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

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." —Henry James As a professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

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

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

Research that explores how children benefit from having a working mom blew away the field for most popular feature article on Harvard Business View Details

Making Sense of Capitalism

appreciate the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities at Harvard. I gained valuable knowledge and new ideas through numerous research seminars, workshops, and... View Details

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Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech | Working Knowledge

Business & the American Dream, Karen Mills looks at evolving technology and how it might power this critical engine of the US economy. Editor's note: The following is an... View Details

Feng Zhu is the MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he leads the Platform Lab within the Digital, Data, and Design Institute, co-chairs the Harvard Business Analytics Program, and serves as the course head for the... View Details

02 Apr 2015
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Digital Summit Explores the New Economy

Harvard Business School's Digital Initiative recently gathered students, scholars, and leaders from practice at the 2015 Digital Initiative Summit to "explore the digital... View Details

Rawi E. Abdelal

Rawi Abdelal is the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at Harvard Business School and the Emma Bloomberg Co-Chair of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

Professor Abdelal's primary expertise is international political... View Details

13 Aug 2007
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The Dark Side of Trust

It's called TrapGuard—a special kind of floor drain developed by a Georgia company that prevents sewer gases from entering homes. On the great spectrum of innovative products,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Service

24 Apr 2014
News

Creating a more just and celebrated multicultural world

products are sold at Whole Foods, specialty stores, and online. Endline’s approach to chocolate is “colorful, whimsical, and playful.” The reusable, recyclable tins that serve as sweetriot’s packaging feature artwork submitted by art... View Details

13 Jun 2014
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The Art of Effecting Change

alma maters (Miami University of Ohio and Vanderbilt University). They've also taken a leadership role at the school, serving on the Board of... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

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A Message from Dean Srikant Datar | About

special episode of the HBS podcast Staff Stories. Recorded in our remote studio on December 15, 2020. Published January 6, 2021 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email Play Hi, my name is Srikant Datar and I have just... View Details

01 Feb 2008
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How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

sustainability is more achievable "if the concept is integrated into the business model at inception." And as Laura Howard put it, "This works best in small companies who can design their... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Aiyesha Dey

Aiyesha Dey has been part of the Accounting and Management unit at the Harvard Business School as an associate professor of accounting since July 2017. She started her career as an accounting faculty at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, after... View Details

10 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting, written with Darden School of Business Assistant Professor Tami Kim and View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?

everything—was reportedly in conversations to buy some of those storefronts—possibly its first real beach-head in the brick-and-mortar world. As harbingers of the future of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard View Details

Roberto Verganti

Roberto Verganti is in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Design Theory and Practice for the double degree program MS/MBA conducted jointly by the Harvard Business School and the... View Details

Keywords: automotive; computer; consumer products; electronics; fashion; food; furniture; high technology; home appliances; industrial goods; pharmaceuticals; semiconductor; software; telecommunications; textiles

2015
Book

MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads; shipping delays on clogged railways; and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent flyer,... View Details

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firms. Through the Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism course and the seminars of the Business History Initiative, my time View Details

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