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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Business Plan Contestants Pin Their Hopes on the Internet
e-commerce solutions for the laboratory supply market; CitySoft, which builds Web sites and intranet applications and recruits and hires employees from underrepresented urban areas; and ZEFER Corp., an Internet consulting firm. The View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Social Enterprise Conference Draws 800 Participants
the seventh annual Social Enterprise Conference. The daylong event featured a number of panel discussions and two keynote presenters: Jeffrey Swartz, president and CEO of Timberland, the $1.5 billion footwear and outdoor apparel company, and Bill Drayton, CEO,... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Program Aims to Develop a Generation of Global Citizens
Falik's Global Citizen Year continues to grow. Courtesy Abby Falik Related Links Nonprofit founder recognized Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship: Call for entries Upcoming webinars for entrepreneurs HBS New Ventures group on LinkedIn... View Details
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
strategy for success, as she met the founders of CrossBoundary (also HBS alumni) while she was leading the Africa Business Conference as a student. Nneka made an impact on the founders at that conference... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The State of Play
“golden age of the experience economy,” according to David Askaryan (MBA 2015), founder and CEO of the Museum of Future Experiences (MoFE). It taps into a very basic human instinct, he says. “You could look at any number of ancient... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic
director of PVR Cinemas. Latin America—On May 7, the center hosted the first of a series of online events. Nicolas Shea, the founder and board chair of Cumplo.com, a crowdfunding platform in Latin America, spoke to some 120 alumni and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/14-075_dd85c737-feab-43d5-bb28-14db5eceb5ae.pdf The Founder's Resource‐Dependence Challenge By: Wasserman, Noam Abstract—Does the degree to which founders keep control of their startups... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
the connection among them," Teixeira explains. CONCEPT: Let viewers show off their ability to find strange hidden gems. EXAMPLE: Blendtec's wacky blender videos. In 2006, Blendtec founder and CEO Tom Dickson launched a series of... View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
officials, for example, feel it cathartic to go online and describe what happened. In addition to accumulating reports of corruption, the site, run by the Bangalore-based nonprofit Janaagraha, also generates heatmaps showing hotspots where bribes are more likely to be... View Details
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
founders of private enterprises naturally came together to share the insights and tactics that helped them and their businesses survive and thrive in China's rapidly changing business environment. Soon, the group's mandate expanded to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
knowledge exchange happen frequently can significantly increase the chances of success. Being physically close to other entrepreneurs fosters social interaction, leading to knowledge sharing, the development and early assessment of new ideas. Importantly, early idea... View Details
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
Amanda Nerenberg; and Rachel Drapper, founder of Fairshare. You Might Also Like: How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512077-PDF-ENG Aubrey McClendon's Special Incentive Compensation at Chesapeake Energy (A) Paul M. Healy, Clayton Rose, and Aldo SesiaHarvard Business School Case 110-047 Aubrey McClendon, founder... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
designers and the members receive their clothes six months later. The founders of Moda Operandi-Aslaug Magnusdottir and Lauren Santo Domingo-believe that the firm has the potential to address and eliminate inefficiencies in the fashion... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
807-151 The founders of Lynx Solutions have survived major challenges within their board of directors, the firing of Lynx's founder-CEO and departure of its successor CEO, and a crisis sparked by media allegations that it had been spying... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
Ron DeShay (OPM 53, 2019), CEO and founder of World of Dreams Entertainment (WODE) Group, launched “A Better World Project.” The recent incidents “heightened tensions around racism, police brutality, and the injustices Black people... View Details
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
several when he said, “This isn’t something I’m comfortable with. I do not believe the workplace should be a forum for political discussion as it creates immediate division.” Quoting from a statement by the founders of Basecamp, he added,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Full Stream Ahead
While the economics of the music industry have always been a little convoluted, there’s at least one simple reason contributing to all the attention from private equity, according to Sherrese Clarke Soares (MBA 2004): interest rates. The View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
same house for a long time, and in that world it made sense to own the same sofa for 10 years. The new generation has been forced to buy fixed assets even though they know they’re going to be moving before long. For them, the furniture system is broken.” The Question:... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change
finance, product, policy, or legal, there is a way to tackle part of this big problem,” he says. Caroline Quazzo (MBA 2017), a founder within Exelorate Growth, the internal incubator of Exelon, the leading provider of zero-carbon energy... View Details
Keywords: Jen Myers