A History of Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

created risk mitigation strategies to deal with China. They must now do the same for the United States. William C. Kirby is the T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

01 Jun 1999
News

Proposed Chair Would Honor African-American Business Pioneer

At a special reception in New York City in early March, a distinguished group of friends, relatives, and admirers View Details

11 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

17 Apr 2015
News

A Driving Force for a Sustainable World

Fabienne Herlaut (MBA 1984) has strived for sustainability in the greater world and in her own life. The founder and managing partner of Ecomobilité Ventures, a 25 million multi-corporate venture fund based... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

identify your core customers and build a scalable platform for growth around them. That's the message from Frank V. Cespedes, the MBA Class of 1973 Senior Lecturer of View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2013
News

A Healthy Profit

business and at HBS has never stopped exciting me." Indeed, many students change the path of their careers as a result View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

26 Jun 2017
News

Behind the Scenes at an HBS Short Program

value of taking time for reflection. “But we weren’t just doing case studies about businesses winning or failing. We discussed dreams and family too,” he says. “Do you want cash or do you want to be king... View Details

25 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

believe they won’t excel in, despite having the skills to succeed, says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Katherine B. Coffman. “Our beliefs about ourselves are... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping

"Delivering phone books is the worst way to spend a Sunday when you're a kid," says Olds, now an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurship Management unit View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

01 Mar 2019
News

Building a Movement

for the future of leadership education? MW: The School’s mission is to help educate leaders who make a difference in the world, and I think we can spread our social enterprise work more widely. I’d like us... View Details

15 Mar 2024
HBS Case

Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

time in the workplace and can be addressed wisely—or poorly—says Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Christina Wing, whose forthcoming book Unspeakable offers advice for... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Jun 2011
News

A Growing Drumbeat

Issue Focus: Entrepreneurship Strength In Numbers: Andrew Rosenthal, Jess Bloomgarden, and Dan Rumennik of the HBS Start-Up Tribe, a student-led group with the goal View Details

Keywords: Contests

26 Jun 2025
Blog Post

Partner with a Student Club

Looking to connect with more students at HBS? Partnering with student clubs is a great way to build relationships, promote your brand, and discover our MBA talent. Harvard... View Details

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

academic community, with a feeling of emptiness, and of gratitude for all he did for us. Nancy F. Koehn Nancy F. Koehn, an authority on entrepreneurial history, is the James E.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance

Get to better, more effective strategy.

In nearly every business segment and corner of the world economy, the most successful companies dramatically outperform their rivals. What is their secret? In "Better, Simpler Strategy," Harvard... View Details

02 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses

at Harvard Business School focused on competitiveness, entrepreneurship, and innovation. She was a member View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills

01 Feb 2001
News

What Makes a Good Leader

Kanter, a renowned expert on change. "People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be empowered to share leadership responsibilities." Leadership has been central to the... View Details

Keywords: Management

26 Mar 2020
News

Real Leaders: Oprah Winfrey and the Power of Empathy

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business

more difficult than anyone would wish. According to Mills, who offered the closing comments at the Restoring Confidence in American Business conference held at View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

01 Apr 2000
News

Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences

whose theme was "Asia at the Dawn of the Millennium." The high-powered gathering, held on campus January 2829, covered a broad range of topics... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

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