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General Management - Faculty & Research

reductions, and pro-climate lobbying–albeit with diminishing returns; and we find some evidence of network and peer effects. Keywords: Alliances ; Climate Change ; Financial Institutions ; Antitrust ; Competition Citation Read Now Related... View Details
  • 2015
  • Working Paper

Crowdfunding as 'Donations': Theory & Evidence

By: Kevin J. Boudreau, Lars Bo Jeppesen, Toke Reichstein and Francesco Rullani
For a wide class of crowdfunding approaches, we argue that the reward structure (for funders) is closer to that of charitable donations to public goods than it is to traditional entrepreneurial finance. Many features of the design of crowdfunding platforms can... View Details
Keywords: Crowdfunding Platforms; Entrepreneurial Finance; Free-riding; Voluntary Contributions To Public Goods; Online Technology; Entrepreneurship; Social and Collaborative Networks; Finance; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
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  • 21 Dec 2023
  • Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

own worth and capabilities. I never considered applying to an Ivy League institution given some of the negative stereotypes I had heard about them. Read More>>> THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP: A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR TING... View Details
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

short-term profits and returns to shareholders at the expense of worker safety and health, the environment, and society in general. In this article, I argue that a very different logic informs the practices of most high-performing and sustainable companies: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2015 (Revised February 2016)
  • Case

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By: Shikhar Ghosh, Ali Huberlie and Christopher Payton
The case provides a sense of motivations of venture capital firms, the pivotal role that founders play, and explores the limits of founder-driven growth.
CrossFit (CF) describes the approach taken by its founder Greg Glassman in setting up one of the most... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Venture Capital; Strategy; Organizational Culture; Entrepreneurship; Franchise Ownership; Innovation and Invention; United States; North America
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Rigorous research, rooted in practice | About

in industries and organizations where economic models and operations are being disrupted from every angle. Faculty Case Studies Initiatives & Projects Bold ideas that become a powerful catalyst for change. Business & Environment Business History View Details
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Donor Societies - Alumni

remains the preeminent institution for educating leaders who make a difference in the world. They also join a special community of HBS entrepreneurs—founders, builders, and investors—and have opportunities to develop new and meaningful... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Thinking Ahead

Lab at the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard; his research develops tools for machine learning that mitigate bias and enhance privacy. Generative AI poses a greater risk to privacy by its nature, Neel explains. A traditional... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

technology—from AI to advanced batteries—to create value for their customers. Yet, this technology is still primarily built in developed economies for customers in these economies, and even within countries like the US, there remain stark inequities. Science,... View Details
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

From Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists' Participation in Commercial Science

This paper examines gender differences in the participation of university life science faculty in commercial science. Based on theory and field interviews, we develop hypotheses regarding how scientists' productivity, co-authorship networks, and institutional... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; For-Profit Firms; Gender Characteristics; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Science-Based Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Biotechnology Industry
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Events - Business & Environment

Events Events Jun 24 Alumni in Climate Networking Series: London Climate Week Organizers: Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Business and Environment Initiative, HLS Environment and Energy Law Program, HACE, HBS Alumni... View Details
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Profiles - MBA

peer-reviewed publications. As I seek to transform this research into clinical impact, I believe that biotechnology entrepreneurship can amplify the reach of our scientific discoveries by bringing them directly to patients in need.... View Details
  • 18 Aug 2022
  • Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

business leaders need to step up their game to attract and retain the top talent they need to remain competitive, productive, and cohesive to get through this tumultuous period. "Leaders must realize that their workers are their greatest assets in their quest to... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
  • 19 Sep 2023
  • Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

South Asia Institute and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, has been studying and writing about India’s space program for many years and is part of a space research working group led Professor Matt Weinzierl at the... View Details
Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Practical Guide by E. Anderson & B. Schiano This book gives practical advice on how to teach with cases at institutions where it is not the primary pedagogy. 2003 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Socrates' Muse: Reflections on Effective Case Discussion... View Details
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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

acknowledge it Ruth Reader 16 Jan 2019 | Fast Company The Caring Company Joseph Fuller & Manjari Raman 16 Jan 2019 | American Enterprise Institute Employers Are Clueless When It Comes To Family Caregiving Howard Gleckman 16 Jan 2019 |... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

sector though, and she planned to pursue a post-HBS career at a Midwest company to test her thesis that tech-led growth could revitalize the region’s battered economy. Her pivot to entrepreneurship began while looking for companies with... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

by Attractive Men By: Alison Wood Brooks , Laura Huang, Sarah Kearney and Fiona Murray Entrepreneurship is a central path to job creation, economic growth, and prosperity. In the earliest stages of start-up business creation, the matching... View Details
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Finance - Faculty & Research

Family Business ; Forecasting and Prediction ; Private Sector ; Renewable Energy ; Social Entrepreneurship ; Climate Change ; Environmental Sustainability ; Green Technology ; Financial Strategy ; Investment Funds ; Investment Portfolio ;... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

create institutional pressure to spur performance improvement. By examining how organizational characteristics moderate establishments' responses to a prominent environmental information disclosure program, we provide among the first... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne