Publications

November 1985 (Revised November 1987)
Case

R&R

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources in order to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of... View Details

Keywords: Cost Management; Entrepreneurship

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

celebrity known to her fans as the Snapple Lady. She chatted on-air with Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman, made appearances at retail stores, and accepted Snapple drinkers' invitations to sleep-overs, bar mitzvahs, and proms. On the radio, the brand grew by sponsoring... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage

09 Feb 2021
News

Investing in Entrepreneurship

honor of Peter O. Crisp. Thomas R. Eisenmann, the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration, who was recently appointed faculty chair, will be the first to hold the title of Peter O. Crisp Faculty Chair, Harvard Innovation... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

1999
Book

The Entrepreneurial Venture

By: William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J Roberts and Amar V. Bhide

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Ventures

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June 1975 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Angus Cartwright III

By: Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Balanced Scorecard; Valuation

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

development, personnel, patents, financing, mass production, and marketing. Along with Silver and Brown, he began to assemble a talented team including: Howard G. Rogers, who left Harvard to join Land-Wheelwright Laboratories and... View Details

25 Jan 2023
News

The Road to the C-Suite, with Citi CFO Mark Mason

school, he says, and sold bubblegum and baseball cards to his classmates over lunch. Later, Mason enrolled in Howard University’s premed program but switched to the business program by the second semester. There, earning his degree in... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

James Madison at the Constitutional Convention, a scene imagined here by early 20th century artist Howard Chandler Christy. (GraphicaArtis/Corbis) The blackboard fills up with proposed remedies to the country’s ills in 1787, and with more... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

expanded to include a virtual launch lab program for Harvard alumni-founded ventures across the globe, and a wet-lab building for life sciences ventures. It is overseen by Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Wyss House | About

United States and internationally. Today Synthes instruments, implants, and bone-healing techniques are in use in hospitals around the globe. Wyss stepped down as CEO in 2007. Professor Emeritus Howard H. Stevenson, Hansjörg Wyss (MBA... View Details

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Debora L. Spar | About

the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Bentley University. She has also served on the boards of Goldman Sachs and the Wallace and Markle Foundations. Spar earned her Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University and her B.S. from... View Details

February 2009
Case

Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business - October 2007

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence

This case tells the story of Paresh Patel, born in Boston to an Indian immigrant family, as he develops an entrepreneurial career, participates in the Indian diaspora, and builds a family life. It provides background on Paresh's heritage, describes his youth and... View Details

Keywords: Diasporas; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Boston; Mumbai

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06 Feb 2019
Blog Post

7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

to my partner, who cooked the meal). 4. “Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled” Okay, I cheated a bit here. This is definition of entrepreneurship, coined by Professor Howard Stevenson. I’m writing... View Details

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

more than 230 creditors, including a bakery owner who held a special bake sale to express her outrage. Did a company that had raised more than $120 million in venture capital need to stiff so many people? Tom Eisenmann, the Howard H.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

September 2016
Case

Hotel Vertu: Analyzing the Opportunity in the Boutique Hotel Industry

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts DBA

Two soon-to-be MBA graduates are considering a business opportunity in the boutique hotel industry. Having found a seemingly attractive property in Savannah, Georgia, Yvonne D'Arcy and Elisabeth Whiting face questions about career issues, planning, financing, and the... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Planning; Accommodations Industry

01 Jun 2002
News

Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction

understand my accent, and I had to readjust to Nigerian culture — relearning Yoruba, making new friends, understanding how things were done.” In 1990, Gbadegesin, then seventeen, came back to the United States to study engineering at View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; democracy; family; technology; Finance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

June 2015 (Revised April 2018)
Case

WeChat: A Global Platform?

By: Willy Shih, Howard Yu and Feng Liu

WeChat was developed by Tencent Holdings as a lightweight messaging platform. As it grew quickly to become the most popular messaging app in China, it added a range of products and services that sat on top that were designed to appeal to a broad range of consumers and... View Details

Keywords: Online Platforms; China; WeChat; Tencent Holdings; Globalization; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Telecommunications Industry; Information Industry; China

2006
Book

New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur

By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh

Keywords: Entrepreneurship