: November 18, 2008

    the partnership to grow to the benefit of both parties. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109006 Intel NBI: Intel Corporation's New Business Initiatives Harvard Business School Case 609-043 For Intel... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 15 Jul 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: July 15, 2008

    questions and concerns. Placing value only on getting things right the first time, organizations are unable to take the risks necessary to improve and evolve. By contrast, firms that put a premium on what Edmondson calls execution-as-learning focus not so much on how a... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 13 Feb 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

    this so much because it resonates with people, so we set out to do empirical work around that: Is this indeed the pattern we see in an experimental context? If it is, what might we be able to do about it?” she says. As it turns out, Coffman’s research reveals that... View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin
    • 17 Jan 2007
    • Op-Ed

    Learning from Private-Equity Boards

    class-action suit against the corporation) had adopted the salient structural characteristics and processes of experienced private-equity boards, I believe that many of the red flags signaling Enron's economic woes and ethical drift would... View Details
    Keywords: by Malcolm Salter; Financial Services
    • Program

    Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation

    take risks, experiment, and learn from failures Unleash the diverse talent in your organization to create "collective genius" Manage your network of relationships with colleagues, employees, and other stakeholders to break down barriers to change View Details
    • Program

    Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms

    platform, if you are a traditional product or service business Reinvigorate a struggling platform Explore options for responding to platform competitors Know the steps to take to "buy" a platform to accelerate time to market Expand your... View Details
    • Program

    Leading Global Businesses

    authentic global leader who can step up to more challenging roles. You'll develop global acumen in realms as diverse as purposeful leadership in a multi-stakeholder world, strategy, customer-centric marketing, the structure, culture and... View Details
    • 08 May 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: May 8, 2007

    special focus is the influence that the EU accession process has on the Latvian economy and on economic policy choices in the country. Challenges students to discuss how the environment changes as EU membership is achieved, and which new... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace