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13 Sep 2004
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Cash and the Woman-Owned Business

personal credit cards. In 1998, only 52 percent of women business owners had some form of bank credit, whereas 59 percent of men business owners did so and those women who did seek commercial credit did not... View Details

Keywords: by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene & Myra M. Hart

02 Jan 2019
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SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

incompetent entrepreneur that wants to steal from the better firm and distort the market is accountable only to his bank account and ethics. So we need someone capable enough to make sure markets remain free and fair an AI czar would work... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

19 Dec 2014
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China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

05 Apr 2016
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April 5, 2016

occupations, the creative act has received limited attention as an economic behavior and has historically proven difficult to study. This paper studies the incentive effects of competition on individuals' creative production. Using a sample of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

14 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 14, 2009

fluctuations as the ebb and flow of speculation (A), business (B), and banking (C). The service was directed by C.J. Bullock, who promoted Harvard's forecasting service around the world by forming collaborative agreements with John... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010

http://hbr.org/2010/11/a-new-era-for-raiders/ar/1 Working PapersThe Profits of Power: Commercial Realpolitik in Europe and Eurasia Author:Rawi Abdelal Abstract Old-style realpolitik—bilateral, sentiment-free, and organized by great... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

of typical businesses (undertaking commercial activity) and not-for-profit organizations (pursuing a social mission). In this essay, I discuss my research, as well as that of others, on social enterprises with the objective of tracing my... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

market timing was critical to the success of the new venture. In addition to providing financing and advice on product development, marketing, and finance, Kleiner introduced Netscape to key Silicon Valley players, as well as the investment View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018

a novel customer rewards and loyalty app that has already gained commercial traction? Having nearly reached the end of Hatch’s runway, should he accept his partners’ offers to fund another Hatch vehicle, or should he pursue one of his... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 5

Sen, and Willy Shih Abstract—Scientific research and its translation into commercialized technology is a driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

last decade has seen a sharp rise in patent litigation in the U.S., with 2015 having one of the highest patent lawsuit counts on record. In theory, this could be a consequence of growth in the commercialization of technology and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela

by looking out that far. When you start with a blank page more than a decade hence, you need to analyze how the next Allahabad Kumbh Mela city will be laid out. Will all of the elements be in the same or different locations, depending on the new channels and the new... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Construction; Real Estate

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

insight from behavioral economists and organizational consultants is also included. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52264 December 2016 Journal of Business and Policy Research Corporate Sponsorship in Culture—A Case of Collaborative... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 May 2005
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Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

responsibility to other people and preferred a more informal means of organization. Krupp constantly intervened, questioned, and meddled in his executives' decisions. Siemens evinced a disdain for commercial organization, even calling one... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Sep 2012
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Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

common struggle for firms to get innovation investments right, says Josh Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. On one hand, firms large enough to house their own research labs too often... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. We estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle, EME borrowers experience a 32-percentage-point greater increase in the volume of loans issued by foreign View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
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Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (B)

By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney and Amram Migdal

The case describes Arla’s history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual farms to implement scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures and receive a higher milk price. The... View Details

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15 Jan 2013
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Structure in Small-Scale Finance Authors:Carpena, Fenella, Shawn Cole, Jeremy Shapiro, and Bilal Zia Publication:The World Bank Economic Review Abstract Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has experienced... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2013
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of physical infrastructure and workforce education are the strongest predictors of entry, with labor laws and household banking quality also playing important roles. Looking at the district-industry level, we find extensive evidence of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13

Relationship Management, Fontana is entertaining the possibility of commercializing his innovation. Doing so may provide a welcome new source of income during the greatest economic slowdown in recent history, and it would help in keeping... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

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Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela

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Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

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