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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

incomplete information. “The course Public Entrepreneurship was very influential in helping me think of the government as an entrepreneurial ally rather than a detractor—especially when you’re trying to scale a solution to social... View Details

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Luana Bichuetti

Encouraged by her father, an alum of HBS' Owner/President Management Program (OPM), Luana applied and was accepted to three prominent MBA programs. Visiting the HBS campus tilted her choice in HBS' favor. "I was surprised by the... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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nature of promising start-ups, the evolution of fledgling businesses, and the societal implications of new businesses. Using a thorough, analytical approach, Bhidé applies more... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

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From the Director | Baker Library

those decisions. In addition, our extensive collection of research and teaching papers of HBS faculty reveal the evolution and impact of business View Details

01 Feb 2000
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Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real

become apparent," Thomke elaborated, "rather than out in the real world, where millions of dollars are potentially at stake. They get a lot of theory in class, but here they... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

"The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often awry." - Robert Burns, 1785 An entrepreneur starts a company with plans to go public, but ultimately accepts a low-ball acquisition offer from a competitor. A newlywed husband... View Details

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Erica Moszkowski

active research agenda.” In the PhD program in Business Economics at HBS, Erica receives the same rigorous economic training as her colleagues in the Economics department within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, but with a special... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

Their results appear in the August 2018 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Many organizations have a bias toward solving sticky problems through collaboration, either in person or virtually.... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

economy work better, thanks to technology. At least, that’s how the story of the modern economy is usually told. But the authors show that the revolution is bigger than technology: it is really a story about the transformation View Details

09 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

Both impact investing and traditional philanthropy are on the rise after the decade-long economic boom following the Great Recession. But when does an impact investment make a bigger difference than a grant? The question is far more complicated than simply evaluating... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Oct 2002
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Pearson Hunt Remembered

also contributed to the theory of capital budgeting and to the development of a more realistic application of the cost View Details

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

research agenda surrounding the geographic mobility of workers. He previously studied the productivity benefits of geographic mobility. His “ROPE” framework explores four mechanisms that impose costs and/or... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Dec 2017
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HBS Online Certificate Programs Offer Unique Insight Into Business

tailored to the needs of a management team. Participants can explore issues related to their company in private online, applying Christensen’s theories and frameworks to find solutions to strategic questions... View Details

05 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology

We operate in much the same way as a telecom business—but instead of fiber optic cables we use lasers to transmit high volume data down from space (think high resolution spectral imagery). A big constraint... View Details

Keywords: Technology

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

News about the Greek economy continues on the front page of every major newspaper, as the country continues its six-year struggle to reenergize its economy. On Friday, Eurozone finance ministers will decide whether to release emergency... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

06 Jun 2012
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Fellowship Funder

about Hank,” Mencoff continues, “is not finance and tax theory but his consistent emphasis on the importance of maintaining one’s ethical compass in business and in life.” Thus inspired, Mencoff, on the... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Evan Rachlin

New therapies, especially those in biotechnology, are very exciting to Evan Rachlin. In his first business-related internship, Evan examined the economic side of life science at Pfizer in New York City. There, he cooperated with the... View Details

07 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.

Despite the promise that electronic health records would cut billing costs, savings have yet to materialize, according to a major new study by researchers at Harvard Business School and Duke University. “The theory was that part View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

25 May 2011
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Singapore Star

an example from his days as Trade and Industry Minister. “When we deregulated the energy markets in Singapore, I remember the cases I did on energy deregulation in the U.S., the whole theory of marginal... View Details

11 Aug 2014
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The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)

identify the critical issues at hand and to articulate a point of view to the management team. In many ways, I am applying the case-reading skills learned at HBS. "I also apply the theories and frameworks... View Details

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