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August 2011 (Revised August 2013)
Case

Career at a Crossroad: Roopa Rao

By: Noam Wasserman and Lisa Brem

Akhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fiancée, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships

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December 2007
Journal Article

Industrial Policy in the United States

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Does US government policy purposefully benefit particular industries or is industrial policy absent in the USA? Based on a review of recent US policies this paper argues that the USA applies many policies with an industry-specific impact. But these policies do not... View Details

Keywords: Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Supply and Industry; Business and Government Relations; United States

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01 Apr 2002
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Back in Business

then assigned a volunteer advocate - typically a 30-something MBA with business experience who donates 15 to 25 hours per week and oversees five to ten cases at a time." "The biggest challenges," notes... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

sometimes get their day in the sun: Sherron Watkins of Enron, Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom, and Coleen Rowley at the... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

01 Apr 1999
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Spirit at Work

their lives in the office, they'd like that time to be spiritually as well as materially rewarding." Leading experts on the topic, including Peter B. Vaill (MBA '60, DBA '64), a professor View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

11 Jun 2021
News

Behind the Research: Raffaella Sadun Q+A

October 2014
Module Note

Market Design in Online Businesses (Abridged)

By: Peter Coles and Benjamin Edelman

The purpose of this note is to characterize the challenges entrepreneurs may face in creating a well-functioning ecosystem of users, and to equip entrepreneurs with tools to overcome these obstacles. The note is meant to accompany the final module of the "The Online... View Details

Keywords: Platform Design; Network Effects; Market Design; Information Technology Industry; Information Industry; Advertising Industry

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01 Mar 2011
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The Check Is in the Mail

the glimpses into lost business structures and lost lives.” Organized by Baker Library Historical Collections, “Buy Now, Pay Later: A History of Personal Credit” is on display... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. In a year characterized by growing levels of anti-AAPI hate across the country, we wanted to stand in solidarity and celebrate View Details

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Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal? (joint with Andrew Charlton)

By: Laura Alfaro

In this paper we distinguish different qualities of FDI to re-examine the relationship between FDI and growth. Establishing the quality of FDI, however, is a difficult concept. Quality, that is the effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth, is a combination and... View Details

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Employment | Harvard Business School

University offerings can be found here. Compensation & Salary Grades Harvard offers competitive salaries that are designed to attract, retain, and reward the performance of talented employees. Frequently... View Details

05 Dec 2018
News

Four Harvard Business School Doctoral Candidates Receive Research Awards

24 Jan 2021
News

CEOs stepped up during the Trump era. They're not off the hook

01 Jun 2024
News

Redefining How Businesses Operate

In her LinkedIn profile, Rebecca Hu (MBA 2023) describes herself as a “biologist-turned-technologist obsessed with building great software products.” A product manager at the language learning app Duolingo, Hu immersed herself in electives and activities centered... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

21 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores

Raffaelli, a professor in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. “All the ingredients were there for View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation

2007
Text Book

The Moral Leader: Challenges, Tools, and Insights

By: Sandra J. Sucher

Successful leaders—at any level and in any arena—are inevitably presented with moral and ethical choices. This unique and innovative textbook is designed to encourage students and managers to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in moral... View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Moral Sensibility; Leadership

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06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

written as Web pages. Should entrepreneurs avail themselves of these tools for business plans, or do they clutter the message too much? A: On the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

July 2000
Case

Dawn Riley at America True (C1)

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty

This version of the (C) case can be taught independently of the (A) and (B) cases. Dawn Riley, CEO/Captain of America True, the first coed syndicate to race for the America's Cup, is based in Auckland, New Zealand, where racing will begin in six weeks. Riley has built... View Details