A History of Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 May 2022
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MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

have over 20 mothers on campus. While we still have a long way to go to make our business school classrooms, board rooms, and executive leadership teams representative View Details

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

required strategy course at the Harvard Business School, and are taught in virtually every business school in the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

23 Apr 2014
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Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

companies have gotten in on the game. Quelch, who holds a joint appointment at HBS and Harvard School of Public... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising

10 May 2013
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Innovation in the arts

January 2008 (Revised March 2011)
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Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible

By: Anthony J. Mayo, Mark Benson and David Chen

From his humble beginnings as a local salesman in New York, Henry J. Kaiser rose to become one of the leading industrialists of 20th century America. Though he had no technical engineering training, Kaiser mastered the management and execution of plans for several... View Details

Keywords: History; Mission and Purpose; Transition; Management Practices and Processes; Construction; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Business History; Business Growth and Maturation; Civil Society or Community; Business Strategy; Planning; Construction Industry; Shipping Industry; United States

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29 Mar 2010
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Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

Henry Ford think he could keep selling black-only Model Ts? "Denial has always been a problem," writes Harvard Business School historian Richard... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology

Victoria Ivashina

Victoria Ivashina is the Lovett-Learned Professor of Finance and Head of the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. She also serves as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy... View Details

Keywords: banking; federal government; financial services; investment banking industry; private equity (LBO funds); private equity (other)

Thomas J. DeLong

Thomas J. DeLong is a Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice and the former Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice in the Organizational Behavior Department at the Harvard Business School. He is an expert in leader development, organizational... View Details

07 Sep 2012
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50 Years of Women in MBA

survey of Harvard Business School alumni. Watch Video FACULTY RESEARCH 17 apr 2013 hbs working knowledge Conference Challenges Gender Conventions... View Details

Michael Y. Yoshino

Professor Yoshino holds the Herman C. Krannert Chair in Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and is a Director of Research. He specializes in global strategy and management, competitive strategy, and general management. A founding member of the... View Details

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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

also supporting health care initiatives and U.S.-Asia cultural exchanges." In 2012, the Chao family donated US$40 million to Harvard Business School, supporting the construction View Details

30 Jan 2018
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HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

intended to support students who want to make an impact specifically in Africa. About Karibu HBS alum, Karibu Nyaggah, graduated from Harvard Business School in the class View Details

13 Nov 2014
Blog Post

Finance Conference Recap

On October 25th, 2014, the Finance Conference took place at Harvard Business School, with the theme of Finance in the New Era View Details

08 Jan 2015
News

Why Working Mothers Still Aren't Happy

John D. Macomber

John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber's work focuses on climate adaptation and the... View Details

Keywords: building materials; construction; energy; green technology; infrastructure industry; real estate; transportation; utilities; waste management; insurance industry

11 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure

Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

01 Sep 2020
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Road Work

history or FICO score necessary to access the capital necessary to launch a business or take an existing venture to the next level. Their View Details

Keywords: banking; LatinX; small businesses; COVID-19; Finance

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

overcome decades of TV footage of soldiers and tanks that linger in the mind. To Harvard Business School marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

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Partner with a Student Club - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 26 Jun 2025 Partner with a Student Club tag Club Events Recruiting Strategies Student Clubs Looking to connect with more students at HBS? Partnering with student clubs is View Details

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