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- June 1984
- Background Note
Techniques of Purchasing a Company
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
Stevenson, Howard H. "Techniques of Purchasing a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-189, June 1984.
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
encouragement. Entrepreneurship is like an intellectual onion, one of his Finance advisors told him. You peel it and peel it, it makes you cry, and there’s nothing in the middle. There were some exceptions to this institutional indifference, including Sahlman’s mentor... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
Birth of a Salesman by Walter A. Friedman Clearing the Hurdles by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene, and Myra M. Hart Just Enough by Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson The... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at HBS. Through courses in business and engineering, as well as specially designed integrated courses co-taught by HBS and SEAS faculty, students hone their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
their capability to start a business six months from now, but also prepare them to think through entry decisions that will happen down the road. Thomas Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
New Fitzhugh Professorship Celebrated
others makes him an inspiring example to all." Professor David A. Thomas, the chair's first incumbent, was among those attending the event. A noted authority on mentoring, executive development, and managing a diverse workforce, Thomas... View Details
- March 8, 2004
- Article
Secret to Success: Go for "Just Enough"
By: Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson
Keywords: Success
Nash, Laura, and Howard Stevenson. Secret to Success: Go for "Just Enough". Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (March 8, 2004).
- 1992
- Working Paper
Employment versus Sub-Contracting: The Real Trade-Offs
By: Amar Bhide and Howard Stevenson
By many accounts, sub-contracting is in the vogue while traditional employment relationships are on the outs. Ten years ago free-lancers, independent subcontractors and the like accounted for about 10 percent of the labor force; today they constitute 25 percent. Of the... View Details
Bhide, Amar, and Howard Stevenson. "Employment versus Sub-Contracting: The Real Trade-Offs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 88-046, March 1987. (Revised March 1992.)
- 2004
- Book
Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life
By: Howard Stevenson and Laura Nash
Stevenson, Howard, and Laura Nash. Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life. John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
on people. After all, according to Bill Elfers, one of the firm's founding partners, "The principal reason for accomplishment is dedicated and competent management." Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Howard E. Cox, Jr., MBA... View Details
- November 2007
- Course Overview Note
Building a Business in the Context of a Life (BBCL): Course Overview 2008
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
- February 2004
- Article
Success That Lasts
By: Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson
Keywords: Success
Nash, Laura, and Howard Stevenson. "Success That Lasts." R0402H. Harvard Business Review 82, no. 2 (February 2004): 102–109.
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Faculty Symposium Honors McArthur
Ethics, Economics, and Organizations Professors Thomas R. Piper and Lynn Sharp Paine Service Management Professor James L. Heskett and Associate Professor Gary W. Loveman... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
Four European entrepreneurs joined HBS Professors Howard Stevenson and Walter Kuemmerle to explore these questions in the Global Alumni Conference breakout session... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- July 2008
- Supplement
Orchid Partners: Case Epilogue
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
Describes the real-life outcome of the case “Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-Up” (9-804-138). View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Outcome or Result; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Shirley Spence. "Orchid Partners: Case Epilogue." Harvard Business School Supplement 809-001, July 2008.
- May 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Course Overview Note
Avalon (HBS Version) (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
- December 2007 (Revised June 2009)
- Background Note
Identifying and Exploiting the Right Entrepreneurial Opportunity...For You
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
This note provides an analytical framework for assessing potential opportunities in the context of an entrepreneur's life. The framework has two parts -- a business analysis and a personal analysis -- each comprised of a set of yes/no questions for critical assessment... View Details
Stevenson, Howard H., and Shirley Spence. "Identifying and Exploiting the Right Entrepreneurial Opportunity...For You." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-043, December 2007. (Revised June 2009.)
- April 2004
- Article
Success That Lasts, 659X
By: Laura L. Nash and Howard Stevenson
Keywords: Success
Nash, Laura L., and Howard Stevenson. "Success That Lasts, 659X." HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition Harvard Business Review (April 2004).
- February 1989
- Background Note
Note on Attracting Stakeholders
By: Amar Bhide and Howard H. Stevenson
Acquiring resources--or to put it more broadly, attracting stakeholders--is a basic entrepreneurial task. While every enterprise needs employees, customers, suppliers, and financiers who are willing to risk their time and money, attracting these "stakeholders" to an... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Customers; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Human Resources; Organizational Design; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty
Bhide, Amar, and Howard H. Stevenson. "Note on Attracting Stakeholders." Harvard Business School Background Note 389-139, February 1989.