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- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
people to strike unnatural poses in the scanning machine, producing measurements that will not lead to good fit. Reprinted with permission from the chapter "Distinctive Aspects of the Textile and Apparel Industries: Factors Affecting... View Details
- November 2013 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Endeavor: Miami Heats Up
By: William A. Sahlman, Ramana Nanda, David Lane and Lisa Mazzanti
Endeavor Global was a nonprofit that for 15 years had worked to nurture entrepreneurship in emerging markets by selecting local high-impact entrepreneurs for mentoring and aid in scaling up their businesses from committed local business leaders. In summer 2012,... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurs; Scaling; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Not For Profit; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mentoring; Business Networks; Hybrid Nonprofit Funding; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Finance; Miami
Sahlman, William A., Ramana Nanda, David Lane, and Lisa Mazzanti. "Endeavor: Miami Heats Up." Harvard Business School Case 814-043, November 2013. (Revised December 2013.)
- 30 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie
the course? My guests are leaders in the respective topics of each class. For example, a class on leadership would have the President or Vice President of a country. A class on... View Details
- Web
Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working... View Details
- 09 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture
Remote work is here to stay—but not everywhere, and not in all companies. As the business world emerges from the pandemic, some companies are demanding a full return to the office. Others are embracing... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
MBA '69), cofounder and chairman of Apax Partners & Co. Ltd., and vice chairman of EASDAQ—the pan-European stock market for growth companies which he helped establish in 1996; Gerard Montanus, a general partner in Atlas Venture, View Details
- Web
After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
Business School Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee, who outlined the research findings in a recent working paper, Being the Boss: Gig Workers’ Value of Flexible Work, co-authored with HBS doctoral candidate... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
Business School Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee, who outlined the research findings in a recent working paper, Being the Boss: Gig Workers’ Value of Flexible Work, co-authored with HBS doctoral candidate... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 02 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps
strictly an American phenomenon. “Voter turnout has been declining in many Western democracies over the past decades,” says Vincent Pons, assistant professor at Harvard Business School in the Business, Government, and the International... View Details
- 04 Aug 2015
- News
Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
Professor C. Fritz Foley, the Andre R. Jakurski Professor of Business Administration; Ana Maria Diniz (OPM 36, 2007); and Andre R. Jakurski (MBA 1973), honorary chair of the HBS Campaign and a founding... View Details
- 12 Nov 2014
- Op-Ed
A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform
Nicolas P. Retsinas is Senior Lecturer in Real Estate, Harvard Business School and former Federal Housing Commissioner. Rob Couch is Counsel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings and former President of GNMA. Over six years ago, when the federal... View Details
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
developing a post-Brexit strategy, including a green paper on industrial strategy published last year, Porter believes a far bolder approach is needed. First and foremost, the UK must define View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Feb 2018
- News
A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace
motivated to search for novel information and anticipate alternative perspectives, leading to better decision making, problem solving and innovation. Time and again, analysis confirms this improves the bottom line of companies. “Working... View Details
- 26 Mar 2020
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Bruce Scott Dies at 87
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
technically be within the law but has no practical business purpose. It's just sleight of hand to reduce taxes without a legitimate reason. Typically, it's the bigger companies and multinationals that engage... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
perspectives might the wealthy businessman draw on as he transitions from CEO to commander in chief? To get a better sense of the months ahead, The Gazette asked Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- Web
Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working... View Details
- October 2016 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Airbnb in Amsterdam (A)
By: Mitchell Weiss, Emer Moloney and Vincent Dessain
In February 2014, Amsterdam became the first city to issue new regulations specifically to allow home sharing. Airbnb's Molly Turner, global head of civic partnerships; her colleagues at the San Francisco–based home sharing platform; and her counterparts in Amsterdam's... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Sharing Economy; Amsterdam; Airbnb; Molly Turner; Regulation; Homesharing; Tourism; Business And Government; Public-private Partnership; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Government Administration; Public Sector; City; Tourism Industry; Public Administration Industry; Travel Industry; Netherlands; Europe
Weiss, Mitchell, Emer Moloney, and Vincent Dessain. "Airbnb in Amsterdam (A)." Harvard Business School Case 817-013, October 2016. (Revised March 2017.)