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  • 11 Dec 2017
  • News

Growing from Within

expectations; helping us understand impact at the restaurant level of initiatives we are rolling out; and developing a pipeline of talent for the company. What have you seen as the largest growth drivers in the past 12 months? It all... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality
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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

what happens outside the classroom: “The extracurricular activities I took on helped me realize how incredible it is to shape the culture and community of an organization,” he says. “Taking part in that was a big driver in the decision to... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • News

Supercharged

rapid-charging stations capable of recharging a vehicle’s battery in minutes rather than hours—has been a “primary inhibitor” of mass-market adoption. Juan Camargo (MBA 2012), senior manager for value strategy at Cox Automotive—which owns... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

    Making Sense of Past and Present

    entrepreneurs managed through many tricks and traps to write the untold rules of capitalism. Professor Jones’s course also pushed me to deeply think about my intrinsic values as a leader and entrepreneur. What do I stand for?  What is my... View Details
    • 07 Mar 2024
    • Blog Post

    IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India

    some areas of strength and key insights from our Log9 site visit. Overall, all ventures should use this framework to ensure that they have found “Product-Market-Fit”; this is even more critical in resource-constrained developing countries like India. Context + Customer... View Details
    • 14 Aug 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: August 14, 2007

    facilitates the design of new instruments and contracts to control or transfer sovereign risk. Business Methods Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation. Authors:Atul Nerkar,... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 03 Mar 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Facebook’s Future

    Editor's note: Now 10 years old, Facebook's growth is starting to slow. That's one reason it purchased What'sApp last month in a jaw-dropping deal valued at $19 billion. What might the next decade be like? Harvard Business School... View Details
    Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski
    • 04 Oct 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

    payoffs of e-commerce operational and capital investments are necessary to demonstrate the value creation of e-commerce initiatives and to obtain additional resources for critical e-commerce projects. The measures are essential to monitor... View Details
    Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
    • 01 Dec 2015
    • News

    Ink

    brand values (the employees’ work environment embodies the organization—beanbag chairs in the conference room and walls full of Post-its); and environment and sustainability (a less-is-more mentality and environmentally conscious... View Details
    • 11 Jun 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: June 11

    initial relative firm capabilities, market attractiveness, market-firm fit, and knowledge transferability. By explicitly incorporating firm rivalry across multiple markets, our model offers a comprehensive approach to understanding the View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • Web

    Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

    time at the start of the course developing an analytical cash flow framework that will be used throughout the course. EF will place greater emphasis on the people involved in startups than a finance course typically does, as human capital is an important View Details
    • Web

    Judging | New Venture Competition

    Judging Social Enterprise Track Social Enterprise ideas are evaluated on their potential to become the basis of a viable new venture and will focus on the idea, its potential for social value creation, and the likelihood of achieving... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2007
    • News

    Rediscovering America

    thinking. You see a pattern through a kaleidoscope, but it’s not fixed. Imagination and the ability to change the pattern have been main elements in the prosperity that Americans have enjoyed, and we need to value them highly. Science is... View Details
    Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
    • 21 Dec 2022
    • Blog Post

    Climate Stories Episode #12: Vehicle to Everything - Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002), Chief Operating Officer of Fermata Energy

    “batteries on wheels.” Fermata’s bidirectional vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging platforms can turn electric vehicles (EVs) into revenue centers, extend the value of EV fleets and provide a solution to the electricity grid. As Claire... View Details
    • 10 May 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: May 10

    Business School Supplement 311-031 Sam Palmisano became CEO of IBM in 2002. He dramatically energized the organization through portfolio changes and a values driven approach to managing the company. The "Day 1" case describes... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 25 Sep 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

    from Medical Device Recalls By: Ball, George P., Jeffrey T. Macher, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—When innovations are successfully commercialized into new products, they can create value for both consumers and firms. When products... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 17 Sep 2024
    • HBS Case

    The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

    As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help demystify the calculations and voluntary targets that... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 20 Oct 2015
    • First Look

    October 20, 2015

    forthcoming NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2015 Networks and the Macroeconomy: An Empirical Exploration By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, and Kerr, William R. Abstract—The propagation of macroeconomic shocks through input-output and geographic networks can be a powerful... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 06 Mar 2025
    • Blog Post

    IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities

    Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
    • 02 Feb 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

    capital firms, the boards of directors, and the outcomes of these start-ups. “One lesson that emerges from our analysis is to find an experienced (and successful) partner!” One current project examines the value of boards of directors in... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert