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

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. After all, 2007 was the year that Twitter was founded; Airbnb formed the following year. For startups... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

Alexandra C. Feldberg

Alexandra (Allie) Feldberg is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School.

Professor Feldberg uses qualitative and quantitative methods to examine intersections between gender,... View Details

11 Apr 2024
In Practice

Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

for skilled and unskilled labor. Either way, immigration will be a critical issue during the US election season. The carefully negotiated bipartisan bill that failed in the House of Representatives earlier... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time

For many leaders of organizations, the word most used in their business vocabulary is “grow.” But when you talk to them about how their firms grow over time, or what kind of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

08 Sep 2011
News

Why Founders Get Fired

12 Nov 2020
News

All in the Neighborhood

Photo courtesy of Angela Hicks Photo courtesy of Angela Hicks As native Hoosiers, Angie’s List cofounders Angela Hicks (MBA 2000) and Bill Oesterle (MBA 1992) knew they wanted to ground themselves in View Details

Keywords: community; volunteer work; corporate social responsibility; entrepreneurship; leadership; Personal Services

Peter Tufano

Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details

11 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

Harvard Business School have as much pain shopping for a new car as the rest of us. For Jill Avery, View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

05 May 2020
News

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

in the seeming permanence of nature and trees, whose leafy branches provided solace to her as a child. “I kept my job and my passions in separate boxes,” writes Henderson, who joined View Details

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

strength. So those are basically one of the business level, one of the personal level. We always continue to strive. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department... View Details

13 May 2013
News

The Power of Three

Perhaps it was because they had worked together at Goldman Sachs before business school, or because two of them had been roommates at HBS. But... View Details

21 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?

(Editor's note: This first in a series of articles based on a Harvard Business View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Manufacturing

28 May 2024
In Practice

Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

will create barriers at a time when many firms are actively seeking to trim their workforce. Flexibility and willingness to be available for opportunities as they arise will be View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship

reference remote management best practices and thought leadership from Harvard Business School faculty. The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition How the Coronavirus is... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Julia B. Austin

Julia Austin is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship where she currently teaches Startup Operations. Julia is also a certified Executive Coach, board member, startup advisor and angel investor... View Details

22 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup

thinking. But people aren't mind readers," Conant told a roomful of CEOs during the second Higher-Ambition CEO Leadership Conference, held at View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

11 May 2022
Blog Post

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

05 Jul 2023
HBS Case

What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment

Because change is the only constant, leadership is never one-size-fits-all. Different challenges require different leadership styles. A recent note from Harvard Business View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

29 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

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

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

We all understand at some level that stars in the worlds of film, sports, and even business create results. If you want big box office for Pirates View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

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