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09 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

Foundation has made frequent use of investments in the form of “program-related investments” to support its social and environmental goals. How can an entrepreneur trying to do good evaluate the best form of support to pursue? Roth... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Confronting the Limits of Symbolic Actions: How Entrepreneurs Narrow the Presentation-Performance Gap

By: Rebecca Karp and Siobhan O'Mahony

Entrepreneurs often skillfully leverage symbolic actions to manage impressions and gain acceptance for their innovations. Impression management can generate interest, but also heighten expectations beyond an innovation’s capabilities, creating a gap between... View Details

Keywords: Digital Innovation; Integration Strategy; Impression Management; Innovation Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Health Industry; Technology Industry

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16 Feb 2016
Video

The Amazing Life of one of America’s Earliest Black, Female Entrepreneurs

15 Nov 2016
News

Field Course Helps Nascent Entrepreneurs Connect with Customers

Frank Cespedes (photo by Neal Hamburg) Frank Cespedes (photo by Neal Hamburg) “Every entrepreneur is selling all the time—to customers, investors, employees, and strategic partners,” observes Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H. Stevenson... View Details

13 Oct 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Can Entrepreneurs Make Mobile Voting Easy and Secure?

Keywords: Re: Mitchell B. Weiss; Public Administration

July 2021 (Revised July 2024)
Module Note

The Mindset and Motivations of a Social Entrepreneur

By: Brian Trelstad and Preeti Varma

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June 2008 (Revised February 2011)
Case

Year Up: A Social Entrepreneur Builds High Performance

By: Allen S Grossman and Naomi Greckol-Herlich

Year Up, a nonprofit job-skills training program for low-income, urban youth has run four successful programs in four cities for the past seven years. Now, after an ambitious capital campaign, the organization is poised to grow into a national program in an attempt to... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Quality; Nonprofit Organizations; United States

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24 Jul 2014
News

How Internal Entrepreneurs Can Deal with Friendly Fire

Keywords: corporate entrepreneurship; innovation; strategy

17 Jun 2011
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How Harvard's Bill Sahlman Turns Leaders into Entrepreneurs

01 Nov 2019
News

BankThink Fintech will reshape how entrepreneurs seek loans

15 Sep 2016
News

LeBron James Helps Young Entrepreneurs In 'Cleveland Hustles'

January 2018 (Revised February 2018)
Case

Michael Belkin: Personal Financing Planning as an Entrepreneur

By: V.G. Narayanan and Shawn O'Brien

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July 24, 2014
Blog Post

How Internal Entrepreneurs Can Deal With Friendly Fire

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Charlie Kiefer

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March 2006
Teaching Note

Stan Lapidus: Profile of a Medical Entrepreneur (TN)

By: Robert F. Higgins, Richard G. Hamermesh and Erin Seefeld

Teaching Note to (805-087). View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
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Randy Haykin: The Making of an Entrepreneur (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

An MBA graduate, 10 years out, reflects on his career path. Randy Haykin is currently running his own venture catalyst organization in the Silicon Valley. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Style; Organizations; San Francisco

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