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- 06 May 2008
- News
Small World? Read Nil about It
well-documented. They are the generation that will probably preside over and witness the death of newspapers in their lifetime. So here’s a question, especially for those Bulletin readers with international experience or business... View Details
- 06 Jul 2016
- News
For small businesses, a good guide is a good start
- 15 Feb 2017
- News
You Should Consider Buying a Small Business. But When?
- 15 Jun 2015
- News
Giving Small Boutiques a Global Reach
- September 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Teaching Note
Gemini Investors
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS No. 211-066. Gemini Investors was a private equity firm that targeted equity investments of between $4 million to $6 million per firm. In the period from 2000 to 2015, Gemini had successfully deployed four funds, all licensed as Small Business... View Details
- 30 Apr 2015
- News
The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters
- February 2011 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
PepsiCo Peru Foods: More than Small Potatoes
The regional head of supply chain for PepsiCo South America Foods and his team had worked for 10 years to realize their dream of creating an agricultural research center in Peru that could provide more productive and healthier varieties of potatoes for the Frito-Lay... View Details
Keywords: Food; Supply Chain; Planning; Growth and Development Strategy; Leading Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Peru
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Rakesh Khurana, Rajiv Lal, and Matthew Bird. "PepsiCo Peru Foods: More than Small Potatoes." Harvard Business School Case 311-083, February 2011. (Revised April 2012.)
- June 1, 2025
- Article
How Universities Die: It Has Happened Before in Centers of Learning Such as Berlin and Beijing. Is Boston Next?
By: William C. Kirby
Keywords: Business Admnistration; University; University Administration; Harvard University; Higher Education; History; Boston
Kirby, William C. "How Universities Die: It Has Happened Before in Centers of Learning Such as Berlin and Beijing. Is Boston Next?" Boston Globe (June 1, 2025), K1–K4.
- 2009
- Chapter
Small and Medium Firm Lending in Mexico: Lessons and Current Issues
By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda
Mexico is often cited as one of the world's most entrepreneurial countries in terms of the percentage of its population that has started or is in the process of starting a business venture. Yet Mexico does not seem to be very friendly to entrepreneurs, as confirmed by... View Details
Canales, Rodrigo, and Ramana Nanda. "Small and Medium Firm Lending in Mexico: Lessons and Current Issues." In The Mexico Competitiveness Report 2009, edited by Ricardo Hausmann, Emilio Austin, and Irene Mia. World Economic Forum, 2009.
- October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Background Note
Running and Growing the Small Company: Course Overview
Addresses challenges facing managers, presidents, and owners in generating and sustaining superior performance, especially as a company broadens its mix of goods and services, increases the volume of its sales, and enlarges the size of its workforce. The critical... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Running and Growing the Small Company: Course Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-077, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- 25 Mar 2025
- Other Presentation
Louis E. Caldera on the Panama Canal and DEI Under Trump's Administration
By: Louis Caldera and June Carolyn Erlick
Louis E. Caldera, a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, chaired the Panama Canal Commission the year the Canal was returned to Panama, 1999. He was also the first (and only) Latino to serve as Secretary of the Army. He talks on issues ranging from President... View Details
"Louis E. Caldera on the Panama Canal and DEI Under Trump's Administration." Faculty Voices (podcast), Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, March 25, 2025.
- May 2017
- Case
Pho Hoa Dorchester
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Michael Raiche and Roger Zhu
Pho Hoa is a traditional, family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in Dorchester, Massachusetts that opened in 1992. As he approached retirement in recent years, the founder/owner has scaled down his involvement in the day-to-day operations, leading to a number of... View Details
Keywords: Pho Hoa; Tam Le; Small Business; Restaurants; Dorchester; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; Family Business; Change Management; Transition; Diasporas; Cash Flow; Food; Employment; Wages; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Ownership Stake; Franchise Ownership; Family and Family Relationships; Food and Beverage Industry; Viet Nam; Massachusetts; Boston; Eastern United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., Michael Raiche, and Roger Zhu. "Pho Hoa Dorchester." Harvard Business School Case 317-121, May 2017.
- November 1981
- Case
Butler Manufacturing Co.: Small Components Plant (Abridged)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Butler Manufacturing Co.: Small Components Plant (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 682-036, November 1981.
- 15 Aug 2011
- News
The Power of Small Wins in Times of Panic
- April 2007
- Teaching Note
Bankinter: Growing Through Small and Medium Enterprises (TN)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
- 17 Oct 2012
- News
Small Ways to Ignite Creativity and Joy at Work
- 31 Mar 2018
- News