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

22 Apr 2008
Working Paper Summaries

An Exploration of Technology Diffusion

Keywords: by Diego A. Comin & Bart Hobijn

13 Mar 2019
News

Amazon gets an edge with its secret squad of PhD economists

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Podcast: The Potential Partnership of India and China

recent history of animosity and cooperating in ways economic, social, and political—the beginnings of what could be a powerful partnership, says... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Dec 2016
HBS Case

Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Digital Studios this past summer. Johnson’s rise to the top in Hollywood and his unrelenting drive to achieve what Garcia and Johnson call “benevolent world domination” is what attracted the attention of View Details

Keywords: Re: Anita Elberse; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation

15 Jun 2018
News

The Importance of Purpose in Technology & Innovation

Article

How to Launch Your Digital Platform: A Playbook for Strategists

By: Benjamin Edelman

The ubiquity of Internet access has caused a sharp rise in the number of businesses offering platforms that connect users for communication or commerce. Entrepreneurs are particularly drawn to these platforms because they create significant value and have modest... View Details

Keywords: Platforms; Launch; Mobilization Strategy; Two-Sided Platforms; Network Effects; Adoption; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Advertising Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Transportation Industry; Financial Services Industry

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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

27 Dec 2019
News

The Rise of Fertility Startups

01 Sep 2008
News

The Business Environment in the 21st century

authority is low and conflict is high (unlike in the past, where their authority was high and conflict low). Comments Joe Bower, “There’s a multitude of business View Details

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

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

publishes summaries of working papers written by Harvard Business School faculty—along with links to the full text View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads

The Super Bowl isn’t just a mainstage for football’s two best teams. With over 100 million viewers tuned in, and 30-second spots going for more than $5 million, the big game also represents one of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Telecommunications

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

million—more value to companies than patented inventions developed without citing scientific research, says a paper co-authored by Harvard Business View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

05 Jul 2023
Cold Call Podcast

How Unilever Is Preparing for the Future of Work

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Retail; Consumer Products

18 Oct 2020
News

As new wave of COVID-19 cases hits, remote work becomes the norm

11 Dec 2019
News

Are you ready for a robot boss? Many workers say that yes, they are

01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society

Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at HBS, recently led a research... 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

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS)

Together with Prof. Daniel F. Spulber (Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University), I edit the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS), the leading academic journal on the economics of strategy. JEMS is based at Harvard Business... View Details

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

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