Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

Companies like Slack and Dropbox have pioneered the use of Product-Led Growth (PLG). They start by building a product that’s indispensable for small teams, then count on low friction and customer advocates to expand throughout the organization. PLG works, at least at... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Product; Network Effects; Business Strategy

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April 2018 (Revised August 2020)
Case

The Future of GE's Global Growth Organization

By: Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani

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July 2003
Teaching Note

Italy: A New Commitment to Growth (TN)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Teaching Note for (9-703-007). View Details

Keywords: Italy; European Union

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27 May 2025
News

How Keurig Brewed a Return to Growth

24 Jun 2019
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Bookstores Find Growth as ‘Anchors of Authenticity’

24 Apr 2014
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Creating opportunities for growth in the Philippines

Karen Singson (MBA 2008) talks about working in the Philippine government to encourage foreign investment. (Published April 2014) View Details

Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites, and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities

We examine the link between corporations and community by showing how corporate density interacts with the local social and cultural infrastructure to affect the growth and decline of the number of local nonprofits between 1987 and 2002. We focus on two... View Details

January–February 1995
Article

Corporate Reputation: Aid to Growth and Shield

By: S. A. Greyser

Keywords: Reputation; Growth and Development

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May 27, 2020
Editorial

Stable Democracies Better at Fostering Economic Growth

By: Ashish Nanda

Differences across countries in how the COVID-19 pandemic has been managed have led some to raise the broader question of whether democracies are necessarily a good way to organise a society. Research findings clearly show that compared to autocracies, democracies... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Government and Politics

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June 2012
Background Note

Note on Financing Growth in Family Firms

By: Belen Villalonga

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Family Business; Private Equity; Joint Ventures; Initial Public Offering

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15 Sep 2010
Other Presentation

Microeconomic Aspects of Competitiveness:Lessons for Post-Crisis Growth Policies

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Prof. Christian Ketels - Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School and Center for Strategy and Competitiveness, Stockholm School of Economics View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Society; Latvia

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February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
Module Note

Financing Growth in Family and Closely Held Firms

By: Belen Villalonga

This note describes the second of four modules in Financial Management of Family and Closely Held Firms, an elective MBA course at Harvard Business School. The note analyzes the pros and cons of different equity financing options that are available to family firms such... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Finance; Business Growth and Maturation

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October 2023 (Revised June 2024)
Case

Catalent: Catalyzing the Next Era of Growth

By: Satish Tadikonda, William Marks and Kevin Emancipator

Catalent's newly appointed CEO, Alessandro Maselli, experienced the highs of the pharmaceutical contract development manufacturing (CDMO) space during COVID-19 while helping Moderna and others bring vaccines to market quickly and safely. After rushing to add capacity... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Pharmaceutical Industry

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