Emerging Market Entrepreneurship - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Dec 2021
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Research Brief: Launching into a Downturn

reason that these people are more constrained by bumpy labor markets than others. The paper has implications for founders and funders alike. Entrepreneurs, Roche says, need to be true to themselves if they’re launching because of a lack... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Jennifer Hurford

worldview through conversation." After completing her joint degree, Jennifer will join a startup that, like IDEO, "focuses on human-centered design thinking and innovative technology to solve big problems." Her larger ambition, she says, "is to... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

24 Apr 2014
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Côme Laguë (MBA 1993)

world-changing. They might not be appreciated right now, but that could change in a few years when the markets are right.” Zetta Research helps patent holders—who may be founders, inventors, investors, or lenders—to stabilize, hold,... View Details

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Tools | New Venture Competition

Venture: Iterating Based on Market Feedback video Play Video duration: 1:01:01 Testing Your Social Venture: Iterating Based on Market Feedback How do you test and iterate your idea? Social entrepreneurs and... View Details

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

low-cost PC options had emerged and OLPC had not started shipping yet, leading some observers to wonder if the non-profit should reconsider its strategy and options. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2006 (Revised June 2010)
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Eldeco: Playing in the Big League

By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas and Siddarth Yog

In 2001, Pankaj Bajaj is considering whether to go forward with a residential development outside New Delhi. Facing an uncooperative local authority, he must determine how to evaluate the risks of proceeding against the potential loss of a golden opportunity to bring... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Construction; Government and Politics; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Real Estate Industry; New Delhi

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Emily Tekamp Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Investing for Community and Capital Market Impact: SE... View Details

03 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 3

Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract Although there's ample research to guide marketers in naming new products, little of it has addressed follow-on offerings, even though these make up the bulk of new products in many... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2024
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Core Innovation Capital: Investing in Fintech for Good

By: Ray Kluender, Natalia Rigol, Benjamin Roth and Nicole Tempest Keller

In 2017, Arjan Schütte, founder of Core Innovation Capital, faced a decision on whether to invest in Hugo Insurance, an auto insurance startup. Core, an early-stage social impact VC firm, focused on “fintech for good,” by investing in financial services for low- to... View Details

Keywords: Fintech; Venture Capital; Social Entrepreneurship; Insurance; Measurement and Metrics; Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Product Positioning; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Insurance Industry; United States

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25 Aug 2014
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Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999

figure out how to find care for my family.” That contradiction was not lost on the budding entrepreneur. Marcelo’s family emergency shed light on a market need that she wanted to fill. After a stint at... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2014
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Case Study: Declawing the Competition

in subscriber growth and customer feedback. However, the lucrative market opportunity ($8 billion, growing at 4 percent year-over-year) and the low costs of entry are attracting new competition. New cat-focused subscription boxes have... View Details

March 2016
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Emaar: The Center of Tomorrow, Today

By: Sid Yog, Esel Cekin and Marc Homsy

Starting in 1997, Mohammad Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar, has been largely associated with Dubai's most renowned real estate projects: the world's tallest building, largest mall and biggest fountain show. Emaar's pioneering success attracted a large number of private... View Details

Keywords: Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Egypt; Dubai; Real Estate; Finance; Emaar; Public Real Estate Company; Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Financial Condition; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Real Estate Industry; Dubai

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29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

income remained relatively stable, about 3 to 1. Over the last 20 years, however, the financial markets that financed the housing system in the United States changed remarkably. Local markets once dominated... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

December 1998 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Korea Stock Exchange, 1998

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and James Chang

Following a major financial crisis, the South Korean government attempted to revive the Korea Stock Exchange to spur equity investment in Korean companies. This case describes the reforms undertaken so far and the challenges that lay ahead. View Details

Keywords: Equity; Stocks; Restructuring; Emerging Markets; Corporate Governance; Business and Government Relations; Accounting Industry; Financial Services Industry; South Korea

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January 2016
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Open Innovation at Fujitsu (B)

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey

This add-on case study reveals the location decision that was made in front of the challenge presented in case study #616-034. The launch of the Open Innovation Gateway (OIG) was a success. Fujitsu's management team now had to figure out the best way to continue to... View Details

Keywords: Open Innovation; Collaboration; Culture Change; Inter-organizational Relationships; Teaming; Maker Movement; Nascent Industries; Change Management; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Japan; United States; Sunnyvale

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24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

Customers value some of the most powerful brands in the world primarily for their "cultural value": They provide imaginative resources that people use to build their identities. These are what Harvard Business School professor Douglas Holt terms identity... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Oct 2021
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Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

access capital. “We wrote this case because it not only tells a particular story of two student leaders effecting change,” says Bussgang, a Senior Lecturer at HBS and managing partner at the VC firm, Flybridge. “But it also speaks to larger systemic issues and points a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War

In an effort to defend their core market from attack, newspaper companies were missing the new emerging market altogether.— Clark Gilbert Gilbert: The newspaper business worked... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

12 May 2015
Research & Ideas

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

very different means. Where the NEA has a nearly 50-year history of art market-making, with vetted mechanisms for ensuring artistic quality and value, Kickstarter offers almost the opposite—it makes funding more into a matter of marketing... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ramana Nanda; Entertainment & Recreation

March 2022
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Talent@Tencent

By: Tarun Khanna, Shu Lin and Nancy Hua Dai

On November 11, 2016, Xi Dan, Senior Vice President of Tencent, and Ma Yongwu, Dean of Tencent Academy, were discussing how Tencent could develop new capabilities to sustain its growth miracle and entry into new technologies, expansion into B2B businesses, and... View Details